"How can it be?" Willow whispered against him, shocked at the reveal. She was pregnant?
Could a moon goddess get pregnant by a wolf? She thought it was impossible. She had been a little worried about that.
Lucien held Willow close, his large hand still pressed protectively over her belly where the tiny heartbeat fluttered like a secret promise. He placed tiny kisses around her stomach and smiled. He was happy he would be a father soon but he needed to be certain.
"We'll have to confirm first," he murmured, kissing her forehead. "I'll call for Doctor Elara by morning."
Willow nodded, still dazed, her fingers tracing circles over his hand on her stomach.
By morning, the pack's senior healer, an older, no-nonsense she-wolf who had delivered countless pups, arrived at their chambers.
