Side Story 4.39 - The Reveal

Jhoanna’s POV

Mira hovered at my side, her warm presence a welcome contrast to the exhaustion weighing down my limbs. Despite my aching body, I felt strangely content. The scent of my pup filled the air, soft and new, grounding me in a way I hadn’t expected.

Mira, ever the ray of sunshine, leaned in with a teasing grin. “So,” she murmured, “..do you want to know the gender now?”

I blinked up at her, considering it for a moment. The curiosity had been gnawing at me since the moment I held my pup, but then I thought of Hans—his absence, his voice in my mind promising to return.

I exhaled softly, shaking my head. “I’ll wait for my mate.”

Mira’s lips twitched, her gaze turning fond. “You’re going to make him cry, you know that?”

I let out a weak laugh. “Ha