MILES’ POV
The games are over, and the Eastern Alphas left hours ago. It is almost seven in the evening, and I should be resting, or at least in my residence. Instead, I am sitting in this grand courtroom, staring at the wall like it holds the answers to life’s biggest questions.
I had managed to distract myself during the remaining games and the meeting with the Alphas, letting the adrenaline and negotiations take up space in my head. But now, with nothing left to focus on, Rhea’s words from two days ago come rushing back, loud and clear. "I am pregnant."
I run a hand through my hair, which is already disheveled from doing this same motion a hundred times today. The shock from her announcement had hit me like a freight train. My reaction had been, well... terrible. Now, with the initia
