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“Sure.” Jefferson frowned. “Inside.”Why am I rolling over too easily?

Chapter Six

“Before you get your panties into a twist,” Kalkin started. “Danielle called me while you were on the way. She wanted me to know what she did.”

Jefferson blinked. “O-kay.”Finally, someone understands me.The thought didn’t come from him, but the thing inside him.

“I don’t like that she interfered as she did, but I understand her reasoning. You’ve been fighting yourself for a long time, I would assume. Now, it’s becoming too hard to do, right?" Kalkin pointed to the chair at the conference table. "Sit, we have things to discuss. Hopefully, when we're done here, you'll have a better understanding of yourself."

Jefferson opened and closed his mouth several times. "You have me at a loss, son." He peered up at Kalkin as he took a seat beside Jefferson. He hadn't been hiding from anything. Sure, he'd been uncomfortable about the whole situation with Jochi in the beginning, but now, not so much—especially since the girls were okay with it.

"You want to bite, but you don't know why. You get the urge to rut hard and expect something to happen, yet it never does, so you're left with a hard dick and a warm hole to jerk yourself off in. Full moons, for you, makes it worse. Add in Jochi's feline genetics and you're constantly seeking relief, though it never comes.”

Jefferson swallowed hard. The serious look on Kalkin’s face stole his breath.Shit."H-how did you know?" The clawing ever-present need ran him haggard. In the beginning, it'd been worse. For days he couldn't leave his bed without Jochi by his side. Every explanation Jochi gave, made perfect logical sense. Now, Jefferson wondered what if. What if what he'd been feeling was more about himself than Jochi. Sure, his mate had him by the balls, however, there was more to all of it. "Well... Yes, I have. B—"

"There are no buts here," Kalkin stated. "There are wolves in this world who are...different. In all my years, I have only ever come across one other like you. You, Jefferson, are what Russell Martin would have termed a dormant wolf."

“A what now?”

“Every so often, the genetics of the wolf is buried within the genomic code of a human’s DNA. In most instances, the strand isn’t activated, and the wolf never makes an appearance. In some, a traumatic incident brings forth the wolf,” Kalkin said.

“And, my case?” Jefferson hedged, not sure he wanted to know the answer.

“Your case is a bit simpler. You’re a mate,” he answered. “When you mated Jochi, it unlocked your wolf. The black knot, I think is what Danielle called it, was your wolf.”

Jefferson sat back. The black tendrils. The way it melded to his body, to his bones and organs.The blue energy within the middle of the ball...

“His eyes. Or, well, your eyes,” Kalkin supplied. “Are blue.”

“I said that out loud?”

Kalkin shook his head. “No. When you stepped out of the enforcer, your wolf emerged, and I connected with it. I have the same connection with all packmates. It’s like a beacon.”

Jefferson rubbed his head, confounded by the information the Alpha gave him. A wolf. Him? His head snapped up. Fear tightened his throat. “The girls. What about the girls?” If he was a wolf, were they?

Kalkin scrubbed his chin. "I'm not sure. Like I said, Russell told me about dormant wolves, but he never explained the mutation past the person who had it. For all, we know the girls are a hundred percent human. If it will make you feel better, we could have Danielle talk to them and see if a wolf dwells within each of them.”

Jefferson sat there, staring at Kalkin.The girls, wolves?It was hard enough wrapping his mind around the fact he held an animal inside him. At least he wasn’t going crazy after all and the small sensations he experienced made a minute amount of sense. “Sure, I guess. It could be nothing, right?”

Kalkin grunted. “Exactly.”

Jochi joined them then, wrapping his arm around Jefferson, grounding him. “What you felt, before, is the knot.” He looked to Kalkin. “I assume.”

Kalkin chuckled. “Yes. All male wolves will knot during the full moon. Which, is only two days away.”

Jefferson sighed. “What should I expect?”

“It’s not something I can explain,” Kalkin said. “It’s not even something any wolf can describe. You have to experience it.”

“So, it’s different for everyone?” Jefferson couldn’t believe what Kalkin said.

The Alpha nodded. “Yes. Since you’re one of us, I can impart a little wisdom on you. There are certain Alpha-potential wolves who can knot outside the full moon.”

“Wait, slow down.” Jefferson held up his hand. “How is this possible?”

“Genetics,” Kalkin answered. “Myself, Caden, and most recently we found out Bodhi could as well. I suspect when Colin mates, he’ll be able to do the same, maybe Nicolas. Although, he has more beta potential than Alpha.”

“Their fertile fuckers,” Rapier grumbled, joining them. “Assholes could wear a condom and still knock up their mates.”

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