Page 6 of Alpha Wolf Finds His Coyote (West Coast Coyotes #3)
RYKER
There was a time I used to enjoy the fact that most people ignored me. It’s an omega thing. Nature’s cloaking device. Growing up, I learned early to keep my head down, not just metaphorically, but in that literal, hunched, skulking way you see nerdy types like myself.
Then Teddy came into my life and all that changed. Well, more like into me, literally and repeatedly, against every available surface. Then, suddenly, I was being noticed for all the wrong reasons.
Or the right ones, depending on your perspective.
The first time I realized something was off, I was scooping up scrambled eggs with a tortilla. I was about to go for another scoop, but a sudden queasy wave shuddered through me.
“Dude.” Teddy eyed me with half a grin and half something sharper. “You okay?”
I nodded but he knew it was a lie. We both did but we hadn’t bothered going to see a doctor. After living together for almost a month now, we both knew I was pregnant without any medical confirmation.
Besides, we got plenty of confirmation from the busy bodies in the pack. Everyone was happy for us and had some advice or opinions on our situation. It was sweet but also kinda annoying.
After a particularly embarrassing puke session in the bakery, I finally decided to just put it out there. “I think I’m pregnant.”
Teddy put down the remote and turned to me. “Yeah, you definitely are.”
“I am?” I didn’t expect that answer. I didn’t know what I expected but not that. “You think?”
“Definitely.” He pulled me onto his lap and kissed my shoulder. “I can smell the pup in you.”
“So…this is really real?” I put my hand over my stomach and tried to feel the growing life beneath it. “We’re gonna have a family and be together forever?”
“As real as you and me right here”
I kissed my alpha and stared into his eyes, grateful for whatever magical pull brought him to me. “I love you, Teddy.”
He pulled me up so he could thoroughly kiss me. “I love you, Ryker. You and our pup…and all the pups that come after.” His big palm rubbed my tummy and he signed. “You’re everything to me, omega. Now and always.”