Warren and I say goodnight and head to our room. When we get there, I think about my conversation with Kennedy today as we begin getting ready for bed.
“Warren, didn’t you say that Quirin was wealthy?” I ask him.
“Yeah, really rich. He gave Connor one hundred thousand dollar for his birthday,” he asks.
I stop
and look at my mate, shocked. “He did? Why?”
Warren shrugs in the casual, sexy way that he has that still make my heart skip a beat and heat rush to my core.
“Connor and I talked about it. We both think that it was Quirin’s way of letting him know that he’s powerful in more ways than one. Remember, when he wrote that check, he didn’t know that he and Kennedy were mates. He may not have done it if he had.”
I think about that, and Warren tilts his head at me, walking over and pulling me against him. “Why do you ask?”
“Why do you think Kennedy doesn’t know that? She told me today that she didn’t order an x-ray machine for the pack when the one they have is probably older than I am. It costs a third of what he gave Connor for his birthday.”
I slide my arms around his neck, and he presses his lips to my forehead as he thinks.
“One thing I realized today is that Quirin really loves Kennedy. I know you and I have differing opinions about him, but I wasn’t sure that he was capable of love. However, I saw it in his eyes whenever he looked at her today and I believe that it’s real. But he didn’t have a great role model when it came to mates. I mean, look at how easily Quinton was willing to toss Yasmin aside to get to you.”
“I had that same thought today, but that doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t tell her that they can afford anything she wants to buy for the hospital,” I say.
He smiles at me and I feel the flash of the memory in his mind. “You remember how you used to joke with me that I didn’t know the definition of ‘discussion”?
“Oh, that wasn’t a joke. I was very serious and I’m so thankful that we now have a library in the educational side of the hospital in case I ever have to look up that or any other word for you,” I say, making my mate laugh, like I knew he would. “Goddess, I love you, Yara. My point is, I don’t think Quirin knows the definition of communication.”
“Do you think I should say something to her?”
He sighs, his hands beginning to roam over my naked body while he considers. “No. Yesterday my answer would probably have been different. Yesterday, I didn’t know that Quirin could love her as much as he does. I think they have to figure it out for themselves, Yara. If anyone else had told me that it was a bad idea to erase your records from that human university you were attending when we met, I never would have listened. But when you said it, I had no choice but to listen. I hope, I think, they’ll find their way together. But they are both still struggling to figure out who they are in this new dynamic. My confident daughter has lost some of her confidence,” he says, looking sad.
“She’s getting it back. Slowly, but it will come.”
“Of course it will. She is her mother’s daughter, after all,” he says his eyes darkening as his thumbs stroke over my nipples. I let my head fall back, giving my mate the submission that I know he loves.
He growls and begins nibbling on my neck.
“I was surprised that you didn’t send Bradley to watch over me at the hospital,” I
say, my voice becoming breathless as my mate begins stoking the fire inside my
body.
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“I had him watch our pups. I was worried about the pack, but he said they kept their distance except some omegas who brought them some food they were very nice and talked about how great Kennedy is.”
He
That makes me smile.
“Are we done talking now?” he growls.
“Yes,” I breathe softly.
“Good because there are other things I want to do with my mouth,” he says,
before lifting me up and carrying me to the bed.
My mate still has an insatiable appetite for me, even after nineteen years and
seven pups. And I’m so thankful because I know that I will never, ever be able to get enough of this man.
