Alpha Before Birth

a's

d was sc

tside the palace walls. Wolves howled in eerie unison, their voices blending with the roars of beasts bey

bed, legs spread wide, drenched in sweat

inkled face twisted in concentration. "O

one big ball of agony, but sure, let me just

abric. The women around me worked like a well-trained battle unit..one holding my hand (bless her), one adjusting the water basin

more

g through the pain as I gave

. I breath

, cutting through the stor

opped to listen. Then a burst of wind shot through the windows, rattli

he midwife

t I forced my eyes open, strain

duce myself properly then. I

*

I GO

s a

ily. A father who was a warrior, a mother who sang to me at

war

ughtered our warriors, left nothing but ash in their wake. I was taken, along with a handful

othes, avoiding the sharp bites of whips and the cruel lau

day, the Alp

w as the others. Maybe he was intrigued by me. Either way, I

for me... second ni

dy, he claimed it and n

but behind close doors, I was still is slave, but

l intercourse and always for

I somehow cursed and blesse

nths later,

he heir to the

wasn't l

*

. He was different. His skin was warm beneath my fingertips, his eyes, w

of the women breath

y oak doors burst open, slamming against the stone w

el

ke he was floating instead of walking. His blind eyes lo

f thunder,"

at. Her

changing wary glances. Even the midwife, normally

nd. "The son of the moon. The storm-bearer. The des

ed in afterbirth. Maybe hold off o

e lau

a heavy voice. "Do you not

d. "Had

in a storm, the skies screamed for him, the beasts howled his name before it was even

ait until after I clean

as if he'd be taken from me the moment I l

o the other wom

, scurrying out like

ange the fate of the pack. He will either unite the wolves under one

slithered d

into a tiny fist. He looked utterly unimpressed wit

slamming against the stone walls with a force and f

ha, he

ensed on

e. His gaze was locked on

d, voice deep and edged w

"Yes, Alpha. The boy

s expression unreadable. A mixture of cur

to me,"

ghtening. "He's barely

red to mine. "I sa