“No…I got the feeling Zane doesn’t know why, but if I were to guess, it probably has to do with what David went through growing up,” answered Jackson. “When Zane gets back, I’m going to remind him about David speaking to the therapist, who’ll be arriving here soon.”
“Dr. DiLupo?”
“Yes,” Jackson replied, “Ian speaks very highly of him. Cody and Dylon hired him…and a teacher, Spencer Davis. He’s a wolf shifter.”
“Any word on when they’re arriving?” asked Steel.
“Not yet,” Jackson said. “Oh, and I forgot to tell you, Davis has two kids so he’ll need a couple of more rooms.”
“More wolf pups, hmmm? Do you know how old they are?”
“Nope,” Jackson replied. “Cody just said, Davis is a single dad. You might want to ask Dylon since he did the background check on him before Cody hired him.”
“I’ll do that,” Steel murmured against Jackson’s neck before giving him a series of light kisses, causing his mate to sigh in pleasure.
Placing his hand over the bulge in Steel’s jeans, Jackson palmed it, feeling the heat. “Ready for some fun, babe?”
Growling, Steel scooped Jackson up, smiling as his mate squealed at the suddenness of his move, and headed for their bedroom.
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“It’s Theo’s turn to answer David’s question,” Quin said.
“Wait, before Theo does,” David said, “who are the Love Queens?”
“Kieran gave us that name,” Theo said, “when we were trying to help Hunter claim Fi. Q was afraid his brother would stuff it up.”
“Stuff it up?” asked David.
“Mess it up,” Quin replied. “My brother isn’t very romantic so I was worried he wouldn’t know what to do to woo Fi. Hey, do you want to join? There are still my other brothers who’ll need help claiming their mates.”
“What will I have to do?” asked David.
“It depends,” Theo replied, “on what plan we come up with. For instance, for Fi, we got Q’s brother Robin to write a love song and then got Theo to cook them a romantic dinner.”
“Oh, that sounds lovely,” David said, “count me in.”
“Perfecto!” Kieran said, “Now, time for you to tell us the truth, Theo…what have you never told anyone?”
“Uhmm…” Stalling for time, Theo considered spitting out the first thing that came to his mind, but once it was out there, it would cause him to break down and cry. And his Pooh bear would be upset and might try to do something which would put them both in danger, so it was better if he just totally forgot aboutthatanswer. “Hmm, well, you know, we’re planning to have cubs…and…this is a wolf pack…”
“With a dragon,” Quin said.
“Right, with a dragon…” Theo paused, unsure if he should proceed.
Cocking his head, Kieran listened to his spirit before asking softly, “Theo, are you worried about how your cubs will be treated?”
The lump in his throat prevented Theo from speaking. Wolves and bears shifters never mixed and the only reason he and his fiancé were in the Blackwood Pack was Cody feared if they returned home, their family would have them captured and then sell them into slavery again.
“Did someone say something to you that makes you feel that way?” asked David.
Shaking his head, Theo said, “No, not exactly.”
“Then what makes you worry about it?” asked Kieran.
Sighing, Theo murmured, “I got the feeling they were afraid of me and Pooh bear…you know…when...”
“When what?” asked Kieran.
