Alpha Ted’s POV
I smile at my text. My people are safe.“Do we know if they are on the way?” Betty, my beta female, asks me again unable to sit.“Bill just texted me; they are off Dragons of Thunder land. The house is burned. They left evidence of the girl being there. Bill says she is a lot further along than she thinks she is,” I read the message to Betty and my Luna, Lynn.“Good,” Lynn is ready to almost deliver our son. Our first. “Bill will be home soon, Betty.”“I’m just too early in my pregnancy. I’m so nervous,” Betty shakes her hands as she paces my office.Lynn giggles. “Betty, what are you so afraid of?”“The Dragons are the hunters who kill for fun. I am glad we were able to save an innocent but what was she doing with them to begin with?” Betty asks, still pacing.“Solen said they went to high school with Sedit,” I explain. “Apparently, she was his girlfriend. Solen is unaware of werewolves and his sister must be too.”“She didn’t know what or who they are,” Lynn explains.“So, she is a stupid girl,” Betty rolls her eyes. “How do you live with a person like Sedit Zenith and not know he was simply born evil?”I roll my eyes. “She is 19 and in love. We all know love blinds us to certain flaws in the ones we love. Plus, from what Yoel was saying, it’s completely possible she was threatened to stay.”“I still can’t understand it,” Betty finally takes a deep breath and sits.“I bet you can’t see anything wrong with Bill,” Lynn teases, her lips curly sightly in satisfaction.My wolf and I both growl at what she is implying.Betty is also staring daggers at Lynn.“I get it, you know his flaws,” Betty sneers, rubbing her own belly.Lynn smirks. “Oh, do I!”Both, Betty and I, now growl, making Lynn laugh.“I’m off to bed,” Lynn continues to laugh. “Ted, come to bed soon.”She leaves and I look at Betty.“Do you want me to stay up with you?” I ask, seeing her so upset.“Won’t your mate be angry?” Betty asks, with a pout.I sigh, “Betty, I want to make excuses for Lynn, you know that I love her.”“You are bonded to her,” Betty stands-up. “There is a difference in love and the mate bond. You have to understand that.”“Were you ever angry that you weren’t my mate?” I ask, looking at her.“Honestly, no,” Betty chuckles. “I never wanted to be Luna. I didn’t want to be Beta either, but Bill. He wore me down with how amazing he is.”“Lynn has her good points too. She was chosen as the Luna of our pack. We have to respect the goddess’s choices,” I remind her.“Then, go to her,” Betty walks out. “The fates really screwed you.”I hear her say as she walks away.I check in with Bill one last time before going up to Lynn.As I enter the room, I see Lynn holding her royal ball dress against her.“If I can’t lose all the baby weight fast, I am not going to the Royal ball,” Lynn declares with a pout.“You hurt Betty’s feelings,” I tell her, ignoring her vanity.“Betty needs to lighten up. Besides, she was insulting a girl she doesn’t even know. The girl is, what, barely 19. How can she be expected to understand what a Hunter is?” Lynn puts the dress back up. “As soon as I can walk, I’m back in the gym. I want to kill in this dress. Make my Alpha the envy of every Alpha. Make every Luna look frumpy by comparison.”“So, your friend’s feeling don’t matter to you?” I ask, still ignoring the dress issue.Lynn huffs annoyed with me. “I told you I didn’t want to have a baby until after this ball. But you just had to knock me up.”“Lynn, stop talking about yourself for two minutes. Betty’s mate is out there right now. He went on a dangerous mission. She needs support and compassion. You are the Luna. Looking good is not half as important as acting good,” I tell her.I duck quickly as she throws a book at me.“Ted, I chose you over Bill. Don’t ask me to show compassion to his mate. Especially, since you slept with her,” Lynn throws another book. “I hate her. I hate the fact her child is his. I hate the way he looks at her. The way he touches her. He was my fucking boyfriend. The only upside to you is my rank. If you were a warrior, or Omega, I would have rejected you.”She throws a third book, making me duck again.“Stop,” I tell her, not raising my voice. “We are fated. You didn't chose me.”