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
Anderson’s POVBear- You should have just let it go and never mentioned that ring thing.Me- I get that now.I’m sitting in the corner of the yard holding a sleeping Monty. I don’t to move around as long as he is asleep on my chest, but at the same time I can feel Ari’s sadness. She must have believed Dad had bought the ring and thought of her when he bought it. I mean, I thought of her. I thought about the size of her hand, the way the yellow diamond would look against her brown skin. I thought about all of it. It was me, not Dad.“Hey, y’all fighting already?” Finley sits beside me and looks at Monty. “So what is he to you? Son? Brother? What?”“We are not fighting, he is my stepson,” I answer with a huff.“So why does Ari look like she did six months ago?” Finley raises his eyebrows.“Because I told her that Dad bought her ring from me and did not pick it out himself,” I look at my brother, who is trying not to laugh.“You are dumb as Hell!” Finley laughs. “Why would mention that?
Ari’s POVWhen we get Monty down for bed, Anderson and I sit down with tea to talk.Juliet- I love him so much. We are so lucky! Look how handsome he is and mature. I’m happy. Aren’t you happy?Me- Yes, I’m happy. Now shut it.Juliet- I don’t like you sometimes.“Juliet really likes you,” I tell him.“Bear is a big fan of yours too,” Anderson says. “So with everything. You okay?”“I don’t like Tina’s reaction. Everyone else is so happy, but she bursts into tears? That scares me,” I confess.“I get that. I’m not so keen on Carter’s reaction either. The two of them are off,” Anderson sighs but reaches for my hand and I give it. “I love my brother, but if he tries anything to split us up, I’ll kill him.”“I would like to remind you that you tried to claim me on my wedding day, and Finch didn’t kill you. So, rethink that. You have been taught better by example,” I point at him.Anderson starts to laugh. “You are always in Mom Mode.”“Very funny,” I swat at him.“I love you, even in Mom Mo
Anderson’s POV“Hey Carter, just calling to check in. Grandpa mentioned a few rogue attacks. Wanted to remind you that Conrad Pack has your back. If you need anything, let us know,” I leave another voicemail for my brother.“Still nothing?” Finley asks as we sit in my office.“Yeah, two weeks, radio silence,” I tell him.I look around at my office. It’s still new but I’m getting there.Pack offices are in a building near the school. Ari’s office is next to mine with Turk, Romana, Finley, and Everly having offices as well. There are conference rooms and a small kitchen for meetings.For full pack meetings, we are using the arena. Ari did everything she could not to rebuild the packhouse. I think she did well.“He isn’t speaking to me either,” Finley breaks into my thoughts. “He is pissed as hell.”“At what?” I ask, exasperated.“You got Ari, man. I don’t care, personally. Everly is the best thing to ever happen to me and I don’t care if Ari knows it. I didn’t choose Everly out of despe
Carter’s POVBolt- We made our choice. We are marked and mated, hell, we have a son.Me- But Ari was ours. Had we waited, she would have been fated to us too.Bolt- I stand by our choice.Me- Well, good for you. I can’t even get off anymore. Tina is so distant, she may as well be in another pack, the rogues aren’t stopping, and my brother has the woman I love every single day. But good to know you, my wolf, stand by the choice of Tina.Bolt- Would you like me to disappear again? Take your Alpha Wolf?Me- No, I would lose my pack.Bolt- Then, shut up. Your chance with Ariella has passed. We have a mate and a pup. We won in our own way.I put a wall up for a while. I can’t deal with him.Knock, Knock“Just come in, Grandpa,” I roll my eyes.“Your tone is not what I expect,” Grandpa is coming to lecture me again.“I’m not ready to let my brothers in on Jessup Pack matters,” I sigh and brace for impact.“I understand, none of our packmemebers have been injured yet, the attacks are short b