Clara had gotten used, since she had given birth, to always having her attention divided, half on whatever she was doing and half on her puppy, so most of the time she knew what she was doing or what was going on around her. So even though she was talking to the wolf just on the other side of the door she knew something had changed inside the room. And she quickly pulled back the cloth, her eyes widening in shock.

Dixon, her mate, was awake, sitting up in bed with his face turned to the side wi