ly attached itself to Selena as she hastily tried sh

s den most quiet, as if the ea

r sure that this was the last place she would find pe

fingers could range over the frayed corners o

gaze, resolutely wiped away any ties they had in just one phrase. 'You don't belong

still, another feeling plagued her breast, a feeling that was a secret e

ly perceivable but already so dear. Her baby. His baby. Protective yet

to be quick. It was hard to tell who might wake up or when a

king that Damian's rejection sought to emphasise that she was nothing

ena was aware that she had to be strong because

ver known since she was little. Mooncrest had been her universe, her kin, her haven. At this point, however, it s

be following, every rustling leaf felt like an order from the pack, telling her to turn back. She tr

ing that there was some solace in the gestu

ring at the bushes. Selena found herself in a rush, the crisp air of the night refreshing but slightly frosty on the skin.

nting the forest a light shade of pink,

where she felt an agonising sensation that coursed through her. A gasp found its way out

hort by her voice as she said almost to herse

red useless the armoured sense beneath, be

ck against the tree trunk, she shut her

the fears with her when she first felt her baby kick. But instead, she wasn't home, with the much

-filled intersection as the skies a

rom her seated position and head on with her travel,

he could sense that someone or somet

om the place and find a safer place but she could not because she had to remain in place. It was a

er bout of anguish enveloped her, o

dings began to swirl. Breaths came out of her in bursts, and she bent fo

pening," she said, barely audible

s behind. She remade her sitting position but also

pair began to crush her, she hea

reparing to run. But there was no pack member or a threat;

his woman asked, her tone soothing the

ituation. Fortunately, the woman's expression was

erself to the weak response even when sh

d a few thoughts about her. "You are not fine," she said in a soft voic

sting the pressure on her stomach and lowering her guard. "I

it was that Selena failed to explain in words. "Anywa

" Selen

u look like you're

er to what seemed

only to shortly emerge with a rug and a hot cup of tea. "Drink this," she in

side her, soothing her rattled emotions and the discomfort in her belly. She av

mured. "I... I don't

m will do," she offered. "And you do not have to thank