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“Reindeer, in addition to being nomadic, apparently like to stay off the radar. Mom looked for them for me. She even hired a private detective, but it was just recently that he actually found a herd. Of course, by now they could be someplace else, and we might not have found them. It doesn’t really matter, though. Adam’s my family now, and we get to start a new family together.”
“That’s so freaking romantic. I need a truemate,” Mia said, slumping in her chair.
“I think you have one already, you just need to knock him over the head to get him to realize it,” Brynn said.
“I know!” Nila said. “Next time Lucian is in town, I’ll make sure that he comes over for dinner instead of just stopping by their office. You can join us, and Mal will keep his opinions to himself, trust me.”
“That’s a great idea!” Brynn said.
Mia looked unsure. “What if he doesn’t want me? What if I’ve been longing for him all this time and it’s not meant to be?”
“It would be better to know now and able to move on, than spend another year wanting something you don’t have,” Nila pointed out.
“When you know, you know,” Dani said. “I knew the second I looked into Adam’s eyes that he was mine. Hell, I knew before that. I couldfeelhim in the woods, and I couldn’t stop myself from finding him. If Lucian is yours, then your wolf will let you know. Take a chance. The worst thing that could happen is that you find out he’s not meant to be yours.”
Mia turned as white as a sheet.
Dani hurried on to say, “I mean, that at least if you know he’s not yours, then you can find the one who is.”
“That’s a good point,” Brynn said. She lifted her glass of iced tea and held it high. “Welcome to the pack, Dani.”
Dani clinked glasses with the girls and took a sip before turning her attention to the basket. Brynn continued to unload the chocolate goodies from its depths. “Wilde Creek’s my home now. Thanks for making me feel so welcome.”
“That’s what we do,” Brynn said, winking.
* * *
Dani called Adam when the girls left two hours later and discovered he was out chopping wood with Jeremiah.
“Do you need some help?” she asked.
“You’re sweet to offer, but no, Jer and I have it handled. You could text Honey. She’s checking in on the widowed females.”
“Cool. Be safe. Don’t chop off your leg or any other part of your body I’ve become attached to.”
He laughed. “I’ll be careful. Have fun, sweetheart.”
She ended the call with Adam and dialed Honey. A few minutes later, Honey arrived in her car to pick her up.
“Jer said some of the females showed up to welcome you to the pack. Did you have fun?”
“Yeah, they’re sweet.”
“It’s definitely better than the pack I grew up in,” Honey said.
“What was your pack like?”
Honey grimaced and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. “Very strict. More so than even what we’d call an ‘old-school’ pack. My mom died when I was little and my paternal grandmother raised me in my father’s house. I knew something was going on with my father, and even my grandmother seemed cautious. Then she died in her sleep, and he started acting strangely. I overheard some odd conversations that made me suspicious, so I ran away. I thought I was pretty slick and that he wouldn’t know where I was, but it turned out that he’d put a tracker on my car. I stranded myself in Wilde Creek and followed Jer’s scent to his house. Acksel called my father on my behalf, and my father threatened the pack if I wasn’t returned.”
“Why did he want you back so badly?”
“I wasn’t really his daughter. My mother had an affair. I don’t even know who my real father is, but the man who raised me killed them both. He planned to trade me to another alpha for a new mate. When I didn’t go home, he kidnapped me and Jer. Jer saved us and the Wilde Creek pack came to help. Even though we’re both omegas, I’ve never felt anything but absolutely a part of the pack. They welcomed me and stood up for us when the man who raised me demanded I come home. I know the bears are different than the wolves, but this pack is a family and I’m proud to be part of them. You and Adam are mates, so that makes us sisters in the pack.”
Dani smiled. “That’s sweet. I always wanted a sister, and now I have Kammie and you.”
“The high-ranked males are used to things being a certain way—the omegas work for them, because they do important things like keeping the pack and town safe. Kammie got a raw deal because wolves tend to think of physical weakness as a sign of inner weakness.”
“Her scars don’t keep her from shifting, though. They don’t affect her like Adam’s do.”
