ARES
Immediately shifting into my wolf, I lurched at the hounds who had stormed into the room. All I could focus on was protecting my mate. I’d do whatever it fucking took to ensure she safely received the stone, so she could lead this pack and end this war.
If it was my time to go, then she would be strong enough.
After killing the three beasts, I stood in front of the open door and guarded it with my life. Behind me, Elijah and Dr. Farral turned Aurora onto her stomach to prep her for surgery. I turned around to face the outside, not wanting to know when they cut her open and certainly not when she died.
Mars fought for control, but I seized it. He had spoken his few words to Aurora before she passed out, and that was all I’d grant him. Warring wasn’t his forte, and neither was loss. If I had to shield him from this heartbreak too, I’d do it.
“Oh Goddess,” Dr. Farral said behind me in a hushed tone.
Two more hounds sprinted at me faster and harder than the last had, nearly knocking me down again. But this time, I made sure to stand my ground and rip each of their throats out until blood pooled below them.
“Are you sure?” Elijah asked, sounding worried.
“Yes,” Dr. Farral said.
Elijah hurried over to me and crouched by my side, next to the dead wolves. “Ares …” He gulped. “Ares, she’s pregnant.”
Everything slowed down, the wolves outside seeming to move in without haste anymore.
Aurora was pregnant.
My mate was pregnant with my pup.