"What do we have?" Virgil asks, gruffly, going through his drawers to prepare for work.
"Um..." Jaxon starts, clearing his throat slightly, he's not sure what's pushing him to say this but it's best they get it over with early.
"Alpha," he tries again, visibly nervous. "If you don't mind..."
"Just get it out with." Virgil grouches when his Head Beta seems to be struggling with words.
"It's just that since your ma... mate... um, the Luna can now... I mean..."
"Jax, for fuck's sake..." Virgil starts to bitch.
"What he's saying is that, seeing as Ian and myself aren't inclined to starting a family anytime soon, we're freed from the obligation of continuing the bloodline right?" Leon interjects.
Confusion washes away the upset on Virgil's face, his brain refusing to compute. "What? What the fuck does Hayden have to do with that?"
The other three in the room share a skeptical glance, Jaxon visibly worried.
I apologise for failed promises, the author is really trying her best.
Thank you for reading.