The healer approached Diana.
“Was your wolf the one who told you?”
Diana frowned.
“No.”
The healer stopped.
“No?”
“Artemis did not tell me.”
Diana’s expression became thoughtful.
“I do not think she knew either.”
The healer’s brows furrowed.
“That is unusual.”
Inside Diana’s mind, Artemis suddenly went very still. Then her voice came quietly.
“I did not know.”
Diana immediately felt the guilt coming through their connection. Artemis lowered herself inside their shared space. Her silver ears flattened against her head.
“I did not notice our pup.”
Diana’s heart tightened.
“Artemis…”
“What kind of mother wolf does not know she is carrying a pup?”
The sadness in Artemis’s voice broke something inside Diana.
“You are not a failure.”
“I should have known.”
“You could not kno
