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"Val, you’re up already?" Denzel squinted his eyes to make sure he was seeing correctly. Valerie had a smile on her face, feeling more energetic than she had in the last few days.

Who knew that her mate getting intimate with her would help to nourish her demanding pup?

Denzel’s gaze left her confused. She couldn’t understand why he was so surprised by her increased energy.

Or was it because she was already dressed in her training pants? That must be it.

"Are you surprised? It’s just too early to go for training, so I decided to read a book. As soon as it’s time, I will go with you to training," Valerie removed her gaze from the book as she spoke but kept in mind the paragraph she was reading before.

"But why the sudden change? You seemed so weak before," Denzel said thoughtfully, rising to a sitting position. He was still naked, and somehow, Valerie was already in need of him.

She blushed through smiles. "I don’t know. Perhaps my mate was needed to keep our pup strengthened, or it might be a male pup who wants to be just like his dad."

Alpha Denzel was glad to be of help, but if this was what it took for their pup to grow stronger than him, then he was more than willing to satisfy his erotic desires until it wasn’t needed anymore.

He walked around her, but reaching where she sat reading a book, he bent over and lifted her in his arms. The book dropped onto the chair she sat on before.

"If that’s the case, why don’t we do it again?" Alpha Denzel said, his lips meeting hers to prevent her from objecting.

Valerie wasn’t even in the mood this time around until their bodies collided. Their moans and excitement were all they needed before they allowed sleep to take over, waking up at the exact time training was supposed to begin.

Though energized, Alpha Denzel kept a constant watch over Valerie, ensuring that there were no surprises when they arrived at the training room.

There, everyone was happy to see that the Luna was fine and even led the training all by herself.

Denzel couldn’t believe that her wolf had left her temporarily from the level of energy she used to lead the team.

When training was over, Raven hastened to Valerie’s side.

"Luna, I was about to bring you some special herbs to nourish our pup," she said. Valerie smiled and stroked her hair. "It’s not too late."

She trusted Raven’s herbs more than any other vitamins to be provided to her. "Then I will bring them to the cottage," she said with a smile.

For as long as Luna Valerie agreed, she was going to deliver the herbs every morning to make sure that she was well nourished throughout the pregnancy.

"Luna, I’m so glad you are fine," Alice said, but Ray was only smiling in a corner. When Valerie saw him, she called him over.

"Ray, thanks for the last time." Valerie hadn’t forgotten that Ray was the one she woke up to see when she was blinded by the intense darkness.

Ray smiled and responded. "It’s my responsibility, Luna, you don’t have to thank me."

With their Luna around, training was very interesting that day, and with everyone’s support, Valerie’s pregnancy was a smooth one until four months later when pleasant news reached her ears.

"Alpha Denzel and Luna Valerie, my Luna, Adira, has borne the pack a cute son, Brunco." Alpha Troy sounded like the proudest Alpha in North America. No one could blame him, as anyone would have behaved that way upon hearing such wonderful news.

The news was like a pad of joy for Alpha Denzel and Luna Valerie, who were listening to the excited Alpha on the phone speaker.

"This is wonderful news," Alpha Denzel replied before something else came to mind, making him ask.

"Are you planning to announce him anytime soon?"

Luna Adira was resting from her post-labor pains, so Alpha Troy was the one sending all the information.

"No, Alpha Denzel. Adira and I have agreed to break tradition to keep his identity hidden for a while," Alpha Troy replied. Alpha Denzel was glad that he had grown wise.

A lot of Alphas who announced their pack’s heirs tended to have greater battles to fight in the future, with their enemies targeting the heirs during attacks.

Many heirs have been lost due to all these. "Whatever you think is best is indeed the best for the child," Alpha Denzel responded calmly. Alpha Troy was grateful that Alpha Denzel understood his reasons without asking many questions or trying to convince him to change his decision.

"Thank you, and we wish Luna Valerie all the best in her remaining moons," Alpha Troy said honestly, about to end the call when Valerie spoke up.

"Don’t hang up yet. Can you put Adira briefly on the line?" She asked. There was a short pause before Alpha Troy responded.

"Let me try. Oh, she’s even awake. Here, Luna Valerie is on the line," they heard him say from the end of the line.

Adira was excited, much to Valerie’s surprise, as the latter seemed to have just woken up from bed. Well, it could also be because of the new addition to their pack, so Valerie asked seriously.

"Adira, how was it? Some said it’s painful, but I want to know from your experience." She sounded nervous, making Adira want to laugh.

Valerie seemed a little different from her pregnancy stage than when she wasn’t pregnant.

"Val, it’s better that you only think about it when it’s that time for you. As for now, please focus on taking very good care of your pup," Adira advised. Valerie understood.

"It only means that it’s not easy, but I do understand it fully." Another thing she feared was the labor pains, but her friend had just gotten through it.

Valerie was slightly nervous, being in her fifth month, but when she entered her sixth month and received a call from her mother, it wasn’t hard to deduce exactly what had happened.