Pearl POV
The first thing I felt when I opened my eyes was silence. A strange, hollow silence that made my chest tighten. For a moment, I didn’t remember where I was or what had happened. Then it struck me like a blade. The letter. The blood. Our Alpha has fallen.
My hands shot to my stomach before I could stop myself. My fingers pressed desperately, frantically, searching for the faint stirrings I had grown used to. But there was nothing. Not a flutter, not even the whisper of movement.
My heart lurched. “No… no, no, no…” My breaths came in broken gasps as tears blurred my vision. I pressed both palms harder against my belly, as though I could, will, make them to move. “Please, wake up. Please, don’t leave me too…”
The sound of hurried steps came closer, and then the elderly wolf app
