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“Lily.” I hear Calista’s soft voice say, just as Anders takes a step forward. I can see the anger on his face that pack members have been making his mate feel uncomfortable, but I know my mate has it under control. I grab his arm again, holding him back.
“Ladies, I understand how difficult it must be for you. You wanted to be Luna, or perhaps you thought Anders loved you. But that’s not the case. I know any of you would take a chance to spend another night with my mate, and I can’t blame you for wanting that. Anders is an incredible lover. But he is mine. He will always be mine. It would be better if you recognized that and stop trying to make things in this pack uncomfortable with your constant chatter or your time with my mate.” Calista’s voice echoes down the hall. It’s obvious that as she speaks, Shali comes forward more and more.
Anders pulls away again and he and I walk into the kitchen. As if we had planned it, we both come up
I behind our mates, wrapping our arms around them.
“Let me be clear.” Anders says, running his nose up Calista’s neck and into her hair. “There is no one that I will ever want, other than my mate. She is everything to me. Anyone that hurts my mate, will answer to me.” His head comes up and he pins each of the she-wolves with his stare, his Alpha aura coming out and Zakai coming forward. “I will not tolerate any disrespect to my mate and your future
Luna.”
They all lift their necks in submission and a chorus of ‘Yes, Alphas ring out in the room. He turns Calistal in his arms and pulls her into a passionate kiss. Anders isn’t one for public displays of affection, so I know he’s making a point. Maybe the pack hasn’t seen how much he truly loves Calista, and he’s making sure they see it now. It doesn’t take long before Anders and Calista get lost in the kiss, forgetting about everything else around them.
When the she-wolves leave, I lean down to my mate’s ear. “That was so hot.”
She turns in my arms. “Which part?” She asks, while nipping at my throat.
“All of it, but I especially like how you reminded them that you’re my mate.”
“Hmmm.” She gets a contemplative look on her face. “Am I your mate? I forget. Maybe I need to be reminded.” She gives me a seductive look, biting her lower lip.
That’s all the suggestion I need. I reach down, throwing her over my shoulder before taking her to our room and reminding her for the next couple of hours just who’s mate she is.
Two months after graduation, Lily and I stand on stage beside Anders and Calista as they swear their oaths and fealty to the pack as Alpha and Luna. Charles and his mate, Donna, are then sworn in as the pack Betas. Afterward, Lily and I are sworn in as Anders’ and Calista’s Guardians. We had all discussed it and since my mate was a Guardian, and Anders already had me as his Guardian, it was decided that Lily would be Calista’s Guardian. Lily was thrilled and I think Calista was too. Honestly, it makes everything much easier for all of us. Any time Anders has an Alpha event, he can feel comfortable bringing Calista, knowing Lily will be there to protect her and that keeps me and Lily together more often.
It’s a beautiful evening full of dancing and celebrating. I know other males in our pack our jealous and watch my mate with hopeful eyes. But I know she’s all mine. I make a point to show her at every opportunity how grateful I am that she’s mine, how much I love her, how special she is to me.
And, I have to say, when my mate jumps in, she jumps in with both feet. There is never a day that goes by where she doesn’t show me how much she loves me. Every time she looks at me, it makes my heart stutter in my chest. Her love and respect for me are always on display for everyone to see. I am the luckiest man alive. I’m sure most people who have found their mates feel the same way, but they would be wrong. No one and nothing is more special than Lily.
E
A couple of months after Anders and Calista take over the pack, we receive an invitation to celebrate birth of Liam Holstin, Alpha Leander and Luna Fetulla’s child. Calista and I are excited to see Estella again and meet her new son, while Clint and Anders begin talking of the work they can accomplish while we are in Shadow Falls pack. Look at Cali and roll my eyes, making her glagte,
We drive to Shadow Falls, leaving Charles in charge of our pack for the weekend. There are several milestones that are important in a pack, especially when it comes to ranked pack members. The birth of the future Alpha is one of them. Many packs have been invited to this momentous occasion.
Alpha Leander asked us to come a day earlier than the others. When we arrive, he escorts us into his office, Luna Estella joining us. Because we are in an alliance, and have been friendly for many years, the feeling in the room is relaxed. We sit around a table together, Calista and I hugging Estella when she comes in.
“I’m sure you are wondering why I have asked you to come here earlier than the others.” Alpha Leander begins. “As you know, the birth of my son is very important, not only to me and Estella, but also to the pack. Our relationship with Alpha Benjamin has been tenuous at best in these last couple of months. He seems to have become more aggressive, power-hungry since we last saw him at your birthday party.
Alpha Anders.”
“Please, we are all friends here, call me Anders. And yes, my father and I have noticed the same thing. While Alpha Jerome has been labeled as an enemy to our pack, Alpha Benjamin seems to have almost become closer to him. We have men watching both packs to make sure they do not plan an attack against us.”
Leander is nodding his head in agreement. “We have noticed the same. And what you may not know is that, after the incident in your pack with Guardian Lily, we also labeled Alpha Jerome and the Silver Dawn pack enemies of the Shadow Falls pack.”
I can tell Anders was not aware of this. “Our alliance with Canyon Ridge has always been very strong.
Any act against your pack, is seen as an act against ours. Therefore, your enemies are our enemies. Which brings me to my request today. Your pack is strong, stronger even than mine. What I would like to request is that, while you are here for the party, would you allow your Guardians to watch over my mate and our son, ensuring nothing happens to them. If I could have found a way to not invite Alpha Benjamin to these festivities without practically declaring war, I would have. However, I do not want him here and I do not trust him.”
He looks at Anders and Clint. “You have both found your mates. You understand the concern I feel and the need to protect mine. And, while you do not yet have an heir or children of your own, I’m sure you can understand that a parent’s love of their children is second only to the love of a mate.”
