"Where are you going now?" I asked Hayden, who stood up from the sofa where he was watching cartoons with Elijah and Lily, as soon as his phone chimed."Some rogues were discovered on my borders; I need to go.""Can you make it back for dinner on time?"He shook his head. "I doubt it, but I will try my best to be back for the festival tonight. Your stylist will be here to get you ready, so you don't have to worry about anything.""I think it was a small affair; why would I need my stylists?""It is a small affair, but the pack members still dress amazingly in it. Ann usually gets dresses custom-made for the occasion and flown over here."My eyes widened, and I shook my head. "Then I should not go. I am not prepared, and I don't have any custom gowns.""All your clothes are custom-made, but I already instructed Crystal and Regina to get one while they were here and some diamonds to match."I smiled and said, "Thank you. But we could have just stayed at home and saved you the money you j

ALEX POVWhen I woke up again, I was swaddled up with bedsheets, and someone was in the room with me because I could smell the scent of the person.I inhaled closely, and it was Hayden, but something was off, and I had a bad headache."You are awake," he said, then pulled me up and kissed me, and when I looked around, there were no photos of us at the wall.""Where are we?" I asked him."At the spare room beside the bathroom, I did not want the kids to disturb your sleep because the doctor recommended that I let you sleep the spell of your system."I pushed my hair from my face. What spell?""You don't remember how you tried to tear my clothes off in front of everyone at the festival," he said with a smile, and my eyes widened."Shit, did everyone see that?"I nodded, and her cheeks turned crimson. "Did you find out who gave it to me and how?""No, there was nothing out of the ordinary that happened through the camera. Did you leave the house yesterday

Alex pov"Wait up!" Lily screamed at Elijah while running excitedly behind. "Catch me if you can!" Elijah chuckled and continued running deep into the woods. "Wait for me, Elijah.""Slacker is the loser," Elijah screamed as he continued running. A sense of happiness welled up my stomach as I watched them giggling and playing. For some insane reason, I feel excited about this vacation, if I am allowed to call it that. Hayden suggested we drive to the beach house, but where is the fun in it if we all get cooked up in the car and before you know it, we are already here? "Dad, Elijah won't wait up for me," Lily said to Hayden, with a hint of sadness in her voice, "Darling, should we tell him who the boss is?" Hayden asked, and he picked her up on the ground. "Yeah!" she screamed, chuckling. I took out my camera to take a picture of this father-daughter moment when Hayden began running with Lily sitting comfortably on his shoulders. "Dad, that's cheating." They all laughed while El

"The fuck," I said and sat up immediately. Hayden must have set the alarm to wake me up; I turned it off and then laid back down. I was so tired, and my body felt like a train had run over me, but when I looked at the clock, it was already eight in the morning.I looked at my side, and Hayden was no longer there. When I listened, I did not hear any sound from the twins, which also means that Hayden or Shantel must have already sent them to school.Hayden was out again. He was so busy with a new project and had to work for the time he took off, so he hardly came home in time. Last night I noticed when someone opened the door and came in, but I was too tired to get up, so I just laid there while he got into bed.Claire was going to come to the pack tomorrow, and I have not talked to Melinda and Hayden about my plan. I needed both of them for my plan to work. I managed to get off the bed and headed to the children's room to make sure that they were not there and that someone remembered

"Are they going to stop kissing anything soon, or should we interrupt to make sure that Claire is okay with this?" I asked Hayden and the men, but they only snickered."I promise you they do not want to be interrupted, and your friend wants this," Hayden replied."How would you know that?" I asked Hayden.He just shook his head. "I just know.""We can smell her arousal from here; that's what Alpha can't say. Can't you see the way she is clinging to him? I won't be surprised if they mate on the cold, hard floor," Josh said and started laughing.Lucien growled, causing Josh to stop laughing and take two steps backward."Next time, you should think before talking," I said. Lucien and Claire disengaged from each other, but they were still holding hands, and her cheeks were flushed. They started coming to us."She looks like a red tomato," Josh whispered, and I smiled."I heard you, Josh. One more word about my mate; I will knock off all your teeth," Lucien threatened.Claire stopped. "Wai