Lucian's POV
The next morning, I arrived at Moon Garden Preschool precisely at the time their "special activity" was scheduled to begin.
I'd arranged everything meticulously the night before, barely sleeping as I wrestled with the possibility that Lily Carter might be my daughter.
My wolf, Fenrir, had been restless all night, pacing our mental landscape with anticipation.
The preschool was bright and cheerful, walls decorated with children's artwork and educational posters about wolf pups and their development.
The children sat in a semicircle on a colorful carpet, their excited chatter filling the room as they waited for their surprise guest.
When I walked in, twenty pairs of eyes turned toward me—but I only truly saw one.
Lily's deep gray-blue eyes widened with rec
