Selena As my pregnancy progressed, a quiet unease began to settle over the pack. Silas, ever the vigilant Alpha, grew even more protective. Patrols were doubled, warriors trained relentlessly. Silas and I knew the threat we faced came from the vampires. Virgil’s mate, whom I had killed, had ignited the tension between us. Clever and calculating, the vampires used rogues to launch relentless attacks on our pack. “No one will harm you or our child,” Silas assured me one evening, his warm, steady hand holding mine. His hazel eyes gleamed with fierce determination, but behind them, I caught a glimpse of the worry he tried so hard to conceal. I nodded, trusting him, but the sense of foreboding gnawing at my heart was impossible to ignore. The night before, everything fell apart, our space

