Chapter 148

HAZEL

One Month Later

“Holy shit! You’re kidding me, did that really happen?” Mathilda screeched and covered her mouth.

“Fuck, Hazel,” Gabe winced and stepped back when he heard the news. A trial was held today, where a male member of the Lycan pack had been charged with rape—which meant today when he was sentenced, everyone got a reminder about the new laws set in motion a month ago. They were finalized and added to Valeria’s legislation last week and today I reaped the reward. It felt fucking amazing.

“Tell me again what happened, please,” Nora squirmed in her seat as we sat in the ballroom. We were preparing for a celebration where the Council and Alphas would all attend and an official announcement would be made about the new princes or princesses of Valeria.

It had been just over a month and I had grown to the size I would’ve been in the seventh month with only one baby. As it turned out, carrying Lycan’s was different in more ways than one—