The Wolf Elder prophesied that Steven must marry his nemesis—Alpha Heir Kyle—and their child would one day save the entire pack. Forced into marriage by fate, Steven just wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible: have the baby, get the divorce. But a month passed, and there was still no sign of pregnancy. Then he discovered Kyle had been secretly taking a contraceptive—so Steven, furious, swapped it for a fertility tonic. It worked. He was pregnant. But soon after, he uncovered an even more shocking truth: the man he'd hated for ten years had been secretly in love with him the entire time. He wasn't taking the potion out of disgust—he was terrified that the day their child was born would be the day Steven walked out of his life forever.
