*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
*Delilah*“I’m really not that tired,” Cody said but his big yawn proved otherwise. Flora was fighting her sleepiness off too but Kyle had eagerly climbed into bed. They were all up way past their bedtime but it was a special night and I wanted all three of them by my side. Andrew stood beside me as I put the kids to bed. Cody reluctantly let me tuck him into bed and then he was out like a light, faster than his siblings. It made me chuckle. Andrew kissed each child on the forehead and Flora made him give her a big hug.“Thank you for the amazing party for Mommy,” Flora said in her tiny, sleepy voice. The words melted my heart and seemed to have the same effect on Andrew. He held her close and kissed her once more before releasing her and tucking her back into bed. Then he stood and faced me. He offered me his hand and I accepted and let him lead me out of the room. “Goodnight, my loves,” I whispered into the dark room. I heard a quiet little mumble and knew Kyle was tr
*Kendra*Spending the day with Delilah wasn’t as unpleasant as I thought it would be, I even started to like her a little, but not enough to be friends and give up on my dreams. Her pleasantness had almost made me feel bad that I had plans to take her place in this pack. Andrew was meant to be my mate. The revelation that Andrew and I weren’t growing as close as I thought we were was a shot to the heart. The revelation came when we got to the party. Especially when I saw Andrew’s reaction to her arrival at the surprise party. That immediately dampened my mood. He was so excited to show her what he had done for her and show her off to all his friends and family and the whole pack. The rest of the night, he wouldn’t leave her side at all. I had zero chance to talk to him and I wanted to tell him how well our day together had gone, I’m sure that would have made him pleased with me. I also wanted more of an opportunity to just spend time with him. But instead, he spent all of his t