Page 73 of His Treasured Mate

“But we aren't sure you are. You're acting really weird, Thomas.”

Luke sounded genuinely concerned.

I sighed. “Lily hit her funny bone and I felt it, okay? Our bond is sealing. Over the weekend we started hearing each other. It's happening. I don't know why she didn't alert the press. Honestly, it's kind of overwhelming and we're still adjusting to it.”

“You're serious? And you didn't tell us? You didn't tell me?” James asked.

“It wasn't personal.”

I was pretty certain that Lily had told my sisters the exact same thing.

Before we could discuss it, Sam burst through the door. “Where's Lily?”

“It's not Lily, it's Thomas,” Luke said. “But I think we’ve already gotten to the bottom of it.”

“I get a 9-1-1 call to the Alpha House right now, I expect a pending delivery.”

“It's too soon for that,” I argued.

“She's in the third trimester, Thomas. This is her fifth child and she's our Pack Mother. We're most definitely on baby watch from now until delivery.”

“Don't say that. It's too soon. We aren't ready.”

“Lily sent out pictures of the new nursery today. Sounded like she got it all done and ready for the baby. What else is there to be ready for.”

“We still have like seven weeks until her due date. Don't rush this.”

I was so paranoid of Lily going into labor early even though she never had before. Our baby deserved the best possible start to life and I knew that meant baking in there as long as possible.

“So, why was I called in? What's going on?”

“Turns out our Alpha and Pack Mother sealed their bond and didn't tell anyone,” Luke told him.

“Lily hit her elbow and it hurt.”

“I didn't even think you were linked telepathically yet,” Sam said, sounding surprised.

“It happened over the weekend while we were in Westin Pack.”

“And you've progressed to pain this quickly?”

I shrugged. “Is that not normal? I thought telepathic communication was one of the last stages.”

“Yes, but not the last stage.”

“Well, that one was a new discovery today. For the last week or so I've been much more in tune with her emotions so it just felt like a natural build up to this.”

“Sam, what does this mean for Thomas?” James asked.

“What do you mean?”

“Well, if his bond is sealed and he feels everything she felt, then how does that affect him when she goes into labor?”

“You are sick on the head. Stop wishing for me to experience childbirth.”

He ignored me and continued on with his questions. “And why are they sealing their bond so soon? Wyatt and Kate have been mated far longer and they're also true mates, but as far as I know they haven't sealed their bond yet.”

“No one knows for sure how or why this happens,” Sam confessed. “There's theories that believe when an Alpha mates his one true mate that the bond is even stronger somehow and therefore could develop faster, but that’s just a theory. Something about Alpha blood accelerating the process. There's no proof in it.”