JAMES POVI watched Addie fall asleep and then I mind linked my brother. “How’s she doing?” Toby asked. “Okay. She woke up today. Took the news of the baby hard at first but I think it’s okay now. She’s sleeping again.”“Sorry, bro.” He paused a second before asking “You still in scrubs?”I laughed. “Yeah. Just going to ask if you could send someone over with clothes for me.”“I’ll send a toothbrush and some deodorant, too. Guessing you smell like a wild animal at this point.” I laughed again. “Yeah. Scout tried to make a few appearances but I was able to control him. He’s head over heels in love and can’t wait to meet her wolf.”I could hear Toby’s smile over the mind link. “I’ve never heard you laugh as much as you’ve done the past few days. I can’t wait to see how much happier you are after you get her home and established as your Luna.”“Thanks, bro. I can’t wait.”Twenty minutes later one of the Omegas from the Packhouse knocked on the door to the room. I opened
ADDIE'S POV The next morning I woke and felt peaceful for the first time since I was a small child. I felt safe and content and my mind was not moving in a million different directions like it usually does. I suspected James had something to do with it but he had said he wouldn't be able to read my mind unless I let him. I never wanted him in my mind. I had too many awful things in there. He would never look at me the same way again and I was starting to like this guy. A lot. James ate breakfast with me. Actually, he ate breakfast and I drank mine. It was pretty bland but I was desperate for liquids so I sucked it down. It initially burned a little but then the pain stopped. I think my wolf had something to do with that because I could feel her stirring more than I have in the past month. I was happy. I had missed her and felt very alone. James and I ate in an easy silence and I tried to not be resentful of him for chowing down on the sausage links that were causing me t
JAMES POVAddie came out of the bathroom looking beautiful. Her long blonde hair shimmered in the light like golden threads had been woven through it. Her clothes hung on her a little but we would fix that with some good food cooked by my favorite chef, Malenda. Her lasagna was to die for.I reached out my hand with a smile and she took it, causing my wolf to preen. “She likes us!” I hushed him. I led her to the car and talked non-stop all the way to the Packhouse. I asked the driver to take the long way around and prattled on like an excited child, showing her where different things were and pointing out some of my favorite wolves as we encountered them on my drive. She was quiet, taking it all in, I hoped. I was kind of afraid she was bored.When we pulled up to the Packhouse the sun was setting right behind it. Addie gasped. It was really picturesque and I knew it was beautiful.“Dark comes early in the mountains in the fall and winter,” I said by means of explanation.
ADDIE’S POVI could have sat on the couch forever watching the sunset, but as it’s wont to do, it got dark. I stood up and found the bathroom, admiring the tub which would accommodate even my long legs. When I came back into the bedroom, James had set out a cute tank top set to sleep in. He had also changed, shirtless with athletic shorts. I swallowed. He looked really good. My wolf was almost purring.“Sleep as late as you want tomorrow. Toby is going to take care of Pack stuff for another few days so I can help get you acclimated. Just open that door when you’re ready for me to come in.” James pointed to the doors that led to the living area.“Wait! Where are you going?” I was confused. He was my mate. This was our room. Did he not want to sleep with me?Now it was James’ turn to look confused. “I thought you would be more comfortable if you had the bed to yourself?”Okay. . . this is awkward. The man is going to make me say it. I’m just going to say it. Yikes.“Act
JAMES POV I woke up to Toby mindlinking me about some Pack business, specifically the function we were setting up to scope out Hellroaring River Pack. I looked over at Addie, soundly sleeping, and slipped out of bed. “Meet me in my office,” I linked Toby. I tossed on a shirt and walked into the other wing, catching up with Toby as he came up the stairs. “Good night?” he asked with a smirk. “Yes, but not like that. She’s not ready.” I shrugged at him. “I can wait.” “Maaan! You’re a lot more patient than me! Emily and I were fucking like bunnies ten minutes after we smelled each other!” He smacked me on the back, hard. “Don’t let those blue balls get too bad, bro. No one likes a cranky alpha.” I smacked him across the head, listening to him howl with laughter. We sat at my desk, going over the details and the other Alphas I wanted invited. We decided to invite the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Warrior Captain of each of the prospective packs as well as their spouses. I made
ADDIES POVSeeing James’ pack was so overwhelming! I hooked up with Emily after breakfast and we shooed James into his office. There was so much he had to do that he hadn’t been doing while he was hanging out with me that I felt guilty and Emily was more than happy to show me around.She was massively pregnant, due in ten days, but had a ton of energy. I noticed that she dragged her left leg a little when she walked and she told me, quite cheerfully, that she had a training accident when she was a pup. The leg had been crushed. Her original pack was in a very rural area, the healthcare wasn’t great and since her wolf hadn’t come in, it didn’t heal well. It sure didn’t affect her personality. She was super fun to be around.We walked around the little village, stopping to get an ice cream cone. Emily introduced me to everyone as Luna Addie, which was little weird but most people seemed to be happy to meet me. We ran into Vanessa whom I had met at breakfast. Our second meeting
ADDIE POVOver the top of my head soared two wolves who landed lightly on their feet, putting themselves between me and my attackers. One of the wolves was jet black with a grey chest. The other wolf was a beautiful bronze metal color. He shimmered in the sun like his hair was molten under the surface. The bronze wolf killed his prey quickly while the other wolf managed to catch his wolf, holding him prisoner. Soon the entire beach was covered with warriors from the Firehole River Pack. The rogue wolf was given to several of those wolves and they left with the prisoner in tow.“Toby.” Emily’s voice was anguished. The black and gray wolf shifted back and for the first time I met Toby, naked and in all his glory. He rushed over to Emily.“The baby is coming. Right now.”Oh, oh, oh shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. This was NOT good.I shifted back and grabbed my flannel shirt, buttoning it up. It barely covered my ass cheeks. I saw that James had shifted back also and was glaring
ADDIE POVNot many wolves were as big as I was. Scout was taller. We took a minute and let Scout and Talia have their moment, jumping, nipping and nuzzling each other. I stayed out of it, watching my wolf act like a freaking moron around her mate. Good thing I was refined enough for the both of us, I said to Talia. She hushed me. I think James was urging Scout to head back because all of a sudden his wolf huffed and the turned into the woods, taking off. Talia acted like this was a game, dashing after him, keeping up just fine and trying to pass him. Scout was having none of that, weaving and cutting her off every chance he got. Fine, I thought. Go ahead and show him, Talia.Talia put a burst of energy in our back legs and soared up and over Scout, landing lightly on his back and using that as leverage to take off again, leaving him in the dust. I heard Scout’s howl and the pad of his feet picking up, trying to catch us. Wasn’t going to happen, buddy!We burst through the