Miracle Wolf for Christmas (9 page)

Chapter Twelve

Kent
hadn’t expected Ally to act quite like she had. He announced to the world—okay,
just some other guys, that she was his mate.
His mate
. He’d finally found a woman who’d wiggled her way not only
into this wolf’s pants, but into his heart, too. He thought she’d be happy, but
all she’d done was walk out of the building without saying a word.

Kent
grabbed his coat and headed outside to try and find her. She was sitting by one
of the outside enclosures. A gray wolf sat the other side watching her. She had
a way with animals and he should have known from the beginning that she was
mate material. She looked up at him as he approached. It was cold and looked
like it was about to snow again, but he slid down next to her.

“Do
you know how tough that was for me?” he asked.

She
put her head on his shoulder.

“I’ve
been a lone wolf for thirty-eight years. I thought I liked it, but then I met
you and I realized, in all honesty, that I hated it.”

“Kent,
we can’t do this.” She put her hand on top of his.

“If
it’s too soon after your husband’s death, I understand. I mean, if you don’t want
to get married, I can wait. You’re my mate and it’s supposed to be, so we can
wait to tie the knot.”

She
turned to look at him. “It’s not that. I’ve fallen for you, too. I never
thought I could love another man, and definitely not so soon after my husband’s
passing. It’s sort of shocked me how much I love being with you, but your mate
should be someone you can mate with, right?”

Kent
didn’t answer. Yes, a true mate was someone who he’d mate with to form a pack
of their own. “I’ve never been big into kids. Really I haven’t. Brianne
irritated me with her whining and fussing when I stayed at Nick’s place.”

He
hated lying. A wolf was not supposed to lie to its mate. He’d found Brianne
cute and delightful and he’d secretly held her when Ava and Nick weren’t around
so they wouldn’t read anything into it. Since he’d met Ally, he’d wanted lots
of little babies like Brianne.

“No
you don’t, Kent. Every man wants a family.”

“No,
it will be just the two of us until we’re old and grey.” He squeezed her thigh.

“You’d
regret it. I can’t let you be with me, because you need a mate who can give you
babies.”

Kent
took a deep breath. “And that’s all that’s stopping us from being together?”

“Of
course it is,” said Ally. “I so want to be your mate, but I can’t let you
sacrifice what might have been had I not run you over that night.”

“If
you hadn’t done that I wouldn’t have met you and I’d be
mateless
anyway.”

“No,
Kent, forget about me, please.”

“You
know I won’t. Anyway, have you gotten a second opinion about not being able to
have more children?”

Ally
shook her head.

“Then
how about we make a deal. We have a clinic for shifters and two doctors who
might be able to help. Bear McWilliams delivers babies and is an expert on all
things in the female department, and Cole MacDonald is a fertility expert. Yes,
they’re bear shifters. In fact, we’ll be going to Cole’s wedding next month.
You go see them, let them examine you, and if they say no chance of having a
baby then you win, but if there’s the slightest chance of us having a family,
then I win.” Kent held out his hand. “Do we have a deal or not?”

Ally
slipped her hand into his. “Deal.”

****

Kent
knew in his heart that Bear and Cole would be able to do something for Ally.
She’d gone to have her blood drawn and was now in the examination room with
Bear. Kent had tried to read a magazine, but couldn’t. He put it down and
chewed on the nail of his index finger. He hadn’t done that in years.

He
saw Bear head out of the room and walk toward him. Could he read anything from
his facial expressions? Was it bad news that Ally would never conceive again?

Kent
stood. “Have you finished examining Ally?”

“I
actually didn’t need to because she wanted me to check out a rash that appeared
this morning and she’s been worried about it,” said Bear.

“A
rash?” He hoped everything was okay with her. What if she was sick? What if
she’d picked up some fatal disease from one of the animals? Had she been bitten
or scratched and hadn’t mentioned it?

“You
want to come with me, because she wants you to see it too?” said Bear.

Now
he was completely confused, but followed Bear anyway.

Ally
lay on the table and looked toward the door as Kent came in. She put her hand
out to him. Kent took it.

“Okay,
let’s show Kent your rash.”

Bear
lifted up Ally’s examination gown and there, just faintly by her belly button,
was not a rash but a mark. A shifter pregnancy mark.

He
put his hand to his mouth and almost burst out crying.

“Dr.
McWilliams told me what it is and I can’t believe it,” said Ally.

“It’s
Bear, by the way, and it’s true, you’re going to have a baby.”

Ally
burst into tears and Kent hugged her. “I’m going to have another baby. We’re
going to have a baby,” she whispered in his ear.

“Why
don’t I leave you two alone so you can let this all sink in?” said Bear.

Kent
waited for Bear to leave and then slid onto the examination table next to Ally.
“I told you doctors can be wrong,” he said.

“Maybe
it’s the powerful wolf-man sperm,” said Ally.

Kent
laid his hand on her belly. Was he ready for this? He’d only just gotten his
mind around the whole I’ve-found-my-mate thing and now fatherhood was being
thrown at him. Yes, sure he was. Diapers, sleepless nights, teething. Yeah, he
couldn’t wait for all that.

“It
happened Christmas night,” said Ally. “It’s my holiday miracle.”

“So
now you’re convinced we’re supposed to be together?” asked Kent.

“I
think me running you over was supposed to happen.”

****

Ally
puffed the pillow up and lay back, listening to Kent singing as he showered.
Something hard in the middle of the pillow was making her uncomfortable. She
turned around and looked behind it. It was a box. She hadn’t put it there, so
who… She guessed Kent had something to do with it. She pulled it out and opened
the lid to see a mug sitting in there. She lifted it up and saw the inscription—

Wolf Momma-to-be.

She
smiled just as Kent walked out, naked and gorgeous.

“Have
you looked inside that mug?” asked Kent, sliding on the bed next to her.

“Kent,
it’s, it’s…

“A
ring. Guess I have to do the decent thing now that I’ve gotten you pregnant.”

“It’s
gorgeous,” said Ally, slipping it onto her finger.

“So
is that a yes?”

“It’s
a definite yes.”

She
kissed him while sliding her hand onto his cock.

“Hey,
none of that sort of thing. Didn’t I tell you that once a female shifter is
pregnant, there’s no sex until after the baby’s born?”

He
turned his back on her.

“But
I’m not a shifter.”

“But
you’re part of the pack now, so rules are rules.”

No
sex with Kent was going to be tough, but she guessed she’d have to accept it.

She
reached over, turned off the light, and snuggled under the blanket, suddenly
feeling Kent’s hand on her thigh and making its way to her pussy. He tickled
her entrance with his middle finger.

“I
thought you just said there was no sex until after the baby’s born.”

“I
really had you fooled there.”

Ally
sighed as Kent’s finger plunged inside her. She guessed the New Year was going
to be so much better than the last one, and all thanks to one sexy alpha wolf.

The
End

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