CHAPTER 34
MARSDuring that shocking moment, I snatched control from Ares by the canines. My chest tightened. I knew what I had to do to protect my family. We had waited for this moment forever, and now, I would never get to experience it with her. And if we didn’t protect her and this pack, Aurora would never be able to experience it either.
I shifted back into my human, my mouth drying up. “Boy or girl?” I whispered, wanting to know the kind of family she’d raise when I was gone. “Do you know?”
Elijah glanced back at Dr. Farral, who turned Aurora back over, lightly pressed his hand against Aurora’s stomach, and closed his eyes.
He smiled for a fraction of a second, a sorrowful breath escaping him. “Boys tend to have a slower heart rate, but hers is quick.”
Unable to hold back, I plac
