26. Mark

Storm’s pov

Maybe I should have asked her about using a condom, but I was in the fucking moment and I didn’t think it would matter. We were going to be mates and she would become the mother of my kids. That was the plan, right?

In our pack, women and men have roles to play. We provide, and they bear children. Okay, I know it sounds fucking ancient, but it’s not like women aren’t allowed to work. Our whole house is filled with women who are omegas. But certain jobs aren’t meant for women, like soldier or, well, alpha or any leadership position. We are meant to protect, and while I would prefer to see things differently in my pack, this is how things are. Maybe in time I will be able to change it, but we will never be like our enemies. Rules are necessary or we'll lose control like the Iron River pack, which let rogues inside who did whatever the fuck they wanted.

Brand didn’t agree. I could feel it.

"Do you honestly think your system works? By denying women the ability to learn how to d