*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
*Delilah*I woke up with Andrew’s arm wrapped around me, his gentle breathing told me he was still asleep. I slowly slid out from under him and walked silently to the bathroom, closing the door softly. I started the water, turning it to basically boiling and letting the steam build before I stripped my overlarge T-shirt off and climbed into the water. The hot water rolled over my body, soaking my hair through. It felt amazing and I stayed in longer than I meant to. I heard the door crack open as I shut the water off and saw Andrew standing there, staring at me unabashedly with desire in his eyes. I chuckled and wrapped a towel around my body as I walked toward him. “Like what you see?”“More than I can express,” he said, wrapping his arms around my waist. I blushed. I still wasn’t used to the way he wanted me, and the way I wanted him. Our bond was strong. I couldn’t deny it and I didn’t want to. But everything between us was all still so new. I’d been alone for so long
*Andrew*It had been two days since Delilah’s birthday and things between us were great. I really felt like we had started to turn a corner in our relationship. I played with the ring in my pocket under the table, anxious to give it to her.I was at the pack house for the day, working on negotiations with the Gallaway pack. We were discussing the best trade routes and I couldn’t keep my focus on our conversation. I already had arrangements made for tonight. I arranged for the park to be closed down for the night starting around dusk. A chef was going to set up an outdoor kitchen to serve us as well. I hoped it would be a romantic night for us both. I wanted her to have the world and I was going to show that to her with how I treated her tonight. Being Alpha had its perks. Our meeting finally came to an end and I tried not to sigh in relief. This tedious work was hard to focus on when I had a ring burning a hole in my pocket. I looked at my watch seeing it was time to head