“I am with pup?” Diana whispered. Amazement filled her voice. For a moment, she simply stood there, staring at Ravenna as though she had forgotten how to breathe. Then, very slowly, her hand moved toward her stomach. It was still flat. There was no visible sign of the life growing inside her. No gentle curve. No movement. Nothing that would have made her suspect she was carrying Talon’s child. And yet, now that Ravenna had said it, Diana remembered the exhaustion. The dizziness. The way her body had felt heavier than usual. She had blamed everything on the constant rogue attacks, the lack of sleep, and the poison she had recently survived. Never once had she considered that she might be carrying a pup. Inside her mind, Artemis had gone completely silent. Then— “We are with pup?” Her

