Out of Nowhere
He hadn’t said a word to her the entire trip, he glanced over his shoulder occasionally to make sure she was still following him, but otherwise hadn’t done anything else. Once they arrived at the Steppe Ruthgar threw his head back with an urgent howl, calling Chaos to them. It hadn’t occurred to him that he had no clue what the woman’s name was but it was of little importance to him, she was a one night stand that had ended in something he desperately wanted, nothing more, nothing less.
She was no great beauty like his ex-wife was or the two celestial sisters that had already joined Crew, and her cold temperament had been nothing but a turn-off, he felt no attraction to her whatsoever, and that didn’t seem likely to change anytime soon. Although that didn’t mean he would continue to be so cold to her, He would care for her as much as he could while she was pregnant; making sure she was well fed, making sure she was safe, patrolling the borders twice as much to ensure that no threats entered Crew’s land. He glanced over his shoulder at her again while they waited and felt a nervous twist in his stomach. Winter meant predators were becoming desperate, and the memory of his old pack’s beta being mangled by a cougar was still fresh in his mind. If that happened to this girl, this stranger who was to be the mother of his pups he was sure the heartbreak of once again losing a litter would drive him insane. |
