Author's pov
Aria stumbled backward, staring at Alpha Damien in panic. Her voice shook. "Alpha Damien... what do you mean?"
Alpha Damien stood still, his voice cold and urgent.
"Get her on the operating table," he ordered. "Give her anesthesia, prep her abdomen, get the ultrasound ready. I want that pup removed now. It's going to pay for my heir's death."
He spoke to Noah, who had already scrubbed in, and two nurses with gloves on.
"No!" Aria screamed, fighting as the nurses grabbed her arms. "Let me go! You can't do this! You're monsters!"
Lily howled inside her mind, panic flooding through their bond as the unborn pup kicked frantically.
Her maternal instincts screamed to protect their baby.
The nurses kept their heads down, hands shaking.
None wanted this.
