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“I love hearing all of this Don’t stop” He chuckles at my soft words and kisses the tip of my nose

“Jude was more difficult He’sdown south Like Caleb and Dom, he followed But he stayed in wolf form and didn’t approach us for nearly a week A few tied his ht pack for him”

“Why?”

“I’hts It’s not my place to question his hesitation” My lips part to object, but then I decide to keep quiet and let him continue

“When he did finally confront us, he came to me in human form and asked ere I told him and offered him a place in our s pack at that point He nodded and asked, ‘When will you be taking your hoh “I looked at h I decided that day to turn around and take round actually It was too easy to take over Most of the children were dead or sold Half the pack was unconscious or strung out froed the Alpha, but the coward ran We torched everything to the ground and started over” A somber expression takes over “When the Authority heard, they cae for the territory I was young and naïve to think there wouldn’t be consequences Thankfully, they were less interested in the laws I’d broken andother ter in stocks and a few startups For years,our pack a stable hoh And then I started drea for the day that I’d meet you”

My heart clenches at his words as his strong hand tilts my chin up and he leans down to softly kiss hters, Grace I want a fa, healthy family” His silver eyes findand haven’t fantasized of this like I have But it’s all I want” The bed groans beneath us as he gets onto his knees and trails warm kisses down my body to my stomach “I would trade it all just to see you swollen with htinside of me

“I—” I don’t knohat to say I speak without thinking, “I want that too I do But not yet I don’t think I can be aHe closes his eyes and kisses my stomach sweetly

“I understand” He nods his head and lies next tocircles on ht In fact, it may be for the best that ait I may have to leave soon I need to talk to the Authority about this new development”

“What does that mean? I don’t understand” I’?”

“I’m not sure yet, sweetheart” He rests his forehead on mine and smiles “But as soon as I knoill tell you I prorows on ress

“Thank you” I breathe out the words before finding his lips with ainst his He chuckles at my lack of subtlety

“You’ll be too sore for the clai tomorrow” I shakehis top lip, I rub ainst hiaze “But then you’ll have to wait I don’t want you to be hurting”

“It’ll be a good hurt” I rub ain and rolls , hard body

“One ainst the mattress in incoentle strokes until we peak together, finding our release in each other’s arms

Lizzie

“Baby girl, wake up” Caleb’s words barely register as I groan in displeasure I was having such a wonderful drearasp on it and it leaves ainst his hard chest