“Shut up, just shut up! I should have rejected you. But Bill wouldn’t reject Betty. She stole him. I hope the Dragons kill him,” Lynn is screaming.I stand, unable to understand her at all.She walks up to me and looks me dead in the eye.“I hate you, Ted Sol. I hate everything about you. One day, I am going to overpower my wolf and reject you. I’ll leave your spawn at a fire station. Good luck finding him,” She slaps me hard and starts to the bathroom.I watch her as she grips the back of a chair.“Lynn?” I ask, seeing her knuckles go white.“I think the baby is coming,” Lynn looks back at me with panic.Ted’s POVI move quickly, lifting her and carrying her to the bed.“Don’t leave me, baby,” Lynn whines. “I need you. Please don’t leave me.”Bipolar Lynn strikes again.I mindlink the midwife.After only a few hours, I am holding my son, Zachary is here.“Fifteen weeks!” Lynn declares from her bed. “I have fifteen weeks to get back into shape for that dress. Good Job, little Zach. Give your mother her first gift. Such a sweet considerate boy. Now take him to another room. I need my rest if I am going to get back to the gym.”And there is my Luna, Lynn Sol, ladies and gentlemen.I do leave to go the guest room I stay in on nights when Lynn doesn’t want me around her.I am met by my ranked members and their mates.“I can take him Ted, you need some sleep too,” Crystal, my Gamma, tells me. “I will put him in the nursery with Daisy. She will be happy for the company.”“Congratulations!” Bill wraps me in a hug. “He is a strong boy. I think I heard him crying through the soundproofing.”“Th
Teds POVThe reporter looks smug and finally lets me go.Lynn soaks up all the attention as we walk to the palace.“Alpha Sol and his Luna, and Gamma, Carl Winters,” I tell the guard at the door and hand him our invitation.“Alpha Sol, welcome,” The guard gestures us into the ballroom.“I am going to find my sister,” Carl gives us a nod.“Oh Teddy, this is amazing,” Lynn gushes. “I really do outshine every other Luna.”“You always will Lynnie, you are so beautiful,” I tell her, handing her champagne.She gives me her coy smile as we clink glasses.“I think you will get be getting lucky tonight, Alpha,” Lynn flirts with a grin.“I look forward to it, Luna,” I lean in and kiss her mark. The mark I placed on her neck the night I first made love to her. I pull back and meet her eyes. Why do I only see love in her eyes when her wolf looks out?“Alpha Sol,” the King’s brother, Duke Douglas Claw, walks up to us.“Your Highness,” I greet him with a nod. “My Luna, Lynn Sol.”Duke Douglas looks
Ted’s POV“Douglas,” the King's command makes everything stop.Douglas gently helps Lynn fix her dress, and they hold hands as they walk toward us.I am finally able to stand with Carl’s support.“Ted,” She whimpers as she sees me. “He chose me. I’m going to be a Duchess.”He leans in and kisses her neck again, making me unstable.Carl and King Joseph hold me in a standing position.Douglas looks down and fixes his pants. “Brother, let me explain.”“There is nothing you can say. You are a disgrace to this family,” Joseph tells him.“I’ll reject Ted that way he can have a second chance. I won’t be mated anymore, and Douglas will be free to choose me,” Lynn giggles. “See, easy fix.”King Joseph tilts his head to one side as he stares at Lynn.“Alpha, what do you want?” King Joseph asks me.My wolf is growling and snarling.“I, Alpha Theodore Sol, reject Lynn Sol as my mate and Luna,” I manage to say, but I have to lean on King Joseph. He holds me up.“That took a lot of strength,” I hea
Sabrina’s POVI hear Sophie again. I get up and feed her again.“Hey sis, you okay?” Solen asks, coming into my room.“Just tired. She is a hungry girl,” I smile as she suckles happily.“You don’t have to start work today,” he starts again. “I make enough to support you and Sophie.”“Hey, you are my brother, not my husband. You need to live a little too. I can’t keep holding you back,” I smile at him. “It’s a new year, time for a new you, and a new me.”Solen smiles at me as Sophie starts to fall asleep at my chest.“You do look good since starting your workouts,” Solen nods. “Has it helped?”I look up and him and nod. “Yeah, I never saw fighting as an outlet for anger. I thought it was the losers way out. But these self-defense classes have been really working for me.”Solen nods with a big smile.I start working at Sol Royal and it doesn’t take long at all, I am promoted. I see Bill and Crystal around the hotel sometimes, but they don’t stop and chat. I have never been able to prope
