“Son, it’s not good for you to lose control at such a vulnerable time,” William said. His father stood in the corner giving the doctor and Helen more room.
“William, dear, remember your claiming of me. It wasn’t exactly planned,” Helen said, looking up and smiling.
Glancing back he saw his father was blushing. Zeke did not want to know what his parents got up to before he was even conceived.
“She’s breeding and a half breed,” James said.
“If you’ve got a problem with my mate being a half breed then get the fuck out so I can find another doctor who can treat her.”
William wrapped his arms around Zeke, holding him back. “Calm down, son. You’re too close to the edge. Pull yourself back, or you’ll regret it, and believe me when I tell you that you do not want to regret losing control.”
Taking several breaths, Zeke stared at the doctor.
“I’ve got no problem treating half breeds, Zeke. I’m happy for men and women to find the one meant for them, and if that means turning humans, then so be it.” James took a step back running his fingers through his hair. “No, I’ve got no problem with half breeds at all, but they come with complications themselves. Your woman is not as strong as your mother. She’s in her needing, and I scent the conception of a young one. Zeke, the injections your wife has been getting binds the wolf into a box, and without the injections she’s slowly coming back to herself but that is a long way off yet.”
James pulled the sheet down turning her head to the side to examine the wound.
“You’ve bitten her good, but you have to remember she’s part human. She will not heal as quickly as we do.” There were several sighs and disapproving noises coming from the doctor.
“I can feel her heating up,” Helen said.
“Yes, she’ll be right as rain tomorrow. Her body is healing through a lot. The injections side effects will slowly fade, and with it, she’ll get stronger. I think you’ll be surprised by how strong your woman actually is.” James cleaned the wound.
Mary whimpered.
His father’s grip tightened, and he watched Helen comfort her. It should have been him by her side, holding her close.
“Does she know you’re mated?” James asked.
“No. We have an agreement for the next month. She knows nothing else other than what her pack was up to.”
“She’s not part of their pack. Their scent would cling to her, and no matter what you did, Zeke, you wouldn’t get rid of that smell. She’s your pack. I’m surprised you couldn’t smell it before.” James leaned in close and inhaled. “Yes, she’s all yours all right. The young one growing in her is yours as well.”
Pride filled him at the power he showed. His woman was part of his pack already. Mary’s place within his pack would also explain why his men were so polite and respectful to her.
“Zeke, I’m not impressed that you’ve gotten a woman pregnant without us even getting to know her,” Helen said, scolding him.
“I’m happy for you, son. We breed good stock.”
Helen rolled her eyes while William chuckled. Zeke didn’t care about stock or anything other than knowing his woman was going to be safe.
James took her temperature and checked her blood pressure after cleaning away the damage he’d done to her neck.
“She’s going to be perfectly fine,” James said. “You’ll have more trouble explaining yourself than anything else.”
The doctor stood and made his way toward the bag he’d left at the base of the bed. “When you’re ready give her these. They’re tablets all pregnant females need. Human females only need to take one tablet a day whereas your woman will need to take two. Wolves digest faster than humans, and also she’s a half breed and wouldn’t need as much as a full breed.” James packed everything away. “The moment she knows the truth bring her to me. I like to keep an eye on our pregnant bitches in case anything goes wrong.”
“Mary,” Zeke said.
“What was that?” James asked.
“Her name is not bitch. It’s Mary. She won’t take kindly to you referring to her as a bitch.” Zeke wouldn’t have any harm come to the woman that was his. It was bad enough that she’d suffered at Roger’s and Dani’s hands.