ALEXIS
I woke slowly, the morning light spilling through the curtains and casting soft, golden patches over the walls. Kai’s arm was draped over me, his body warm and solid at my back. His breathing was deep and steady, the sound as comforting as the heartbeat beneath it. For a moment, I lay there, listening to the world outside—the rustle of leaves in the wind, the distant chirp of birds, the quiet hum of our home.
But then it happened—that stirring.
It wasn’t like hunger or nausea, or even the usual pull of my wolf, Sasha. No, this was something deeper, something... more. It started low in my stomach, a flutter that felt like it belonged to someone else entirely. My heart stuttered, the rhythm hitching as realization crept over me.
No... could it really be?
Sasha stirred within me,
