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“Why would they?” Acksel asked.
“You don’t let non-wolves be pack members.”
“That’s true and not true,” he said. “You’ll be an honorary member through mating. As the mate of the beta, you’ll be considered an important female within the pack, although they’re not ranked.”
Kismet looked at Ren. “An important female?”
“If you were a wolf,” Ren said, “you’d be an omega and expected to serve in the pack like the others. But as my mate, you’d be thought of as higher status than the others.”
“Huh,” she said. “But I’m not a real pack member so I’m not an omega.”
“Right,” Brynn said. “You can hang out with us here on the full moons, or you can go back to your home. If you want to get mated officially on the next full moon, we can have a party while the pack hunts to welcome you to the group.”
“That sounds fun. What do you do while the wolves hunt?”
“Eat,” Acksel said.
Brynn smacked him on the arm. “Hey! It’s your baby making me hungry.”
Acksel leaned over and kissed her cheek. “I know, I know. But I’m not sorry.”
“You’re a jackass,” Brynn said, “and I’m not sorry for saying that. You’re just lucky you’re cute.”
Ren stifled a chuckle and Acksel said with a low tone, “I’m not cute, I’m alpha.”
“Alpha-cute.”
“Brynn,” Acksel said, his tone slipping into one that had an edge of impatience to it.
“Uh oh,” Brynn said with a teasing gleam in her eye. “He’s getting testy. Fine, fine. You’re all alpha, and not remotely cute. Except for your butt.”
Ren smiled at Kismet and rolled his eyes. Although they bickered, it was clear that the alphas loved each other.
“Anyway,” Acksel said. “Damn it, I can’t even remember what we were talking about.”
Brynn laughed but offered no help.
“Omegas,” Ren supplied.
“Right, right,” Acksel said, sitting back and scrubbing a hand over his face. Then he picked up Brynn’s hand and kissed it. “You won’t have an official title or job within the pack because you’ll only be a member through mating. You can feel free to work wherever you’d like, or not work if it’s something you’ve decided as a couple. We only ask that you obey the laws of the pack as well as the town.”
“The pack laws won’t really apply to you, since a lot of them are related to ranking and hunting,” Ren said. “So just don’t be a criminal and you’ll be fine.”
“I promise not to be a criminal,” Kismet said.
After the meal was over, Acksel and Ren shooed her and Brynn to the family room to relax while they put the dishes away and brought out dessert.
“How are things going?” Acksel asked.
“Good,” Ren said, gathering plates and carrying them to the counter where Acksel rinsed. “I met her dad.”
“Yeah? He’s a fairy, right? Her mom is a witch, I think?”
“Yep.”
“What was that like?”
“Well, I wouldn’t tell Kismet, but her dad is scary as hell. I mean, big and muscular, with enormous wings. He looked like a pissed-off angel, and I was the object of his wrath.”
