Mated to the Alpha and His Beta (Lanie Stanton) novel Chapter 450

Chapter 450
Lanie

The celebrations weren’t over, and they wouldn’t be for a long time. But I was bone-tired and ready for some quiet time with my children and my mates. A hot shower. A warm, soft bed.

We weren’t going to stay here in Brightsky. As wonderful a place as it was, it still wasn’t home. And while there might always be a need for some to seek sanctuary behind its gates, we, the wolves of Constantine, no longer needed it.

The High Council’s utter destruction had left a void in the world of wolves. There’d been talk of having Xander step in to fill at least some of it, but he wasn’t sure he wanted to. Definitely not alone, and the idea of co-Alphas was new and strange. He and Mason had talked about it long into the past few nights, but I wasn’t sure what they would decide. Whatever it was, Zane and I would support them.

For now, I was happy enough that our little pack was going to have some time alone before we hit the road at the end of the week. Malachi had asked us to stay at least that long to finish out all the celebrations and give all the Brightsky residents a chance to thank us. He had other reasons, too. Gifts to present to us, including the transfer of large sums of money that would do a lot to help rebuilding Constantine. So, even though I was itching to get on the road, I’d agreed that we would stay a little longer.

I couldn’t hide my yawn, though. My grandfather caught it, even when I hid it behind my hand. He leaned over to me and spoke in a low voice I could still hear over the sounds of the music, singing, and dancing.

“You don’t have to sit here all night. I can tell you’d rather be alone with your mates. And they alone with you, I rather suspect.” He chuckled. “You wolves don’t have the stamina of us vampires. We can party all night.”

“But we can party in the sunshine,” I told him without malice.

He guffawed. “True, true. Ah, granddaughter. Are you sure I can’t convince you to stay here? I’m going to miss you. There’s still so much you have to learn.”

“You’re welcome to visit us any time you want to in Constantine. I’ll be busy helping repair and rebuild, but I guess I could make some time for my Ancient grandfather.” I leaned against him for a second before sitting up straight again in my chair. “If I can tear my mates away from the buffet, I’m going to take them back to our quarters. We’ve been running on fumes for days. They need their rest.”

“You are truly a genuine Luna.” Malachi shook his head gently. “Your care, concern, and consideration are beyond compare. Even if you can’t manage all your talents…All right! Apologies!”

He ducked away from my playful swat.

I kissed his cheek before I wove my way through the crowd toward my three mates. Each had piled their plates high with food, but they were starting to slow down. Even their massive appetites were being sated, and I knew what that meant. Soon they’d be hungry for something other than food.

The thought made me grin. I was definitely looking forward to having some time alone with my three men. Alone, in our own home, the one we would spend our time building together.

For a moment, I pressed both hands to my belly. Maybe there would be more pups. Maybe, I thought as I caught sight of Stella across the room, there might even be grandpups.

I could only shake my head with laughter at the thought of it. Me, a grandmother? It would hardly be the strangest thing our family had weathered.