Ghian
Part of him thought there was hardly any need to bring up the matter now, but the longer he let it sit, the more it weighted on him. And he could hardly tell his mate he was strong enough to lead their pack and then assume he couldn’t handle to have a conversation about the matter. “There’s something I have been thinking about,” he told the ground between their feet. “And I want your opinion on it.”
Aalyan’s confusion was loud and clear through the bond, but he just said, “Okay.”
“I don’t want to make either of them become Alpha after me,” he said slowly.
“You...” Aalyan’s agitation was growing, but he was still careful to move slowly so as not to disturb the sleeping babies. “Ghian, I thought you needed to have children so they could lead the pack after you.”
“Yes, well, that’s
