*Delilah*“Delilah,” Andrew stroked my cheek softly, lovingly waking me from a deep sleep. “Mm?” I sturred but didn’t want to wake up yet. “You have a few visitors,” Andrew whispered and I opened my eyes slowly. “Don’t worry they aren’t in the room with us,” Andrew said, chuckling as he read my mind. “If you aren’t ready to wake up yet, I can ask them to return later.”“Who is it?” I asked, groggily as I sat up in bed. Andrew shifted in the bed to make room for me to sit up but he didn’t move more than a few inches from my side. “Your grandparents,” Andrew started but then he paused and I looked over at him. “And Conrad.”“How is he?” I asked, worried about my dad even after everything. “Well, I think your grandparents are tearing into him while they’re alone but he’s healing well.” Andrew took my hand as I swung my legs over the side of the bed, ready to take on the day. My legs wavered a little and Andrew gave a concerned look at them.“This isn’t because
*Andrew*While Delilah spent time with Cody, Flora, and Kyle, I had to settle some business at the pack house. I wanted to be with my little family but there were certain matters that I needed to attend to before everything could go back to normal. Whatever normal was….I entered the pack house and saw our meeting room was only half full. I walked past the room and went to my office to gather my thoughts before it began. We had a lot to discuss but after everything that had happened the last few days, I just wanted to be home with Delilah and our kids. I never wanted to let them out of my sight again. And after last night with Delilah, I couldn’t keep my mind from wandering and getting distracted by her. When I heard a knock on my door, I looked up and found Logan and Bethany standing in the doorway. They looked like they wanted to talk to me about something important. I checked my watch and noticed the meeting would be starting soon so I stood up from my desk. “Do you need t
*Delilah*Negotiations must have been rough for Andrew because he looked tired. But he also looked pleased. They must have come to an agreement.“Del,” Andrew reached for me as the group left the pack house. I walked toward him and let him pull me into his arms.“How are you?” Andrew asked. I kissed his lips in response. “How was your meeting?”“It went well. It started off rocky but we have a lot of things in common. The most important being you and our children,” Andrew smiled at me and kissed the top of my head. Bethany and Logan approached us and Andrew’s grip on me grew tighter. He held me close to him, not wanting to let me go. The gesture made my heart beat faster. I had a lot of doubts about our coupling but Andrew had been showing his love for me and I was starting to trust it. “Delilah, how are you doing today?” Bethany asked as she reached out and rubbed my arm. She looked like she wanted to hug me but Andrew kept me in his arms and she respected that.
*Kendra*I watched as Delilah brought all three of her children to join her grandparents at the border of our territory. It pleased me to watch them walk away. I could see Andrew watching them leave and his face looked sad and worried. It would be the perfect opportunity to comfort him while they were gone. Andrew walked away after watching Delilah and the kids leave. He stood for a few minutes until they were out of sight before he turned to head back to the pack house. I watched him go and a plan started forming in my head. But for now, I needed to give him some space. I didn’t want to jump on him too soon.I decided to walk around to kill time. I had no plans for today but I thought about tempting Andrew with a homemade meal for dinner. I wasn’t sure that was the right idea yet. I would have to workshop it some more.Walking around with the mix of our pack and the Galloway pack had started to frustrate me. I used to be popular, on top of the world, at the top of the pack, b
*Delilah*The trip to the Gallway pack lands was well over an hour away and I knew Logan and Bethany would be talked out by the time we got there.“Does your pack look like ours?” Flora asked. “Do you guys have a mansion like Daddy?” Cody followed up.“Do you guys have people like us?” Kyle asked softly. I turned at that, hoping to hear the answer to that question.“Actually, yes. We have several shifters in our pack with powers like you guys have,” Bethany responded while Logan concentrated on the road. We were well away from any city area and I realized I’d never lived outside a city since my days as a rogue with my dad. It was weird to be surrounded by nature again. Logan took a left on a dirt road and within a mile or two he was driving his Jeep down an off-road trail. I had no idea what to expect about their territory but I was surprised to see that they lived so far away from everyone else. Bethany smiled as we saw the large gates of the compound coming
*Andrew*I waited outside my SUV for the group of ambassadors who were coming back to my pack lands, hoping beyond hope that Delilah would be with them to come back home for good. The Alpha of the Gallaway pack was also supposed to be joining them. I’d heard a little about him from my father but nothing more than his age. Based on the pack members that came with Logan and Bethany, I assumed he was a reasonable man. But I wasn’t even able to focus on meeting him. All I could think about was Delilah. She’d only been gone a few days and I was aching already. I couldn’t imagine what I would do if she didn’t want to come back to the pack.Back to me. We’d had such a long journey to get to where we were now and I didn’t want to lose that. I couldn’t. She was my mate and as long as we were both breathing, we would be together. We had to be there for our children. I wouldn’t be able to let them go either. I loved them all too dearly to even consider it.I heard tires crunching o
*Delilah*I wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned my body into his, claiming his mouth with mine eagerly. It felt like we’d been apart for years at this point and I wanted him desperately. His strong arms circled my waist as he deepened our kiss. He expertly unzipped my dress and pulled the straps down as he moved from my mouth to kissing my neck and biting it with some force but enough to leave a mark. My dress fell to the floor and I smirked as I watched him taking in the sight of me. We’d been so desperate for each other earlier that I knew I could drive him wild if I wore lingerie. I’d saved a set just for an occasion like this. It was one piece and made of black lace. My nipples were barely covered by a thin line of lace that ran up and down on both sides. My core was also barely covered by a lacy pattern. He groaned and grinned with pleasure before picking me up by my ass and pulling me to him, biting and kissing my neck eagerly. I instantly wrapped my legs ar
*Delilah*“Come on, let’s go,” Kendra pressured, waving her hand at me impatiently. “Where are we going?” I asked, suspicious of Kendra and her intentions.“We are sisters, basically. I can’t take you out for a day?” Kendra put her hand on her hip and narrowed her eyes at me. She had a playful expression on her face but I could tell it was forced. “No?” I questioned and Kendra rolled her eyes. “Andrew thought it would be good for us to spend some time together,” Kendra said with a sigh. She clearly wasn’t as thrilled as she had initially claimed to be which made me even more suspicious.“Why? Why would he want that?” I continued to question her and she heaved another big sigh, annoyed that I wasn’t giving in right away.“I don’t know, Delilah. Maybe because we’re sisters and while you were gone I helped out around the house. Andrew noticed that I was putting in the effort to get to know his kids–”“Our kids,” I corrected and Kendra stopped an eye roll before continui