Amelia’s POV

The silence after the healer’s pronouncement was prolonged. The only voice that could be heard was the almost inaudible growl vibrating in Ryder’s chest.

“What do you mean?” Ryder asked.

Ryder’s voice wasn’t loud. He hadn’t moved from beside my bed, but he had somehow become larger, the air around him tense.

The healer flinched but held his ground. “Alpha, the scans are unequivocal. The fetal nourishment is entangled with Luna’s life-force in an unusual ...