Heidi I was sitting at the dining table with my hands wrapped around a mug of hot chocolate. I was up early. Earlier than I had risen in so long. James was still asleep. It was the first morning since we found out that I was pregnant that I was able to have a moment of peace to think. As I sat there, I thought about Zaniyah’s visit. It had been playing on my mind since she had been over for dinner. I couldn’t help but think about what she had said about my child never becoming pack Alpha. It wasn’t so much what she had said, I mean, I didn’t care that my child would not be Alpha. I had always known that Lara was the next pack, Alpha. As far as I was concerned, that was the way it should be. She was the next in line to be Alpha. That was her birthright. No. what had gotten to me was the wa