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recognized as King now, after all, and it had clearly gone to his head. He was different now. Something had changed in him. That had been damn clear from the way he’d chewed him out the other day in front of Cora and Nathanial. He’d never reprimanded him in public before and it’d been humiliating when he had the other day.
    Cora was clearly reacting to the same change in him that he was. He understood exactly where she was coming from. And that’s why he found himself taking her hands in his and telling her the truth, “I can teach you.”
    Her eyes widened in surprise. “You can? Ryan never said—”
    “I can teach you,” he assured her.
    “If that was possible, why didn’t Ryan tell me? Why hasn’t he tried to teach me?” As she asked the question, her eyes flashed with realization. Josh braced himself. Uh oh.
    Her eyes narrowed and she grit out, “Right, to prevent me from ever taking Orion if something happened between us, to make me believe that I couldn’t take care of my son!”
    “His actions were borne out of love for his son,” Josh said. He was pissed at himself for defending Ryan’s actions. But he couldn’t help it; he was loyal to his Alpha, coming to his defense no matter what. Although, he was pretty sure that Ryan might question that if he found out about him offering to teach Cora how to care for their son in wolf form.
    “I’ll never be enough for him,” Cora whispered softly.
    “Cora—” he said, reaching for her. He pulled her to him, forcing her to meet his gaze and her eyes flickered with gut-wrenching emotion.
    “I’ll never be wolf,” she choked out.
    “Sweetheart, when Ryan was last in the Dark Realm, a wolf caught his eye.”
    “Jada.”
    Josh cocked an eyebrow. “So you did hear us talking then?”
    “Yeah, he wanted to fuck her. I heard him admit it.”
    “You must’ve missed the end of our conversation. He said that, although he was drawn to her, he would never do anything about it. Because no one can satisfy him like you can.”
    “Really?”
    “That’s what he said. You are his true mate, Cora. His one. And because of that, only you can give him what he needs. And as for the wolf thing, I’m seeing Shaye right now and…shit…if the woman can’t satisfy me…damn. She’s fucking amazing and she’s most definitely not wolf.”
    A smile crept across her lips. “Shaye?”
    “Yep.”
    “Ryan’s ex?” she said, raising an eyebrow.
    Josh scoffed. “It’s not like we haven’t shared women before.”
    “You have? But he’s so possessive.”
    “We’re brothers—it’s how it works in our pack. In fact, you’re probably the only one he hasn’t shared ,” Josh said with a sly wink at her. “Not that I ever would with you.”
    “Gee, thanks.”
    “No, I’m sure it would be…mind blowing…I’ve heard enough of you guys going at it through the walls here…but you’re his mate. I could never even consider it, sweetheart.”
    “Good to know,” she said. “Maybe you’re right about this wolf thing then.”
    She reached for Orion and gathered him in her arms.
    Josh emitted a low growl and Orion’s eyes lit up.
    “What did you say to him?”
    “I told him that his mom loves him very much.”
    She smiled. “Thank you.”
    “Tell him yourself,” he said, emitting a different growl. This one even softer and very brief. “That was ‘I love you.’”
    She blushed and clutched Orion tighter to her chest. “I…can’t.”
    “Try,” Josh pushed and repeated the growl. “It’s all in the subtlety of it…draw on your natural instincts, the heart of the emotion that you want to communicate.”
    She made an attempt. A cat-like purr escaped her lips and Josh laughed.
    “Come on, Cora. You’ve gotta put your wolf-like attitude into it,” he teased.
    She tried again. And again. With each attempt, Josh coached her to make her next one better.
    “Last chance,” he said.
    She braced herself and then tried again. She looked to him for his