Bear Next Door by J.L. Wilder

Author:J.L. Wilder [Wilder, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J.L. Wilder
Published: 2021-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

BRADY

Brady’s wound healed quickly, as he had known it would. He had always been a fast healer, even for a shifter. He liked to think it was due to his alpha genes, though he didn’t know whether there was any truth to the idea that alphas healed more quickly than betas did.

Still, it was nice to think that there was something about his body that knew it was meant to be alpha.

It was also nice to think that Steve’s injuries from the fight wouldn’t be mending so quickly.

Three days had gone by now, and Brady felt almost as good as new. He was sort of looking forward to the next time he would see the members of his den. It would be a pleasure to show up looking totally unharmed and to see the surprise on their faces—on Steve’s face in particular—when he realized that Brady hadn’t sustained any significant damage.

He was so caught up in these thoughts that he didn’t notice right away that Evelyn was much more quiet than usual.

It finally came to his attention over dinner that evening. She had gotten into the habit of cooking for him every night, something he enjoyed tremendously, as she was very good at it. But it occurred to him, suddenly, that the two of them had been sitting in silence for the past twenty minutes. She hadn’t asked him a thing about his day, and when he had asked her about hers, she had answered as briefly as possible.

“Are you angry at me?” he asked her.

Her head darted up. “What? Of course not.”

“You’re hardly speaking to me,” he pointed out. “Have I done something to upset you?”

“Nothing,” she assured him. “I’m just in my own head.”

“But you’ve been quiet for days,” he said. Now that he had noticed it, he was shocked that it hadn’t registered earlier. He shouldn’t have allowed himself to get so caught up in thoughts about Steve. Steve didn’t matter more than Evelyn. “What have you been thinking about?”

She sighed. “It’s complicated, Brady.”

“Is it something you can’t talk to me about?” he asked. The idea made him feel a little hurt. He wanted her to feel like she could talk to him about anything. But he didn’t want to force her. She had had enough of that with that wolf she’d been married to.

But she shook her head. “It’s something I want to talk to you about,” she said. “I’ve been longing to talk to you about it.”

“Then talk to me,” he urged. “I’m always here for you, Evelyn. You must know that.”

She reached out a hand for his. He took it and gave it a squeeze, hoping to give her some measure of confidence.

“I hope this isn’t going to ruin everything,” she murmured.

“Nothing could ruin us,” he said. Whatever they had—whether it was a friendship or something more—he would never allow anything to get in the way of it. Nothing could be bigger than the bond they had built.

“I’m pregnant,” Evelyn whispered.

All the breath left Brady’s lungs in a rush.

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