Taming the Beast novel Chapter 63

Our mini-honeymoon was over way sooner than I wanted. It was so beautiful and breathtaking; I wanted to stay there forever, but I knew Keegan and I had duties to attend to... like telling the council that I was officially Luna without their permission and I was a changed.

We walked into the Keegan's house hand in hand. I had a small bump working for me and Keegan had all of our bags in his hands. He set them by the door and smiled.

"Keegan!" Karma yelled as she ran to us. She jumped into Keegan's arms and squeezed his neck with her small arms. Keegan chuckled and greeted her with a kiss to her hair. I smiled at my mate. He was going to be a great father to our little one. Karma looked over to me and smiled; her dark brown eyes dancing with excitement. She reached for me and fell into my arms. I laughed as I hugged her to me.

"I was wondering when you guys were going to get back," a new voice reached my ears. By the smell of pine and honeysuckle, I knew it was Aiden. I smiled and set Karma down before I ran to hug my best friend. Keegan growled from behind us before I was ripped away from Aiden. I rolled my eyes and rubbed Keegan's arm gently.

"I'm happy to see you too, Aiden," I smiled at him. I was pulled into another warm chest as arms went around me.

"Caroline!" Lena said. I chuckled and hugged her back as the rest of the crew filtered into the living room. There was a new scent that I didn't recognize but I didn't have much time to think about it. "How are you and my grandbaby?" she asked. I mentally face palmed myself as the guys all got really quiet.

"You're pregnant? Since when?" Trevor asked. I smiled sheepishly as I blushed.

"We're not exactly sure, but we think I'm almost a month," I answered.

"Oh, that explains everything," Aiden said out loud. I shrugged before my eyes landed on a girl I'd never seen before. I looked at her curiously, studying her. She hid behind Gregg slightly. I raised my eyebrows at her before I turned my attention to Gregg.

"And you didn't tell me that you found your mate because...?" I asked accusingly. He shrugged and blushed as his hand held onto the girl's.

"Oh yeah, um, Caroline, this is Mallory. She's from the pack that will join ours soon," he introduced her and pushed her forward slightly. She pressed her back against Gregg's chest and bowed her head respectfully.

"Hello Luna," she said timidly. I smiled at her. She was cute and shy. She had 'Shirley Temple' curly brown hair and grey eyes. She was noticeably smaller than the rest of us by about half a foot. She also looked about two years younger than us.

She was Omega of her last pack, Gregg explained to me through mind-link. I remembered what Keegan told me about Omega's. They were picked on for being "runts" essentially. I felt bad for the girl. She clearly had no self-confidence and she probably felt out of place being with the higher ranking wolves.

"Hi Mallory, I'm Caroline, and you know my mate, Keegan. Come with me," I said as I offered my hand to her. She hesitated before she stepped forward. I'd mind-linked Gregg and Aiden so they went to go start up the car. I led her upstairs to Keegan's room.

"Please don't hurt me," she said quietly. I laughed and shook my head.

"No one is going to hurt you here, and if anyone tries, tell me immediately and I'll take care of it. You're family now, Mallory... and no one hurts my family," I said as I changed in the closet into some comfortable clothes. I threw my hair up in a high ponytail and walked back out to see Mallory standing slightly shocked.

"I-I don't know what to say," she breathed. I smiled and hugged her gently.

"Come on, we're going to the mall to get you some new clothes... well, you and me. I'm going to be getting bigger soon," I chuckled. She smiled and nodded.

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Gregg and Aiden were going with us to the mall while Keegan staying in his office to catch up on work he missed while we were away. I texted Mariana and Stacy and told them to meet me at the mall. It occurred to me that I told them to meet me for a girls' night in and then disappeared for weeks. When we met up with them at the mall, they looked ready to murder. I only smiled at them. Mallory held on to Gregg tightly.