Moon Shifter 02 - Primal Possession

about
our
future without consulting me?”
    He jerked back at her question. “It wasn’t like that.”
    “It’s
exactly
like that. Since we’ve met, you do things
you
think are right without asking me first.” She took a few steps closer to him, needing to fill some of the gap. Needing to gain control.
    When she did, he also took a few tentative steps toward her but didn’t respond.
    “So why are you here?” She tried to keep her voice cold but couldn’t. It cracked on the last word. He still hadn’t explained himself.
    Taking her off guard, he fell to his knees in a completely submissive position. “To beg your forgiveness and ask you to take me back. When I said I’d take care of you and the baby, I meant it, but I think you misunderstood what I said. I didn’t mean without me. Unless you want to live without me of course.” When she didn’t respond, he shoved his hands in his pockets and suddenly looked so lost and confused, it made her anger waver.
    Hating to see him like this, she covered the distancebetween them until they were inches apart. Grabbing his hands, she tugged on him so he’d stand.
    His dark eyes instantly flared with undeniable lust and she smelled something…spicy, masculine. Maybe it was an effect of the pregnancy. Or maybe she was just scenting his lust. “Will I turn into a wolf now too?” she blurted. She hadn’t had any weird animal urges and she’d been so angry earlier she’d forgotten to ask. When she’d spoken to Ana, her anger had faded, but by then she’d been too afraid of the answer, so she’d skirted the subject, figuring she’d find out when Ana came to see her.
    Half smiling, he reached out and cupped her cheek gently. “Not while you’re pregnant, but later you will…. Speaking of, you need to see a doctor soon. A shifter doctor. I found one in the next county who handles pregnancies.”
    Even though she was still confused about her feelings, she stepped closer into his embrace and wrapped her arms around his waist. The feel of all that raw strength brought back so many naked images, but she forced them away. They still needed to talk. “Why can’t I go to mine? I thought you said the baby would be born…human.”
    He nodded. “He will, but…shifter pregnancies are shorter by about two months. That’s probably why you got sick so fast. I don’t really know, though. This is all new to me too. I was only eight when my father’s pack…uh, well, when my first pack died. I don’t have much experience with cubs.”
    “Wait, did you say
he
? You know something I don’t?” Her eyebrows lifted.
    “We’re having a boy. I don’t think I can deal with a girl.” He actually looked terrified at the thought.
    “Are you going to love this baby any less if it
is
a girl?”
    “No! I just…I don’t know what I’d do with a girl. And if she looked like you, I’d be screwed. You two would gang up on me and get your way with everything, I know it.”
    Clenching her jaw against a smile, she shook her head. “It’d serve you right to have a little girl.” She chewed on her bottom lip for a moment when he didn’t respond. “I’m still pretty mad at you.”
    “I’m still mad at myself.” He tightened his arms around her.
    From where they stood, she had a clear shot of the hallway that led to the front door. For the first time since he’d arrived, she noticed two big bags sat in the foyer. “What are those?”
    “If you’ll have me, I plan on staying here with you. I know living on the ranch would be too hard on you and—”
    She stiffened slightly. “You assumed I’d forgive you?”
    He winced and shook his head. “No, I just hoped.”
    “I need to know something, and you better not lie to me. If I wasn’t pregnant, would you still be standing here in front of me?”
    “Yes.” His answer was immediate and soothing. He reached up and took her face between his big hands. The contact sent tingles scattering across her skin, and when she met his eyes, she saw the depth of his feelings for her. They were raw and primal and he wasn’t holding anything back from her now. “I love you, December. The short time apart was enough to kill me. It made me realize I’m not strong enough to walk away from you. Life isn’t going to be easy for you in the beginning. Not all people accept shifters and—”
    “I don’t care about that. And don’t ever try to make a decision about our future or my life without consulting me first. I won’t live