Chapter 454

“You weren’t a Were when he did it. You were still human. We treated you as a human at first, until we knew it wouldn’t be enough to save you. That’s when Quinn bit you. Whatever properties silver has, only affects Weres. If you’d been a Were when he sliced you, you’d have a scar.”

“The puppy I was carrying?”

“Dead,” Rene said. “If he weren’t inside of you, the knife would have done more damage to you. You might not have lasted until the full moon that night. His life, saved yours.”

“The ultrasound indicated he was a boy. Was he a son?”

“Yes.”

More death to hang on Vasilly’s miserable hide. I’d always tried to avoid becoming too close to the puppies I’d carried, as it made it easier to give them up, but you can’t help feeling something for a life you carried for nine months.

Another thought. “The puppies I’ve already had for the pack. I can be their mother now, can’t I?”

“Yes, Wolf Daughter, you can,” Gerhard said. “You’ve lost your son, but