ASTRID'S POV.

“You don’t understand, Alpha Dane; I need to know because I had a one-night stand with a stranger a few months back, and that’s how I got pregnant,” I blurted out, my voice trembling with the weight of my confession.

The words hung in the air between us like a dark cloud, and I could see the confusion washing over Dane’s face.

His brows furrowed, and his lips parted slightly, but no words came out. He just stared at me, trying to process what I had just revealed.

For a moment, we stood frozen in the silence, locked in each other’s gaze. I could feel my heart pounding...