Sabrina’s POV“So, I can’t fire you because you have skills that pay bills, but I can write you up for lack of standard work,” I tell her. “And once the boss is done playing with you, understand you will be fired.”“Really, because Stacey is still her,” Evelyn scoffs.“Stacey works her ass off and keeps her shit up to standards. You can’t be bothered to try. So once your golden pussy has run out of lives, you will be fired,” I tell her.Crystal is standing behind me with a steel like expression.Evelyn rolls her eyes. “Whatever, once I marry my Teddy, you are fired.”I scoff, “You think he is going to marry you?”“Evelyn, you are delusional,” Crystal says, behind me.“I gave him my virginity. Even if we aren’t mates, he owes me now. I will make it to that master bedroom, wait and see,” Evelyn seems to snap.I laugh, “You gave your virginity to a man who sleeps around publicly and talk about being ‘mates’ aren’t mates nothing more than friends?”“Oh, and I’m the delusional one?” Evelyn
Ted’s POV“Hey,” I feel someone bump into my leg. “Don’t touch my mommy!”I look down at the beautiful woman in my arms. She looks a little dazed, but we both come back quickly.“I’m so sorry,” I say, stunned at what just happened. I release her and step back.“Who do you think you are? You can’t kiss someone without consent!” This woman is human and PISSED!“Yeah, you kissed my mommy. That’s not nice mister!” The tiny copy of my mate has the same pissed expression on her face, hands on her hips, so damn cute.“He couldn’t help it,” Zach fires at the little girl.“Zach, stop, I should have had better control. I’m sorry…” I wait for my mate to give me her name.“Sabrina, why did I tell you that?” She looks angry with me and herself.“Sabrina, I’m Ted Sol and this is my son, Zach. I should have controlled myself more. I was overtaken by how beautiful you are. I need to set a better example for him. I’m extremely sorry.”“Sorry doesn’t begin to cover it. Back up,” she demands, and I do.
Ted's POVMy mate nods. “You met me three, maybe four, minutes ago and you are taking about forever?”“Okay, I get that this is pretty strange to you. But give me half a chance and you will see it’s really not,” I smile at her.“I don’t know why I feel so comfortable around you so suddenly,” She looks more afraid then comfortable, but hey, it is what it is.“I guess this is going to come as a full-on shock to you, but I feel very comfortable around you too,” I tell her. “What can I do to convince you that I’m okay, you are okay, and having lunch with me and my friends is all okay?”“You are the owner of the hotel I work at. I know you like to sleep around. How do you know I am not just going with you to keep my job, so I don’t have to look for another one?” She asks me and now I get to smile.“Because I am aware that three other hotels here in Dallas have already tried to poach you and you could have another job in a second,” I tell her. “I’m out of touch, but not really.”“I don’t kn
Sabrina’s POVEveryone is eating and the conversation has stopped. Every once and a while, I touch Ted, skin to skin. The fireworks feel amazing. I'm trying not to be obvious, he seems to be touching me too.I ordered my favorite wine for me and Betty. She seems to really enjoy it. Mama brought a second bottle and Betty was not shy about drinking.I smile at myself as everyone seems to really enjoy the choices.The kids are enjoying Pizza and spaghetti while us adults have steak and fresh tomato salads. I ordered the guys a locally brewed IPA. Both really liked the pairing and order a few.When the dishes are cleaned, the kids all look like they are about to fall asleep from being full. Sophie leans on me, I play in her hair. I can't help but grin at how Tony and Zach are both looking at her with affection. They seem to really like her. Hard not to, she is perfect in my opinion.“Okay, you order from now on,” Bill says, drinking the last of his beer.“I am glad you all enjoyed it,” I