Page 95 of New Blood

“Danielle?”

“In the bathroom. Just a minute.”

“I’ve got news,” he called out to her.

While waiting for Danielle, he shut the bedroom door. It took a few more seconds before Danielle appeared. She was dressed in a white bathrobe.

“You okay?” he asked, surprised that she looked as if she was ready for bed, even though it wasn’t late yet.

She smiled at him. “Of course. So, what’s the news?”

“The DNA results are back.”

A private lab run by a werewolf loyal to the Werewolf Alliance had performed the test so that the results would never be shared with law enforcement, keeping Danielle’s secret.

“It’s confirmed. You’re William’s daughter, not that I ever doubted it. The Werewolf Alliance has officially accepted the result and confirmed that I’ll remain as the alpha of this pack.”

“I’m so happy to hear it’s all settled.”

He pulled her into his arms. “So am I.”

“I have news too.”

He drew his head back a little to look at her.

“What news?”

Instead of answering, she put her hand into the pocket of her bathrobe and pulled out a plastic stick. For a moment, he couldn’t tell what it was, but then it hit him.

“You’re pregnant! We’re having a baby?”

He could barely contain his happiness. Danielle was giving him a child. They were starting their family, and while he knew that this meant that he’d have to share her love with a child, he had no regrets, because the love they shared was abundant. There would be plenty of love for an entire litter of pups.

She looked at him, her ice-blue eyes shining like stars.

“It would be a miracle if I hadn’t gotten pregnant. I was in heat when we mated. And not a night went by that we didn’t make love.”

He grinned and lifted her into his arms.

“You know as well as I that no werewolf can keep his hands off his mate while she’s in heat—or anytime really.”

“I’m not complaining.”

“Good.”

He carried her to the bed and laid her on it. As quickly as he could, he took off his clothes and tossed them on the ground. He didn’t care that dinner was ready and they were expected in the dining room. The pack could wait. He couldn’t. Besides, he wasn’t hungry right now, not for food anyway.

Danielle undid the belt of her robe and opened it. Beneath it, she wore nothing. Her skin seemed to glisten. He bent over her and caressed her flat belly. Soon, he would be able to feel their child there.

Danielle lowered her gaze to his groin. “I love how fast you get hard.”

“It’s all your doing.” He inhaled deeply and picked up the scent of her arousal. “And I love how fast you get wet.”

She pulled her lower lip between her teeth.

“Then you shouldn’t let me wait any longer. A pregnant woman can get very annoyed when she doesn’t get what she wants.”

He slid onto the bed, bracing himself above her.