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"I’ time, but she alanted to be prepared--just in case At least she’d been careful and not reckless

She couldn’t read his expression at first, but his pause made her think he wasn’t happy with the idea

"Pills?" he asked

"Yep Not that I’ve needed theive them to you?"

She didn’t like the way he asked, as if he was investigating one of his cases She folded her arh of a supply before he came to work here"

"So… no one told you they won’t work for us"

She stared at him in disbelief

"They don’t work for all women," he said

She knew that fronant while on the pill--but at least her friend had been nant on the pill, only she was in love with the guy, not nant, she also discovered her lover had a wife and two daughters Bastard And he had no intention of leaving his wife, because her dad was a rich man and would have ruined him

"Yeah, I know," she said, annoyed

"Well, our women are like that We normally don’t use birth control Like humans, some of us can have children without any problem Others never do But as with any pack mentality, procreation of our species is important and most of us want children As a pack leader, it’s essential Are you afraid they’ll have your psychic talents? And be ostracized?"

She frowned at hirettedit "Then what?"

"How in the world can I teachup hen I never did?"

He smiled "You’ll learn, and that’s what a pack is for All pack hed "A e I’ll be like the child"

He chuckled "Not on your life You’ll be fine Unless…" He glanced at her "…you want to abstain from sex"

"Like that’s really an option" No as she abstaining fro of the kind with Ryan

"Other forainst him "It’s not that I don’t want kids I always planned to have a couple It’s just this… were-issue" She guessed this was one more aspect she wouldn’t have any control over At least her mother would be happy If she never learned what Carol’s children’s secrets were

The tension left Ryan’s body, and he wrapped his arm around her "If we’re meant to have children, ill If not, so be it But you’ll be the best mother a litter can have, Carol Don’t you worry"

She s the Scottish gaht of having a couple of sons ould help their dad in a gahters who danced to the Celtic tunes and captured the boys’ attention, er that lay ahead

About an hour and a half froan to pace in the backseat, hts quickly shifted to the peril they could all be in

"Must be close," Carol warned, feeling Ryan’s whole body tense She was fairly certain that another wolf fight would ensue These guys never see between them in a nice, conversational way She tried to relax and not be uptight, but as soon as Ryan drove toward a single-fa surrounded by woods, the tension returned to every ain

Chapter 26

"I WISH YOU HADN’T COME," RYAN SAID HE KISSED the side of her te in on what they thought was the location of the lab His hand held hers as if he never wanted to let go