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Popping the cap back on the test, I washed my hands and returned to the living room, where Eli was sitting on the couch, folding some of my blankets.

“Three minutes,” I said, brandishing the test in the air before placing it facedown on the coffee table.

“Come here,” Eli said, opening his arms. I sat on his lap without hesitation, snuggling into his chest. “No matter what the results are, we'll be okay.”

I sniffed. “How can you say that?”

“I'm not going anywhere, and we will make it work. I promise you, Kennedy, I am not going anywhere. Regardless of what that test says, you are stuck with me. I am very quickly becoming obsessed with you.”

“The feeling is kind of mutual,” I admitted, nuzzling deeper into his chest.

“Good.” I could hear the smile in his voice as he kissed the top of my head.

We sat in silence for a few minutes, simply soaking in each other. Three minutes had definitely passed, but neither of us made a move to check the test. Perhaps we were both enjoying the last moment of it just being us cuddling until reality kicked in.

“We're going to have to check it sometime,” Eli said, eventually. “Do you want me to do it?”

I took a deep breath. “Together?”

When Eli nodded, I leaned forward and picked up the test so that it was still facing down and we couldn't read the results.

Taking one last long look at the alpha who had been quickly stealing my heart, I flipped over the test.

The answer was there in clear, bold letters.

Pregnant.

Chapter 19

Eli

Kennedy's breathing rapidly increased as panic started to overtake her. “Oh, shit,” she murmured, tears filling her eyes that I quickly wiped away.

“Hey, it's okay,” I soothed. “I know this is scary, and fast, but I’m here. I’m not going anywhere.”

“Another baby. Like, how the hell am I going to look after another baby when I can barely look after myself and Charlotte? This apartment is tiny!”

“We’ll get a bigger place. We can get one together, or maybe even move you and Charlotte into the pack house. I think it's definitely overdue that you meet my pack now.”

Kennedy’s eyes widened. “I'm pregnant with an alpha whose pack I haven't even fully met yet. Oh my God, how could I have been so stupid? Am I just ridiculously fertile or something?”

I had to hold back my smile at her rambling. She was stressed. That was understandable. When it had dawned on me that she needed a pregnancy test, I hadn't been stressed in the least. I probably should have been more concerned than I was, but in fact, I was excited. The idea of being tied to Kennedy forever was oddly pleasing to my alpha.

Because now, no matter what happened, Kennedy and I would be in each other's lives forever.

We were going to have a baby.

There was no way in hell I was going to let Kennedy struggle, like she had with Charlotte. I was going to be by her side the entire time.

“Kennedy, I promise you, we will make this work.”

“Babies are expensive!” Kennedy growled, running her hand through her hair. “I struggled so much…”

“I'm in the last few months of my PhD. I'll be working a good job soon, and I will be able to help. This isn't going to be like your pregnancy with Char. I'm going to be here every step of the way and, more importantly, my family will. My entire pack is my family. Between the lot of us, we have mothers, we have sisters, we have brothers, we have cousins. You have a village.”

Kennedy sniffed. “I want to trust you…”

“All you can do is give me time to prove myself, and I fully plan to. Now, I haven't been through pregnancy before, so what are the first steps? I'm assuming we need to talk to your doctor. We need to figure out your schedule…”

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