The clinic nurse went pale before she said the word.
"Pregnant."
My hand closed around the edge of the exam table until the paper sheet tore under my nails.
Three weeks ago, I had crossed enemy territory to steal medicine for my little brother.
Three weeks ago, Alpha Rowan Vale caught me in the storm and marked me with a bond neither of us chose.
Now the ultrasound screen pulsed with a heartbeat too strong for any ordinary child.
Outside the door, my pack's Beta shouted my name.
He had orders to search every wolfless girl who crossed the border.
The nurse lowered her voice. "If they scent this baby, both packs will come for you."