Jonas' mouth was in a thin line as he stared at the file that he'd received from the lab.
Test results.
Elizabeth had called him as soon as it was sent. His hand rose to the back of his neck, as it often had when he was uncertain.
Undetected hybrids.
Two had just popped up on the radar, a father and his unborn child. The parents seemed like civilians, but testing showed that the father of the unborn child was a wolf breed, a hybrid that had been adopted with no trace of Breed parents. He had no smell, no markings, nothing that would have led anyone to think there was anything out of the ordinary. The unborn child was also a hybrid. The couple were mated, which was news to them, and the pregnancy was very early on. The man and woman had come into the custody of Sanctuary willingly, confused, and concerned with how their lives were suddenly changed forever.
Elizabeth had been unable to trace their lineage.
There was no telling how many more were out there.
This changed a lot of things. Not quite precisely recessed hybrids, but hybrids that didn't realize they were...hybrids.
Hybrids that were mating.
Hybrids that were not aware of what was happening.
He shifted in his chair, his grey dress slacks hugging his legs as he stood from his chair.
The Genetics Council would lose its mind.
There was a knock at the door, and it opened silently without prompting, bringing him back to the present. Rachel stood in the doorway as she held their newborn, a baby boy with Jonas' mercury eyes.
"We have to get to Cassie's for the rehearsal dinner...you're the best man after all." Her voice was quiet, sensing the unintelligible emotions coming off her mate in waves. She could only guess what the files contained as they hadn't gotten a chance to discuss anything. Amber pushed past her, tugging at Jonas's hand.
"Hur-we!" She demanded, melting Jonas's heart all over again.
He picked Amber up, breaking into a smile, "Let's not keep the bride waiting then."
His eyes were dark with concern at the implications of what this meant.
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