Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle

My cheeks flushed even more.

"I guess I lost track of time," I admitted.

"You think?" He asked, his sarcasm wasn't missed, but there was also a twinkle of humor in his eyes, so I didn't think much of it. "I managed to see some of the work you've started and your scheduling. You've gotten a lot done. I'm quite impressed."

"I've barely scratched the surface," I told him, chewing my bottom lip a bit nervously.

"You've done more than I've done for them. I've been putting most of those things off because they weren't my priority at the moment. Thank you for helping me out."

It was at that moment I realized his wounds were gone.

"You've been healed," I said simply.

He glanced down at his body before nodding.

"My wolf worked all night to heal my wounds," he explained. "I'm an Alpha; we don't stay injured for long."

I nodded, thoughtfully.

"I see," I said, keeping my bottom lip between my teeth. "Where are you off to this morning?" I found myself asking.

"I am training with the warriors and Alphas this morning," he answered. "We are preparing ourselves for any future rogue battles so injuries like yesterday don't happen again." "Will Shirley be there?"

and I hated how pathetic it was. I immediately wanted to take back that question, but

he answered. "She is

at my hands. "I just

my words. His tone hardened and he sounded almost sharper than

my head, trying to save

female warriors and I wasn't

He raised his brows.

are meant to be protected by the males," he told me as if it was

are some females who are quite strong and more than capable of defending themselves

to

е

really

looked genuinely

females who wish to train with the gammas?" He asked. "Why would

and that's been proven in the past—" "We are doubling our patrol," he told me, cutting off my words

"What then? What if the rogues invade and

"That won't happen-"