Chapter 36

I must have said, "Hush, Merci," a hundred times since we got up this morning, but it has only been about three hours since then.

But I wasn't having any of that, so I cut her off and said, "We'll see." She tried to say something to swing the argument in her favor, but I wasn't having any of it, so I cut her off. Okay? But when the fight was over,

"Okay. Just get it done quickly.” She added in a sulky tone, "I want them," which caused my chest to tighten up with emotion. It bothers me that Merci is not with her mates yet because she has helped me an excessive amount in the short amount of time that we have been together, and I feel guilty about it. She has been so patient with me, but it must be excruciating for her right now to be separated from them, and I must own that I share her anguish.

As I made my way to Juan's Alpha office, thoughts of "mating" kept running through my head, and they filled me with an excitement that I would never let on. The tho