grinning.
“It really is,” Abilene agreed. “I have to get this recipe.”
“She does,” Zak said with a mouthful.
“Eww.” Abilene elbowed him. “Swallow.”
Cole laughed. He really liked the group of friends he’d made.
The rest of dinner passed with quiet, friendly conversation. When Kendra, Abilene and a few others started to clear the table, Taylor put his hand on Cole’s shoulder.
“You got a minute?” Taylor asked him.
“Sure.” Cole stood and followed Taylor out of the dining room.
“Let’s head to the study,” Taylor suggested.
He hadn’t been this far into the Alpha house yet but Cole enjoyed the homey feeling of the place. Dark tan carpet, which had to be hell to clean from muddy paw prints, ran through the halls.
Taylor opened one of the doors and motioned Cole inside. “My father had this room built so that he could enjoy a brandy after dinner with his inner circle. He also used to hide in here when my mother went on one of her rants about someone always being at the house or him always being called away during dinner.”
“I guess that probably happened a lot,” Cole replied.
“All the time,” Taylor acknowledged. “It’s part of being Alpha. It’s also one of the reasons I haven’t settled down yet. Finding a woman that can be a mate to an Alpha is not easy. My mom left my dad after being married for twenty years. I was ten and one night she was here then the next day, gone.”
“That’s a very sad story,” Cole commented. He wasn’t sure why Taylor would be telling him such personal information.
The Alpha walked over to the bar then held up a glass bottle.
Cole nodded.
“It is sad and I bet you’re wondering why I’m sharing this with you,” Taylor said as he poured their drinks, filling the crystal a little less than halfway with a dark brown liquor.
Cole sniffed. Brandy, and good stock if I guess right. As the Alpha strolled to him Cole tried to get his mind back on topic. “I am,” he admitted.
“Kendra would make a wonderful mate to an Alpha,” Taylor commented.
Cole paused with his drink halfway to his mouth. Had Taylor just said that he planned to make Kendra his?
“No,” Taylor laughed. “I’m not in love with Kendra and she sees me as a father figure. That would give icky a whole new meaning.”
“I agree,” Cole stated with relief.
“Have a seat, Cole.” Taylor motioned for him to sit on the brown leather couch.
Since he’d grown a lot more curious about this conversation, he shrugged. Taylor dropped down in the chair across from him. “So let’s get to the point of why I asked you to come in here.”
Cole raised his glass in agreement.
“I want you to consider becoming Alpha of my pack,” Taylor told him.
He choked on his brandy. After he’d gotten over his coughing fit he wiped his watery eyes. “What?”
“I thought you’d be surprised, but I wasn’t trying to kill you,” Taylor said, amused.
“Can you repeat what you said, please?”
Taylor leaned forward. “I’ve been invited to join the Wolf Council and my pack needs a leader. I think you’d make a great Alpha.”
“I don’t know anything about being an Alpha,” he argued.
“I’ll teach you. You’re a natural leader and already proving you care about people,” Taylor said. “It’s been on my mind a while now.”
“I’m not even part of your pack,” he pointed out.
“Not right now, but I hope soon you’ll be joining us. Either as Kendra’s mate or on your own. I already asked you to join. I was giving you time before I approached you again,” Taylor said.
“What changed?”
“You did.” Taylor grinned. “I’ve noticed a difference in you the last couple of days. I think we have Kendra to thank for you opening up but whatever the reason is I welcome it. I believe now is the right time to bring it up.”
Cole didn’t know what to say. His head was spinning so he downed the rest of his drink. Glancing up at Taylor and seeing the
“It really is,” Abilene agreed. “I have to get this recipe.”
“She does,” Zak said with a mouthful.
“Eww.” Abilene elbowed him. “Swallow.”
Cole laughed. He really liked the group of friends he’d made.
The rest of dinner passed with quiet, friendly conversation. When Kendra, Abilene and a few others started to clear the table, Taylor put his hand on Cole’s shoulder.
“You got a minute?” Taylor asked him.
“Sure.” Cole stood and followed Taylor out of the dining room.
“Let’s head to the study,” Taylor suggested.
He hadn’t been this far into the Alpha house yet but Cole enjoyed the homey feeling of the place. Dark tan carpet, which had to be hell to clean from muddy paw prints, ran through the halls.
Taylor opened one of the doors and motioned Cole inside. “My father had this room built so that he could enjoy a brandy after dinner with his inner circle. He also used to hide in here when my mother went on one of her rants about someone always being at the house or him always being called away during dinner.”
“I guess that probably happened a lot,” Cole replied.
“All the time,” Taylor acknowledged. “It’s part of being Alpha. It’s also one of the reasons I haven’t settled down yet. Finding a woman that can be a mate to an Alpha is not easy. My mom left my dad after being married for twenty years. I was ten and one night she was here then the next day, gone.”
“That’s a very sad story,” Cole commented. He wasn’t sure why Taylor would be telling him such personal information.
The Alpha walked over to the bar then held up a glass bottle.
Cole nodded.
“It is sad and I bet you’re wondering why I’m sharing this with you,” Taylor said as he poured their drinks, filling the crystal a little less than halfway with a dark brown liquor.
Cole sniffed. Brandy, and good stock if I guess right. As the Alpha strolled to him Cole tried to get his mind back on topic. “I am,” he admitted.
“Kendra would make a wonderful mate to an Alpha,” Taylor commented.
Cole paused with his drink halfway to his mouth. Had Taylor just said that he planned to make Kendra his?
“No,” Taylor laughed. “I’m not in love with Kendra and she sees me as a father figure. That would give icky a whole new meaning.”
“I agree,” Cole stated with relief.
“Have a seat, Cole.” Taylor motioned for him to sit on the brown leather couch.
Since he’d grown a lot more curious about this conversation, he shrugged. Taylor dropped down in the chair across from him. “So let’s get to the point of why I asked you to come in here.”
Cole raised his glass in agreement.
“I want you to consider becoming Alpha of my pack,” Taylor told him.
He choked on his brandy. After he’d gotten over his coughing fit he wiped his watery eyes. “What?”
“I thought you’d be surprised, but I wasn’t trying to kill you,” Taylor said, amused.
“Can you repeat what you said, please?”
Taylor leaned forward. “I’ve been invited to join the Wolf Council and my pack needs a leader. I think you’d make a great Alpha.”
“I don’t know anything about being an Alpha,” he argued.
“I’ll teach you. You’re a natural leader and already proving you care about people,” Taylor said. “It’s been on my mind a while now.”
“I’m not even part of your pack,” he pointed out.
“Not right now, but I hope soon you’ll be joining us. Either as Kendra’s mate or on your own. I already asked you to join. I was giving you time before I approached you again,” Taylor said.
“What changed?”
“You did.” Taylor grinned. “I’ve noticed a difference in you the last couple of days. I think we have Kendra to thank for you opening up but whatever the reason is I welcome it. I believe now is the right time to bring it up.”
Cole didn’t know what to say. His head was spinning so he downed the rest of his drink. Glancing up at Taylor and seeing the
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