\u201cThey\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0informed\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0go,\u00a0but\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0us\u00a0could,\u00a0so\u00a0Nan and\u00a0Judy\u2019s\u00a0mom\u00a0went\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0shifting\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0form,\u00a0my\u00a0clothes\u00a0shredding\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0spot\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0sprinted\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0and\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0road.\u00a0I\u00a0ran\u00a0as\u00a0fast\u00a0as\u00a0lightning;\u00a0everything\u00a0blurred\u00a0around\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0barely\u00a0see\u00a0straight\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0came\u00a0into\u00a0view.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0also\u00a0smell\u00a0the\u00a0sweet\u00a0scent\u00a0of\u00a0Judy\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0already.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0door,\u00a0I\u00a0shifted\u00a0back,\u00a0not\u00a0caring\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0naked.\u00a0I\u00a0ran\u00a0into\u00a0the hospital\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0birthday\u00a0suit\u00a0and\u00a0glared\u00a0around\u00a0at\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0familiar\u00a0faces.\u00a0Some\u00a0of\u00a0whom\u00a0were\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0fought\u00a0alongside\u00a0me\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0battle.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0nurse\u00a0rushed\u00a0over\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0change\u00a0of\u00a0clothes;\u00a0thankfully,\u00a0I\u00a0keep\u00a0spare\u00a0clothes\u00a0all\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0packs\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0buildings,\u00a0including\u00a0each\u00a0hospital,\u00a0so\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0were\u00a0to\u00a0ever\u00a0show\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0wolf\u00a0form\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0of\u00a0clothes,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0change\u00a0into\u00a0them\u00a0easily.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s\u00a0Judy\u00a0Montague?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0demanded\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0pulled\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0shirt\u00a0and\u00a0pants,\u00a0ignoring\u00a0the\u00a0stares\u00a0of\u00a0everyone\u00a0else.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha\u00a0Landry\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0Judy\u2019s\u00a0mother,\u00a0Michelle,\u00a0say\u00a0from\u00a0nearby.\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0red\u00a0and\u00a0swollen\u00a0from\u00a0crying,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0was\u00a0pale.\u00a0Nan\u00a0was\u00a0seated\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0waiting\u00a0room,\u00a0equally\u00a0distraught.\u00a0Both\u00a0their\u00a0bodies\u00a0were\u00a0trembling,\u00a0and\u00a0their\u00a0lips\u00a0were\u00a0wobbling\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0stared\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0shattered\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0them,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0rushed\u00a0towards\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u00a0is\u00a0she?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0demanded,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0harsher\u00a0than\u00a0intended.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0being\u00a0treated\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0speak,\u201d\u00a0Michelle\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cThey\u00a0are\u00a0doing\u00a0what\u00a0they\u00a0can.\u00a0They\u00a0say\u00a0the\u00a0stress\u00a0was\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0baby,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0prevent\u00a0a\u00a0miscarriage\u00a0from\u00a0taking\u00a0place.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0sit\u00a0down\u00a0because\u00a0my\u00a0legs\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0worked.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0miscarriage.\u00a01<\/p>\n
That\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0word\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0dreading.\u00a0The\u00a0word\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0feared\u00a0with\u00a0every fiber\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0being.\u00a0What\u00a0if\u00a0we\u00a0lost\u00a0this\u00a0baby?\u00a0What\u00a0would\u00a0happen?\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0almost\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0handle\u00a0at\u00a0this\u00a0time,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0close\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0decompress.<\/p>\n
Michele\u00a0reached\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0touched\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0gently.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy\u00a0is\u00a0strong,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0murmured\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0pull\u00a0through.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0knowing\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0right.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0bear\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0losing\u00a0her\u00a0or\u00a0our\u00a0pup.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0losing\u00a0this\u00a0baby\u00a0would\u00a0kill\u00a0Judy\u00a0in\u00a0more\u00a0ways\u00a0than\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0count,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0face\u00a0that\u00a0struggle.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0scary,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0dropped\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0floor\u00a0and\u00a0screamed\u00a0in\u00a0pain\u2026\u00a0At\u00a0first,\u00a0we\u00a0thought\u00a0maybe\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0because\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0hurt\u2026\u201d\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0scanned\u00a0the\u00a0mark\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0neck.\u00a0\u201cBecause\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0now\u00a0mated\u00a0to\u00a0her\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
and<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0malice\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0words,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0questioning\u00a0our\u00a0motives.\u00a0I\u00a0instinctively\u00a0reach\u00a0touched\u00a0the\u00a0mark\u00a0on my\u00a0neck.\u00a0The\u00a0gunshot\u00a0wound\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0side\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0forgotten,\u00a0the\u00a0pain\u00a0was\u00a0long\u00a0gone,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0mind\u00a0was\u00a0elsewhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u00a0then\u00a0we\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0blood,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0continued.\u00a0\u201cThere\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0of\u00a0it,\u00a0Alpha\u2026\u00a0Her\u00a0last\u00a0words\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0blacked\u00a0out\u00a0were\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0her\u00a0baby.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u00a0was how\u00a0we\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0pregnant,\u201d\u00a0Michelle\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0finding\u00a0mine.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0had\u00a0to<\/p>\n
find\u00a0out like\u00a0that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0were\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0everybody\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0announcement..\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0attack,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0apologize\u00a0for\u00a0not\u00a0telling\u00a0you\u00a0sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0known\u00a0sooner,\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0her\u00a0sooner.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0as\u00a0stressed\u00a0and\u00a0worried\u00a0so\u00a0something\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0happen,\u201d\u00a0Michelle\u00a0murmured,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0downcast..<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0has\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0stress,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0shaking\u00a0my\u00a0head.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0say\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0bleeding?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0blood,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0said,\u00a0closing\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0remembered\u00a0the\u00a0events that\u00a0took\u00a0place.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0saying\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0thing\u2026\u00a0that\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0believe\u00a0that\u00a0stress\u00a0caused\u00a0this.\u00a0But\u00a0they\u00a0said\u00a0something\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0being\u00a0stressful\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0wolf<\/p>\n
so\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0added\u00a0bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 693 \u201cThey\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0informed\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0go,\u00a0but\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0us\u00a0could,\u00a0so\u00a0Nan and\u00a0Judy\u2019s\u00a0mom\u00a0went\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u201d Without\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0shifting\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0form,\u00a0my\u00a0clothes\u00a0shredding\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0spot\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0sprinted\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0and\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0road.\u00a0I\u00a0ran\u00a0as\u00a0fast\u00a0as\u00a0lightning;\u00a0everything\u00a0blurred\u00a0around\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0barely\u00a0see\u00a0straight\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0came\u00a0into\u00a0view.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0also\u00a0smell\u00a0the\u00a0sweet\u00a0scent\u00a0of\u00a0Judy\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0already. 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