The Big Sky Alpha novel Chapter 140

140. Where I belong

FREYA POV

“Are you f*****g kidding me?” Jessi yelled.

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Telling her what happened last night was difficult. Reliving it in order to inform my best friend was painful.

Though, if I’m being honest, it wasn’t just telling her to be informed. I also felt a deep need to tell her, especially since I know that she’s missing the city. I think she forgets sometimes what city life is like. Even in places that are fully wolf have almost constant crime of some sort. Not to mention the hazes. She always got lucky during the hazes. We both know women who weren’t so lucky.

My need to tell her what happened to me was much more than just venting to my friend. I needed her to remember the horrors that life in the city offers. Granted, rape isn’t something we always face. In fact, in our lives Jessi and I never had to face that happening before. I’ve only just had a couple of close calls since I’ve been with my mate.

I can tell often that little fact really bothers him. I’ve never blamed him for any of it, but he sure does.

“Freya, I am so sorry that happened!” Jessi said as she wrapped me in a hug.

Still crying, I hugged her back. “Life just has a way of reminding you what’s really important to you sometimes.” I tried to brush it off.

“Don’t act like it’s okay, Freya. That’s a hard thing for a woman to live through. Thank Goddess Colt showed up when he did!” She said.

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“I’m not pretending it’s okay, but I am trying to remind myself that the worst didn’t happen. It came much too close for comfort, but I was saved.” I started laughing a little and wiping my tears, Thankfully neither of our husbands enjoyed watching half naked women dancing around.”

“Oh my goddess, no way! They went to a strip club? She laughed.

“Even better, they had no f*****g clue what they were doing until they got there!” I felt bad laughing,

I could see the discomfort on both of their faces in the car earlier when they were telling me about it. I couldn’t help it though; it was quite a funny situation.

“Was it the bachelor party?” She asked.

“Sure was.” I answered. “That’s why we were at the male strip club. Good old bachelor and bachelorette parties.” I said rolling my eyes and laughing.

“Oh gosh, poor Levi. He probably thinks I’m going to be angry with him.” She said damn near crying from laughing so hard.

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“Oh yeah!” I calmed my laughing down a little, “You can’t say you know though. He feels pretty strongly that he needs to tell you.”

“And they say chivalry is dead.” She said, still having a good laugh about this whole thing.

“Well, it is in most places. Just not a place like Big Sky.” I smiled. “I love our pack.”

Just about then, the guys finally showed up with the luggage. Now that it’s dark out Colt and I decided that we would get the kids cleaned up and put them to bed. I figured now is a good time

for letting Levi and Jessi have their time together.

Colt and I bathed Hunter and Kira, making sure to bring out all the laughter we possibly could.

That’s the main thing we miss when we are away from our kids.

As we laid them down, Colt decided he wanted to try a new bedtime routine with them.

“Since we’re pretty much never leaving here again, thought maybe we could try something new

with them at bedtime.” He said to me almost like he was asking a question.

“Oh? What would that be?” I asked.

“Story time.” He said, again almost like a question. “My parents used to do story time with me when I was younger. I think it really helped me and my ability to really think about things. Like, I

don’t know how to explain it.” He said a little exasperated.

“I think it’s a great idea. Did they read books to you, or did they just tell you stories?” I asked him.

“A little of both I guess. I think it mostly started off as books and then they started making up their own stories. I figured we could do something similar. Start with books until we can make up our

own stories for them.” He responded.

I think it’s a cute idea. Sometimes he reminds me just how sweet he can be. I see him in his alpha role all the time, commanding and strong. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that he has such a soft spot for the kids. Storytime at bed is not something I would have ever thought a man like this

would be able to come up with.

Honestly. I didn’t think he would be the kind of guy to surprise me with cribs he made, a rocking chair to match the one I asked him to make me so that he could sit and do bedtime with me and

the kids or decide that coming to be with me was better than a strip club.

He surprises me often. I do love it. It’s such a funny world. Just a couple years ago I was thinking I’d find a mate that would be just a measly omega of some pack somewhere that would up and leave their pack to be with me at Blood Moon. I thought that I was going to be just another woman working for a living at the gallery, going out to eat regularly, and binge watching tv shows while drinking wine. I never liked the taste of wine, but I figured one day I’d acquire the taste, it just

seemed like the kind of life I was supposed to have back then.

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It’s only been a couple of years. It’s crazy how different things are. I never imagined this would be my life. When my parents forced me to come here, this wasn’t what I expected. I figured I was going to hate the entire month we would be here for the Alpha Games. I was so angry when I found out my dad had planned to marry me off to Colt.

Now, I just can’t picture a better life for me.

Watching my husband sit next to our children’s beds reading them a bedtime story, in a room and

house lit with lanterns, heated by fire, and there is no technology around us for miles. Yeah, this is

where I belong.