When the Stars Align [birth]

He grinned at her words, nuzzling softly into her ears and cheek. “Wild Bison couldn’t drag me away, love.”

He nestled closer to her, offering his strength to her, feeling a wash of nervous excitement prickle through his skin as his hackles lifted. Far from any feeling of aggression, there was joy everywhere in his veins. His head shifted to rest over her shoulders, watching for his young cousin.

He knew Solveiga was in good paws. Paladin had focused a lot of his learning among the Nomads on whelping and pregnancy, and he knew uses for herbs that many healers might not consider for certain things. Nomads, however. They were the elites among healers. His grandmother’s mother had been a Nomad, as well as her mate, though they’d settled with Redwood pack when his great Aunt had mated with the pack’s leader.