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She smiled at him. "Hudson, you have me. I'm not going anywhere. I would love to marry you, but don't throw the pack away because of me."
His eyes widened a little. "You …you want to marry me?"
She chuckled. "Of course. But is it really marrying you? Is that how you do it?"
Technically, that was what it was. "We call it mating for life. You have a mating ceremony, but humans call it marriage."
She smirked. "So you want to mate?"
He nodded.
She leaned closer, her face inches from his. "I would love that."
He leaned forward, kissing her. His bear growled, wanting more. He cupped the back of her head, feeling that he had the world in his hands.
The waiter came back and took their orders. After he left again, he looked back at her. "So, you are willing to get mated?"
She nodded, taking a sip of her water. "But I do think you should talk to the elders first."
He was unsure of that. He knew once he brought it up, they would reject the idea. He didn't see the point of putting himself and Nora through more disappointment.
He frowned, and she noticed. "What?"
He shrugged. "I know they will be unhappy with the decision, and I don't want you going through that."
She smiled at him. "Hudson, I'm a big girl. If they don't approve, that's on them, but you'll never know until you try. I don't want you to sit around thinking you gave up everything when maybe you don't have to. You’ve always made it sound like Frank chose to leave the clan, not that he was forced. I’m sure he had his reasons, and I’m sure it wasn’t easy, but let’s just see what the situation is first before we act in haste."
He understood her point. Apparently, she was thinking more clearly than he was.
He kissed her hands, squeezing them tighter.
"Besides, you were already their alpha. If they really care about you and want you, Hudson, they will agree with whatever else you tell them."
"When did you become the person with the logic?" he mumbled, watching her blush.
She smiled. "I just want you to have everything you want in life. So, I think you should talk to the elders, and you can go from there. But either way, Hannah and I will be here for you."
He felt grateful and decided that he would speak to them. And no matter how it went, he'd have his girls in the end.
THIRTY
NORA
Nora was still on cloud nine about how dinner had gone.
She was already happy with their discussions about being a family from the night before, but the fact that Hudson opened up and wanted to marry her was something she hadn’t been ready for.
It delighted her endlessly. It actually seemed surreal but was slowly meshing with reality.
Hudson not only wanted to marry her, but he was willing to leave his clan to be with her.
She was flattered but didn’t want to be the reason he left a piece of himself behind that had been a monumental part of his life.
Hudson had agreed to talk to the clan elders the following day with Nora, but that was a whole day away. Tonight was all about them.
Hannah would be tucked away into bed by now. When they got home, Nora wanted to finally allow herself to give into her feelings completely and surrender herself to Hudson.
He had given her everything she hadn’t even dared to dream of for herself.
