DANIEL POV I sigh as I check my phone for the millionth time today. I have made sure the volume is all the way up probably twice an hour for the past two days. But still nothing. I had hoped when Sam went back home after shopping with Lauren, she would get in contact with me, but that hasn't been the case. I have been trying to give her space and let her adjust just like mom told me to before leaving, but a man can only be patient for so long. "You keep frowning like that you aren't going to age very well," Fin says as he enters the kitchen through the back door. I grunt in response, and Boyd slightly chuckles while following right behind him. "You would be just as bummed if your mate wasn't giving you the time of day," Boyd says before plopping down beside me. His words don't help the growing hole in my chest, but they make Fin shutup. "Alright. Alright. I will stop picking on our Alpha. What do you want for dinner, big brother? We put in a good day's work toda
SAMANTHA POV "I really will be fine, Dan," I say again as he follows me to the car after feeding me to the brim. "I need to do a run around your land, Sam. I want to make sure no one is getting close to my mate or her unborn cub," Dan tells while shooting me a crooked smile that makes me want to blush. "Okay fine," I reply, a little breathlessly, and Dan's smile grows. He knows what he is doing to me when he does that; I know it. I climb into the passenger seat of my car, and he drops into the drivers' seat immediately after. My nerves grow higher and higher as the silence seems to become a thick fog within my small car. He pulls out of his drive and I slide my hands under my legs to keep them from fidgeting. During dinner the conversation was light and smooth between all of us, but now that I am alone with Dan, I'm nervous. I don't know how to go about bringing up our "mate" relationship. I had told him I was ready when I arrived this evening, but I honestly don't know wh
SAMANTHA POV "So what are we doing," I ask as he closes his door and starts the truck with a secretive little smile on his face. "You will see. I don't want to ruin the surprise. But first, we will grab something to eat. I'm starving... Now I didn't plan the food part out. I honestly don't know what you like, and I know that growing baby girl inside your tummy might be changing what you want at the moment, so I didn't want to guess," Daniel says while giving me a hopeful yet apologetic smile. Almost as if he hopes I don't think he was being lazy or forgot about the food part of the date. "Okay...well, if we are going by cravings. I would really love some fries," I admit, and he nods. "Fries coming right up. Curly, straight, seasoned...does it matter," he asks as he pulls out of my long drive, and I laugh. "Those all sound good," I say as I continue laughing, and he joins me. "Okay. Anything to with that variety choice of fries," he asks after a minute of laughing, and I
SAMANTHA POV I rub my stomach calmly as I wait for Lauren to ask whatever question is on her mind. After two months of knowing Lauren, I quickly learned she is only quiet when something is on her mind. And considering the fact, she hasn't spoken for seven minutes; it must be pretty big. I sigh as I watch her eyes glance towards my phone yet again. "What," I finally ask, and Lauren's beautiful deep brown eyes meet mine. She looks surprised for only a second before she realizes I know she is curious about something. "Nothing...I... I mean, it's none of business," she sputters before blushing and lifting her coffee mug to her lips. "Lauren, you are killing me here. I came over to relax for a few hours and get Daniel off my back about spending so much time alone. You could at least talk to me," I say, only half kidding. "Okay. Okay, I know I am being weird. I was just wondering if your ex has contacted you about your approaching due date. I know you are taking things
SAMANTHA POV "So will he send someone," I ask Daniel as soon as he puts his phone down. "Yes, he is sending three members of my old pack... Sam, baby, you have to calm down. Benji and Lewis are most likely following a slow moving herd through the park. You have to remember they are trying to make it seem like our entire pack is traveling and hunting. They are also trying to make sure they get captured on as many game cameras as possible. You can't be stressing like this it isn't good for you or the baby. Let me take this one okay," Daniel says as he moves around his desk. He drops down into a crouch beside me before taking my hand. I try to give him a fake smile and nod, but my actions stop midway. The fear I felt when I first learned they were overdue has gone nowhere. I'm still just as scared as I was an hour ago. "Why does the thought of losing them hurt so much," I whisper, and Daniel smiles before brushing a piece of my long hair back. "You are their Luna. More and
DANIEL POV "So you meant that? Like an actual wedding? Do shifters even get married? I thought they do the whole biting mate thing," Sam asks with wide eyes, and I chuckle. "For legal purposes, we normally go to the courthouse and get married. But for human mates, we have weddings. You are a little bit of both," I explain as I place her phone on the desk and move back in between her legs. She blushes and fidgets as she watches me get closer and closer to her juicy lips. "So you want to have a wedding with me instead of the whole courthouse thing? I mean, I've been married before. I have done the whole white dress walk down the hall thing. We don't have to do that again...I mean, if I agree," Samantha says as I stop a millimeter from her lips. "I don't care what we do. I just want you next to me for the rest of my life, Sam. I know we haven't been together long, but that's not something that stops shifters. I'm moving at your pace. So you just tell me when," I whisper b
BENJI POV "I can't turn back, Lewis. I have to find her. I understand if you want to head back to the pack, but I can't," I mumble as I look across our little fire, we decided to make. "I'm with you, Benj. You are my packmate. If you say you smelled your mate, then I am with you. We will find her and bring her home," Lewis says before standing up and stretching. The cave we found isn't much, but it is near impossible for a human to reach, and it is tall enough for us to stretch out our human bodies to their full heights. Unlike the last cave we camped out in for a few nights. "Who knows...as we chase down your mate, we might run into mine. This is the most ground I have ever covered. And since Yellowstone is packed with shifters, my chances are high. So you just might be doing me a favor," Lewis jokes, sending me a grin before heading to his general sleeping area. "Yeah. But we are long overdue. Alpha is probably worried. Maybe I should continue alone and send you ba
DANIEL POV Her enchanting emerald green eyes are glowing in the dark, urging me to mark her as our lips break apart, but I hold back. I have to be sure. I have to know this is her decision. I have to make sure she knows the full extent of what she is asking. I don't want there to be any regrets between us. I know the pack has commented here and there over the past month. They have even asked her when she thinks she might allow me to claim her as my own. Her responses have always been vague, and she always rubs her stomach. I don't want her rushing this to please them or me. If she wants to wait until she has her cub, then we need to wait. No matter what the pack thinks. I lick her remaining essence off my lips as I refocus my brain. I try to control my instinctual urge as much as I can before asking her what could potentially be the most serious question I ever ask my mate. "Sam, do you realize what you are asking for? You are asking me to claim you. With or without a