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We come together, shaking, holding onto each other. This was everything that I dreamed it could be and so much more. I never imagined the connection we would have, the way it would feel.
I am so blessed.
He presses a kiss to the side of my neck before he slips out of the bed to go into the bathroom. I hear the water turn on and, when he comes back, he places a warm washcloth on me, cleaning me. I didn’t expect this.
“You’re so good to me,” I say softly, overcome with emotion.
He smiles so sweetly back at me. “You’re mine. I take care of what’s mine.”
There goes my poor little heart, exploding once again.
He throws the washcloth toward the bathroom, climbs back into bed with me, and pulls me to his side, cuddling me. We both fall asleep, fully content.
Damon
Sometimes it just takes me by surprise that she is mine. She is sleeping so peacefully in my arms. I love that I can bring her peace and happiness and make her feel safe.
Yesterday, before everything went down with the packmate who betrayed us, I got a distress message from a member of a pack. I was not sure what to do about it. A couple of weeks ago, a bear and wolf couple died in a car accident. They left a baby, a boy. Their pack is wild and vicious. They can snap and kill you just like that. This boy is in danger, and I have a strong feeling the parents did not die in a car crash.
“What has you thinking so hard?” Farren asks, waking up from her sleep.
I tell her about the parents who allegedly died in a car crash, which is very unlikely. It takes a lot to kill a shifter.
“I just fucking can’t think of the baby being brought up in that place. The person taking care of him asked the pack to take him in.”
She gets out of bed. “Get out of bed, we have a baby to get.” She smiles that beautiful smile and goes into the bathroom. I follow her. I am glad she is my mate. One way oranother, this baby will be in our pack, even if we have to raise him ourselves.
Farren
He just had to mention a baby. I am ready to go get him. I want the shifter world to be better, and if I can somehow make a baby’s life better, then I will do that. The Brett’s Pack is just bad, full of mean and angry pack members. The women are literally just slaves; they have no life and the men rule the coop.
We are going to be meeting the couple caring for the baby in secret. It’s dangerous for the baby to be there, and it will be hell for him as he gets older. He will probably be bullied relentlessly and eventually killed.
There is a knock at the door. I motion for Brantley and Maverick to come inside. They will be in the vehicle with me and Damon. They don’t know what is going on just yet. Brantley smiles and gives me a side hug. A low growl can be heard across the room.
“What’s going on, Damon?” Maverick asks.
He explains the situation with the baby.
“Alpha, can I suggest something?” Brantley gets out of his chair, looking at both of us.
Damon nods, but Brantley looks so unsure. I touch his back, hoping to give him the strength to do what he needs to do.
“May I take the baby in? Let’s face it—I will never have children of my own since I am gay, and I have always wanted to be a father.”
I never expected that, but I can see Brantley being a great father. I look at Damon, smiling, expressing my full approval. “He is yours,” Damon tells him.
Brantley laughs in disbelief. “Thank you, Alpha. I never expected I would get this chance.”
“Now we must go and get him, we are doing this in secret. He is coming from Brett’s Pack.”
Maverick and Brantley both wince.
Yeah, it’s not going to be easy, but I doubt that the pack will even notice. The baby and his caretakers are probably hiding deep in the woods, away from everyone else in the pack.
“Can someone get the stuff the baby will need while we are gone?” Brantley says. “Just a bed and stuff for tonight? Tomorrow I would like to pick out the rest of the baby’s things myself.” How cute is he? I am very happy for him.
Randall goes shopping for a few things we will need on the way home, including a car seat; then it’s time to leave. “We need to get the show on the road,” Damon tells Brantley. “We have another SUV following us with five pack members.” Brantley grabs the diaper bag and a couple of blankets.
