Farren
I went through some of the clothes that Alex brought over last night, and I am surprised to see he also got Hope a couple of toys. She screams with excitement when she sees her new doll. It came with little bottles, and she feeds it, like she has seen me feeding Axel. I text him again, thanking him. I change her into an outfit and put a little bow in her hair. “You look so cute!” She giggles and holds the doll under her arm. We walk back into the living room.
“Oh wow, aren’t my ladies beautiful?” Damon says.
She giggles again; then she climbs up on the couch beside him and I sit next to her. She crosses her little ankles and goes back to watching TV. She is funny, the way she acts like a little lady at her age. She is very smart, and if we encourage her to learn more she will excel.
Damon buries his fingers in my hair, and I close my eyes, enjoying the feel of his nails dragging across my scalp. “They are here,” he whispers to me softly.
Damon gets off the couch, and I look out the window. Vehicles are coming into our territory. I grab a jacket off the coffee table and put it on Hope, and I wrap Axel in a blanket. I find another one for Hope in case she wants it. Damon grabs the diaper bag and picks up Hope.
We head toward the middle of our property, and Brantley meets us in front of our house with his son. “I have this.” He takes out a stroller that will hold both of the babies.
“Oh nice, I forgot I had one!” I laugh and put Axel in beside Aiden. I cover them both up and pull the top down to block the wind.
“How is the princess today?” Brantley touches her small hand.
“Good.”
Damon puts her on the ground. I take her hand, and I know he is going into alpha mode right around now.
She follows me to the field, where the new members are standing, waiting on Damon. “Good morning, everyone!” Damon says. “We will be showing all of you to your new homes. Mated couples follow me, singles follow him.” He points at Maverick.
The older lady from last night walks up to me. She looks at Hope. “She looks amazing, and thank you for allowing us to join your pack.”
“Welcome home.” I touch her shoulder.
She whispers the wordhome, astonished.
I hear the wordmate, and I look around to see one of the guys in our pack staring at a woman. Yes! I watch as they hug each other. “We have another one,” I tell Brantley, thrilled.
The male couple we met last night walks up to Brantley, and Jackson pops out of nowhere and stands by his mate’s side. He gets more protective by the day. I think he is worse than Damon, and that is saying something.
“Hey, I heard you guys are a couple?” one of the guys asks Brantley and Jackson.
“What the fuck about it?” Jackson growls, and I laugh under my breath.
“Chill out man, we are together.”
Jackson relaxes but he doesn’t move from his spot.
“Nice to meet you guys. This is my mate and son.” Brantley points to the stroller.
“Son?” He is confused. “I mean…how?”
Brantley laughs again. “We adopted him.”
The guys look at me. “You allowed that?”
“Why wouldn’t we?”
They have nothing to say to that. Damon shows all the newcomers to their new homes and assigns responsibilities. All packmates have jobs and can work up to something better as they prove themselves.
The hair on the back of my neck stands on end, and I turn around and see the young girl who tried to fight me last night, changing into a wolf. She charges right at me. I hand Hope to Brantley, and I shift into lupine form and meet her head-on. Never fucking attack someone’s back; we allowed her to join our pack and this is what she does?
Elizabeth walks out of her house, and I take a hold of the girl by the back of her neck. She is young and probably confused by everything that is happening.
She wiggles between my jaws. I growl deeply and she stops, and I loosen my grip just slightly. She snaps her head around and nips my chest. I let her go and she takes off into the woods. I follow closely on her ass. I look back to see thatElizabeth is with me, and I slow down so we can run side by side.
