She stared at me for a long while, and then she sighed; I've come to know that sigh. She was relenting.

"You have to promise me you'll tell him soon," she said, narrowing her eyes. "I'm still Luna, and I worry about you, Judy. I don't want you putting yourself or your baby at risk by working yourself sick."

I nodded.

"I promise, I'll be careful."

She nodded in return.

After we finished at the doctor's, we returned to the packhouse with some of the Gammas appointed to keep the Luna safe. Alpha Sampson greeted us; his brows pinched together as he studied me.

"Is everything okay? How was the doctor's appointment?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest as he stared at me.

"It was fine," I told him a little too quickly. "Just a stomach bug. He gave me some medicine and sent me on my way."

"So, you'll be okay to take your post?" He asked, cocking his head to the side.

eyes averted, before I returned my attention to Sampson's

I'm ready to take my post. I'll head

a moment

was a small wooden perch on top of one of the tallest trees, perfectly hidden in the leaves. That was where my main post was. Before I made the climb, I made sure I had all my supplies. Before entering the forest, I stripped out of my clothes and shifted into my wolf. Her tracking senses were on point, and she could sniff out any lingering threats that may or may not be

her control back to me. I shifted back into my human form and quickly dressed, putting on my gear as I did so. I stared up at the perch; I was satisfied that I couldn't see any signs of Spencer, who was currently keeping watch of my post until I relieved him. That meant the perch was still

ease; climbing had always been easy for me, even in wolf form, which was a rarity because wolves were not climbers. It was one of

first glance, it looked almost empty. But I knew better than that; Spencer wouldn't

to me, and I grinned when I saw his hand outstretched for me. I didn't need his help, but I took it anyway. Spencer, being as strong as he is, pulled me the rest of the way up until I was

you long enough," he

as

to go to

wide, and suddenly, he was no longer in

okay?" He

first guys on the force who actually respected and befriended me. He was kind; he had a large build and shaggy brown hair. He had adorable dimples on his cheeks when he smiled and always had this boyish quality about him, but he was good at his job. He stood up for me when the others rallied around to push me out during their haze. The haze usually lasted a few weeks, but thanks to Spencer and because I proved myself pretty early

to Spencer

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