s Del

nth

e surrogate checkup process, and I had no idea what to expect. The wolf people had a diff

y happened much sooner than I expect

ing my anxiety. He was the one who brought me here,

. He smiled warmly and gestured for me to lie down on a bed. She then attac

nd growth of your baby." She expla

me. He smiled reassuringly and squeezed my hand. I felt a wave of gratitude

I wondered what had happened to him, and who had hurt him so bad

ing here with me.

the door opened and Jamal walked in. He looked ang

s expression darkened. He walked over

" He growled at Beta

cked off, lowering h

Beta, who looked

ominance, here he was. So powerful, he made a man as threatening as Bet

w what to th

ied to avert my gaze quickly but it was too late. He had c

e asked, his voice

my mind, I kept forgetting

back at him innocently. Maybe if I feigne

s eyes never leaving my face, "You w

filling my nostrils and weakening my knees even as they lay suspen

"I wasn't. I wasn'

his pockets, his eyes never leaving my face, b

is was very clearly his attempt

en't you?" He asked, cut

ed, "Ex

ot of the bed. I watched him slowly, not knowing whether to feel impressed or intimidated by the graceful way he performed each action. Almost deliberately, with the precision of a

d hard, "W

questions aren't you? W

rize. And the look of shock on my face must have been a dead giveaway because for the

did y

d, waving my question away

my elbow, "Well, since we are here, and sin

o idea existed had distracted me from the fact that I had been forced into this, without my consent, I had been

u run this place. You could quite literally pick AN

eaned over to pat my head, "Quiet now."

intently, his eyes focused on the doctor's every word. It was baffling to see him take the issue of offspring so seriously, consideri