The rotor wash of the heavy-lift helicopter whipped the Alpine snow into a frenzy as it touched down at Le Refuge du Loup.
Lucian didn’t wait for the blades to slow. He carried Elara through the blizzard, his massive body shielding her entirely, bypassing the grand foyer for the East Wing, which had been converted into a state-of-the-art medical suite.
Dr. Aris was waiting. The gray-haired pack doctor didn't use an ultrasound. He simply hovered his glowing, silver-lit hands over Elara’s flat stomach, closing his eyes.
"A supernatural gestation," Aris breathed, the silver light reflecting in his grave eyes. "Three months. But Alpha… the pup requires immense magical energy to build its healing factor. Because Elara does not have a wolf to supply it, the child will pull from her human ce
