(Damien's Pov) A Party

"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow! Which nobody can deny!" We sang out as Nanny Suzette brought in a three-layered strawberry cake. My eyes followed the pink treat dashed with strawberries with the words Happy Retirement Gerald written in bright red gel. "Happy retirement Gerald!" I clapped my hands along with the others, surrounded by the older man, my grandfather's Beta, confidant, and friend, as he blew out the candles on his cake.

"Thank you all!" Gerald bowed his head as the wrinkles on his face became more defined with a broad smile. I glanced at my twin as he gripped our mate by the hip and memories flooded in. Memories of Beta Gerald carrying around lollipops in his jacket pocket to give my brother and me when we seemed to be in our grandfather's way.

"Twin, you're looking a bit sentimental," Dayne commented as he stood beside me, plopping a cake pop off the stick and into his mouth.

"I was just thinking about when Gera