The Alpha’s Arranged Mate: Wolf Shifter Pregnancy Romance by Kayla Wolf

Author:Kayla Wolf [Wolf, Kayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11 - Reeve

As the days turned into weeks, Reeve couldn’t figure out exactly why he was so intensely aware of the looming three-month deadline. On the one hand, he was looking forward to it—to knowing that Lyrie would be free to go where she liked and do what she pleased, to have her life given back to her after being trapped by this absurd ritual. On the other hand, part of him knew that once the three months were up, she’d almost certainly be leaving him alone on his yacht again. It was strange, the way he’d gotten used to her being around. After the night they didn’t speak of, he’d done his best to make himself scarce for a week or two, figuring that she wouldn’t want to see him… but then, slowly but surely, he started seeing more of her.

Initially it was on Kurivon, mostly, where she always seemed to be making herself useful. Hard to avoid running into her when she seemed to be everywhere he visited—the construction sites, the old library, even the dock now and again when he pulled in. He gave up trying to avoid her on the mainland, reasoning that it would be good for them to be seen together by the packs as much as possible, using that to justify their cordial interactions. And then, as the days went by and the awkwardness of their night together receded into the past, he stopped putting so much effort into avoiding her on the yacht, too. And to his surprise, the cordial relationship between them continued. By the time a month had passed, they were even having meals together semi-regularly, using the time to talk about what was going on with construction and what more could be done to make sure the rift between the packs was well and truly mended by the time their match was dissolved. It felt … well, if he was honest with himself, it felt nice, and he was dreading the day she left for good.

If nothing else, having her around had taught him how good it was to have someone at your side, professionally speaking. True to his word, he ensured she attended all the Alpha Council meetings with him, and it quickly became clear that she was a valuable addition to the room. Her contributions were concise and insightful, and the sharp attention she focused on every speaker made all of them sit up a little straighter. Unfortunately, the downside of her presence was a certain racketing up of the tension between Reeve and his brother. He hadn’t spoken a word to Darion since their deeply unhelpful conversation after the last Council meeting, but he could feel his brother’s eyes burning through him at every meeting. If Lyrie was aware of the way her old Alpha felt about him, she didn’t mention it. And to his relief, Darion seemed willing to restrict his unpleasantness to just the glaring—there were no more after-hours confrontations as the weeks wore on.

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