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Of course it matters. I love you.He remained silent.

“I’m going back to bed. Please don’t call again unless it’s a decent hour and you’re not drunk,” Gray said before hanging up the phone.

Rohan let his hand slide down. He hung up the call before dropping the phone on the surface of the desk. He wandered up the stairs and stopped at the top. Two bedrooms… two scents… one gone forever. One he was pushing away. He slid into his bedroom and climbed into the bed he’d shared with Jamie.

Tears came to his eyes…

He brought a pillow to his face and inhaled.

Jamie’s scent was already fading from the room.

* * * *

The following morning…

Gray’s first stop that morning was the only card he had to play.

He stared across the desk at Tensen.

After explaining his situation in full, he finally asked the man, “What rights do I have?”

Tensen smiled as he leaned back in his high-backed leather chair. “Allof them.”

Gray tensed. “What?”

“Because of his illness, I purposefully wrote in a line about revision of parental rights if anything were to happen to Jamie in the first three years of the child’s life… Jamie was fully aware and agreed with it. Thanks to that clause, your rights were reinstated the moment Jamie passed. Both Rohan and Jamie signed the document, so it’s legally binding. The children are yours and Rohan’s.”

“Does Rohan know this?”

Tensen smiled. “Heisan attorney, as well. I assume he read over the contract before he signed it.”

“In other words, you and Jamie didn’t point it out.”

Tensen only smiled wider.

Gray relaxed some, but he knew he was nowhere near out of the fire. “But Jamie’s parents could still fight?”

“They could.”

“And they have money. Power. Influence. What do I have?” He sighed. “Nothing.”

“You have me,” Tensen said.

“Tensen… you’re an amazing man. You’re kind and caring and… I wish I could be what you want me to be.”

“You have me… as your attorney,” Tensen said, sitting up a little straighter. Gray thought he saw a hint of disappointment in Tensen’s eyes, but if it was there, it was gone in an instant. “It’s been blatantly obvious I had no chance for some time now. Wishful thinking on my part.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be,” Tensen said. “But can I ask a question?”

“Sure.”

“If I’d been an alpha?”

Gray sighed, knowing the truth might sting all the harder.Of coursehe would’ve considered Tensen’s proposition more if the man had been an alpha. “Things might’ve been quite different, I’m sure.”

Tensen closed his eyes and sighed before reopening them. “Too bad.”

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