I figured she was trying to change the subject, but the memory still made me smile. “Yeah. Why?”
“I asked her after why she called me specifically and not you,” Fallon explained. “And Alice said it’s because I was the only one strong enough to protect you from the lady with nails.”
I chuckled at that. “Smart pup. Maybe she’s got some seer abilities.”
“She told me I make her feel safe.”
I gathered Fallon closer, knowing this was a sore spot in her past. “The pack adores you. You’ve won them all over.”
“It’s not that.” She relaxed against me. “It’s just that I’ve been thinking all year that I liked the way that sounded. Of being needed and taking care of one of those little things.”
“Little things like a… pup?”
My heart beat a bit faster as my wolf’s tail started to thump.
“Maybe.” T
