His thumb unconsciously brushed across Dakota's skin.
"So..."
His voice had become lower than before.
"...we're really going to have another child."
The physician smiled.
"Yes, Royal Alpha."
Kade closed his eyes for a brief moment.
Images began surfacing one after another.
Dakota smiling as she chased Takoda across the gardens.
Takoda clinging to Dakota's leg whenever she wanted attention.
The quiet nights when the three of them had unknowingly begun resembling a family.
And now...
There would be another little heartbeat joining them.
A soft chuckle escaped him before he could stop it.
Marcus slowly turned toward him.
He had followed Kade for many years.
He had stood beside him through wars, political upheavals, betrayals, and countless battles. He had seen his Alpha angry, cold, merciless and protective and even heartbroken.
But he had never seen him laugh like this.
Not quietly.
Not with such genuine happiness.
