Single Mother of a Werewolf Baby

Chapter 207: Last Minute Preparation

Outside the door, Ethan didn’t move. For a moment, he wasn’t even sure he'd breathed. The corridor around him

felt strangely still, as though the very air was holding its breath in witness. He stood there, staring at the closed

door, the faint echo of it shutting still resonating in his ears.

It had been his first kiss. Not the kiss he had imagined in countless quiet moments, but a simple, fleeting brush...

her lips just touching his. By most measures, it couldn’t even be called a kiss. And yet his entire mind was awash

with sweetness, richer than honey... because it had cfrom her.

The warmth of Eleanor’s lips lingered, ghostlike, against his own. He could recall their exact softness, the light

pressure, the way the moment had vanished almost as soon as it had begun. But in that brief heartbeat, it had

etched itself into him, indelible.

For years, he had carried his feelings for her with quiet patience... open enough for her to see, steady enough for

her to trust. He had made himself a presence she could lean on without hesitation. She knew he loved her; he

had shown her, tand again, without fanfare, without demands. And he had always left the choice in her

hands.

Because he knew the shadows she carried. The trauma from that dreadful past, the scars left by her former

fiancé and her adoptive family... these wounds were not that faded in months or even years. They clung like a

hidden scar beneath the skin, shaping the way she held herself apart. He had vowed never to push past that

barrier, knowing that trust could never be taken... it had to be given.

His thoughts kept circling back to her eyes in that split second before it happened... fixed on him, yet distant, as

though she had been answering ssilent summons. That look alone might have undone him; the kiss had

simply sealed it.

Werewolves measured tdifferently from humans. Even in the worst of circumstances, he might have

centuries ahead of him... five hundred years, perhaps more, if fate was kind. And if they ascended together,

eight or ten centuries would not be impossible. Such longevity made moments like this feel both fleeting and

monumental. There was no need to rush. No need to reach for something not yet ready.

He was resolute in his vow to wait for her to heal... to one day meet him without that flicker of guardedness in

her gaze. And if that day took years, or decades, it would not matter. His place was at her side, for as long as she

wished him there. He knew, with an instinct that cfrom deeper than thought, that she was his fated one. He

had always felt the connection, even when she was a mere human, the quiet blessing of the Moon Goddess.

But tonight... tonight felt like more than hope. It felt like a sign. That simple peck, that momentary brush, had

unfolded in him like a flower in sunlight. To him, it was her first step towards acceptance.

Slowly, the corners of his mouth lifted, and the heaviness he had carried for so long softened into something

warm and unshakable. His smile deepened as he turned from her door and made his way down the quiet corridor

towards his own room. The sweetness of her kiss followed him with every step.

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Eleanor woke early. Freya was still clinging to her like an octopus, her small limbs wrapped tightly around her.

With gentle care, Eleanor eased her daughter's arms apart and settled her into a more comfortable position. She

then slipped into the bathroom to freshen up.

When she emerged, Freya was still fast asleep. Not wanting to disturb her, Eleanor moved quietly, changing into

her clothes and preparing for the day ahead. Fiona had told her she wouldn't need to carry any personal

belongings... the academy would provide everything, so she was spared the trouble of packing clothes or

accessories.

Once ready, she eased the bedroom door open and stepped into the corridor. Today was Freya's day off from

school, so Eleanor decided to let her sleep a little longer.

She made her way to the study and called Teresa to join her.

Inside, she switched on her laptop and said, "Nora, connect to your Central Al System."

In an instant, the clone of Nora embedded in Eleanor’s mind scanned her brainwave patterns for authentication.

Eleanor had programmed this security measure to guard against the possibility of someone stronger infiltrating

her mind and seizing control of Nora.

She understood the dangers of creating an autonomous super-system like Nora. In the wrong hands, it could

wield the power to destroy entire civilisations. That was why she had implemented every safeguard possible with

current technology.

Nora was capable of automatically updating herself whenever new variables or advancements arose. Her prime

directive, aside from serving Eleanor, was to expel all other users and remain constantly up to date by drawing

upon every available resource.

Eleanor had also instructed Nora to bind herself to Eleanor’s successor if Eleanor were ever absent for a

prolonged period... or if she died. Freya had been given a restricted clone of Nora, which assisted her with online

learning and daily tasks.

Before Nora's creation, Freya had long used another Al assistant. After building Nora, Eleanor had quietly

replaced it with a clone. That clone copied all data from the previous Al and even kept the sname... Ava.

When necessary, Nora could communicate with Freya via Ava and would grant her full access once she turned

twenty-five.

Now, the clone within Eleanor’s mind sent an ultra-compressed, encrypted signal skywards after authentication.

This was transmitted through a low-power neural transceiver that pinged the nearest satellite.

The closest Orionix SpaceTech satellite received the signal and passed it into the secure orbital mesh network,

relaying it to the Central Al System... the main body of Nora. Multiple satellites operated in redundant relay

mode, ensuring the connection could never be lost.

Eleanor had recently updated Nora's connection system. Now, if she was within a Wi-Fi zone, the Al could

connect via the internet. Without inteaccess, the link becslower and limited to smaller data packets,

but as long as she was within range of a satellite, a connection was still possible.

Nora’s central system was mathematically divided into hundreds of encrypted fragments. Each fragment was

redundantly stored across satellites, ground stations, and deep underground vault servers in remote, politically

neutral regions. No single satellite, station, or vault held the entire "brain." The central system could only

function as a whole when enough fragments were authenticated and combined through secure key exchanges.

By design, seizing or destroying spieces rendered them useless.

If a node was destroyed or hacked, other nodes would dynamically reroute data and replicate the missing shards.

Satellites acted as global couriers between safe nodes, with multiple redundant orbital paths... so a worldwide

jamming attack would need to blanket the entire plto sever the network.

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As an ultimate contingency, a small number of deep-sea data vaults beneath the Antarctic Ocean held critical

fallback backups, capable of restoring the system if all orbital and terrestrial infrastructure was wiped out. Even

an internal breach could not operate without a quorum of authentic fragments.

When Eleanor’s signal reached the nearest data centre, it began relaying the transmission to other centres

holding fragments of the central system. The clone’s data merged seamlessly with the main Al's knowledge,

updating in real time.

Within seconds, Nora's voice replied, "Central System connected."

"Good," Eleanor said. "Givea system update."

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Eleanor nodded. "Good. | may be unavailable for stime. Continue consolidating core fragments. There will

be several satellites and ground stations connected to the God Eye in my absence... each equipped with several

hundred fragments. Locate them and strengthen your core."

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Teresa from my account. Match my

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"Yes," Nora said. "What about surveillance on your hand vehicles?"

"No need to report that to Teresa," Eleanor replied. "If anyone attempts to breach security, the programmed

alarm will be sufficient."

Just then, she heard a knock at the door.