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“Ugh Nohy do you have to go and do that? I haven’t had ain It’s not like I have anyone else in mind” It’s shitty when you have the perfect assistant and can’t find a temporary replace her place

“Sorry, but you introduced me to your cousin, and look at where we ended up” I remember exactly how they met They saw each other when Elijah caer, he left the pack to go to college and at the same time, Daphne joined our pack with her parents They were in a different pack, but she wasn’t finding a e tobefore he gave up his job because I refused to give her up asmy nerves with this baby nonsense

“You know I don’t like all this baby talk,” I re It’s refreshing A nice cup of black coffee with a teaspoon of sugar is all I need to get started most days

“That’s because you don’t have ato breed her” I snarl, thinking aboutthat I believe she has to be real

I hate that she’s right The girl is always right, so I play my trump card “It’s different I can hile my mate has our babies when that day finally co as we speak”

“Whatever How far out are you?” she huffs I grin, knowing I won

“Five ht up to the resort’s main entrance

“Good I’ll have soot to eat anything, and then we can go over your agenda for the day”

“Fine Tell therurier than hell Must be because I didn’t eat ht

“I will” She hangs up on ot shit to do I can always count on her Three years, and she hasn’t let anized person I pull up to ine, and pop on out, re to take my phone with me

Daphne’s there on the stairs, waiting for , Mr Turner” When we’re in public or if there is at least a chance of being overheard, she calls me “Mr Turner” Most of the pack just calls me Turner, but my full name is Josiah Ethan Turner

“Good reet her

That’s when I overhear a human employee mutter to another employee, “I wonder if that baby is his” What the fuck? I know Daphne’s keen sense of hearing didn’t miss that comment either What humans don’t understand is that as shifters, we mate for life, so they don’t understand how ato fuck her