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I close my eyes and let my mate’s words wash over me. I soak them up and hope they always remain true.
The pack has settled while my Luna has been pregnant into something happier and more peaceful than it was before when I was waiting. I hadn’t realized the toll waiting for my mate had on me and how it impacted the pack, but I can see it now. We have thrived in a way I couldn’t have anticipated with our Luna home where she belongs.
I have thrived and I wasn’t even aware it was possible.
I knew I would strive everyday to be a male worthy of being mated to my sweet Serenity, but I didn’t know how big of a difference having her here with me would make. Sometimes I think about how I almost lost her, how our bond was almost stolen from me, and it makes me wish I could bring the Alphas of Waning Moon back from the dead to kill them again.
Then I look at Serenity and find peace. The almost didn’t happen. We were bonded beyond the lies and nefarious plans of those who only wanted power and to cause destruction. Fate stepped in and made sure that I knew where my mate was when it didn’t have to. That knowledge allowed me to find strength in waiting for her to be of age.
I am a better wolf, a better mate, a better Alpha, because of it. We are worthy of her, and she is our reward.
Blood Rising isn’t the only pack that has settled. Waning Moon is doing much better and starting to find its footing under Samuel’s leadership. He doesn’t have a Luna at his side, but he is determined to do right by his pack.
He has people he can trust in leadership roles and has proven that the mistakes of his past will not find footing in his future or in the future of Waning Moon. It’s made me proud to see and I’ve been happy to help him however I can.
Serenity hasn’t fully forgiven Samuel or their parents, but she’s trying, and they have started to slowly repair their relationship. No one is trying to rush her, and everyone understands that years of abuse can’t be forgotten or ignored simply because it would be easier, no matter why the abuse occurred.
A knock on the door has me turning that way and I’m not the least bit surprised to see Mom’s head pop into the room, a big smile on her face. She whispers, “Can we come in?”
I glance at Serenity whose lips are pulled up in an indulgent smile, even though she looks a little tired. She gives me a nod and it warms my heart. She has a family now; one she’s embraced fully.
“Of course, Mom, come on in.”
Mom, Dad, Cora, and Mack come rushing into the room with Samuel, Stacy, and Darwin close behind them. Serenity was the one who insisted I call them when she went into labor. She also made sure to tell me they were welcome to come and be here to meet our son.
If it means Adam is surrounded by even more love, then I won’t complain. I’ll keep my eye on Serenity’s family, just in case, but their remorse and guilt are clear to anyone who cares to look.
I clear my throat and stand next to Serenity’s bed, her hand resting on our son’s head where he’s safe in my arms. “I am happy to introduce the next Alpha of Blood Rising and our son, Adam Nathan Hart.”
Our family’s love is explosive as it fills the room and I swear I see tears in my dad’s eyes. I walk straight over to my father, the man who showed me what it means to be an Alpha and a mate, who never wavered when I told him I was going to wait for Serenity. As I carefully place his grandpup in his arms, he swallows hard.
“He’s perfect,” my father breathes as Mom hovers, about a second away from snatching him away. Gently, of course.
I look back at my mate and grin. “He is perfect, little wolf,” I link her and the smile she gives me is pure magic under the moon.
“I love you,” she links back before her eyes turn toward our family, all of them surrounding Dad and cooing over our son.
Waiting for Serenity was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. It led me to here and this is a moment to cherish.
