Calumgirl22
Rafael Barba thought he understood his pack.
He was their alpha. He found them, turned them, protected them, and gave them a home with Sonny Carisi. But when Rafael becomes pregnant again after a painful loss, his five adult wolves-Sam, Sasha, Jared, Roman, and Zone-begin acting strangely. They grow quiet whenever Rafael gets angry. They hide things that should be easy to tell him. And underneath everything is the same instinct they learned long before Rafael ever found them:
Don't tell.
As Rafael and Sonny slowly discover that their wolves are carrying fear and guilt from their human past, Rafael refuses to force the truth out of them. He'll give them time, prove that anger doesn't mean abandonment, and protect them while they learn that their new family isn't like the people who hurt them before. But when another werewolf enters the woods and claims Jared as his own, Rafael's protective instincts take over.
Nobody takes one of his wolves. And if keeping his pack safe means strengthening every bond one wolf at a time, Rafael will do exactly that-even while pregnant, exhausted, and surrounded by five puppies determined to drive their alpha completely insane. They're his pack. His family. His wolves. And no one takes them. 🐺💚💙