The world had narrowed to this single room. White walls. Soft monitors. A bassinet surrounded by warm lights. And Kai, Alpha of Winter Moon stood motionless, breathless, shattered in ways he never knew were possible. Because in his arms lay the tiniest, most perfect creature he had ever seen. His son. The child fit against one of Kai’s forearms, bundled securely in a pale blue blanket. Dark hair, thick already... Kai’s hair. A tiny button nose that twitched when he dreamed. And when the baby’s eyes opened for the first time… Green. Ace’s vibrant, unmistakable green. Kai didn’t breathe for several seconds. “My boy,” he whispered, the word cracking down the middle. “You look just like-” The sentence broke, drowning in emotion. He pulled the baby closer to his chest as though afraid the w

