looked menacing and comforting at the same time, like some dark-haired avenging angel without wings. “Because they found out that you’re carrying my pup, Brynn. They planned to force me to abdicate my alpha position by losing in a challenge so that one of them could take over the pack. If I had refused, they would’ve killed you and tried to kill me as well.”
Her face flushed and her heart skipped a beat. “How did you find out?”
His eyes narrowed. “It doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you’re having my pup, and now that I know, I’m not going to let you go through this alone.”
Excuse me ?
Anger boiled inside her. He didn’t get to make decrees about her or her baby.
She threw back the sheet and put her feet on the floor. Standing slowly, she glared at him. “You don’t get to tell me what to do, Acksel. You had six weeks to call me or come see me and you didn’t, so you can go fuck yourself.”
“I stayed away to protect you,” he ground out, moving closer step by step.
“Good job,” she snarled at him, fighting twin urges to kick him in the balls and hug him.
Grief swept over his face. “I’m sorry, Brynn. I’m sorry that I failed.” His hands clenched into fists at his sides.
Inhaling deeply and gathering her courage, she stared at him. If he’d come to her in the last six weeks looking like a sad, sorry puppy, she would have opened her arms in a heartbeat. She didn’t want to admit that she was so weak, but she cared about him and wanted to be part of his life. But now things were different. Now he knew that she was pregnant with his baby and had decided that meant he could order her around the way he did the wolves in his pack. She didn’t trust that he cared for her; she didn’t believe that he thought being apart from her was the best thing for her .
“I need clothes.” She spoke evenly and tried to control the fine tremor that was wiggling down her spine. She needed to have a good cry somewhere privately to clear her head and then have some time to think. Alone.
“I have clothes for you at my home. I’ll drive you there and we can talk.”
Folding her arms, realizing that the back of the gown gaped and she was bare-assed to the back of the room, she frowned. “I don’t want to go to your house.”
“I let you out of my sight before because I thought it was the best thing for you, but I’m not going to make that same mistake.”
“No.”
“What?” His head cocked to the side and his gray eyes narrowed.
“You don’t get to decide anything for me. I’m not one of your wolves that you can steamroll and force to do whatever you want, so toss that thought far from your mind. Get me something to wear and let me leave.”
He was so fast that she didn’t see him move until his arms were around her and she was smashed against him. One of his hands was fisted lightly in her hair and the other kneaded her lower back. He stared down at her, his eyes flashing from gray to amber. He dropped his head to the crux of her neck and inhaled. The wash of his breath over her skin made her flesh prickle and everything in the center of her body went tight.
He nuzzled her jaw with a soft growl and then lifted his head to stare into her eyes. His mouth hovered over hers and damn if she didn’t want him to kiss her. As she lowered her eyelids in surrender, he suddenly released her and stepped away, keeping one hand on her elbow to keep her from falling, which she almost did.
She jerked her arm away. Before she could tell him to keep his hands to himself, he said, “I know you’re not a wolf, Brynn. But there are things you need to know and I’m not talking to you about our private business here in someone else’s home. If you want to walk through town with your cute ass hanging out, then I will follow you to make sure you’re safe and we’ll talk at your home. But I have to warn you that Gedding
Her face flushed and her heart skipped a beat. “How did you find out?”
His eyes narrowed. “It doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you’re having my pup, and now that I know, I’m not going to let you go through this alone.”
Excuse me ?
Anger boiled inside her. He didn’t get to make decrees about her or her baby.
She threw back the sheet and put her feet on the floor. Standing slowly, she glared at him. “You don’t get to tell me what to do, Acksel. You had six weeks to call me or come see me and you didn’t, so you can go fuck yourself.”
“I stayed away to protect you,” he ground out, moving closer step by step.
“Good job,” she snarled at him, fighting twin urges to kick him in the balls and hug him.
Grief swept over his face. “I’m sorry, Brynn. I’m sorry that I failed.” His hands clenched into fists at his sides.
Inhaling deeply and gathering her courage, she stared at him. If he’d come to her in the last six weeks looking like a sad, sorry puppy, she would have opened her arms in a heartbeat. She didn’t want to admit that she was so weak, but she cared about him and wanted to be part of his life. But now things were different. Now he knew that she was pregnant with his baby and had decided that meant he could order her around the way he did the wolves in his pack. She didn’t trust that he cared for her; she didn’t believe that he thought being apart from her was the best thing for her .
“I need clothes.” She spoke evenly and tried to control the fine tremor that was wiggling down her spine. She needed to have a good cry somewhere privately to clear her head and then have some time to think. Alone.
“I have clothes for you at my home. I’ll drive you there and we can talk.”
Folding her arms, realizing that the back of the gown gaped and she was bare-assed to the back of the room, she frowned. “I don’t want to go to your house.”
“I let you out of my sight before because I thought it was the best thing for you, but I’m not going to make that same mistake.”
“No.”
“What?” His head cocked to the side and his gray eyes narrowed.
“You don’t get to decide anything for me. I’m not one of your wolves that you can steamroll and force to do whatever you want, so toss that thought far from your mind. Get me something to wear and let me leave.”
He was so fast that she didn’t see him move until his arms were around her and she was smashed against him. One of his hands was fisted lightly in her hair and the other kneaded her lower back. He stared down at her, his eyes flashing from gray to amber. He dropped his head to the crux of her neck and inhaled. The wash of his breath over her skin made her flesh prickle and everything in the center of her body went tight.
He nuzzled her jaw with a soft growl and then lifted his head to stare into her eyes. His mouth hovered over hers and damn if she didn’t want him to kiss her. As she lowered her eyelids in surrender, he suddenly released her and stepped away, keeping one hand on her elbow to keep her from falling, which she almost did.
She jerked her arm away. Before she could tell him to keep his hands to himself, he said, “I know you’re not a wolf, Brynn. But there are things you need to know and I’m not talking to you about our private business here in someone else’s home. If you want to walk through town with your cute ass hanging out, then I will follow you to make sure you’re safe and we’ll talk at your home. But I have to warn you that Gedding
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