I watch as Clint and Anders mind link before Clint links me. “Would you be willing to watch over Estella. It would look more natural if you and Calista were around her and the baby.”
I look at Anders, giving a brief nod of my head. I see Leander’s entire body relax, as does Estella’s. I turn to her. “Looks like I’ll be getting lots of time holding that new baby of yours. Where is he?”
After deciding the best approach to watching over both Estella and Liam, Estella has her Beta female bring him in. Calista and I coo over baby Liamn, while Estella watches with the total love of a mother in her eyes. “I knew I loved him while he grew in my stomach, but the moment I held him? It’s like nothing I’ve ever felt before. In a moment, something inside me changed, and I never want to change it back. I’ve never been a jealous mate, never felt particularly possessive or protective of Leander. But with Liam, I swear if anyone ever threatens my child, they will see fury like they’ve never seen before.”
We talk of babies and our plans for having them, saying we want to put it off for a couple of years to adjust to our new roles and just enjoy being together before we bring a child into the mix. “I think that’s a great plan. Leander and I took a year before trying. It only took me going into heat once and now we have Liam.” She says smiling at her mate as we talk over lunch.
That night in bed, Clint is more amorous than normal, which is saying something. “What’s gotten into you?” I ask him, laughing.
“I liked seeing you holding that baby today. I can’t wait until your stomach is growing with my child, watching you hold our baby girl or boy.” He says, nuzzling my ear.
I can feel my body responding to him. It doesn’t take much. There has never been a time when I didn’t want more, want him like I hadn’t just had him inside me for hours.
“Which would you prefer? A boy or a girl?” I ask and my voice breathy with my need for him.
He’s curled up behind me and his fingers begin working their magic, strumming my body like it’s his guitar while he murmurs in my ear, sending shivers all over my body.
“One of each? Maybe more than one of each. Knowing how much I want you every minute of the day, we could end up with an entire pack of babies if you want.”
“Well then, Guardian mine, you’d better start practicing.” I love that my mate takes his practice very seriously.
The next morning. I’m a bit tired after Clint kept me up most of the night. But my body feels amazing, if a little sore. We agreed that Calista and I would stay near Estella when the Alphas and their packs arrive. As soon as he exits his car, I can see that Alpha Benjamin is still angry at not having his chance to take me as his mate. His barely contained snarl flashes across his face when he sees Anders and Clint standing near Leander.
However, when he approaches, he’s the epitome of a perfect Alpha. “Alpha Leander, Luna Estella, what a pleasure to see you. I’m honored to have received the invitation to meet your son and heir.” He says. looking down at Liam. If I wasn’t watching Estella so closely, I wouldn’t have noticed her body tense Alpha Benjamin looks at Liam and gently runs a hand over his head. as
“The pleasure is ours, Alpha Benjamin. Have you met my Beta, Daniel? He and his mate, Mila will show you and your pack members to your rooms.” Leander says, effortlessly putting himself between Alpha Benjamin and his mate, steering him away from his son.
There are eight additional Alphas and pack members that arrive, including Alpha Christopher whose human mate, Emily, recently learned she is pregnant with their first child. Alpha Eric also arrives. He still has not found his mate. I can tell the lack of a mate is starting to take its toll on him. The laughter and flirtatiousness I saw in him several months ago, is gone. His eyes have begun to look haunted, and they’ve lost the light that used to shine in them. He’s very close to going feral. He smiles and says all the right things when he approaches Leander and Estella, but I can see the need in him, feel his desire to find his mate and have a child of his own. My heart breaks for him.
At dinner that night, I watch the other Alphas. Leander was right about Alpha Benjamin. There is something shifty and underhanded in the way he watches Estella. I can tell she feels his eyes on her, but she does an excellent job of hiding it. There is something to be said for women meant to be Lunas. I would never be able to sit quietly and maintain my composure while someone outwardly seemed to be plotting against me and my child. But she does, and I know if Cali was in this situation, she would be doing exactly the same thing. The Moon Goddess doesn’t choose her children and their mates lightly and she doesn’t make mistakes. It makes me wonder about Alpha Eric and why he hasn’t found his mate yet. It makes me wonder if she was killed or is being held against her will somewhere, keeping him from finding her.
Alpha Leander put the four of us on his floor in the packhouse. Clint and I are next door to the nursery and Anders and Calista are across the hall. I asked Estella for a spare baby monitor, just to have in our room so I could make sure we didn’t miss anything. Clint and I have both noticed that, since our marking and mating, our senses, strength and just about everything that makes us Guardians has become enhanced. So, while I don’t need the baby monitor, it makes me feel better knowing I have it.
In the middle of the night. I hear a shuffling sound. I lay in bed, listening to the sound, trying to make sense of what I’m hearing. It isn’t until I hear the cooing of the baby that I jolt up in bed. I told Estella that if she went into Liam’s room at night, to quietly let me know. That way, if I heard anything, I’d know it was her. I didn’t need to bother, the entire time she’s in with Liam, she coos and sings to him. However, ther is no sound other than the shifting of clothing.
As I move to get out of bed, I feel Clint climbing out behind me. I turn and look at him, but he’s listenin intently as well. Someone is in Liam’s nursery and there can only be one reason. Someone is planning kidnap or kill him.
I felt Lily tense in my arms. I immediately come awake, listening to the sounds coming from the baby monitor. As Lily moves to get out of bed, I’m right behind her. Someone is in the nursery that shouldn’t be.
I toss her a shirt as I put on a pair of shorts, and we quietly make our way to the door to our room. I mind link Anders but he’s asleep. I shout in the mind link, trying to wake him up before we sneak out of our room, quietly moving to Liam’s room.