[ The drive Alphas are meant to have... He grins a little in spite of himself as she says that, and while something he does pride himself on is a certain ability to control himself and his scent, he does let a strong note of out into the air, as if he was primordially both laying a claim to her and issuing a challenge to any other woman in the line to come have his children too.

Indeed.

He does decide to answer her seriously though. If anyone - well, Emily might be the one who could best understand or at least accept his reasoning here. ]

It's a stage, I think. When this all began, I was being scrappy and just wanted to make a home for us all. But coming to this choice and reaching this point feels like an awakening, and it's exciting to be here. It's only that we are in a more rational period which sees me not restricting all children in the pack to being mine.