Thirty-Three

Cleo’s POV

“She what? H… how is that even possible?” I’m sure my eyes practically ejected from their sockets. Never in my life had I heard of a pup being able to shift before having been born.

“I know it’s possible to be an early shifter as both my grandmother and I shifted earlier than the normal wolf, but this is a first for even me to hear.” Shifting my gaze to my mate I was glad to see I wasn’t the only one stunned by this revelation.

“Is that why I’ve been having sharp pains?” The moment those words left my mouth I instantly regretted saying them out loud. Roman had asked me every day if I had been feeling ok, he even made me promise to tell him if ever I was in any kind of pain. I didn’t need to look at him to know his eyes were burning into the side of my head for I could feel his anger sizzling down the bond we shared. The feeling so hot I had to fight the urge to cower.

“You’ve been having pains and kept it from me? Cleo, you promised you would say something.”

“They haven’t b