“Pissed at me,” Ian said chuckling. “But otherwise he’s fine.”
“Our brother doesn’t want to follow Ian’s orders, but Slate is insisting he does,” Colton said. “So instead of getting angry at his mate…”
“Dakota’s blaming Ian,” Jackson grinned. “A doctor’s life is tough.”
“Goes with the territory,” chuckled Ian. “You can go in, if you want.”
“In a moment. How’s Mom this morning?”
“Slightly better than yesterday, but still in a coma. I hate to say it, but she needs Kieran more than me or Colton,” Ian replied.
“Have you decided it’s safe for Kieran to do more sessions?” asked Jackson.
“Not yet,” Ian said. “I wanted to wait until he had his ultrasound to make sure his pup was okay.”
“Okay, just keep me informed about it,” said Jackson. “Have you talked to Oracle yet?”
Nodding, Ian said, “Was just telling Colton about it.”
“Do you have a problem with Mac taking over for a while?” asked Jackson.
“His credentials are impeccable,” Colton said.
“I didn’t expect anything else from Oracle,” replied Jackson. “After all, she was the one who picked Ian.”
“Best decision ever,” Colton said, smiling.
“Ian, what about you? Any concerns?” asked Jackson.
“Professionally? No. Personally, only about Mac finding out about Dakota’s uniqueness.”
Colton turned to his mate. “Babe, Mac would lose his license if he violated a patient’s privacy.”
“I know, but still…for the right price, someone can always decide the risk is worth it,” muttered Ian.
“I hear you,” Jackson concurred, “but there’s something else you should know that may change your mind about that. Fionn is Hunter’s mate.”
“No fucking way!” exclaimed Colton.
“Fionn? Are you sure?” Ian asked.
“Positive.”
“Holy shit! Does Fionn know?” asked Colton.
“Maybe.” Jackson said. “If he does, maybe that’s the reason he fled to his hoard.”
“That must be driving Hunter’s wolf crazy,” mused Ian.
“That’s putting it mildly,” said Jackson. “This morning Hunter looked like he was going to explode before Kieran worked his magic on him.”
“Wait!” Colton exclaimed. “Does this mean Hunter will be staying with us?”
“Probably,” Jackson replied. “Which brings us back to Mac or any of the other cousins divulging our secrets. As Fionn’s mate, Hunter is now a member of the pack and, as my mate pointed out to me, he has a right to know everything about us, including our gifts. But before I do that, I just want to hear of any concerns anyone might have about it.”
Colton exchanged glances with Ian before replying, “Ian invited Mac to join us tomorrow to brief him about Dakota, Kieran and, of course, about Ian’s own pregnancy. Then, if everything went okay, we were going to ask him to do Dakota’s ultrasound.”
“Checking his skills out?” Jackson smiled.
