“Uhm…don’t you think you should put on some pants?” Kieran asked, giggling at his naked mate.
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“Mmmm…” Burying his nose in Theo’s hair, Smokey inhaled deeply, remembering the moment his mate bit him last night. It ranked right up there along with Norm biting him at the same time. His hole clenched at the memory of both his mates’ cocks buried inside him and, though that had never happened before, he knew he easily could become addicted to it.
Smokey’s mind relived last night, which had been magical from the unexpected proposal to the delicious meal to completing their claiming. Holding up his left hand, Smokey stared at the ring Norm had slipped on his finger, grinning at it like a fool.I never thought it would mean so much to me. But he couldn’t put it into words why the ring held so much meaning.
“It’s because you have a family again,” Norm whispered, putting his mate’s feelings into words.
Glancing over Theo’s shoulder, Smokey smiled, realizing Norm was right.
“We’re a tribe,” Theo murmured sleepily. “A family and a tribe.”
“The Tomkin tribe,” Smokey said solemnly. “My ancestors are pleased.”
“I’m glad,” Theo whispered before falling asleep again.
“It’s the pregnancy making him so tired,” Norm whispered, after seeing the concern on Smokey’s face.
Shrugging, Smokey replied, “I figured that, but I still can’t help worrying about our mate and our cub.”
Chuckling softly, Norm said, “Welcome to fatherhood.”
Quirking an eyebrow, Smokey asked, “Why are you so calm about it while I’m holding on by the skin of my teeth?”
“You’re wrong,” Norm whispered. “I’m scared shitless something will happen to Theo, the cub, or both”
Shaking his head, Smokey replied, “I don’t believe you.”
“It’s true…the only thing keeping me from going crazy is knowing Theo needs both me and you to be strong because he’s filled with doubts.”
“I’m trying,” Smokey muttered under his breath.
“The same as me,” Norm said, softly. “I figure between the two of us, we’ll be able to give Theo the support he needs as it gets closer to his due date.”
“What about the wedding ceremony?” Smokey asked. “Does Theo want to postpone it until our cub is born?”
“How do you know about the wedding?”
“Oracle told me.”
“Then you should know that after we claimed Theo, he asked me to speak with Jackson to get his approval for the three of us to get married instead of just Theo and me.”
Smokey’s eyebrows shot up. “You and Theo want to marry me?”
“Ahh…yeah. That’s why we proposed to you last night. Theo was determined to give you a proposal that would show you how much you mean to us.”
“He did a fucking fantastic job!” Smokey growled softly, touched beyond words at his mate’s plan.
“He really did,” Norm agreed. “As to the wedding…I don’t know what Theo wants since we haven’t had a chance to talk about it since finding out about the pregnancy and then realizing you were our mate and then the whole Josiah shitstorm…”
“That was a bit too close for comfort.”
“Ain’t that the truth,” Norm whispered. “But getting back to the wedding…my suggestion is we follow Theo’s lead. If he wants to wait until the cub is born, it’s okay with me. What about you?”
“I’m good with that, too. Whatever he wants.”
“Great…now when are we gonna talk about what Ghost told you about Theo’s parents?”
