ALBERT POV
Did I want to kill an entire Beta bloodline?
Yes.
Did I also want to make my pregnant mate the first and last thought of my life?
Also yes.
So yeah—balance.
Livvy was adamant that I should let her handle things before I lost it completely, and I understood that.
Her fears, her hopes, her comfort came before everything else.
There would be a time and place to hide a body.
Or three.
But not today.
Today was supposed to be about us. About her. About the heartbeat waiting to be heard.
At nine sharp, we were already in the hospital room, sitting side by side on the examination table.
The walls were pale, the lights too white, the smell too clean. I hated hospitals. Too sterile. Too quiet.
Livvy was wearing one of those soft blue gowns that made her scowl. She looked tir
