Chapter 137

Nicolas POV

The human doctors wanted me to stay longer, to rest, to let my fractured ribs and bruised spine heal properly. I dismissed them with the same cool finality that made wolves bow and humans shrink. I wasn't made for sterile rooms or clipped voices. I am Alpha. And now, more than ever, I had no time for weakness.

But as I was driven back toward pack lands, my mind churned.

Flora.

She had schemed, lied, manipulated-yes. But she had also been the mother of my unborn ...