“Yes.”
Julia’s voice cut through the whispers spreading among the Silver Fang wolves. Every eye turned toward her.
She placed both hands protectively over her stomach, almost instinctively shielding the life growing inside her from the attention suddenly directed toward them.
“Yes, I was already with pup when I left Silver Fang.”
The murmuring grew louder. Jason stared at her stomach, his face pale. Julia, however, lifted her chin.
“But the father of my pup is Alpha Ryker of Bloodmoon.”
Ryker’s expression softened immediately. His hand moved to Julia’s lower back, steady and protective. He did not need to say anything. The quiet pride in his face said enough.
Jason looked as though she had struck him.
“Julia…”
She looked at him calmly.
“How can you say that?”
Jason took a step t
