Page 151 of His Surrogate Omega

“Out,” he spat at Wilder and Vaughn.

“I’m just feeding the babies. There’s nothing wrong with them being here.”

Rohan didn’t exactly agree. His protective instinct wouldn’t have two other alphas in the room while his omega nursed their babes. “Out,” he repeated.

Vaughn and Wilder rose, as did the solicitor, and they wandered out just before Gray lifted Silver out of his grip and toward one nipple. Rohan watched in amazement as the babe latched on and began to nurse hungrily.

“Hand me Jamie, please.”

Rohan carefully place the larger alpha babe in Gray’s arms and watched as their second child latched on to Gray’s nipple. Both were swollen with his milk, but still small. Gray leaned back into the chair as the babes nursed. Rohan could only watch in admiration.

“This isn’t good,” Gray said. “I’ve been pumping for them and bottle feeding.”

“Not good how?”

“I’m not exactly used to them nursing. And if they prefer this to the bottle, we’ll have problems.”

Rohan caressed his sons’ heads as they drank greedily. “Does that happen?”

Gray looked down. “Some babies refuse a bottle once they’ve had the real thing. If that happens, we could have issues on future visits to your house.”

“Meaning they couldn’t come without you.”

Gray shrugged slightly. “Let’s hope all the bottle feeding I’ve already done has got them accustomed to that.”

“Would it really be so terrible if you had to come with them?” Rohan asked as he brushed a hand over Jaymes’ head.

Gray looked at him. Rohan lifted his stare and saw the question in his omega’s eyes. He knew it was past time for him to beg for that forgiveness he didn’t deserve.

“The things I said…” He paused, searching for the right words. He had no decent excuse for what he’d done.

“Don’t,” Gray whispered, looking away. “I can’t do this right now. I’ve had the worst day today. I haven’t slept in over a month. I’m stretched too thin and ready to break. I’m just holding on by a thread, Rohan. Ican’ttoday.”

Rohan knew he only had a small chance here. He wasn’t going to stop things. “I was wrong.”

“You only said what you truly felt,” his omega said, stiffening.

“No,” Rohan said.

“What’s done is done,” Gray said, ignoring him. “And it’s for the best, really. Now we can raise our children. Separately, but together, the truth laid out between us. No expectations. We just need to get through this case.”

“What I said wasn’t the truth.”

Gray’s lower lip wobbled.

“It wasn’t anywherenearthe truth.” Rohan reached over and cupped Gray’s cheek. He drew Gray’s face to the side, until their eyes met. “Iloveyou, Gray. And I’ve missed you so much these weeks apart… and I don’t want to be apart another moment.”

Gray met his stare. His gaze searched Rohan’s face for a moment. Then he looked away. “I thought I meantnothingto you?”

“I said a lot of awful things in anger that day… that anger was at me, not you. I’m sorry I hurt you. I was trying to push you away…” Rohan leaned in closer. “Because I thought what I felt for you was wrong. That it diminished Jamie somehow. Now I know that’s not what it is, this love I feel for you.”

Gray looked at him. “What changed your mind?”

Rohan smiled. “Jamie and I had a conversation. And you also left a book at my house that confirmed a lot of the things we’ve all felt.”

Gray eyed him, confused. And then a realization seemed to dawn on him. “The history book.”

Rohan nodded. “And I read it… have you?”

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