_Lyla’s POV_
Seven months passed by in the blink of an eye. I sometimes wondered if time had been manipulated or if I had simply lost myself in the constant state of worry and quiet chaos that surrounded me. One moment, I was trembling in the seer’s cottage, clutching my belly in fear. The next, I was waddling through the pack house halls, my stomach swollen with life and my heart constantly caught between hope and dread.
Dorian hadn’t taken a single risk with my safety. The day after the seer’s vision, he doubled the security around the pack borders and ordered Marcus to put the warriors through grueling new training regimens. The MoonShadow Pack became a fortress overnight. Dorian’s paranoia was fierce but justified. Aaron could attack at any moment.
Even within our own territory, I w
