Zoraya’s POV
The next few days passed in a blur. I wasn’t sure how to feel about everything. The warmth of Axel’s presence, the way he stayed close, as if afraid I would disappear. The way Queen Melody always seemed to be watching over me with a careful, protective gaze.
It was overwhelming.
For the first time in my life, I wasn’t alone.
But I didn’t know what to do with that.
I wasn’t used to people caring. I wasn’t used to waking up and knowing someone would be there.
Even though I had spent years in Jayden’s pack, I had always been alone. An outcast. A shadow.
And now?
Now I had a mate who swore to stand by me. A mother who looked at me as if I was the most precious thing in the world.
And an unborn child growing inside me.
A child I had yet to accept.
A child I wasn’t sure I
