Though her 16

I caught her off guard and pressed the blade to her neck, cold fury in my voice. “Bella, give me back my children.”  But when I looked down into the basket, my heart dropped.  The eggs had already hatched, and the baby snakes were gone.  Dead? Escaped?  As I stood frozen, Bella shoved me back … Read more

Though her 15

As soon as Della spoke, everyone present finally understood the truth.  Had she followed the instructions properly, she might’ve had a healthy child. But her greed had doomed her.  The scandal made the wolf clan a laughingstock yet again. Rumors spread that Jacob was impotent, and that his wife had not only cheated on him … Read more

Though her 14

“Is it too noisy here? Should I take you and the little ones home so you can rest properly?”  In my past life, after I gave birth, Jacob had eyes only for the child. He didn’t care that I’d labored for an entire day and night. He shoved the baby into my arms and demanded … Read more

Though her 13

When I woke, three eggs lay nestled in the incubator beside me. Draco sat at my side, gently wiping the sweat from my brow with a soft towel.  I was just about to speak when a scream pierced the air–it was Bella.  “I can’t do this! I don’t want to give birth anymore! Just kill … Read more

Though her 12

I smiled politely. “I’m picking out a gift for Father’s upcoming birthday celebration.”  Her gaze drifted down to our empty hands and she scoffed.  “Well, make sure it’s something decent. Even if you don’t have much money, you shouldn’t embarrass Father.”  The snake clan hadn’t yet made my pregnancy public, and Draco worried her words … Read more

Though her 11

Before I could even finish speaking, Draco leapt out of bed, dressed, and bolted out the door to fetch the physician.  Less than fifteen minutes later, the doctor arrived in our room.  He placed his fingers on my wrist and began to examine my pulse, his brow furrowing deeply as he alternated between shaking and … Read more

Though her 10

“You’re lying! You just don’t want to help me! You can’t stand to see me happy! I don’t need your help. I’ll find another way! You think you can beat me to it? You’ll never give birth before I do!”    She flung open the door and.stormed out.  1 hould only shake my head.  Everything … Read more

Though her 9

The fox and dragon clan leaders immediately stepped in to challenge Bella’s claim.  “We do not recognize this half–beast. The original agreement clearly stated the child must be born of a union between a human and the firstborn son of a beast clan household.”  “If the wolves start bending the rules like this, what happens … Read more

Though her 8

clearly carries red wolf blood. Jacob is a purebred white wolf!”  “But the pup cl  “Bella really knows how to have fun. With a personality like that, she should’ve married into the fox clan instead!”  I stood in the crowd with Draco, protected within his arms. Hearing the murmurs around us, I nearly laughed out … Read more

Though her 7

“This is Jacob’s child! Isn’t a color mutation in wolf fur completely normal?‘  Bella clung stubbornly to the claim that the red–furred pup was Jacob’s. But what she didn’t know was that Jacob was a purebred white wolf. His bloodline had never carried the gene for red wolves.  Jacob’s expression was stormy, his entire body … Read more