Late at night, a Mind Link came through from the Omega I’d rescued: “Luna, I’m pregnant… what do I do?” Viola’s voice trembled——impossible to tell if it was terror or joy.

【Viola, you haven’t been marked yet. An unmarked pup will be considered ill-omened by the Pack. You can still have other pups in the future.

Your ranking trial is next month. I’ll petition Alpha to grant you Gamma status, and then—】

Before I could finish, she blocked me.