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“Hmm…maybe a park ranger?” I suggested. “I can reach out and ask Grayson if they’re looking for more rangers. He and Jai are both rangers still. Jai loves their twins, but he loves having that time away from them at work. Their twins are in the childcare center the den has.” I loved Jai. He was amazing for Grayson. And the way he adored Grayson and their twins, well, my cousin was lucky in the mate department. He was something like my third cousin, but just like with Grandfather and Grandpa, our family simply didn’t care to add the greats and the seconds or thirds. Grayson was a cousin, as were Jules and Sam, Grayson’s uncle and omega father respectively.

“I could see him as a ranger. But I don’t know who to ask about that. I know the council works with the displaced omegas, but I’m not sure Todd has really talked about what he’d feel most comfortable doing.”

I nodded absently. I could take care of that. One quick call to Grayson and I could have him reaching out by the end of the day.

“Well, I’ll ask. So two weeks?” I asked.

Dr. King grinned. “Yes. And if you need anything before then, you know the number to call and where the office is.” Dr. King stood as Warwick helped me slide off of the exam table.

“Are you ready?” I asked Warwick.

“As ready as I’m going to be. I think there are some things we need to go home and talk about. Twins are a bit of a surprise, but I’ve come to expect those anymore.”

I couldn’t help but smile. Not only was I a surprise to Warwick, but for me, my heat was. And, of course, the babies. I certainly agreed with Warwick.

“Here’s your book,” Dr. King said. He was holding out a book that I was very familiar with. “You know the drill.”

I took the book and smiled. “Yep. Warwick and I will start reading it tonight.” The What to Expect When You’re a Pregnant Omega book had been written by Constantine at Master Edison’s most recent coven in Amherst. It had been incredibly helpful to all of the pregnant omegas and more than a few expectant alphas as well.

“Thank you, Dr. King. I appreciate you seeing me on short notice.”

Dr. King grinned. “What do you mean? You had an appointment,” Dr. King joked. “But in all seriousness, I’ll reach out if I have news from the goddess that cannot wait. I don’t anticipate that, but one never knows.”

Warwick wrapped his arm around my shoulders, and I leaned into his side. “Thank you, Dr. King,” Warwick said.

“Yes. I appreciate you letting me squeeze in. Even if I had an appointment that I made about two minutes before the scheduled time.”

Dr. King smiled. “Always available to help omegas when they need a last-minute appointment.”

Dr. King walked us out. We found Todd grumbling at the computer again, and I made a mental note to reach out to Grayson soon. Surely there was something somewhere that Todd could do that didn’t require him to deal with computers.

Warwick and I walked past Todd while Dr. King tried to see what it was that he was struggling with now. Once we were outside, my mate winked at me, and then my stomach did that familiar roll. We were once more inside our house, and I sighed in relief. Only that relief lasted seconds because what had just been shared with us quickly resurfaced.

“We’re having hellhounds,” I said.

Warwick chuckled. “I’m sorry. I think I’d probably have preferred little polar bears for both our sakes.”

That didn’t make me feel any better. “Are hellhounds truly that difficult?”

Warwick shrugged before he leaned down and kissed me slowly. All thought and worry about the babies left the front of my mind when Warwick cupped my face with his hands. The man knew how to kiss, and that was all it took to turn my thoughts elsewhere when he was involved. We could worry about babies later.

Chapter 17

Warwick

If you had asked me before I claimed my mate a month ago if I would fall in love with the quiet little snores of another person, I would have glared at you for asking such a question. I smiled. It was still early, but I had always been an early riser, despite where I was or what was going on around me. But Cecil, my sweet, precious mate. He had decidedly become a not morning person.

He’d told me that mornings didn’t use to bother him, but that had been before. Before he’d been claimed, before he became pregnant. Before me. I’d thrown his life upside down for certain, but I liked to think he didn’t mind too much. Especially since he’d done the same to me. Which was how I’d found myself lying in bed on a Friday morning instead of getting ready to go to work.

Cecil was what you would expect an omega to be. He was sweet, caring, and just happiness. I could feel my entire mood shift when I was around him. My beast had calmed considerably, and no longer did I desire to go out on every assignment I could volunteer for.

Cecil was safely tucked in beside me, and that made my beast happy. I pulled my mate a little bit tighter to me, enjoying the feel of him there. Sleeping next to someone had been new, but it was something we both quickly adjusted to.

My talk with Chin and Lev was still very much in the front of my thoughts. I didn’t know love as I’d never experienced it. I didn’t have parents that loved me growing up. But as Chin and Lev had pointed out, I’d seen it since joining the council, and I found myself acting much the same as others around me. My days were filled with thoughts of my mate and the children he was carrying. My desire to see to his every need was overwhelming, and only when I had made certain that Cecil’s needs and desires had been seen did my beast relax. That was a new experience, and I decided I liked it.

Cecil’s snoring abruptly stopped, putting me on alert. He quickly rolled from my embrace, and when he rushed to the bathroom, I quickly got up to follow. I’d read the book Dr. King had given us, and I was worried that he might be experiencing morning sickness for the first time. As I approached the bathroom though, I heard him sighing in relief as he apparently emptied his bladder. I leaned against the bathroom doorframe and waited. When Cecil was finished and turned and saw me, he gave me a sheepish smile.

“My body suddenly decided it was dire that I went pee.”

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