**OPAL POV**
As soon as we were escorted off the territory, Adam took me to a hotel in the nearest town. My heart raced the entire time he was checking us in. He only asked for one room, and I couldn’t believe it. I was astonished that he was accepting me so readily.
He didn’t say much during the drive, but I knew he was in shock—anyone would be. I did catch a faint smell of baby on him when he walked out of the pack house, which made me wonder who had a baby there.
I heard Novalee yelling at him to leave the house, so I doubted she would let him return. He was going to stay here with me, which seemed unbelievable.
As we stood next to the concierge while he handled the details of our booking, I absentmindedly rubbed my stomach. I knew he was preoccupied with the check-in process and wa
