I smile down at the white- and curly-haired angel sleeping soundly in her bassinet, wondering if I will be a good mother to my newborn daughter. These last few weeks have been a blur. First, we returned home to announce Ariven as my mate and make sure Alex did not do the "brotherly love" beating that Ariven would have won instantly. Then came the announcement of our pup's impending arrival, which sent the pack into even more of a celebratory frenzy. After that, we welcomed the many new pack members and began our expansion, building new cabins and buildings to accommodate my growing pack, with Ariven and I arguing many times over me helping with building, considering I am pregnant. We then officially moved into my cottage I designed the day I claimed the land as my own, slowly feeling the
