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I smile and go to sit next to my Beta. “I do hope you’ll choose a pack closer to us. I’d like our sons to grow up together and be friends.” I tell him. “Did you and Kinsley talk about Sophie’s idea?”
“Yeah. Honestly, I like the idea of Alaric’s pack. I like knowing that I’ll be close to this pack, but also close to Amelia and Dutton, two people I feel strongly that I can trust.”
“Good, so Jaime and Penny?”
He scrubs his hands over his face. “Is Jaime not competing for a pack? He’d be great. He’s a natural leader.”
“He hasn’t expressed any interest. I’m not sure if that’s coming from him or from Penny. But if they decide not to compete, I want to make them my Beta couple. What do you think?”
“I think I hate the idea of anyone taking my place as your Beta, but if it has to be someone other than me, then yeah, those two,” he says.
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“You’ll still be at my side, Lucas, just as my ally, not my Beta.”
“Yours will be the very first alliance agreement I’ll sign,” he says vehemently.
“Well, we don’t have to worry about it for a while. Owen’s pack is going up first, but Alaric’s will probably be second. Watch Penny and Jaime over the next few weeks and let me know your thoughts.”
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“I already know If you don’t promote them. I will once I’m Alpha.” he says, smirking at me
I get some work done before I get the announcement that our guests have arrived. I go to Sophie’s office to get her and together we walk outside to greet our guests
I can feel my mate’s excited energy pinging through the bond
“You’re going to explode, Soph,” I say, chuckling.
“I can’t help it. I’m so excited to see them.”
The moment Robin’s car comes to a stop, Nikki’s door flies open.
“Nicole!” he barks in warning. Nikki ignores him and Sophie rushes down the stairs to hug her friend.
“Oh my goddess, Sophie. Look at your cute little baby bump!” Nikki says, as they hug tightly.
“I want in!” Allison says, rushing up to them. Her baby bump isn’t as pronounced as Sophie’s but it’s there, making their group hug interesting.
“Did your little boy just kick my little girl?” Allison asks, stepping back and looking down.
“Maybe?” Sophie says as I go to say hello to Robin and Kayce. “Maybe he was just saying hello.”
“So, you’re having a girl?” I ask Kayce.
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“Yeah. Pretty excited about it too. Other than dealing with all the boys when she gets older. I’m already pretty sure I’ll be threatening every male who looks at her longer than a second. Especially if she ends up being as beautiful as her mother.”
Allison catches his words and smiles lovingly at her mate. He purrs at her as we watch the three of them go inside.
“Do we have times set up to see your doctor today?” Robin asks.
“Yes, after lunch.” I tell them.
By the time we get inside, Kinsley has joined the group of females who are saying hello to all the pack members, talking about their pregnancies and catching up with everyone around them.
“It’s so good to come back. It’s like a second home,” Nikki says, smiling back at us.
“If possible, your pack feels even stronger than it did when I was here before.” Kayce says.
“It probably is. Not only does Sophie continue to make huge impacts to the overall pack, but we brought on Penny as our Gamma and her mate Jaime who helped Sophie while she was on the run. Penny isn’t yet 18, she’s got a couple more weeks to go, but she and Jaime have already taken over as Gammas and they’re great at it.”
“Do you anticipate losing Lucas and Kinsley?” Robin asks.
“Yeah. It’ll be a hard loss, but Sophie wants them to go for Alaric’s pack, so I think that will be the first one he competes for How about
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You two?”
“My Beta is going to compete.” Kayce says
“Mine as well. And according to Nikki, Letti is going to compete too,” Robin says.
“How is Letti? I haven’t seen her since she left the pack.”
“She’s good. She’s still looking for her mater She’s been to Robin’s pack and yours but didn’t find them in either place. I know she was hoping, like we all do, to find her mate right away, but who knows, maybe being part of this competition will help her find her mate.” Kavce says.
“I think we need to get our mates together more often,” I say, watching how they keep hugging, wiping their eyes, and smiling so broadly. I can feel Sophie’s happiness glowing through the bond. I love her feeling like this.
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