Page 113 of Surprise Mother Pucker

She was silent for a moment. “Okay, this phone call is giving me flashbacks. Did you get another omega pregnant?”

“No, but my past has come back to bite me in the ass,” I admitted.

“How so?”

“One of the puck bunnies who really wanted my attention slipped some drugs into Kennedy's bag and got her suspended.”

“What?” Sunny shouted, before making a few soothing noises to Luka, who I assumed she’d disturbed with her outburst. “Kennedy? Drugs? I've only met that girl a few times, and I can tell she's never taken a drug in her life.”

“I think Lorna got upset that Kennedy spoke about bonding with me. It seems like she’s decided I’m hers and Kennedy is in the way.”

Sunny swore quietly. “Well, that’s a mess,” she growled.

“That’s not all.”

“How can there be more?”

“It seems that, as soon as the university reported that she had drugs in her possession, they were duty bound to make a report to child protective services. They’re going to be investigating Kennedy.”

“Storm! Holy fuck, you need to make this right. Oh god, Kennedy. She must be heartbroken!”

“She is. I don’t know how to fix this. If I confront Lorna, it’ll just be worse for Kennedy. I'm going to call Roman today, andwe're going to talk about getting the security footage from the library.”

Sunny sighed. “I doubt the university will hand that over, especially if it makes them look bad because they falsely accused a young mother.”

“I don’t know what to do,” I admitted with a sob. I had been keeping it together, but Sunny had seen me at my lowest, and this was so much lower than that.

“Hey, all you can do now is take care of Kennedy and help her. Her due date is soon, and the stress isn’t good for her. You guys can easily prove that you and Kennedy aren't on drugs. And your place is beautiful and perfect for a child, so there’s no way in hell they are going to remove Charlotte from you guys.”

“But what if they try?” I asked.

“Then you bond,” she replied simply. “Being a bonded pack will protect you from most things. Even if Kennedy is deemed an unfit mother, they would never remove the child from the pack because of you. You are Charlotte's biological father, Kennedy’s pack mate, and there is a long record of your hockey drug tests that proves you are clean as a whistle.”

“We have talked about bonding,” I admitted. “But we discussed doing it far in the future, once Kennedy had recovered from the birth.”

“I know it's not recommended to bond close to pregnancy or while you're pregnant, but if you need to…it’s an option. Storm, I know you are blaming yourself for this, but you are a good guy. You and your pack will keep your omega and your child safe. Of that, I am completely confident. As for Lorna, leave that to me.”

I paused. “What do you mean by that?”

“I'm going to make a few subtle inquiries into Lorna. Nothing that’ll raise her hackles, but knowledge is power, and I’m sure a bitch like that has skeletons.”

“Why are you so good to me?” I whispered.

“Because the universe decided we needed to share a womb. I also don’t hate you, so there’s that,” Sunny said, her voice chipper and full of laughs.

“Thank you, twinny.”

“Anytime, butthead.”

Hanging up the phone, I turned to the bedroom and to my omega. Crawling into the nest, I snuggled into her back, basking in her scent.

I was going to protect her, no matter what.

I awoke to the sensation of a rather small omega thumping me in the arm.

“Kennedy?” I asked, sleepily.

“Storm!” she hissed, her voice pinched. “Either I just pissed myself or it’s go time.”

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