Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle by Aurora Starling

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 his brows

he answered. "She is

I said, staring down at my

and he sounded almost sharper than he had moments ago. "Does it bother you that

head, trying to

female warriors and I wasn't

He raised his brows.

weaker and are meant to be protected by the males," he told me as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Now

capable of defending themselves in a

to fight.

е

young ages as well. Are you really going to deny your pack that?" I

looked genuinely surprised by

with the gammas?" He asked. "Why

anywhere at any time. Nobody is safe and that's been proven in the past—" "We are doubling our patrol," he told me, cutting

that doesn't work?" I asked him. "What then? What if the

"That won't happen-"

him off this time. "Wouldn't

was quiet for a moment