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“Thank you, Alisa,” I say, opening my eyes and putting my hands on her shoulders. “I’ve never had anyone on my side before. Even now, I don’t know who to trust, except you.”

“Jenks,” she murmurs, leaning forward.

I pull her towards me, and when our lips touch, the effect on me is electric—love, not just lust, flows through me, and I know that the passion I feel for this woman will never fade.

Chapter 23 - Alisa

The next day, time drags by, and every passing moment gives me a feeling of dread I can’t explain. I’m also feeling guilty for keeping the baby from Jenks. I don’t know how long I can hold on to this secret.

He deserves to know, but how can I tell him? He has so much to worry about right now.

To be fair, so do I.

I spend most of the day in the den, curled up on the couch, reading. Jenks hangs out with me a little, bringing me food and sitting with me to chat, but he can’t sit still and keeps going outside to pace around the house in his wolf shape.

I can sense other members of the pack not far away, watching the house. There seems to be a constant presence of wolves around the mountains nearby, and even though they are here for our protection, they make me jumpy.

Even though I promised Jenks I’d keep his secret, I didn’t think it was going to be this hard. My alarm bells are going off. I don’t think we should be meeting these wolves alone!

Wrapping the blanket more tightly around myself, I rub my belly. I can’t be much more than a week pregnant, but I can sense my daughter within me. I know she is a witch, and possibly a wolf, too. It’s my powers as a medium that give me so much knowledge about her. I can feel the presence of her spirit.

I don’t want to confuse Jenks right now. He has enough to focus on… and I don’t want him to make any decisions based solely on me being pregnant.

It’s hard to admit, but I also don’t want to fully commit to Jenks just because of the baby. Over the past week, I decided Icouldn’t live without him, but finding out I’m pregnant has made the situation so much more serious.

He said he still wants to be party-boy Jenks. Does that mean he won’t be a good father? Is he admitting that he can’t settle down?

“Hey, how’s it going?” Jenks asks from the doorway, startling me.

“I didn’t hear you come in,” I answer breathlessly. “You scared me.”

“I was pretty quiet, but I don’t think I was cloaking.”

“No, I was really distracted so I wasn’t paying attention, anyway.”

Jenks frowns. “Are you okay today? You’ve barely gotten up.”

“Yeah, I’m okay,” I say. “Just really tired. Maybe I’m coming down with something.”

Jenks comes in and kneels by the couch, putting a hand on my forehead. “Hmm, seems fine to me.”

I chuckle. “Do you have any idea what you’re feeling for?”

“None. But you always feel good.”

“I’m okay, really. Just let me rest.”

“Are you going to be up for the meeting tonight?”

Jenks’s words put a chill through me. Tonight is the full moon, and the zenith is close to midnight.

“Yes, I will be,” I manage to say. “Don’t worry about that. I might take a nap or something, though.”

I can see a pained look on his face as he struggles with himself. I know he wants to tell me that I don’t have to go, but if he did, it would be a lie.

He needs me to go with him. As much as he wants to let me off the hook, he wants my support, and I can’t leave him alone.

“Alisa, if you don’t—”

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