#Chapter 39: Opening Up

I can’t help but to smile back at Archer. He averts his gaze from mine, looking back down at Mia. My next words come out before I can stop myself. “You’re a good dad,” Archer snorts and shifts Mia in his arms. She’s so drowsy that she barely stirs. “Sure.” “I mean it,” I say. “You’ll be a great dad to the next generation of Alpha’s as well.” Archer frowns. He keeps his head tipped down, avoiding my gaze. “I don’t know if that’s in the cards for me,” he mumbles. “Why not?” I jut my chin towards Mia. “Sure you needed some help but you picked it up so quickly.” Archer chuckles slightly. “I’m not worried about the actual dad part,” he says. “More so the falling in love, getting married part.” “What?” I scoff. “I see how girls throw themselves at you.” “Because I want to marry someone who throws themselves at people because they want the opportunity to be Alpha Queen,” Archer says with a raised brown. He shakes his head. “That’s not l