Chapter 44

Thea

“Paula- what a perfect name.” I whisper, passing the little pink bundle back to Whitney.

Anders smiles proudly as he tucks Whitney under his arm and presses his lips to her temple. His face is etched with pride as he leans them back in her bed in the maternity wing of Golden Claws hospital.

I get it now. Why Anders had to be careful of how he helped me. Even with the personal risks, he still did it and my heart swells in my chest that he survived and gets the chance to be a dad again. That little girl is so lucky to have a father like him.

“You and your mate go on ahead kiddo, I’ll be right behind you,” Anders says, his eyes never looking up from Paula’s sleeping face. With a curt nod, Knox and I slip out of their room and head towards the packhouse for the meeting we called.

It’s been three days since I woke up, and what a long, three days it's been.

I told Knox about my weird encounter with the moon goddess. I guess he’s already met her, so he understood how surreal it f