Month three
Lila’s POV
I woke to the sound of nothing, which by now had become normal. Most mothers complained about being jolted awake by crying babies. My problem was the opposite, the unnerving silence of children who should have been wailing for attention but instead just… watched.
The monitoring crystal Joan had set up pulsed with a soft red glow, indicating Ari was manifesting again. I sighed and pushed myself out of bed, my body moving with an ease that would have been impossible even a month ago. Marcus’s training, combined with my wolf healing, had finally restored most of my strength. I wasn’t back to pre-pregnancy condition yet, but I was close. Close enough.
The nursery was bathed in pale white light when I entered. Ari lay in her crib, her white hair, now long enough to cu
