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Gabbie POV4 years later“Hey! Didn’t your Mom tell you two not to play in the living room?” Kade picked up Archer and Dane.They burst into giggles as their Dad carried them out on the porch where their Great Grandmother Athena was having tea.I sighed when Kade came back to me. “I can’t wait for Dad to pick them up so they can go fishing or whatever it is he does to keep them occupied.”Kade chuckled. “So we can have alone time.” He pulled me close for a kiss.“Mommy!” Dane tugged on my dress.His big blue eyes stared at me with the need to ask me a question.Having a four-year-old and a two-year-old was no easy task but every day was precious and I wouldn’t trade my boys for anything in the world.“Yes, Dane?”“Where’s Grandpa he said he was going to teach us to wrestle a bear.”“What?” My heart slammed forward.“Awesome,” Kade high-fived Dane.“What? No, you are not going out with Grandpa.”The front door opened and Dad walked in carrying a backpack and bag of groceries. Was it a
Kade POVEight Months Later“Gabbie!” I called.“Leave me alone,” she replied.I chuckled. She’s been pretty exhausted for the past few weeks. The baby’s been hyperactive; I think he’s ready to meet us. Good thing I managed to get the baby’s room together.I found her in the living room lying on the mattress she demanded I remove from the guest room. She stared at me.“This is all your fault,” she grumbled.“What is it, sweetheart?”I flopped on the mattress next to her, kissed my baby and kissed her cheek.“You’re the reason I can’t see my feet and why they’re swollen. I can’t get up without help.”I laughed. “You’re gorgeous. You know that, right?” I winked.She smiled.“Do your feet hurt?” I asked.“Everything kind of hurts. I don’t know how to explain it.”I frowned. I ran my hand over her belly. I felt our little boy kick.“Ugh, he knows you’re here.”“I’ll miss you two today. I hate long meetings. Maybe I shouldn’t go if you’re not feeling well.”“Grandma will be here any minute
Gabbie POVIt was near midnight, and our troop hadn’t left yet. Axel and Tristan left hours ago to track Kahn’s whereabouts. Somewhere near ten o’clock we’d lost contact with Axel and Tristan. The last piece of information we received was that they had grabbed Axel’s scent. Tristan went along because Kade had trust issues.Kade zipped up my leather jacket.“Stick close to me at all times, Gabbie.”“Yes, I know.”“If anything goes south and I say run, you have to run.”“Will you stop that! Nothing’s going to go wrong.”He grabbed my shoulder and levelled me with his stare. “Just be careful.”I had the dagger strapped to the inside of my jacket. I wore thick leather gloves too. Kade wasn’t keen on the idea of me keeping the knife. We couldn’t leave the pack unattended, so we left Atlas in charge. Kade’s dad was still recovering; apparently Axel had a very bad bite.Minutes later we filled two SUVs. A few betas ran the forests to add to the element of surprise.I wanted this to be the en
Gabbie POVKade draped a blanket around my shoulders and sat next to me on the back of Holden’s truck. Aiden had been taken to the hospital. He’d live, but Kade had to make a decision on his Dad and cousin.Now that the sun was coming up, I felt the weight of fatigue and the roar of hunger.“You did great, sweetheart,” Kade said.“You mean my first Alpha female shift?”He cupped my thigh and squeezed. “That and handling Axel. I swear, I might have killed him if you hadn’t stepped in.”I leaned closer and kissed his bare shoulder. “I know this is hard.”“It’s beyond hard, Gabbie.”“Your Dad did a bad thing, Kade…”“I know that. He’s responsible for so much pain, but what do I do? He’s my Father.”“If you know the truth, then maybe you’ll be lenient on your cousin. He’s lost enough.”Kade clenched his jaw but didn’t respond. However, I knew he was letting my words sink in.Holden came back and offered Kade his truck keys.“Nah, you drive,” Kade responded. “We should get you to bed, huh?
Kade stroked my hair sensually while we lay quietly in our bed. The sun hadn’t come up yet, but I still couldn’t sleep or eat.“You sure you don’t want to go for a run?” Kade chuckled.I looked up at him and smiled.“Rematch?”“Oh, you know you cheated the last time.”On the bright side, Harlow wasn’t a threat to our baby anymore, but now what would the pack think of me? She attacked me first; I couldn’t be charged for anything. However, what would become of my reputation?“I’m itching to see your wolf, Gabbie. My wolf has me in a chokehold.”I sat up and looked him in the eyes.“You sound excited to have an Alpha Female mate.”“It’s amazing,” he grinned proudly. “Of course, it means you’ll be stubborn, but you already were stubborn.”“Does this mean you can’t make me shift whenever you want?” I gasped.He frowned. “No, I can still do that.”I frowned. I climbed out of bed. Seeing as I was wide awake, a run wouldn’t hurt.“Come on,” I said.Kade hadn’t stopped staring at me since we g
Gabbie POV“Geez, Leiah, I didn’t know I forgot that many things!” I said as I drove into our property.“I’m sorry. I should have double-checked with you. Emery thought the extra bottle of wine was brought here.”“No, I can see the box on the front door. It’s alright. There’s lots of alcohol to go through right now.”I might as well grab my favourite grape juice from the fridge while I’m here since I’m on a no-alcohol diet for the next seven months. I searched the house for the itinerary and the cheque Leiah’s mom wrote for the hospital. I could have sworn I left them in the kitchen, but they weren’t there.“Maybe it’s in my dresser,” I said.I strolled to my room. My mind’s been everywhere lately with the ball and baby shopping. We’ll have to start working on the nursery soon. It was all daunting; I didn’t know where to start, and Kade wanted to do everything at once.I flipped the room upside down and didn’t find the cheque. The itinerary was in my dresser; the most important thing