Dax was having a full day, but he didn't care as long as Chris was resting.
Rowan's last updates had been clipped and efficient - Chris had eaten, Chris had slept, Chris had complained about fruit like it was political oppression - and through the bond there was that constant low hum that told Dax everything he needed to know: his mate was safe, warm, and currently committing treason against productivity by binge-watching true crime while Killian made sure he stayed fed.
Nadia checked on him every day for changes, because these months were the most fragile for the life growing inside Chris, and Dax refused to gamble with anything that could be protected.
Tyler Bell shadowed him with the rest of the entourage, because the next thing on Dax's schedule was Crown Prince Sirius Alaric of Palatine - the heir Caelan had finally pushed forward under the public-friendly lie of 'letting the next generation lead.'
