Prologue

Eric-

“Well? What did they say?” I asked Brook before the door even closed behind her.

From the moment I met Brook, I instantly liked her. She was like the little sister I always dreamed of having. When I found out my brother was mated to her, a part of me had been a little jealous.

It wasn’t that I wasn’t happy for Tate, I was, but he was already on his second mate, while I have yet to find my first mate. I admit that there had also been a part of me that wished Brook had been for me. She was just too good for my brother.

At least too good for him at the time. Now that he was back to his old self, they were perfect together. He was still the overbearing prick, but she was more than able to put him in his place. It was always funny to see my brother, the Alpha, be taken down a couple of notches by his mate.

“They approved it!” Brook beam, her eyes filled with excitement and tears.

“I knew they would.” I said, pulling her into a hug.

It has been nearly a year since Brooklyn has come to Black Fang pack. In that year, so much has changed. She came out of her shell and became the biggest badass I have ever known. I barely even recognized her at times, because she was nothing like the girl, I trained last year. Now she was a soon to be mother, a badass Luna, and the best friend I probably would ever have.

When she became Luna, she wanted to do something to help others that were in a similar situation she had been in, before coming here. It had taken a while to get the program up and going, with everything going on. Now that she has met with the council, we could now get started on things.

This may be her project, but I wanted to be involved with it. I thought it was a great idea and if there was a way I could make a difference in the world, I was all for it. Not to mention that since I was no longer in charge of the warriors, I was going a little stir crazy.

“I can’t thank you enough for everything. I can’t wait to get started.” Brook said, just as the door opened behind her.

“Stop crowding my mate.” Tate said, stepping between Brook and me.

Ever since they found out Brook was pregnant, my brother has been overly protective of her. Not that I blamed him, I would be too, if it was my mate that was pregnant. I really was happy for them, but I couldn’t help being envious at the same time.

“I am pregnant, I am not going to break.” Brook said, rolling her eyes at Tate.

“Not as long as I am around you aren’t.” Tate spoke as he tucked her under his arm, pulling her close to him.

I watched as Tate, leaned down and started kissing his mate. As much as I was happy for them, especially Tate, I didn’t like being present when they started making out. Nine out of ten times their kissing led to more inappropriate behavior.

I have had to excuse myself many times because Tate would take things to a whole new level. There had been one time I barely even got out of his office before they started moaning. The way Tate acted at times, made it seem as if Brook was always in heat or something.

“Ugh, you are going to make me barf.” I told Tate, making a gaging sound for effect.

Walking away, before they started having sex right there in the hall, I headed into my office to check on the website Brook and I created. Now that it was a go, I could post the website. We designed it so in a way that allowed others to find us easily.

There were a lot of technical aspects to it, but for the most part, I just hoped it would be a way for others to know of the program. Brook was giving me ninety percent control over the program so I could use my connections to find the ones that needed help. It wasn’t as if others advertised that they needed help.

However, with the connections I had, I could get the word spread around and even get information on packs that could potentially be treating their members poorly. I still didn’t think it was going to be possible to find many, but maybe in time, we could help more and more wolves.

“Sorry about that.” I heard Brook say from my office door, that I obviously forgot to shut.

“I have gotten used to it by now.” I told her, without looking up from my laptop.

“So, I wanted to talk to you about something.” Brook said.

I saw her from the corner of my eye, walk over to the couch and prop her feet up on the coffee table. My office wasn’t as extravagant as Tate’s was, but I liked it just the same. It was big enough for me to do business and just use it as a place to get away. Being inside my suite by myself wasn’t all that great. It was way too big for just me.

“What is it?” I asked, finally taking my attention off my computer and looking up at her.

“Well, I still want to be involved with the project, but I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind just taking over for me? You know the ins and outs of it, probably better than I do. I did my part and created it, but no one said I had to oversee it. With everything going on, I just don’t know if I can give it the kind of attention it needs.” Brook said.

I looked down at her hands, which were resting on her rather swollen belly. For only five months pregnant, she looked as if she were about to have a baby at any moment. At first, I thought maybe she was carrying twins, but I only heard one heartbeat, other than hers.

