Amelia POV
“My name is Jake,” he said. “I’m the Alpha of the Deep River pack. It’s alright, you’re safe now.”
Safe? I wasn’t so sure about that, but he had just saved my life.
“Th-thank you,” I stammered, still reeling from getting caught up in the fight, nearly dying, and now struggling to name this strange, sudden connection. “You just saved my life. My name is Amelia.”
Jake looked at me for a moment. “Amelia, do you…feel anything right now? I mean, between us?”
I decided to be honest. “Yes, there is something, but - My mate and I haven’t officially rejected each other. How can I be feeling something like this? And, Jake, I have to tell you… I’m pregnant.”
Jake raised an eyebrow. I couldn’t imagine what he was thinking. A human, showing up out in the woods with no protection, an a
