Ari’s POV“She is so beautiful,” I say, holding Zoe for the first time.“Yeah, almost as beautiful as her mother,” Finley beams with pride. “I’m a father!”I smile and laugh at him being so excited.Turk and Romana welcomed Lexington only four days after the boys left to claim Jessup. Now the new nursery was going to be almost full.“Your father would be so happy today,” I say, holding little Zoe. My eyes fill up with tears thinking about Finch, again. “Sorry.”“No, don’t ever be sorry for missing him,” Everly tells me. “He would have been so happy today.”“He would have given me one of those amazing hugs,” Finley looks off in space for moment. “I can’t wait to give Zoe one of those hugs. So that one day, she misses me the way I miss my Dad right now.”I smile and nod.“Zoe, your Poppa was a good man, who was so excited to meet you. He never got to hear your name this side of the goddess, but I know he is singing it today. He is probably standing with your grandmother and the two of t
Ari’s POVOne year after the Fire“Welcome back!” I smile and hug Tina. “Let me see him.”Carter turns the carseat carrier and I see my grandson. I said it, grandson!I pick up the little boy and hold him.“Romeo?” I ask with a smile.“Yeah,” Carter looks a little embarrassed.“He never wanted anyone to know how much he misses his Dad. But the second that little guy popped out, Carter looked at me and begged me to name him Romeo,” Tina snuggles into Carter with a smirk.“It’s perfect,” I tell him.“Mama,” Monty pulls at my leg.I squat. “Monty, this is your nephew, Romeo.”“RoRo,” Monty stubbles in his little one year old gibberish.“You got big,” Carter squats down to see Monty.“It’s been, what, 8 months since you have seen him?” I tease.“Sorry, we have double the size of the pack. Anderson and I work really hard. He sent a gift for Monty. He will come back for Zoe’s first in a few months,” Carter tells me as he stands up.“You two need a Beta,” I tell them.“Agreed, but we don’t t
Anderson’s POVBear- Why are you putting on cologne?Me- I need to get laid. I don’t want to use the pack any more, so I am heading to town and hitting a bar.Bear- A human?Me- At this point, I don’t care if it’s male or female.Bear- I would prefer female.Me- I will keep that in mind.Bear- Please do.“Wow, where are you going, Manbun?” Tina asks with a giggle.“To the bar,” I tell her.“Need a wingman?” Carter calls from the couch.“I would prefer one who is not married,” I tell him.“I wasn’t offering me, I was saying to take that Jason guy,” Carter stands up. “He is a good warrior, and he is new to the pack.”“I don’t want to get too cozy with the Warriors,” I tell him.“I was thinking him as Beta. But you are so busy in the office you aren’t able to see what I see. So, let the dude be your wingman and see what you think,” Carter tells me.“So going to a bar and picking up human chicks is going to let me know if he is a good Beta?” I ask with raised eyebrows.“Just give him a ch
Anderson’s POVBear- We are almost there.Me- I know, I’m driving, what is wrong with you?Bear- I missed the smells around Conrad.Me- Like what?Bear- Just get there, will ya?Me- Okay, Buddy.I push the gas a little harder. I had planned to bring a girl home to meet Finley, but Bear snarled. My phone rings and I answer it through the car.“FIN!” I yell happily.“ANDERSON!” Finley yells back. “You owe me a couple of rounds in the ring!”“Deal. I have been putting a lot of effort into training, so you better be ready!” I warn.“I am a girl dad. I have a special strength,” Finley jokes. “I called for a serious reason though.”“What you got?” I ask and take a sip of my drink.“Ari has started dating someone,” I hear my brother’s words, but they are hurting my ears a little. “What did you say?” I ask, praying it’s not true.“Yeah, his name is Dan, we like him. I’m calling you because I want you to know. Grandma and Grandpa are here and they like him too. He is good to her, to Mont
Anderson’s POV“I KNEW IT!” Finley cheers.“Oh, this is perfect,” Grandma chimes in.Ari and I are standing here, looking at one another, too stunned to move.“Claim your Mate!”“Claim your Mate!”“Claim your Mate!”Everyone is cheering.Bear- MOVE!Me- I don’t want to scare her.Bear- She came here for us. Claim your mate.I step forward and to my shock she does too.“I hoped it was you,” I hear her say, almost in a whimper.“I wanted it to be you too,” I tell her, not believing my greatest fantasy has come true. “I love you so much.”I reach and run my fingers through her hair and pull her close to me.“I can’t believe I’m saying this to another person, but I love you too,” Ari gives me a small smile.I brush my nose against hers.“I’m gonna kiss you,” I tease, waiting.“You better,” she whispers.One last chuckle between us. And our lips crash together. The sparks and tingles I had always imagined shot through my body.“I don’t deserve you,” I whisper as I pull back slightly. “I’m
Ari’s POVAnderson and I lay on the bed. We are both naked, already having performed oral on each other.His tongue invades my mouth as he carefully opens my legs.“I have been dreaming about this for so long,” He whispers to me as his head breaks my entrance. It’s been over a year since anyone has been inside of me. The feeling of his head rubbing my insides makes my back arch.He kisses the tears that fall down my cheeks as he moves in and out.“Anderson,” I gasp as I hold him close to me.“Ariella, I love you,” he tells me as he moves.I move with him as his hands and lips discover my body.I feel another orgasm coming and I moan in warning.“Feel good?” Anderson asks as he twists his hips to put more pressure on my clit.“So good, Anderson, so good,” I moan as my climax builds. “Do it.”All I say is two words, but he knows what I mean.I run my fingers through his hair and pull him to my neck.I go blind as my body explodes. Every nerve is triggered and my muscles contract to pres
Anderson’s POV“Babe?” I ask my mate.She blushes.“Yeah, he calls me Babe. I call him Dude,” she shrugs a little.“What the hell am I smelling? Ariella, are you alone?” I hear Dan coming up the stairs.I smirk, knowing with all the sex we have had in past 12 hours, the house must smell of nothing else.“At least he will know what we have been up to,” I lean in and kiss her deeply.“What are you going to do?” Ari pulls me back.“I’m just going to let him know that his services are no longer required,” I smile.“I never slept with him, Anderson. I never even touched his dick, we were going extremely slow,” She warns me.“Good to know, I like that,” I give her one more kiss before I open our door and stand there waiting for him.“Finley?” The young Gamma asks. “Wait, no, who are you?”“Anderson,” I answer, and I step forward. “Anderson Conrad, Ariella’s third chance.”Bear- Should have been first and sharing with our brothers, but you know, idiots.Dan looks angry.“Marked too?” He asks
Ari POV“He looks so cute,” I say, taking him in my other arm. He is dressed like Finley in the checkered shirt and white shorts.“I hope you don’t mind; Lexington is wearing the same too,” Everly coos so excited.“Awe, they will all three match, how sweet,” I say, trying to hide my gag reflex. This is too cute, like over the top unnecessary cute.I look over at Anderson and he is staring at Monty. I know that look. Dove has it during FaceTime. Carter and Finley do this too. I’ll admit, sometimes I space out too thinking of how much Monty looks like Finch.“You, okay?” I ask, bumping into Anderson to bring him out of shock.“Yeah,” Anderson smiles and nods.“Monty, this is Anderson,” I tell Monty.“Bin,” Monty points at Anderson.“So, that is Fin,” I turn to Finley who waves with a smile. I turn back. “This is Anderson. He is going to live with us.”“Hi,” Monty gives a small wave before laying his head on my shoulder.“Let’s see those marks,” Ren claps Anderson on the back. He looks a