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?"

pathetic it was. I immediately wanted to take back that question,

"She is an

I said, staring down at my hands. "I just figured because she's

he said, cutting off my words. His tone hardened and he sounded almost sharper than he had moments ago. "Does it bother you

to

any female warriors

He raised his brows.

and are meant to be protected by the males," he told me as if it

quite strong and more than capable of defending themselves in a battle. There are quite a few in this

wish to fight.

е

at young ages as well. Are you really going to

genuinely

He asked.

Nobody is safe and that's been proven in the past—" "We are doubling our patrol," he told me,

I asked him. "What then? What if the rogues invade and there are too many

"That won't happen-"

firmly, cutting him off this time. "Wouldn't you rather we all be

moment while he processed