Chapter 241

• Once Ethan and I had finally gotten our minds around the shocking yet exciting reality that we had twins, he climbed into the double bed beside me. The babies were nestled between us, warm and tiny, cocooned in the middle of the bed like our very own heartbeats personified. We lay there, not saying much at first, just marveling at them. Eventually, we started talking quietly about names.
• Even though naming them was important, and we both knew that, Ethan could clearly see how utterly exhausted I was. He didn’t pressure me to make any decisions just yet. Instead, he let the topic rest gently between us, acknowledging with his calm silence that this was a choice we needed to put real thought into. We needed to give them names that were not only meaningful but also strong. Names that would make people remember who they were, the names that carried weight and legacy. Names that would make others, whether packs, rogues, or even gods, think twice before threatening what was ours.
• But as we were lying there, his voice softly filling the quiet room while we considered our options, I started to drift off. His words were soothing, his presence grounding, and the comfort of being with him, with our children safe between us, finally pulled me under into much-needed sleep.