Page 74 of His Treasured Mate
“That could make sense,” I said. “Kyle and Kelsey sealed their bond pretty much the second they mated, but they are both Alphas in their own rights. Maybe that had something to do with it.”
“You could always call Kyle and ask him about it. They have kids, so if their bond sealed that quickly then he had to have been through this before,” Luke suggested.
“That's a good idea. When we're done today, I'll give him a call. James has me paranoid now.”
“I'd pay good money to see you go through labor,” James teased.
“Asshole.”
“No one wants to see our Alpha in a weakened state. No good would come from that,” Luke said.
“If we find it's a problem, we'll limit the room to only Lily, Thomas, and I. We certainly aren't going to jeopardize the Pack over something as natural as this,” Sam assured me.
Unfortunately, that did nothing to ease my fears.
With nothing seriously wrong with me, Sam said goodbye and went back to work.
James, Luke, and I went over the restoration status and my agenda for the week. The two of them were taking on more responsibilities right now as I prepared to take a bit of downtime with the baby's arrival.
“Okay, I think we're good for now.”
“Great. I have to run. I'll catch you later. And send out a Six Pack update on the whole bond thing please. Katherine will never let me live it down if she learns that I knew before her.”
“Your mate is human. How does she even know about the bond stages?” I asked.
“You know we talk about everything. Please, she may be human, but I'm optimistic that our bond will one day seal too. She's had signs that give me hope. Anyway. I'm out. Later.”
“Bye.”
“Do you want me to shadow you again out to the ranch to meet with Emmett, Cruz, Ruby, and Clay?” Luke asked once James was gone.
“No. Actually, I'd like you to go ahead and take it over. That way if you need anything, I'll be here to assist. But while I'm on paternity leave, even if we both know there are things I'll need to do, I'd like you really step up with some of this stuff.”
“Okay,” Luke said.
“No arguments or concerns?”
“No. You know there's nothing I wouldn't do for you. You so rarely ask, that I'm happy to do it. No offense, but you’re a bit of a control freak.”
I groaned. “I may have heard that once or twice before. I do try.”
“I know. And I appreciate what work you do give me, but I am capable of far more.”
“I have a thousand percent faith in your abilities, Luke. You would have continued to be a great Alpha. Are you regretting not challenging me?”
“Oh God no! I didn't want your job then and I certainly don't want your job now. But I am here to help and make things less stressful on you. You don't have to do everything yourself.”
“I know you're right. I keep hanging onto the ranch simply because I love it. I love working with my sister on the dairy stuff, and two of my best friends in the entire world. It's nice, but it does add unnecessary stress on me. How would you feel about taking on some of that permanently?”
“You're serious?”
“I am. If you're interested, then we'll consider this next month or two as a trial towards possible transition.”
“Yes. I would love that. And James and I were discussing some new ideas for Pack security. Part of that would include the cowboys.”
“I'd love to see your proposal for it.”
“Great. I'll get with him and work on putting a package together.”