Darian’s pov"Are you sure you want Darian to spend the night here? I mean, what if..." Brax asked during dinner.I liked the guy; I really did. He asked questions people were normally too scared to ask. Brax was smart and capable, but he also had a funny side, and somehow he always seemed to look on the bright side of things. But this question was the opposite of hoping for the best."I am sure, Brax. I will either wake up with my mate or wake up and know right away that Darian isn’t mine. I don’t want to be nervous the whole day and only find out during my party. Besides, either way, I love Darian, so I want to celebrate my birthday with him."I couldn’t believe Alpha Asher was fine with me sleeping here, but Elora confirmed my suspicions that Luna Leia had a hand in that.Alpha Asher grumpled, "I wouldn’t mind if he spent the night somewhere else."Riker laughed at seeing his big brother so uncomfortable, but he had a daughter too. Would he be willing to let her spend the night with

Zayn’s pov"You need to mark her," Rayan said."What?" Out of everyone here, I would expect that sentence to leave Rayan’s mouth the least.Rayan chuckled, "I know. I was an ass in the beginning to you both. I was angry and grieving, but you’ve been with Eve for over two years. She is the sweetest woman I know. A perfect oma to Jamila’s kids, a fun mother-in-law for Sue, and a friend to me. Eve has never tried to push her way into this family, but somehow she has become one of the most important members of our family. She holds us together. It’s Eve who plans family dinners, does crazy things with the grandkids, and makes sure you check on us. You’ve given her the life she’s always wanted, and in return, she has made you a better father and grandfather."I choked up, unable to speak. I didn’t know Rayan felt this way. He had been kind to Eve, but it sounded like he really cared for my mate."You were gone a lot and focused on work, but now your priorities are your family and Eve. You a

Elora’s povBeta. Brax wants me to be his beta. If I were someone who would swear right now, I would be saying, "What the fuck!"Beta! Me, a beta! "Is it really that far-fetched?" Trinity asked, and her words from a few days ago came back to me.She told me not to plan because things might be coming my way. Did she know? How? Brax wasn’t even part of our pack, so she couldn’t mindlink with his wolf."I didn’t know. Call it intuition. Just like you, I felt this instant connection to Brax and his wolf, Riggs. I knew we were meant to work together somehow. And I knew it wasn’t as his Luna."I almost choked on my spit after hearing her mention the possibility of me being Brax’s Luna. It felt totally wrong, but being Brax Luna somehow didn’t feel so strange. It was my mind that had a problem with it, but my heart knew it was the right decision.Now I just needed to tell Darian what happened and see what he thought. We were partners, and if Darian didn’t agree, I would have to tell Brax no.

Aeryn’s pov"Mommy loves you." I told Nivia before giving her as kiss."I love you too, mommy." Nivia replied and I took a deep breath to calm myself before going to work. Storm would take Nivia to Eve and Zayn’s house and would come join us later.It had been a few days since I had taken the title and while a lot had changed, inside the packhouse it had not. Mom and dad were still living here, since I didn’t want my brothers to have to move out a few years before their eighteenth birthday. Besides, I had missed my family for years, and I didn’t want to miss even more.Aunt Kat and aunt Sierra were thinking about moving out with their kids, although Isaac wasn’t really happy with the idea of leaving his best friends and cousins behind. And mom wasn't happy with the idea of her best friend moving out either, but maybe it would be good for my aunts to have their own place to start this new chapter of their lives. My parents had offered their room to Storm and me, but I liked our room. I

Storm’s povWe helped Brax and Elora for a few days, helping to bury the dead and fix any damage that had been done. Brax hadn't decided on a gamma yet, but he wanted me, Aeryn, and Rayan to spend a few days with the soldiers and see if we could start them on a new training program. Alpha Ari offered to have his gamma help out over the next few weeks as well.As much as we enjoyed helping Brax and Elora, Aeryn and I were both fucking eager to go home and see our daughter. This had been the longest we had been away from here, and while we got updates daily and short phone and video calls, it wasn’t the fucking same.I missed her scent and her little hands grabbing my hand when she wanted to show me something. Fuck, having Nivia in my life made me even angrier thinking about what Aeryn, Elora, and all the other girls at the school went through.Nivia is three, and that was the age at which Elora was taken. I would burn the fucking world down to find her, just like Asher had done.Having