Page 81 of A Wolf's Heart

How the fuck did we think we could go home after this? She was glowing. Her skin had a beautiful flush to it now, her blue eyes bright and lively, and her hair was thicker, so shiny and smooth. I guess that’s what a ton of vitamin D did to a female.

“I see the teams are done searching the other territories,” she said, skimming through her notes. “They are much more thorough than the human teams I’ve worked with.”

“As they should be. They were trained from pups,” Rainor said before turning to Kage. “Meeting in Anguse today. Am I canceling?”

“Yes. Reconvene next week.” Kage answered him without looking up from the tablet. He had been reading on that thing all morning.

Rainor sighed. “Mass email going out.”

“Don’t stay here on account of me.” Lila spoke without looking up. “I think my heat is done. This is the longest I’ve gone between waves.”

Did it not hurt her to be away from us? Was the bond still broken? Was there still mistrust? Other females practically threw themselves at us.

I wonder if it’s her alpha qualities.Rainor spoke through the link. I was so used to his voice in my head, it didn’t startle me in the slightest.

I don’t like it. Why couldn’t we have a stage-five clinger?I grumbled.

I think you’re our stage-five clinger.He chuckled out loud, and Lila looked up from her screen.

Fuck off.With any other female, I would be disgusted if they insisted on being with us all the time. She was different. Lila was the closest I had ever felt to having a family, even when compared to Kage and Rainor. I didn’t want her out of my sight in case she slipped away as well.

“Okay, no internal monologue around me,” she said accusingly. “If you three think you’re being slick, you have a face every time you talk to one another.”

I smiled, she so fucking smart. Guess I’ll have to fuck her now.

“Move in with us,” I said.

Her cute expression faded. “What?”

“It would be logical,” Rainor murmured. “We have three condos between the three of us, there is plenty of room.”

“You’re joking.” She frowned.

“Why? You would be better protected closer to us. We would be able to keep a closer eye on you,” Kage said, setting the tablet down.We may have a problem. We need a meeting, just the three of us.

I gave no indication Kage had spoken to us, and Rainor gave a slight tilt of his head as if to confirm with him.

Lila was shaking her head. “Closer eye on me? You mean, control me. No, I’m good here. If there is work you need to confer with me on, then I can make the however long trip into the city. I’ve lived in this house for over thirty years. I was left on the front porch by a wolf family that wanted nothing to do with me. And then I was taken in by humans who did nothing but care and love me. This is my home. I will not be leaving it.”

“And if a child were to be the results of this week?” Rainor asked. “Would you move into our protection then?”

“Dr. Thatcher said it was highly unlikely I would get pregnant during my first heat.” Lila said it as if it was something she had been telling herself all along.

I don’t think Dr. Thatcher banked on us fucking as often as we have been, I said.

Yeah, but I’ve seen her lab results. Lila was malnourished. Being her first heat and taking into account the health of her body, I doubt she would conceive. Perhaps next heat cycle, she will be in better form after our care,Rainor said.

“All right, you want to keep talking to yourselves? Then have fun with that. Lube is in the top drawer of my dresser.” She stood up, whipping off her shirt.

Fuck, she had my undivided attention now. “I’m coming.” I stood up and took my shirt off in one swooping motion.

Her eyes roamed my body. I wanted her to eye fuck me like that every single day. My scars never bothered me—I hardly paid them attention—but under Lila’s gaze, they felt like a gold fucking medal.

She held her hand up to me. “I’m going for a run. It’s been a while, and I really need this, alone.”

Kage stood up. “You have two minutes, and then we are chasing you,” he growled.

Ohh, I liked that idea.

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