Tate and Brook both wanted to wait to see what they were having, but I was placing bets that it was a boy. Brook hated that I had started a betting pool on her baby, but little did she know, Tate was the first one to place a bet. He was hoping for a girl.

I knew that it wasn’t just the fact she was pregnant that was making her busy, but I knew it played a big part in things. She was also trying to build a relationship with her father, the Alpha King, and her uncle. Not to mention she was Luna, so that alone made her plate a little on the heavier side.

I had no problem taking on more stuff. As a Beta, there were a lot of things I was responsible for, but I grew up around it. The stuff I did I could practically do in my sleep. Plus, it gave me an excuse to get out of here to visit other packs and see if I could find anyone.

Tate had found Brook by chance, so I was thinking it may be our best chance to find someone that needed help. If there were others that had been in similar situations, there was no guarantee that they would even be able to access our website.

“I see no problem with that. What did you have in mind?” I asked, leaning back in my chair.

“I was wondering if you could do the footwork on everything, while I focus more on the website. What I mean by that is, I decided who we help, based on who contacts us. I know there will be some we aren’t going to be able to help, as well as some that probably don’t need help but are just wanting to cause problems. Since I have experience with what I went through, I will know how to interview them. Of course, we will help those we find as well, but I am not going to be able to go to these places to help them right now. Maybe once the baby is older, I can get more involved, but I have to think of his or her safety as well.” Brook explained.

For the most part, it didn’t sound like much was changing. Other than maybe she would be monitoring the website and the chat rooms more than me. Which I was completely fine with. I liked to keep moving anyway and she was going to need to rest more before the baby comes.

“Sounds good to me. I was just about to put the website up, unless you want to do it?” I asked, looking back down at my laptop.

“You can do it. I just wanted to make sure we were good. I didn’t want to put everything on you.” She spoke.

“Hell no. I would do it all if you would let me. I have been all for this project from day one. You have no idea how excited I am that is finally happening.” I told her, just as I clicked around and uploaded the website.

“I am sorry it took me a long time to get the meeting rescheduled. With the Elders being disbanded and a new order being created, it has been busy. I am glad things have changed, but I am still irked with my father for making me oversee it. It was a good learning experience though.” Brook said.

“You have nothing to be sorry about. Things have been crazy around here.” I told her, looking back up once there was nothing I could do on the website, besides wait.

“Is it ready?” Brook asked, standing up from the couch.

“It may take a couple of hours for it to be operational. Once it is, I will let you know.”

“Good.” Brook said, her smile lighting up her face.

I had to admit, pregnancy looked good on her. She was practically radiant with a soft glow that made her skin look beautiful. Even her eyes sparkled just a little brighter. My brother was one lucky guy. Not that I had ever looked at Brook as anything more than a friend, but that didn’t mean I didn’t think she was breathtaking.

“Do I have something on my face?” Brook asked, making me realize that I have been staring at her.

“No, I was just noticing how good happiness looked on you. So much has changed since the first time I met you.” I spoke.

Leaning back further in my chair, I placed my feet on my desk, crossing my ankles. Tucking my hands behind my head, I linked my fingers together and gave her the largest grin I could manage. The blush that appeared, made me realize that I haven’t complimented her nearly as much as she deserved.

Even though she has come a long way since where she was, there was still this shyness about her that shouldn’t exist. She was beautiful, but it was as if she didn’t even know. I know Tate told her often, but maybe she needed to hear it from others.

“Thank you, Eric.” Brook said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

“I mean it, Brook, you are beautiful.” I told her.

“Damn right she is.” I heard my brother say from the door to my office.

“Is it time?” Brook asked, turning towards Tate as he approached her.

“Just about. Are you ready to go?” He asked, reaching out to take her hand in his.

Brook nodded at him, just before they both left my office without a word. Watching them go, I thought back to how their relationship used to be and how different it is today. I wanted to think that I played a part in bringing them together.

At least I tried like hell to help them out. Now there was nothing more I could do for them. What they had was real, the kind of real that I craved. I just hoped that one day, sooner rather than later, I would find my mate and have what they have. Maybe even better than what they have.