Roland was genuinely amazed by the human’s resilience. She was stunned by how Aurora had survived going through that beating, and despite the significant amount of blood she had lost, she had miraculously missed losing the cub; the pregnancy was somehow still intact. But Roland couldn't say for certain yet if the remaining trauma would prove a development from now on, not until medical tests were run, which was beyond her line of medical expertise.
“But what?” Orion prompted, his tone dropping into an impatient growl.
Roland rubbed her palms together nervously, taking a deep breath before delivering the truth. “The matriarch is with the cub."
Orion felt the air get knocked straight out of his lungs, a loud ringing filling his ears instantly. Aurora was pregnant. She was carrying his chi
