Even though both he and his wolf wanted to chase after their mate, he knew he had to give Rowan time to think. He couldn’t blame the man for needing a moment since Rowan had made it clear he wanted to take things slow. Possibly ending up pregnant the first time you slept with someone definitely wasnottaking it slow.
Even though Mikhail would have preferred for them to have the pregnancy conversation when they were in a good place, Mik knew Rowan was his mate, and if they had a child together, however that happened, he would be ecstatic. He just wanted his mate to be as happy as him.
He would hold on to their time together and have faith that the goddess knew what she was doing. Mik pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialled Malek’s number.
“Hello?” his brother answered after just a couple of rings.
“Hey,” Mik said.
“You know that Axel and I have been anxiously awaiting this phone call. What happened? What took you so long?”
“Well, Ro and I spent the night together.”
Malek snorted. “Well, good on you brother.”
Mik managed a smile. “But this morning wasn’t so great.”
“Why? What happened?” Malek asked. “Just a minute. Axel wants to talk to you.”
“Mik?” his brother-in-law said.
“Hey, Axel.”
“What do you mean this morning wasn’t so great? What happened?”
Mik felt odd discussing his sex life with his brother and brother-in-law. “It was perfect, well, up to the part when I told him the condom split. Ro made it clear he wasn’t ready to mate, at least not yet, so you can imagine how that went.”
“Geesh…” Axel said.
“Wow,” Malek added. “I guess congratulations are not in order?”
He rolled his eyes at his brother even though they were not in video. “What doyouthink?” The sarcasm dripped off each word. “So, when I told him, he was less than enthused.”
“Let me guess. He ran off?” Axel said.
“Yup, but at least this time he said he would call me.” Mik knew he sounded like a hopeful sap, but he didn’t care.
“I’m going to give him some space, but other than that…”
“You mean the huge wrinkle,” Malek supplied, but Mikhail ignored him.
“Other than this morning, the night before... it was perfect.”
“Sorry to hear that,” Axel said. “But just give him time. Rowan shuts down to process. That’s his thing. Trust me. Be patient, and he’ll come round.”
Mik wanted to believe that was true. He just couldn’t help but think about the night they shared together and how quickly everything had changed.
“I’ll be here when he’s ready,” Mik said simply. Because it was the truth.
“Well I’ll be dead chuffed if Ro has a baby. He’ll be the best dad ever.” Axel’s voice was excited.
“He will.”
Seventeen
Rowan
Pregnant! Baby!
