Fated For The Wolf: A Fertile Shapeshifter Romance (Werewolf's Harem Series Book 6) Read Online Free Page B

to visit Garrett’s brother Lucas and his new mate.
    Pulling out his phone, he decided to bite the bullet and call his father right away. If he called now, he’d have several days of peace and quiet to figure things out with Ivy. Otherwise his father would have every blood relative in the whole bloody family tree calling to check in on him, to see if he was accepting his father’s ultimatum.
    Ignoring the gnawing irritation he felt at the thought of his father’s demands, he called Castle Buchanan’s single landline. He sighed as it rang a good fifteen times, and then scowled when a younger cousin picked up the phone and started jabbering about the Scottish weather.
    “Put my ma phone, Alain,” Elijah growled.
    He pulled into Garrett and Kiley’s driveway but sat in the car, wanting to finish his phone call first. After several more minutes, he finally got his mother on the phone. She took all his father’s messages and correspondence, and was generally more amiable in conversation anyway.
    “Hallo?” his mother asked, seeming confused.
    “Ma, I’ve got a lass,” Elijah told her.
    “Eli?” she said. “I’d no idea you were going to phone us!”
    “I didn’t know meself,” he admitted. “I can’t really talk right now, Ma. I just wanted ye to get the message to Da.”
    “What message is that, now?”
    “He can call off giving the castle and the birthright away, and all that goes with it. I found a lass, and she’s agreed that we’ll start trying for little ones right away.”
    “A lass? Are you taking a mate then, Eli?”
    “Not exactly…” he admitted.
    “Oh, Eli. You can’t just do that to a lass. They’re verra tender, you know,” his mother advised.
    “It’s not— Listen, Ma. Don’t worry about it. Just tell Da what I said, and I’ll ring you next week.”
    “Well, get a picture of the girl for me, will you? I like to know who the mother of my grandchildren might be.”
    “Will be, Ma. It’s decided. I love you, and I’ll ring you later.”
    “Well, alright,” his mother said. He could hear the disapproving frown in her voice, but he hung up anyway.
    “Right,” he said to himself. “Now just Kiley and Garrett.”
    Hopefully his friends would be a little happier for his news than his mother had been.
     
     
     
     
    The next evening, Elijah felt that he’d been moderately successful smoothing things over with Kiley and Garrett. Not that Garrett cared in the least, of course. But Kiley had more than made up for over the course of the day, interrogating Elijah relentlessly and insisting that he keep her ‘in the loop’ about everything Ivy-related.
    Elijah knew that Kiley meant well, and he supposed it was nice that she had such a caring friend…
    “You’ll be good to Ivy, won’t you?” Kiley asked, for about the seventh time. Elijah grunted as he hefted one of her suitcases into the back of Garrett’s black SUV.
    “I promise,” Elijah said, trying not to seem testy. She was just trying to look after her friend, after all.
    “She’s had a difficult time the last few months. Actually, most of her life. She’s never had anybody. So if you’re going to leave her high and dry, you’d better tell her up front.”
    “Kiley,” Elijah sighed. “I’ll do my best, okay?”
    “Okay,” Kiley replied, her shoulders sagging. It was obvious that he hadn’t said the right thing, but damned if Elijah could figure out what that might be.
    “Ready to hit the road?” Garrett called, coming around the car. The big blond man clapped Elijah on the shoulder, leaned down to kiss his petite brunette mate, and grinned at them both.
    “Sure,” Kiley said, brightening. If Elijah were honest, it was a little disgusting how happy Garrett and Kiley made each other.
    “I know Eli’s got some business to attend to,” Garrett teased, arching a brow.
    “Jesus. Get on with you both,” Elijah said, shooing them.
    “You got the keys? You got instructions for taking care of the wolf