Careless Words

Darius’s POV

A girl. We were having a little girl! My heart soared and my wolf could hardly sit still inside of me.

In my excitement, I moved closer to Valerie. She was looking back at me, mirroring my happiness. Her eyes also held a kind of raw hope that nearly knocked me flat.

She wanted something from me. Acceptance perhaps?

Couldn’t she see that she already had it? Couldn’t she know that I was