VALERIA

"Baby, are you uncomfortable? Does your belly hurt?"

"No, I'm just a little tired. I haven’t slept well, worried about you guys," I murmured, stroking the furry chest of the massive black lycan carrying me effortlessly through the woods.

He lowered his enormous head, pressing his wolfish nose against my neck, tickling me as he inhaled deeply.

I pinched his pointed ears lightly, my heart settling because he was by my side.

Aldric kept moving, carrying me with him. Ever since he came back