Adele: "I’m going to be a father!" Nathan’s words echoed in my head all night like a song stuck on repeat. I hadn’t expected him to find out about the pregnancy—not yet anyway. But who was I kidding? He’s the Alpha. If anyone had access to everything and everyone, it was him. When he showed up last night, he said he wanted to take me somewhere to help me clear my head. I didn’t argue, even though part of me just wanted to curl up and be alone. Losing my mom still hurt more than I could put into words. But I wasn’t about to let that pain steal this baby too. No way. I wasn’t going to let grief drag me into a dark place I’d never crawl out of. So, I did the only thing I could—I got up. I pulled on something simple, swiped a little makeup under my eyes to hide the tired circles, and exh