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Hiroshi had been all keyed up when we’d returned to the house, so I showed him with my lips and tongue just how much I appreciated him. The taste of his slick had sweetened to my tongue. I drank it down as I pulled an orgasm from him. Once sated and blissful, I’d made love to my mate gently, all too aware of the tiny lives growing inside him.

Weeks with him had done wonders for my stamina and he was leaking again before my knot grew, stretching him around it. I stroked him to completion as I came inside him.

We were panting and trading kisses when the call came through clearly enough to understand, having been a background noise amid our pleasure. A text chased it.

Blake: Tate needs Hiroshi. You should both come. Asher is here.

The text was too vague to understand, but impossible to ignore.

“We have to go!” Hiroshi was becoming frantic.

“Not until my knot goes down. I won’t risk tearing something. They can wait a couple of minutes. We’ll go in fur to be quicker.”

“Good idea.”

“Besides, Dr. Flemming said you needed to shift more with the two babies.” I reminded him, seriously.

“Since when is he Dr. Flemming? He’s Aldrin.”

“He’s our doctor now. It feels like I should be giving him the proper respect. We should listen to everything he says. Do all he said to do that you’ve noted down.” He’d taken notes during our chat since he was used to treating injuries and illnesses and not pregnant omegas. My face was straining with the effort to keep the smile off my face. While I was worried about Tate, Hiroshi would harm himself in an effort to get to the other omega.

Hiroshi ceased his wriggling and stared at me. “You’re teasing me, right?” He gave a mock glare. “You are!”

I wrapped my arms around him, holding him firmly spooned against me. “I just need you to relax before you damage something. You’ll be no use to Tate if you have to steal Aldrin away from him to heal you up.”

“Hmm, you have a point. I just don’t like the way that the message came through the link.”

“Neither do I, but what can we do?”

Hiroshi shrugged. I felt how tense his body was under me. His omega instincts urging him to care and defend his mate. Honestly, I thought omegas had it harder than alphas in that respect. Omegas would be driven to distraction, to actual harm, by their need to care for their family. I’d seen it with Kade. Even days after having the triplets and being utterly exhausted, he needed to know everything that was happening in the pack to make sure everyone was happy.

Not having Kade over more often during my short-lived mating to three people had been horrible. It had stressed both of us. Keeping our distance went against our bond as friends, straining us when we both needed the support. Kade was my only family, especially since I wasn’t ready to try talking some sense into my father. My dad was going to lose his mind about the babies. I hadn’t told him about only having one mate now, or that Hiroshi had two. We hadn’t healed enough from our last encounter to share that.

With the two babies coming, I appreciated even more that Kade had new priorities. I could feel our relationship shifting again. Perhaps it would bring us closer together. I would love for Kade and Hiroshi to be closer. I wanted them both to bond as family.

My mind whirred with thoughts until my knot finally shrank, allowing me to pull free of Hiroshi. We wiped ourselves down, then went outside before shifting. The winter chill nipped at my skin until it gave way to fur.

We ran together, my charcoal wolf alongside Hiroshi’s amazing Japanese tiger. They had been one of the largest species of tiger in the wild before the animals became extinct. It was amazing to watch him prowling towards the clinic that held his other mate.

I’ll hang back. Asher is in there. I don’t want a fight.

Okay, Hiroshi agreed. He reached for the pad that opened the door with one massive paw.Love you, he called to me before disappearing inside.

I watched his tail twitch and he came to a stop inside the doorway.I’ve never said that before. To anyone. I mean it, though.

I love you too. Now go check on your other mate. Keep the bond open.

Okay, I felt his smile and a gentle touch run through the fur at the nape of my neck.

Hiroshi shifted and picked up a robe that was hanging up just inside.

Alpha, I’m outside.

Roan... are you ever going to call me Blake?

I sent the impression of a shrug.Maybe. I’m staying back so you can focus on Tate. Is he okay?

Asher thinks Tate is pregnant.