AHOTE "Ouch!" I blinked, feeling the imprint of a little paw claw my insides. I bit down on my lips, trying to stop myself from screaming in excitement. A kick. I said in my head, bringing my thumb to my finger. "Oww." I winched, cradling my lower stomach. There it is again! A smile replaced the little frown of distress I had only a moment before. The last had felt less painful, like the hand of a human baby. Wolves in the womb had the same problems as toddlers. They shifted often, from cub to human baby around the same time you started to feel kicks. My baby was shifting. My baby was kicking. A million different emotions were rushing through me at the same time, but the joy was the overwhelming one, and the need to share that joy with Alek was str

