Two months had passed since the day I agreed to take things slow with Sebastian and become his Beta mate. My baby bump had started to show and Lyra was so excited to bond with the pup. Alpha pups had a shorter gestation period, only six months, and with each passing day, my bond with the baby grew stronger.
Sebastian had become incredibly protective of me, hovering like a concerned guardian with the pack.
"Alora, let me carry that," he insisted one morning as I tried to lift a basket of laundry.
"Sebastian, I'm pregnant, not helpless," I protested, but there was no arguing with him. He took the basket from my hands, his expression stern yet loving.
"Just humor me, okay?" he said, his eyes softening. "I don't want you straining yourself. The Alpha pup is already strain enough."
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