Celeste had been pregnant. It felt like his whole world had stopped when he saw her confessions written in her journal. It felt like every single thing had started to make sense. Every semblance of his primal need for protection, why he wanted to be close to her, and why his wolf craved to be close to Celeste. Because she was having their child. His vision blurred, he saw double, and he let out a roar that echoed through the entire castle as he flipped over the table. “No! No! Celeste, tell me this isn’t real!” He roared. His anger knew no bounds, and his friends Callix and Cassian ran into the room, shocked to see Syzar so unhinged. They’d never seen him so out of character. They’d never seen him so broken. He rushed past his friends, rushing to the Grand Healer’s quadrant to see V

