Chapter 18

Claire's POV "What you are?" I asked, confusion mounting. He gestured toward an empty hospital room. "There's something you need to know before we discuss anything else. Something that will affect our pup, and your decision about whether to keep it." Reluctantly, I followed him into the room. Lucius closed the door and turned to face me. "Claire, have you noticed anything... unusual about me? " I thought about his inexplicable strength, the amber glow in his eyes, and the way he seemed to smell things no one else could. I nodded slowly. "What I'm about to tell you will sound impossible," he said carefully. "But I need you to listen with an open mind." Lucius took a deep breath. "I'm not entirely human, Claire. I'm what your kind would call a werewolf, an Alpha werewolf." "Are you high?" I asked quietly. "I'm not high, Claire. I'm telling you the truth." "Then I must be losing my mind," I replied weakly. "This can't be real." "Why should I believe any of this?" Lucius held my gaze stead