alpha to avoid. They didn’t swap numbers or addresses since they stayed in the hotel room belonging to the young man. Hell, she thought all she had of him was his name. Zeke. It wasn’t until later that she realized her error. Female werewolves often struggle to get pregnant at first if their partner isn’t their mate. Since Zeke was hers, and the timing was right, well, she discovered she was pregnant,” Ryker sighed. His eyes filled with mirth before I dropped my gaze to my feet.

“Jax and I were visiting her at Molly’s apartment since Jazzy had already retreated there. See, she realized she could make her own pack, albeit her only members would be human. Still, Jaz didn’t care. If this pack wouldn’t have searched for Jax, he would have joined her in a heartbeat. Anyway, Jaz was a tense mess, while Molly cheerfully told us we needed to wait a few minutes for either a celebration or mourning. Neither of us knew about Jazzy’s ah interlude, so we did not know what to expect at first. Once I inhaled to discover what danger might lurk within the small space, I knew what happened. When I became a statue, Jazzy realized I knew,” Ryker continued with amusement.

Flinching, I fought the despair rising in my chest. “A werewolf’s scent changes once she is pregnant, although it takes a couple months for other wolves to pick up on it due to how subtle it is at first. So, while Jax couldn’t smell anything different, I could. Jaz knew this, and delight lit her eyes before she squealed and jumped me because of her excitement. Molly celebrated too, while poor Jax was confused. Jaz received a halfhearted lecture once I told him, then Jax hugged his sister and spun her around in his excitement. She tried to find your father, as did Jax and I, but we couldn’t determine where he’d gone. Every trail led to another or a dead end, and it was frustrating. Thus, I promised to continue the search while Jax and Jaz focused on the coming baby. Molly got a bigger apartment with Peter, and Jax donated time and money into fixing it up since she bought it. Meanwhile Jaz decorated the nursery with excitement,” Ryker chuckled. “That girl was so excited to meet you she would have lassoed the moon if she could to order it to speed up time.”

A reluctant laugh escaped my throat while tears trailed down my cheeks. “Days before she was due, she took a walk down an isolated trail to enjoy the fresh air. Peter sulked because Molly was so excited and doted upon Jaz instead of him, so she needed a break from him, too. Unfortunately, the group who hates the werewolves, the humans who see them as a threat, saw her. However, when the leader noticed she was pregnant, he gave orders to leave her alone because their battle wasn’t with children. One prick disobeyed, seeing any child of a werewolf as a monster, so he broke rank to attack. His leader caught him, but not before he cut Jazzy with a blade poisoned with wolfsbane,” Ryker’s voice filled with anger and grief while his eyes lowered. “Jax knew the instant it happened and ran from the apartment where we waited to surprise Jazzy. Molly followed, and since it was an overcast day, so did I.” My throat clogged, and I tried to breathe while my endless supply of tears continued to soak my cheeks. I didn’t want to hear this, but I needed to. I needed to know. Although I wish I didn’t because it hurt.

“Jazzy told Jax to get you out when he fell to his knees beside her. He argued, saying she would die if they didn’t get her to a wolf friendly hospital. Her reply stole his voice, and he stared at her in mute horror when Jaz reminded him that the wolfsbane could kill you too, as could the antidote. It isn’t an exact science for cubs of a werewolf and a human. One might survive wolfsbane as if it were water, while others will perish from a drop of it or the antidote. So, with a heavy heart, Jax did as his sister asked. Even though he knew it would kill her,” Ryker murmured, pulling me onto his lap when I sobbed. “I know, little one, I know it hurts. But the wolfsbane meant Jaz couldn’t heal on her own, so she would bleed out. Werewolves don’t do well with vampire blood either, so I was useless. However, I don’t carry germs, so Jaz told me I was responsible for you. Jax insisted he would make the cut. That way he wouldn’t blame me. I told him he was an idiot and got a laugh from his sister. Molly held her hand, talking to her and praising her bravery. Jaz didn’t need it, but Molly needed to do it. An alpha knows these things about their pack, so she let Molly try to comfort her, to prevent her meltdown.”

Ryker cleared his throat and shook his head before he could continue. “Jax tried to delay, desperate to keep Jaz alive for as long as possible. At least, until she told him she felt you trying to fight it off for her. He guessed what that meant, as did I, and he kissed her forehead before agreeing that you must come out immediately or you’d kill yourself trying to save your mother. It was as messy as you might expect, and Jax insisted on burying Jaz once she passed. Before she did, however, she held you in her arms and called you her angel. Molly promised she would keep you safe, albeit she tried to get me to take Jaz to the hospital. I intended to when Jaz refused. She said if she lived, the man who poisoned her might look for you, and she didn’t want that. She was an alpha to her core,

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