The Hidden Heartbeat

The pack physician allowed their quiet moment of joy to settle before gently bringing the room back to a clinical focus. She stepped a little closer to the chair.

"Did your inner wolf alert you to the pregnancy?"

A slight crease formed on Valera's forehead.

"No."

The healer paused her movements.

"She didn't?"

"Aethra never mentioned it." Valera tapped into her own internal senses, considerin