Lone Wolf Pack 03 - Expecting His Alpha's Child Read Online Free Page B

just like having another younger brother."
    "I love babies," Jack said with a wide smile. "They're very cute."
    Finn chuckled and walked closer to the table, nodding. "Yes, they are."
    Kyle seemed a little less inclined to be open to his new family. Perhaps he'd hoped he'd only have to get accustomed to Gavin. "I already have a younger brother," he muttered.
    "Well, he's actually your nephew," Finn rushed to explain. "So you can be his uncle."
    Kyle nodded, this time in satisfaction. "That's better. Yes, an uncle." His expression sobered. "So does that mean our brother will be fine?"
    "Yes, of course," Finn replied. "It was just an unfortunate injury that happened very recently. That's why he couldn't come see you himself. But he'll be meeting us there in a few days."
    Jack's face fell. "A few days?" he repeated in obvious distress.
    Finn sighed heavily. "To be perfectly honest, my brother hasn't told him about you yet. We're worried that he'll be so eager to see you that he'll get sick again, and we don't want that. I know it's hard, but think of it this way. You'll have plenty of time to be with your brother."
    Parker feared that Finn's words would just make this worse. They didn't need the reminder that their separation from their mother would take a while. To his surprise, the boys took it well—or as well as could be expected. "We understand," Kyle said. "Mom said that our brother is a really good man. She said that he'd help us, and it was her fault he never came to see us."
    Jack's lower lip trembled as he added, "She was crying. We thought... We thought that maybe we could call him, so that Mom could see him again. But... then..."
    Jack burst into tears and almost instantly, Finn rushed to his side and picked him up in his arms. "I know, Jackie. I know it hurts. Let it out. It's okay. We're here for you."
    As Finn comforted Jack, Parker focused on Kyle. The older boy shuffled closer to him, discreetly, like he couldn't quite bring himself to hug Parker even if he craved the physical attention. Parker caressed Kyle's hair and finally dared to say, "Everything is going to be all right, Kyle. Your mother will be fine. You'll see."
    For some reason, with Finn here, Parker himself could actually believe it.
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    The next day
    At early noon, the park teemed with parents, children and their assorted canine companions. The dogs added a particularly awkward element, many of them seeming drawn to him and dancing around him in a clear show of excitement. Werewolves and regular canines had a tricky relationship. As a rule, they shied away, detecting the more dangerous predator, but this time around, they seemed aware of his enthusiasm at having found his mate, and responding to it.
    Finn would have been put out, but the dogs distracted the kids from their glum demeanor. They laughed whenever another one showed up, and it was a good thing to see them smile a little in spite of their less than ideal situation.
    By Finn's side, Parker chuckled. "You're really good with animals. And children."
    Finn's own wolf did a small happy dance around him, but he struggled to rein his beast in so that he wouldn't act like a complete maniac. "I try," he said. "I grew up in a very tight-knit community, but I do understand what the boys are going through."
    He and Parker sat down while Kyle and Jack played around them. Finn's nostrils were invaded by Parker's addictive scent, and it was almost physically painful to not touch him. Moon be blessed, who'd have guessed that he'd find his mate under these circumstances?
    "I understand too," Parker said after a small pause. "In a way. That's why I want to help them."
    He looked away, staring at the children with a distant expression. Finn took advantage of his distraction to greedily drink in his mate's gorgeous features. There was probably something fundamentally wrong about him being so aroused at such a time, but he couldn't help himself. He never would have thought he'd be jealous of the weather,