(Isla) Four months had passed since Halvon's execution, bringing me to the end of my sixth month of pregnancy. For a human, giving birth this soon would have been far too early. Werewolf pregnancies were different because the mother's wolf helped support the baby as it developed. Six months was considered full term for us. Sera had explained that our healing and the strength we received from our wolves allowed our babies to develop much faster. Vaela had been supporting my body from the beginning, and Sera said the baby had developed exactly as expected. The only thing she couldn't predict was whether being Celestial would affect the birth itself. There weren't enough records of Celestial pregnancies for her to know. 'Our pup is ready,' Vaela said. 'You keep saying that.' 'Because it'

