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Brayden nodded quickly. "Yes, which makes this more complicated than it needs to be..." He rose Leo's head back up after he had placed it in his hands. "I could tell you not to worry about it, but that would be bullshit. Instead, I will just get to the next point. Yes, you went into heat, which probably explains why the other males tried to have the hots for your friend up there. Last night we mated like I was supposed to do with Lynn and now we are at the next phase of the cycle...you're pregnant" the last words came out in a low mumble as not for Leo to hear. As his mate, he could hear the formation of life forming in his body.

Turning to the machines to see that the coffee was done, he made his way over to it. "How do you like your coffee?" Brayden was set dead on sending the boy back to the cabins, but with his wounded friend and the fact that he was now carrying his children -something him and Lynette planned before all of that happened- he had to do the only humane thing: protect his mate and future children.