Page 65 of Virgin for Next Door Wolf Daddy
“Sebastian. I wasn’t expecting you. Come in.”
She left the door open and walked into the living room.
“How are you feeling?”
“I’m okay. Beth, Taryn, and Savvy took great care of me. I’ve been at school for the last couple of days. Life is back to normal. How are you?”
Sebastian hated the awkward distance he felt between them. He shrugged his shoulders. “I’m okay. I was shot in Queswen, but as you can see, I survived. I’m so sorry that you were hurt because of me.”
“It wasn’t your fault. You can’t control other people’s bad acts. I’m not mad at you.”
“We took care of the situation. You’re safe.”
She smiled and nodded.
Sebastian took a deep breath and said, “I really need to talk to you about something. I’ve turned off my phone so we won’t be interrupted. Anthony is in charge for a few days.”
Talia didn’t say anything, but her fingers twisted around each other as though she was nervous.
“What I’ve been trying to tell you for the last month or so is that I’ve fallen in love with you. I realized after the last time that we made love that you are my fated mate. Will you go through the mating ceremony with me?”
Talia smiled and touched Sebastian’s face. “I’m in love with you, too. I guess my soul knew, even at a young age, what my brain didn’t. You are my fated mate. I will be honored to go through the ceremony with you.”
Sebastian leaned in and kissed her deeply. The air crackled with passion and an intense need for each other.
When the kiss broke, Talia said, “There is something you need to know.”
“What’s that?”
“I’m pregnant. That’s what I was trying to tell you the night you got that phone call.”
Sebastian’s jaw dropped and his eyes were as wide as saucers. “You’re pregnant? With a baby?”
“That’s usually what women get pregnant with.” Talia laughed.
Firey rage exploded inside of Sebastian. “You were pregnant when those bastards had you. They could have killed you and the baby.”
Talia gently touched his face, instantly calming him. “They didn’t kill either one of us. She is just fine.”
“She? How do you know?”
“Taryn said so and apparently she’s an expert on the subject.” Talia laughed. “It’s a strange talent for an eleven-year-old, but she’s a healer witch, so what do I know?”
“I know that I love you with all my heart and soul, and I will spend the rest of my life proving it to you,” Sebastian said.
He leaned over and pressed his lips to hers, sealing their bond with a kiss.
27
Talia
Talia stood in the small room of the Nightshade Wolf Shifter Pack ceremonial hall in the woods on the side of the mountain. She looked in the mirror that was standing against the rock wall. She had bathed in the purifying water and was dressed in the cobalt blue tunic that was the traditional garb for the female mates.
Savvy had braided her hair, weaving in some of the remaining wildflowers from the oasis near the river. Sadie had applied a little bit of makeup. Heidi and Hollie were fussing over her while Beth and Taryn sat back and watched the proceedings with huge grins on their faces.
“This doesn’t seem real. I had such a crush on him when I was younger and fantasized about going through the mating ceremony with Sebastian. Now, here I am.”
Hollie smiled. “Would you believe that sometimes I still feel that way when I look at Owen? He owns my heart and my soul, and sometimes I have a hard time believing that he’s mine.”
