Amber’s POV I woke up before Alpha Dale, before the sun had even risen in the sky. The past few weeks had not just been exhausting with all the work that needed to be done, but also exciting and fun. Every day, I looked forward to a new day and all the love, joy and laughter it was going to bring with it. I couldn’t stop thinking that we did it. We made the world a little safer for the new life we were going to bring into it. I didn’t have to worry about someone attacking us any longer. I didn’t have to look over my shoulder every time. I had time, friends and a family who will help me bring up my baby in the best possible world, there was nothing more I could ask for. I placed a hand on my bulging stomach and smiled. Janine said it was left with only a few weeks before I went into labor. Three weeks at most. I was anxious but she kept telling me not to worry and I wanted to believe her. I laid in bed for another minute, naked with random thoughts skipping through my mind. I wat
Amber’s POV The physical changes to Free City after the explosion that took out most of the gallows was a glaring reminder of that betrayal Alpha Dale had been talking to the other Alphas about and I was sure they now realized it as well. Most of the Alphas sent their own army to help out with all the repairs and other things that needed to be done. I guessed they now saw why the old council should be dissolved like Alpha Dale proposed. Alpha Dale was busy with other Alphas picking out the first ten Alpha who will serve in the first court. Beta Trent and Silas were busy overseeing the work progress and finally, I could hang out with Janine and Yeti again. Yeti took the news of the witch’s death about as well as I thought she was going to take it which was, not well at all. For a whole week, she had been inconsolable although she tried to hide how she really felt from the rest of us. We could still tell. The woman had been her mother, despite everything that happened after and e
Amber’s POV I woke up in our bed, nestled up against Alpha Dale’s bare chest, his breathing slow and even as he slept. I stared down at him for a moment, and he must have felt my eyes on him because, with a quiet groan, his own eyes fluttered open. He looked at he the same way he did every day when we woke up together, that same soft wonder that he has not just found me. We weren’t even fully awake yet when a knock sounded on the door. I buried my head in his chest and groaned. I swear, I was going to kill whoever that was. Something told me I had an idea who it might be. Alpha Dale groaned as well, bringing an arm around my waist to hold me against his body. “That’s my Beta,” he said. “Something must have happened to have him risk his life and come here to wake me.” “Well, I know no one else likes to disturb our sleep more than Beta Trent.” He groaned again and rolled out of bed, stomping to the door in nothing but his boxer briefs. I almost wanted to run after him and drag hi
Amber’s POV It didn’t matter how prepared we were for the situation. There were always hiccups, first of which was the look everyone gave Yeti and me as soon as we stepped into the ballroom. Secondly, was the fact that Alpha Dale failed to mention that more than fifty other Alphas were going to be present as well as some pack members. And they were all looking at me with varying degrees of distrust and maybe hatred. I wanted to turn around and level Alpha Dale with my hottest glare for doing this to me but my body was too stiff to do anything other than move forward. If he had told me what to expect, I would at least have prepared for it but he had said it was a simple council dinner. Nothing was simple about this. Now, all I wanted to do was turn around and flee. If I did anything wrong, I would blame him for it. From the corner of my eye, I snuck a look at Yeti to see how she was taking it and was relieved to see that she was faring much better than I was. Her face was devoid
Amber’s POV As soon as the office cleared out, Alpha Dale approached me, pulling me in for a hug as he planted a kiss on my head. “How are you and the baby?” he whispered, reaching down to press his head to my belly. I shrugged. “Janine said we’re both healthy and there was no cause to worry. I’m getting close to the end of my first trimester so we’re kind of out of the danger zone.” I didn’t add the fact that she wanted me to take things easy, at least for now. Being able to help Alpha Dale and the rest of my friends anyway I could was something I didn’t want to take lightly. Besides, she already assured me that neither the baby or me were at any risk and that there was no cause to worry. If I told Alpha Dale anything, he’d only push things out of proportions and I didn’t want that. Alpha Dale was doing all he could even now that the battle was over, the least I could do was support him through that. While I’d rather we spent all our time lazing around in our bedroom, we still
Amber’s POV The days following our victory over Derrick was what I will define as boring, and aimless. Many of us were struggling to find our place around the city now that we no longer had to fight or think of threats lurking in the shadows. Me especially. And it was worse because Alpha Dale was still very busy dealing with the aftermath of the battle. I hadn’t spoken with him properly since we returned from battling Derrick, other than the sex we had the night we both returned. Alpha Dale tried to check in from time to time, but it was more like a moment to bask in each other, and not really a check in. I missed him a lot. But it wasn’t something I could do anything about. So, I spent the afternoon helping Janine organize the mess that was in her office. She was still very occupied with patients from the battle so I didn’t see much of her either. But at least I had something to distract me while I waited for my mate. When I finally finished from her office, I returned to the