He nodded, “I know. But I figured it's time you should know this….” He paused for a moment. “You have a baby inside you, Kira.”

I blinked, “A what?”

His small smile turned into a wide grin, “Yes, we’re going to have our pups. You’re going to be a mother, Kira. The mother of our pups.”

I could sense him smiling genuinely, but something behind that smile is making me feel anxious. He was hiding something, which is useless because I could feel his feelings even without him showing them to me.

“Drop the smile, Ace. I know you are not happy about it.” I started, feeling a bit disappointed...