Chasing the Alpha (Shifters of Nunavut Book 3) by Rivard Viola

Author:Rivard, Viola [Rivard, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

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Sten glanced at the overcast sky, and then back at the hill. He had meant it when he’d told Indigo to take her time, and he was thoroughly enjoying the time with Halley, but being apart from Indigo made him feel unsettled.

It had happened earlier as well, when he’d gone to his room to find that she and Halley had already left. He’d gotten an uncomfortable feeling in the pit of his stomach that hadn’t subsided until he’d seen her in the main room. When she’d approach Sylvestre, it had come back twofold, this time accompanied by his enraged wolf. In the instant before he’d gotten a grip on himself, he had never felt more violently possessive of any female in his life.

That should have been a warning that he should take a step back, but instead he had all but invited her to join him in bed tonight.

Halley was sculpting snow into an impressive likeness of a wolf. She had already told him about her week, and they had talked through her concerns about Astrid’s health. After a while, they’d fallen into an easy silence, with Sten occasionally commenting on her work and Halley pausing now and again to smile at him.

After another moment of watching her, he looked towards the hill again. He could hear sounds coming from up there, voices that he couldn’t distinguish. He began drumming his fingers on his thigh.

“Do you like Indigo?” Halley asked.

Sten had been waiting for the question, and he countered with one of his own. “Do you like her?”

Halley didn’t look up from her sculpting, but her lips puckered in concentration. “She’s nice. And she’s friends with the pups from the new pack.”

His lips slanted into a smile. “I do like her, but it’s important to me that you like her as well. Things will be different with her. I want Indigo to spend time with both of us, not just me.”

The details had been only vague, disjointed ideas in his mind, but as soon as he voiced them, they made perfect sense to him.

“Will she stay here when you’re away?”

“Most likely, yes.”

“Will she sleep in our room?”

“Do you want her to?”

She paused before replying. “I think so. Astrid doesn’t sleep in our room now that Uncle Erik is back. I liked sleeping next to her. She’s very warm.” Another pause. “Is Indigo going to be your mate?”

He knew she was asking if he and Indigo would have pups, and so he told her no. The one time she’d expressed interest in having a sibling, Sten had not been ready to even contemplate taking another mate, and he had reacted poorly. She had not brought the subject up again, though she lacked the subtlety to hide her desire to be a sister. Hopefully, having the other pups around would be enough to satisfy her.

“Can I have a mate one day?”

Sten grinned. “Perhaps. Do you have someone in mind?”

Halley made a point not to look at him. “There was a boy I saw yesterday… He was very handsome.

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