Page 72 of His Temporary Alpha Mate
The call picked up. If I craned my neck, I could see Dalton’s precious face, the easy smile, and those damn dimples.
“Hey Dalton.”
“How can I help, Alpha?”
“There was something I wanted to run by you. It’s about your heat.”
Dalton immediately went on guard. His expression shuttered.
“Don’t worry, it’s nothing bad. I want to ask if you’ve considered using a fertility booster for this one? Ívarr said it could override your ability.”
My mate looked away for a moment, like he was considering how to say something.
“Actually, it was something I was going to ask Larken about. I know some people have used them if they’ve had a lot of heats, and I know I haven’t had many at all, I just worry, and maybe…” My poor mate was rambling.
“So you would like to use one if you had permission?” Blake clarified.
“I would, yes.”
“Thank you, Dalton. You have the best mate, one who anticipated your need. Larken came to me earlier to ask and the final roadblock was your consent.”
“He did?” He sounded so astonished. I think he forgot how far I would go for him sometimes, having never had someone love him so completely before.
I shuffled closer to see just how much affection was written across his face. He was practically starry eyed. Fuck, he was cute! His smile when he saw me, dimples popping in his cheeks just made my heart melt.
Blake nudged me to speak.
“Hey, Dimples. So you’re really okay I asked about it?”
“Okay? You are getting a serious reward later!” He beamed at me, those dimples deepening.
“Maybe keep it for your heat?” Blake suggested with a grin. “I’ll send a message to Ívarr to let him know I’m satisfied both of you are going into this with clear heads. Thanks Dalton.”
“Bye,” I said at the same time as my mate, earning a sweet smile. I couldn’t wait until the end of my shift so I could see him. Maybe my reward wouldn’t be a sexy one. I couldn’t care less about that. All I wanted were his smiles. His genuine happiness.
If this worked, we would have a baby at the end of this heat. If it failed, then we would find another way. I just knew he felt like I was all in with him.
“Larken?” Blake asked.
“Yeah?”
“Before you go to work, I wanted to say thank you for looking out for your mate like that. Seeing Dalton smile in that way… he was shining! I’ve never seen him this happy and I know you are doing your job as his alpha to protect not only his body, but his heart. I’m sure The Luna is proud of you, too.”
My throat tightened with emotion. I had to swallow back tears.
“Thank you, Alpha. I really appreciate hearing that. I had an aunt, a beta, and she would have spanked my ass if I treated my mate poorly.”
Blake smiled. “Bet she would have gotten a kick out of all these betas changing designation.”
“Oh, she would have loved it! She would have loved Dalton too.”
“Hard not to love him. He’s like family to me. Another cousin. Speaking of cousins…”
“Shit! I better go!”
Deke grinned at me as I raced into his office to report for duty. His was at the other end of the mansion. He held up his phone.
“I was told you were on your way. Take a breath, you aren’t late.”
