The pack noticed before Lila said a word.
Pregnancy had a way of announcing itself long before mouths dared to.
Her belly no longer lay flat beneath her clothes. It curved gently now, unmistakable to anyone who knew what to look for. Wolves noticed everything. The subtle change in her center of gravity. The way Caleb’s hand never strayed far from her waist. The way his scent wrapped tighter around her when others drew too close.
What had once been rumor became certainty.
And certainty bred fear.
Lila felt it when she walked the paths—eyes dipping instinctively to her stomach, then snapping away. Some wolves bowed their heads more deeply now. Others stiffened, jaws tightening as if tasting something bitter.
The future was growing inside her.
And not everyone welcomed it.
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