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She practically sprinted to him, throwing her arms around him like they hadn’t seen each other in years instead of weeks.

“Careful,” he teased, hugging her gently. “Don’t want you pulling anything in your… delicate condition.”

“Pregnant, not fragile,” she shot back, smacking his arm.

I couldn’t help but smile. That was Jasmine for you. The pregnancy only made her… I wouldn’t say worse. It brought out the fighter in her. You could imagine having twice the version of the Jasmine I had before. That’s exactly how she was. Maybe not twice… a hundred.

I stayed back, watching as they fell into easy conversation. It was good for her to have Enzo around. She needed someone who wasn’t afraid to tease her, to keep her grounded without tiptoeing around her.

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The elders were pushing harder than ever, their demands bordering on ridiculous. They didn’t respect Jasmine the way they should, and it infuriated me. She was my mate, my Luna, and she had proven herself time and time again. But some of them were stuck in their ways, too blind to see past her unconventional background.

Then there was Isabelle.

She had requested a meeting with Jasmine, iming she wanted to apologize for everything. Part of me wanted to tell her to stay the hell away, but I knew better than to make that decision for Jasmine. She had earned the right to choose how to handle Isabelle, and I trusted her to do it in her own way.

“Ryder?” Jasmine’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

I looked up to find her watching me, her brow furrowed in concern.

“Is everything alright?” she asked.

“Just pack business,” I said, forcing a small smile.

Her eyes narrowed. She didn’t believe me, but she let it slide—for now.

As the day went on, I found myself stealing nces at her. She wasughing with Enzo, her face lit up in a way that made my chest tighten. Despite everything, she had found a way to thrive, to hold her head high and im her ce in this pack.

I wouldn’t mind turning her into my own personal Netflix and watching her all day, because every time I looked at her, I realized something. She was bing more beautiful with each passing moment.

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Curvy, radiant—and oh, by the goddess, pregnancy looked good on her.

Ace was howling and growling, as he often did. We wanted her for ourselves. To hug her, pull her close, rest my head on her stomach, and listen to the heartbeat of the life we had created.

It didn’t matter what the elders thought. It didn’t matter what Isabelle wanted or what challengesy ahead. Jasmine was my mate, my partner, and I would do whatever it took to protect her and the family we were building together. No one—and I meant no one—was going to take that away from us.

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