But the moment I caught sight of that she-wolf in the shadowed corridor, her lips grazing against his ear, her body pressed close enough to mingle their scents—
My trust shattered like ice beneath a heavy paw.
"Try to keep your heart steady. Let us wait for the bloodline results before making any decisions, yes?"
Once I had gathered myself, Healer Elena worked to calm my racing pulse. She began compiling a record of every wolf who could have accessed the specimens—from the initial harvest during my heat cycle to the sacred conception rite itself.
"Selene, I give you my word—if this breach occurred within our healer-den, we will treat it with the utmost gravity."
"I have already pushed for the bloodline results. Rushed under moon-seal authority. You will have them by nightfall at the latest. I will send word the moment they arrive."
Kael, meanwhile, kept playing the role of devoted mate.
The pack escort he had arranged for me was already waiting outside the healer-den gates.
"Selene, I will be working through the night at the central den. I arranged for fresh-caught game to be delivered—make certain you eat."
He rushed through the words, eager to sever our mind-link.