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After a nice dinner, we stayed at our table and waited for all of the pack to arrive. While we were waiting, another table was added to the end of ours to allow the elders to sit alongside us at the head of the meeting. I was talking with Joshua about things I needed to do after we got home when Nyx suddenly stands next to me and hugs me from the side. I laughed and turned to her to give her a proper hug, “How are ya, kiddo?” She smiled, “I’m great, Alpha. The proper question is how are you? Are you getting plenty of rest?” I smiled, “I am doing a lot better. I make it a point to take a nap every afternoon. I’m only working half days because my mate won’t let me work longer.” She smiled and hugged Joshua, “Thank you for taking care of our Alpha.” He laughed, “It’s my pleasure, Nyx.” She bounced on her tiptoes and smiled, “Well, I need to go sit down. I just wanted to say hi.” Josh and I laughed as she skipped away to go sit with her mom. As soon as everyone was seated and quiet, I sto
I spent the next morning in my office, going through paperwork and completing the things that Andrew couldn’t. It was just before noon when I realized I was all caught up. I sat back in my chair and sighed as I looked at my mate, “I’m all caught up. Should we check on the safes?” He nodded, “I think we should.” I went to the hidden room with my mate following me. I opened the first safe, and it still looked like it hadn’t been touched. I opened the second one and it looked like it hadn’t been touched either. When I opened the third one, it looked like this was the safe that payroll had been paid out of because there was a small gap between the top wall and the top of the bills, “I was wondering why the safe out there still looked full. I looked at Josh, “I have a feeling that Andrew did this to make the safe out there look full in case Raymond looked in it.” Joshua raised a brow, “I think you’re right.” Andrew walked into the office and saw where we were, “So you found what I did?” I
We had slept two hours and I woke up on my own. It was nice to wake up slowly rather than hitting the ground running. I slept so hard that I woke up thinking it was the next morning. I mind linked Thomas immediately, “Thomas! You didn’t tell me when your parents got here!” Thomas replied in a very confused voice, “Because they haven’t gotten here yet. Alpha, did you by chance take a nap?” I looked at the alarm clock on my nightstand. It was only five o’clock. Oops. I chuckled, “Sorry, Thomas. I did take a nap. I thought it was tomorrow.” He laughed, “It’s okay, Alpha. My parents are about an hour and a half away now.” I smiled, “Thanks, Tommy.” I could hear him laugh lightly as he responded, “No problem, Izzy.” I rested my chin on Joshua’s chest, “Mate, it’s time to wake up.” He groaned as he wrapped his arms around me, “Why? We really need a day to just relax.” I sighed, “I know but it’s not going to happen here or at our pack.” He hummed, “I like that you call my pack our pack.” I s
Joshua and I went home that night talking about how sweet my uncle and aunt are and how happy I was that they moved back to our territory. When we got back to the pack house, we walked up to our room and got ready for bed. I got in bed and snuggled close to my mate, sighing in happiness, “Goodnight, love.” He smiled, ‘Goodnight my mate.” Josh and I woke up the next morning to my alarm waking us. Josh was the one waking me this time, “Good morning, love. Time to get ready for our doctor appointment.” I smiled, “Ugh. How much time do we have to get ready?” He smiled, “It’s your turn in the shower. Take your time. We have an hour still.” I sighed, “Thank you for giving me plenty of time so I don’t have to get ready in a hurry.” I smiled as I walked to the bathroom and turned on the water. I got undressed and stepped under the warm spray. I washed my body and hair quickly, because even though my hair was significantly shorter, it was still super long and took forever to brush all the tang
When we got back to the pack house, Andrew, Douglas and Jacob were all waiting for us in the office. I smiled as I shook my head at all of them. I sat in my chair and asked, “Are you ready for this?” They all nodded as Joshua dialed Matthew’s office number. He answered on the first ring, “Hey there, guys. What’s up?” I laughed, “Hey Matthew. Are Jessie and Honi close by?” He replied, “Mom is with Jessie in her office. I will get them in here. What’s up?” I smiled, “We just have something we want to tell you all at the same time. I have Andrew, Douglas and Jacob with Joshua and me on this end.” I heard Jessie yell from the doorway, “Good morning! We are here. Are you okay, Izzy?” I smiled, “Yeah. We just saw the doctor. Jessie, I am going to need your help in decorating the twins’ nursery. We have two boys and they are growing like crazy.” Jessie yelled, “Ha! Matthew, you owe me a hundred bucks!” I laughed, “Jessie, you’re so funny.” Honi yelled, “Andrew, I owe you fifty bucks.” Andrew
I thought to myself, “UGH! Rogues.” I decided to move to our bedroom, since it was farther from the door. The windows were covered, so I wouldn’t be tempted to look outside. I was in the middle of getting under the covers when someone knocked on the door. I got a little frustrated and decided to let them knock. I had a change of heart in case it was someone needing shelter and started to get out of bed. I heard scuffling outside my door and got a mind link, “Co-Beta, do NOT open your door.” I answered, “Thank you.” I continued to hear scuffling and when it stopped, I wanted to open the door to find out what happened. However, I received another mind link, “Co-Beta, do not open your door. There are rogues who were able to get into the pack house and you seem to be the target.” I replied, “Please keep them away from the safe room! Keep the children safe! Don’t worry about me!” I heard, “But Co-Beta.” I stopped them, “No! My life is not more valuable than theirs. You get downstairs and I
As Matt walked out of our suite, I wondered what he meant by, “It’s the least I can do.” What happened downstairs? I didn’t want to bother him to find out because he did have a grown ass man slung over his shoulder. I sighed as I looked at the bloody mess on our living room floor. With a sigh and a shake of my head, I went to the kitchen to get my steam cleaner. I filled the reservoir with sanitizer and started steam cleaning and sanitizing the floor in our suite until my mate walked in. I turned off the cleaner and jumped into my mate’s arms, “Oh my Goddess! I’m so happy you’re home. I was so worried about you!” He responded, “I was more worried about you, but Matt informed me that I didn’t need to be. He said you were more lethal than one of our warriors.” I laughed, “I guess my Alpha wolf came out. I set up a station at the end of the hall to be able to shoot anyone who got in.” He smiled as he looked where the door should be, “Looks like you made the right choice.” I smiled proud
As the warriors were led to the dungeons, I asked, “So, speaking of the dungeons, has anyone spoken to the guys that I shot yet?” Joshua chuckled, “I think we’ve been trying to give them a couple hours to heal a little before we injure them further, love.” Andrew laughed, “You shot someone?” Josh laughed, “She even stepped on his wounds to get him to talk a little.” Andrew raised his eyebrows, “Seriously? Shy little Izzy?” I laughed my ass off, “What can I say? My mama wolf came out. Besides, I’ve forced myself to be the Co-Beta this pack deserves and the Alpha our pack deserves.” He chuckled, “You’re doing such a great job too. I have a feeling that once this mall gets off the ground, we are going to have a mass influx of pack members too.” I laughed, “We might want to talk to the builders about starting another new neighborhood.” He asked, “Any idea where?” I laughed, “There should still be room in the east lots. Let me know if we need to buy more land.” He nodded, “Thanks. I’m sure