Page 56 of Bullied By the Alpha Wolf

Restrained chuckles sounded behind me, but I didn’t bother looking back at the other women in the room. The only one I was concerned about was lying right here, and she was finally looking into my eyes again.

“He really was. You should have seen it.”

Kit laughed, glancing over at Willow and then back at me. “Oh, really? Guess I have quite an effect on you, huh?”

I shook my head, my eyes burning slightly. “Yes, you do.”

“I should say so,” Sunny added. “Willow and I haven’t seen anything like Kaiden’s recovery. He should have ODed on that drug, but he’s still kicking. Which is so good, because now he’ll be able to meet the baby.”

I watched Kit’s eyes flare wide, and she slowly leaned to the side so that she could stare agape at Sunny. After a second, Sunny realized what she’d said, and Willow just laughed, face-palming as she shook her head.

“Well, that’s one way to break the news.”

Sunny frowned, looking guilty. “Oops.”

I looked back at Kit, who was shaking her head. “Wait, wait, wait. What, what baby?”

“Yours.” Sunny gestured toward Kit with her hand. “And Kaiden’s. Got that from the DNA. Still can’t tell how that worked, or if they’ll be a wolf or not. Which is fascinating, because we haven’t seen any human-wolf babies here, and it’ll be so interesting to see if—”

“Babe, you’re rambling again.” Willow patted Sunny on the shoulder before wrapping her arm around the woman and walking her toward the door. “Let’s give these two some space.”

“Oh, okay. Sure. Sorry about…well, okay. I’d like to check on her more after you guys, you know, chat and stuff. Run some tests!”

Sunny’s words faded into silence as Willow pulled her out of the room. I was left alone with Kit once more—and the biggest bombshell of my life.

When I looked back at her, Kit’s eyes were focused downward, staring at nothing. She was so quiet, and after a moment, I took her chin and made her look up at me.

“Hey. Are you okay?”

Kit let out a half-chuckle half-sigh, shaking her head. “I…wow, okay. I…I’m pregnant, I guess.”

Offering a sympathetic smile, I laughed lightly. “Sounds like. Sunny just came in to tell me, I think. I’m glad that you woke up for it. I mean, hell, I’m glad that you woke up at all. I…I really was a wreck.”

Kit smiled, tired and overwhelmed. “I think I know how that feels. You know, considering the whole drug OD thing.”

I raised my brows, nodding at her as I scoffed. “Yeah, that you do. I’m so sorry if I hurt you or scared you. I…that was fucking awful. I didn’t know if I would be able to stop him before I just exploded.”

“But you did.” Kit put her hand on my cheek. “You came back to me.”

Sighing, I closed my eyes and focused on the feeling of her hand on my skin. Everything in the world was wrapped up in that simple touch, and I fucking melted.

“It was you that gave me the strength to fight the wolf. Focusing on our…connection.”

When I opened my eyes again, it looked like Kit was going to cry.

“Hey. Hey, now. Are you all right? Did I—”

She shook her head, pulling me down toward her. Kit kissed me, then rested her forehead against mine.

“I thought I was going crazy when Eli had me locked up. I had this weird dream, and you were holding a baby in it. I don’t know. Somehow, I just…knew.” Her tears spilled free, running down her face. “I really did think I’d lost you.”

I wrapped my arms around her, pulling Kit close. “You didn’t. I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere.”

Kit sniffled against my chest, a sarcastic chuckle slipping free. “Oh, really? You mean to tell me that you’re actually okay with this? With me having your baby?”

Holding her to my chest, I sucked in a deep breath, considering. Humans and wolves didn’t mate, that I was aware of. But since I’d known her, Kit did something different to me. My wolf had claimed her as our mate, and clearly, our genetics were more than compatible.

I mean, we’d had sex one time, and Kit was pregnant. Potent wolf genes, indeed.

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