“So I am pregnant? We are going to have a baby?” She asked those questions on a whisper, her eyes wide as shock covered her beautiful face.
I nodded and leaned down to press my mouth to hers. “A baby,” I said softly against her lips. “Our baby.” God, I hadn’t realized I could love Allison any more than I did, but knowing she was pregnant, that she carried our child, had my love for her growing tenfold.
If she thought I was possessive and territorial of her before now, she was in for a surprise.
A shifter with a pregnant mate was a force to be reckoned with.
And I’d do whatever it took to protect both of them.
“Let’s go home and celebrate,” I said softly and wrapped my arm around her shoulder.
“Let’s go tell everyone the good news.” I was going to be a father. Hell, who would have thought a grouchy grizzly like me would have ever found his mate, let alone be blessed to have a baby? “If it’s a boy and like any of the bear brothers, I have my work cut out for me. He’ll no doubt be rowdy.”
Ali chuckled and tipped her head back to look at me. “And if it’s a little girl?”
I growled low. “Then I better make sure my shotguns are cleaned for any fucking boy who comes knocking on my door to see her.”
Ali chuckled and I pulled her in tighter. “So dramatic.”
“I’m being serious.”
“I know, and I love you more for it.”
I kissed the crown of her head, feeling like I was the luckiest fucking bear shifter on the planet.
That’s because I am.
The End