Page 88 of Destined Paranormals: Volume One

I was trying not to be frustrated. I didn’t want to argue with my mate, especially over small things. “If you want me to talk to them, I’m willing. I know I’m not really a father figure to most, but I’ll be the best I can.”

Oscar tugged on my waist, pulling me toward the front door. “I know you will. And I’ve seen your memories of you with Mason and Mae. You are an amazing father figure, and you’re going to continue being one. They’re young; they need us. My brother and sister though, they need good, strong, older brothers to guide them these last few years until they go off to college or wherever.”

We were at the front door now. “I can agree with that. Are you ready? I thought I’d just poof us down to the alpha’s house.”

“Oh, that’s even better. You can poof us back here with their things, right?”

I nodded while raising an eyebrow at my mate. “You mean like I did for all of your things? Yes, I can magick them back here.”

Oscar groaned. “Sorry. I’m really nervous. I want this to work, you know?”

“Oscar, my sweet, adorable mate,” I said, pulling him in for a hug. “It’ll work. If it wasn’t going to work, the fates wouldn’t have paired you with me. I understand how much stress you’ve been under. I’ve seen the memories, seen what you were going through. That all stops here and now. It’ll be all right. If there are issues, we have a community that will be helpful.”

I’d had a couple of quick conversations with Alpha Forest with regards to Hailey. We both had, actually. She’d spent a few days with Alpha Forest and his mate but then had been taken by the fates elsewhere. She was back now though, and I wasn’t sure what happened, but it would be interesting to see how things were going to go.

“It’s just been stressful, you know. And now that we have each other, but it’s a lot all at once. Most couples have just them and then their baby, but we have our siblings.”

“It’ll be all right. I’m just appreciative that you’re willing to help with mine. You don’t have to, you know. They have spots in the daycare waiting for them.”

Oscar glared. He and I had discussed it several times in the past few days. He would not be going back to work. Instead, he would focus on getting back into his art, and he would be jumping in with Maelie and Mason full-time while I was at work. He knew they could be taken to the daycare if needed, but he wanted to truly become their other dad if at all possible. I was certain that wasn’t going to be an issue at all.

“We are not having that discussion again. Not now. Let’s go get them and spend the day with them, trying to get at least the two younger ones settled before my brother and sister are here.”

“I am on board with that,” I told him. Since I already had my arms wrapped around him, I simply teleported us to the side door of Alpha Forest’s place. I knew it was secluded enough that we wouldn’t be seen from the street, and after Oscar got his bearings, he looked up at me in surprise.

“That’s really convenient.”

“Always,” I told him. I’d used magic more in the past two weeks than I had in the last several months. But I had discovered that it truly was the easiest way to move things from off the mountain to it and to take care of my mate. It was a known fact that fae used magic when dealing with heats. I knew it could be done without, but I honestly wouldn’t have wanted to try.

I pulled Oscar closer and moved the final few steps to the door and knocked. It opened seconds later, and although I didn’t know who was standing there, Oscar apparently did.

“Rene, it’s so good to see you again.”

“Oscar, come in. You don’t even have a coat,” he said, pulling Oscar into the house and giving me a glare over my mate’s head.

I entered behind my mate, keeping my hands on his shoulders.

“We were only outside for not even half a minute, Rene. I wasn’t cold even a little.”

Another look at me over my mate’s head. I wasn’t sure how that was even possible, really, because the omega wolf in front of us wasn’t much taller than my mate.

“Dad, leave them alone. Monroe probably poofed them here from their own house up on the mountain,” Alpha Forest said.

“I did, actually,” I said, holding out my hand to shake Alpha Forest’s. “I can’t tell you how much I appreciate what you and your mate have done for not only me but Oscar these past two weeks.”

“No,” Rene said. “You’re here to take the babies?” Rene asked.

“Dad…” Alpha Forest said, a warning tone to his voice. “You knew they were only here temporarily and that their parents were coming for them soon.”

Rene looked to Alpha Forest. “Yes, but you said parents. I know Oscar isn’t a parent.”

Alpha Forest sighed. “Excuse him. He’s quite attached to little Mae. She’s such a sweetheart and has won over everyone. Mason loves his trucks and hanging out with the boys and Cora.”

“I hope he wasn’t a pest to them,” I told Alpha Forest.

“No, not at all.” Alpha Forest looked to his dad. “Dad, Monroe is raising his two youngest siblings like Oscar is. They’re going up to the mountain now because that’s where they live.”

“But…”