The Baby Shift- Alaska by Becca Fanning

Author:Becca Fanning [Fanning, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Wesley

“You?” Priscilla asked in front of the entire Clan. “Have a baby?”

Wesley was standing next to the Chief at the grand hall’s dining room on Friday night. They had a weekly meal with every Shifter from the clan on this night and often discussed important news. It was no secret that Wesley had a reputation as a free bird. Many of the Shifters his age had settled down already. Priscilla, in fact, was an old girlfriend of his but had left him for his best friend, Robert, when he refused to commit. She was clearly enjoying this entire situation. Robert smirked next to her, unable to contain his own amusement.

Wesley crossed his arms and with shameless indifferences, he replied, “Yes, I had a baby.”

“With a human woman?” someone else asked. The hall was quiet for a beat, and then raucous laughter burst out in every corner. Even the children were laughing, without really knowing what was happening.

“Our eternal bachelor,” the Chief announced.

“Still a bachelor, thank you very much.” Wesley uncrossed his arms and gestured to the long table, filled with the members of their clan. “She never expected to see me again and was more than happy to raise the child on her own. This situation is wild, I know. You can smell the honesty on her. She’s an accomplished scientist and our neighbor, so you might see her.”

“The gorgeous redhead?” Robert asked. Priscilla swatted him playfully but turned and winked at Wesley.

“Oh, we’ve seen her on patrol!” She was referring to when some of the clan members went out in their wolf forms to check their territory in the evening and at night. She raised her voice with a boisterous laugh. “And she is gorgeous!”

Cheers came from them all now, and Wesley shook his head. “Please don’t embarrass me.”

“Never,” Robert said in a teasing voice. “Mr. Alpha Bachelor.”

“How long until he’s on his knees with a human ring?” Priscilla asked with a loud cackle. “I’ll bet you all a piece of gold!” The crowd startled jostling with bets now, madness erupted. The Chief grinned at Wesley, who turned away from the madness.

“We’ll be on our best behavior with the human woman and the young pup.” The Chief smiled and clapped a wide hand on Wesley’s back. “But I suggest you dress up in newer clothes. Human women tend to notice dirt a bit more.”

And now his Chief was giving him dating advice? After the chaos had settled, Wesley was nursing a pint of ale, homebrewed by the Clan itself, when Robert and Priscilla wandered over.

“We’ll give her a proper welcome,” Priscilla said with a warm grin. Robert wrapped an arm around his mate and kissed the top of her head. “But I have a funny feeling that this human woman might end up being the one for you.”

Wesley threw his head back to laugh. “We’ll see about that!”

And they would.

On Saturday morning, the Clan had been scrubbed from top to bottom for the visit. Not that it needed much.

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