Page 3 of Nursing the Alpha
It didn’t go well.
“I take it often enough.”
“So what do you do for fun, Flynn? How about a night on the town?”
“I can be persuaded if it’s the right company.”
He leaned in with a devilish grin. “Personally, I think the wrong company is the best kind of fun.”
“Are you?” I bit my bottom lip. “The wrong company, I mean.”
“It depends. Why don’t you give me a chance and find out?”
A bump of the train jostled me, and I stumbled. My fingers slipped from the pole, and before I could catch myself, I fell.
Right into someone’s lap.
I froze. My whole body went rigid. I’d landed squarely across the thighs of an alpha. Not just any alpha. This one was huge. Broad-chested, thighs like tree trunks, mutton fists resting calmly on his spread knees. A black coat strained over his broad shoulders. He was the kind of alpha I always avoided.
“Oh god, I’m so sorry,” I blurted. Mortified, I scrambled off his lap.
He didn’t move. Didn’t say a word.
But I felt it.
A wave of warmth rolled off him, his scent thick and low and grounding. Cedar, smoke, and something faintly sweet. It hit me like a slap to the stomach. My body clenched.
My womb fluttered.
What the hell?
I stumbled back into the crowd, catching myself on thepole again. My face burned as I looked anywhere but at him. The man I’d been talking to—Aaron—was watching, amused.
“Train’s a beast today,” I muttered, trying to laugh it off. “Can’t believe that happened.”
He chuckled. “At least you had a soft landing. You okay?”
“Yeah. Just startled. My stop’s coming up, so at least I don’t have to bear the shame for long.”
Aaron tilted his head. “Then how about giving me your number? I’ll call you. We can grab a drink sometime.”
I hesitated, surprised, flattered. My lips parted to say sure.
Then his expression changed.
His nose wrinkled. His eyes dropped to my chest. His mouth curled, and not in a smile this time.
“Wait… are you lactating?”
I blinked. “What?”
“That’s…” He stepped back slightly, revulsion crawling across his features. “That’s disgusting.”
My stomach dropped.
I looked down.
Oh no. No, no, no.
