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?"

I immediately wanted to take back that question, but his brows pinched together

answered. "She

staring down at my hands. "I just figured

sounded almost sharper than

head, trying to save myself from further

any female warriors and I wasn't

He raised his brows.

as if it was the

and more than capable of defending themselves in a

wish to

е

at young ages as well. Are you really going to deny your pack that?" I asked him, folding my arms across

looked genuinely surprised by

to train with the gammas?" He asked.

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

that doesn't work?" I asked him. "What then? What if the rogues invade and there are too many of them

"That won't happen-"