Gordon and Mackenzie stopped at the grocery store in Feral on their way to his place. He had been spending most of his time at her place in Aspen, so his fridge and pantry were likely empty. With the constant hanger, she would soon be in. They had to stock up. They walked up and down the aisles filling their cart. Mackenzie knew that the place was run by Aurora. And while she didn’t spend much time talking to the members of the pack, she knew the stories Gordon told her.
As they walked through the produce section, they ran into Katelyn and Darrell, who were also shopping. “Well, I was starting to think we would never see you again,” Darrell teased. “You been in Aspen a lot.”
“We will be spending more time in Feral from now on.”
“Oh,” Darrell said.
“Yes. Gordon thinks it’s a good idea,” Mackenzie said. “At least until we know what to expect with the pregnancy.”
“Who’s pregnancy?” Katelyn asked. Mackenzie placed her hand over her belly. “Are you pregnant?”
“A few weeks,” Mackenzie confessed.
Katelyn looked at Darrell. “You said we couldn’t have children.”
“Katelyn,” Darrell snapped. “Not now.”
“It’s ok. She knows,” Gordon told his young friend.
“You told her?” Darrell repeated.
“Well, since she is pregnant with my child, it seemed like she needed to know.”
“Sorry, I don’t mean to be an ass, but are you sure it’s yours?”
“Pretty damn sure,” Gordon said, nodding his head.
Darrell looked at Mackenzie, surprised. “How is this…? How…?” He looked at Gordon. “How?” Gordon shrugged. “I thought it was physically impossible.”
“So did I,” Gordon said. “Apparently not.”
Katelyn’s face lit up. “Do you know what this means?” She said, grabbing her husband’s arm. “We could have a family.”
“Let’s not go rushing into this. We have no idea what she is having. It could be some mutated freak of nature,” Mackenzie looked nervous. “Sorry, I don’t mean to freak you out,” he apologized to Mackenzie, then looked back at Katelyn. “There has never been a hybrid before. There is no telling what she is carrying. I think we should wait and see what Mackenzie has before we go jumping into starting a family.”
“I want to be pregnant too,” Katelyn snapped.
“Who’s pregnant?” Aurora asked, coming around the corner to restock.
“Mackenzie,” Katelyn told her.
Aurora looked confused. “You’re pregnant?” Mackenzie nodded, and Aurora looked at Gordon. “Is it yours?”
“Yes,” Darrell answered for him.
Aurora was stunned. “How is that possible?”
“That’s what I asked,” Darrell said.
“Does she know?” Aurora asked, eyeing Mackenzie.
told her,” Darrell said.
“Everything?”
“Everything.”
get a moment to say something,” Gordon spoke up. “This baby, whatever it is, is one
one of us,” Aurora said. “We don’t
is, it is going to be part of this pack.
protection?” A female voice startled them. They all turned to see
Aurora told her. Gordon seriously wished everyone would clam up and stop
at Mackenzie and then at Gordon. “She’s
told his
“How is this possible?”
“I have no idea.”
age. Especially whatever the hell
“Aster…”
She snapped at him. “I looked the other way when you threw Mom because I knew how bad things were
barked
less of you? I said nothing when you showed up at a wedding with a woman my age. I figured you would get it out of your system, but now you have some ungodly thing with this woman. I don’t know what she is carrying, but
“Aster!” Gordon growled.
our kind fast enough. You thought you would help them
you are out of line,” Gordon warned
who sold out his own
looked at
can’t believe Aster would say
is not wrong,” Aurora spoke, and everyone
and I would have a hybrid,
you can do
thought we were friends?”
“We are friends.”
“Only if I’m childless?”
That,” she said, pointing at Mackenzie’s bell, “is wrong. I bet you most of the pack would agree with
believe you said that,” Katelyn snapped and stormed
Gordon, but you know I’m right,” she turned and
all this was Gordon knew Aurora was right. There was a high likelihood that the rest of the pack would feel as Aster and Aurora did. They would consider his child a stain on the pack. A few weeks ago, he would have been among them. Still, this child was his, and as a father, he had to protect it, even
carried both of the brown paper bags to the door while Mackenzie took his keys to open the door. As they went inside, they
mattress, one pillow,
“Fuck,” he growled.
room behind him. She looked as shocked as he was that his house was empty. “You’ve been robbed,” Gordon walked around the room, sniffing the air. He was picking up a few scents. One was definitely Melissa… Conrad… and two more… Hoss and Fred if he was correct. “What are you
bitch ex-wife and three men I once called friends. Cleaned
you know that?”
“I can smell them.”
you just say
were here a day
know this because
smiled at her. “I have a
“How?”
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