Celibacy?

"Kai, what's wrong?" he asked, moving quickly to sit beside him. "Kai, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Kai flashed a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "How is the boy?"

"Better when I left Abe. He has—"

"Alchzic curse, I know."

Dallan wasn't surprised. Kai was a man of knowledge and must have seen the signs in Jake. "I don't know how we can get a solution though," Dallan said and shrugged.

Kai said nothing since he was too busy trying to decode the sparkle in Dallan's eyes. "What happened?" he asked out of the blue.

"Huh?"

"I what happened?" Kai repeated.

"I... I don't understand you. What do you mean?" Dallan asked, confused.

"You look happy... I don't even know if that's the word to use. You look more than happy."

"I didn't know it would be that obvious."

"What happened?"

Kai was expecting good news about the pack or a recent deal struck, but it was far from that.

"Hazel is pregnant."

Kai turned his head to Dallan expecting to see him trying to stifle a laugh, or laughi