North Dakota

by Becca Fanning

  “To be fair, I can say the same thing about you.” His hand played with the mark against her neck, a sensitive spot that sent a wave of pleasure through her body. “To think a human woman could tame me.”

  In the early morning hours, they were tangled together in her bed. He sniffed her hair, muttering that it smelt of roses as they drifted off to sleep. She smiled to herself. The to-do lists of work were a worry for tomorrow. Vanessa would be gaping at the mark on her boss’ neck. Ginger would have to wear a cute scarf tomorrow to keep her secret away from the prying eyes of Gray Creek.

  Epilogue

  Jack paused as he heard his mate curse for the fourth time. He picked his head up from her bed, still not used to the way that he now smelled lavender first thing in the morning instead of the forest. Ginger had switched to pine needle candles in the house to make him feel more at home, but her bed still smelled of her: strong and serene.

  “Shit!”

  He wondered if she’d woken up late for work. His eyes glanced at the clock. It was too early for her to even be up. He slid out of bed and padded down the hall to find her, hovering in the doorway of the bathroom.

  “Ging?” he asked. She whirled around and clutched something to her chest, hiding it from his view. His nostrils flared and his eyes widened. There was no mistaking that scent.

  “You know,” she said with a groan.

  “I can smell it,” he said and blinked in astonishment. “You’re pregnant.”

  “I must’ve missed a pill,” she muttered in a hurried voice and raked a hand through her hair. “I can’t believe I’m pregnant.” He paused.

  “Are you...happy?”

  She hesitated, a small smile playing on her lips. “I mean...I’m happy. I just— this is so soon.” He nodded, but an excited grin was already unfolding on his face. His mate was pregnant with his child. His mother would’ve paid big money to see Jack Wellington actually settled down with a woman, a human woman at that!

  He leaned down and kissed Ginger hard. She sighed into his embrace, relaxing her body against his. His hands braced her lower back, pushing her into him. He should’ve known. In the last two months, she’d been especially feisty at times and her breasts were becoming rounded. How had he not been able to sense it before?

  “I’m telling my clan that I’m staying her with my brother,” he told her. “I’ll open up a carpentry business here with Connor. We’re going to extend our clan beyond Alaska.”

  Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to drop on her thin nightgown. He brushed them away with the rough tips of his fingers. She shivered against his touch. Their lips found each other again.

  There was happiness in Gray Creek for him. This trip had led him to a place that he thought he already knew— a place called home.

  FIN

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