Chernobyl Werewolf (Team Greywolf 3)
Cricket gave her a guarded look. “Could be his mutant powers prevent the blood bond addiction? What does your father think?”
“He admitted there is a lot about Lev’s physiology that remains a mystery.” She swallowed. “I never mentioned he bit me, at least not recently.”
“Your bite marks were obvious when I arrived that first morning.”
“Yeah, but by the time I saw Howard, they were gone.”
“They heal quickly. Even quicker from Chernobyl Werewolf.”
“I prefer you call him Lev.”
“No problem.” Cricket quirked her brows. “Did you discuss mating Lev with your father?”
“No. Lev and I thought we should wait until the rogue werewolves are destroyed and it’s safe for me to leave. He wants me to make a logical decision if I really want to be his mate and live with a pack.”
“We all know Lev claimed you. Selene must have spilled the beans to Howard.”
“No hiding secrets around here.”
“Unless, Rylee ordered Selene not to say anything.”
“I don’t know if that’s something you would keep from, for lack of a better term, your mate.”
“Rylee is our alpha so pretty much we’re all her bitches. If she says don’t tell, you don’t tell. Any who, Howard can’t do anything about it since Lev’s claim is forever.”
Rachel lowered her gaze. “I know. Which makes me feel like shit, knowing I can leave him and he’d pine away for the rest of his life.”
“True, but it’s not like he’d be celibate the rest of his life. He might even take a secondary mate.”
Rachel had no right to be jealous, but the thought of Lev with anyone caused her stomach to tighten. “What is a secondary mate?”
“A mate taken with his primary mate’s permission. Someone he can start a family with or as a beloved companion. Most lycans only take a secondary if they are forced to mate with one they don’t love or lost the love of their lives.”
“Naturally, I would give him permission.”
Cricket laughed with teasing mirth. “But you really don’t want to.”
Rachel crossed her arms. “Of course, I would.”
Cricket rolled her eyes. “Yeah, right.”
“Okay, so I’d be jealous, but not letting him go would make me one hell of a selfish bitch.”
“Honestly, based on your physiology, Lev belongs to you.”
“Isn’t there some lycan etiquette about not reading one’s emotions?”
“Sorry. Anyway, it doesn’t matter what he told Howard. Lev’s wolf will do as he pleases, no matter what the man wants.”
“I never brought up Lev when visiting Howard. We mostly talked about Stallo and his odd sort of magic and transgenic manipulation as well as details about lycan society.”
“I bet Howard prefers you choose to live apart from our pack.”
“Hypocrite. Dear old dad failed to keep me from getting involved with lycans and now that I am, he doesn’t have the right to protest if I decide to stay and mate Lev.”
“When I’m not on a field mission, I do lab work in luponomics research.” Cricket sighed. “I don’t blame him for worrying. Lev’s DNA is very different from a typical alpha werewolf. We don’t know the full extent of his mutations.”
“Yes, he told me the pack, especially potential mates, are afraid of the type of offspring he might produce.” I should be afraid as well.