“Oh, he is so precious,” Cahira cooed as she gently cradled the swaddled newborn.
She looked at the proud and tired mother resting in the hospital bed. It was a lot of work to bring a pup into the world, even with modern medicine and supportive care. Giving birth to Alexander had taken everything out of her. He had been a big pup, too big really. The pack’s doctor had been a traditionalist, insisting on a natural birth. As a result, she strained for too long and lost her uterus in the process.
Cahira had struggled with the truth of never being able to conceive again and Matthew had to accept the fact he would only have one heir. Luckily, Alexander was healthy and grew quickly. And, later, when Nathan’s parents were killed in a rogue attack, she eagerly accepted the orphan beta as her ow
