All Chapters of Back In Alpha's Arms : Chapter 41 - Chapter 48

We spent a long time out on the lake shore, mostly in silence. Everything we’d needed to say had already been expressed. By the time we returned to the truck, things between us weren’t perfect, but they were so much better that I couldn’t keep the smile off my face. Caleb was sitting on the porch when we got back to Emery's place. He rose to greet us as we walked up. “Um, Jaxon?”What? What’s wrong?” I asked, worried about building in my chest. He touched the corner of his mouth. “You got a bit of lipstick on you there.” “Oh, shit.” I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. Emery snorted and bit her lip to keep from laughing. “I’m glad you two crazy kids got everything worked out,” Caleb said. “How’s Leo?” Emery asked. Caleb's eyebrows shot up. “Lots of testosterone in that one. He used quite a few curse words about our friend Alan Douglas. He calmed down a bit when Tee dropped off a burger and fries, though.” Caleb shook his head and chuckled. “Man, I’ve never seen a person eat so f

I found him on the couch, watching some superhero movie. For me, all the colorful suits blended together, and I couldn’t keep them straight. If it wasn’t Superman, Batman, or Spiderman, I had no clue who was on screen. “You want me to order pizza for dinner?” I asked. “I know it’s a little early, but —” “Yeah!” I chuckled. “Okay. I’ll take care of it.” As we waited for the pizza to arrive, I sat next to Leo and tried to make heads or tails out of the movie. Apparently, a snake-faced bad guy was trying to, from what I could tell, end the world with some kind of microscopic nanorobots. And the hero, for some reason, could only save the world with a weirdly named metal only found on the moon. It was mind-numbing to try to follow, but Leo was engrossed, so I didn’t interrupt with questions. Instead, I zoned out, trying to make up my mind about Jaxon, and what it would mean for our lives.Dinner arrived forty-five minutes later, and we ate at the kitchen bar. Without the movie to focus on,

Jaxon tried swiping his card, but I pushed his hand aside. “No way,” I said. “You drove. God knows how much gas that giant thing you drive guzzles.” Jaxon glanced behind me. “Looks like our boy may need his own wheels in a couple years. He’s gonna have his pick of the girls for dates.” My neck actually cracked, I turned so fast. Jaxon was right. Leo was checking out a rack of specialty shoelaces, but a small group of girls stood outside the store, whispering, giggling, and pointing at him. He took after his dad, so I knew my son was very handsome, but this? Girls ogling my baby? Not only that, he was just fourteen, and most of these girls looked at least sixteen. It raised my hackles, and I wanted to chase them off. “This is all happening so fast,” I said as the cashier handed me the bag of shoes. “I can barely handle it. It’s like one minute, I had my baby boy, and then a few mornings later, I’ve got a full-grown man who has girls drooling over him.” Jaxon chuckled. “I remember you

Once we arrived at the alpha house, I told Leo to go explore. His eyes went wide at the size of the place, just like it had when I brought him here the other day. I’d grown up there, so for me, it was only a house, but I supposed it was impressive. The place was more or less a mansion. My great-great-grandfather had built it when he founded the pack, and the two generations after him had added to it. Finally, my father had renovated the place when I was really little. “You’ve got the run of the place,” I told him. “Go check it all out. You might like the game room down in the basement.” “Game room?” Leo asked, eyes widening. “Yup. Pool table, dart board, ping-pong. Even a pinball machine and a couple old-school arcade games. I talked my parents into those when I was a kid.” “Sweet,” he said, bounding off. Emery tugged at my sleeve. “Are you gonna tell me why you’re getting rid of Leo? What are you gonna tell me?” With a sigh, I led her into the den. Once we were seated, I said, “I’ve