“Now? It’s getting late.” Us being mated had me abandoning my Alpha Apparent restraints,and I was almost giddy.
He shoulder-bumped me. “Not now, silly. I’m thinking of future me.”
“Absolutely.”
He scrambled up the stairs before me to the main bedroom and oohed and ahhed as he took in the huge room and adjoining bathroom.
“Is this real? Are you sure this isn’t a luxury hotel?” He did a running jump onto the bed and covered himself with the duvet. “I could wake up to this every day.”
“That's the idea. The sun rises right between those two peaks.” I joined him on the bed, and we snuggled.
Indigo walked his fingers over my chest. “I have to start looking for work online.”
“Not today and maybe not tomorrow.” There had been so many upheavals in his life, I didn’t want him to feel pressured. He wanted to work, he’d told me, but if hesaid he never wanted to again, I’d be fine with that. We didn’t need the money, but I wanted him to be happy and fulfilled.
A knock at the front door interrupted the moment. I headed for the stairs. “There’s no need for you to come down.”
Antonia was on the porch, squeeing with excitement. “Is it true? Is Indigo really?—”
“Yes.” I couldn't keep the grin off my face. “He is.”
She squealed and threw her arms around me. “A baby! A pack heir! Riven, this is wonderful!”
“Technically he’d be the heir’s heir.” I disentangled myself. “We're still adjusting to the news.”
“That’s to be expected.” She composed herself with visible effort. “How is he feeling? Morning sickness? Fatigue? Cravings?”
“All of the above.” Indigo was at my shoulder.
The pair hugged, with Antonia babbling about how happy she was that Indigo was back and learning about the baby.
“It’s still sinking in.”
Antonia clasped her hands together. “But you're staying? Here? With the pack?”
I tensed because nothing was finalized, but my mate told her he was. “We're figuring things out.”
“Well, whenever you're ready, the lodge has an opening for a part-time accountant. Our last one left to join a coastal pack, and the books are a mess.”
Indigo shot me a look. “I... what?”
“The pack needs an accountant.” Antonia took bothIndigo’s hands. “And you're an accountant. Who happens to be carrying the future Alpha's child. It's perfect!”
I had to stop her pressuring my mate. “Let him breathe, Antonia. He just got here.”
She waved a hand between us. “I didn't mean right away,” she backpedaled. “Whenever you're ready. No pressure.”
“I'll think about it. Thank you for the offer.”
“Wonderful!”
“I hope you’ll both come to dinner at the lodge tomorrow? Everyone's dying to congratulate you.” Uncle appeared from between the trees.
My mate and I shared a glance. I let Indigo make the call.
After a moment, he said, “Dinner would be nice. Thank you.”
“I underestimated you both,” Uncle told us. “You didn’t bend to my will, Riven, but upheld your principles and believed in fate and love.”
