Alpha’s Hybrid Cinderella – Chapter 80
“Evan! Ken! You’re late!”
“Sorry, sorry. We got held up with the business party. But they folded and we’re here, we got ’em.” Ken winked and threw an arm around Evan’s shoulders as they stood in the foyer. “Once the old Alpha man started getting annoyed, they realized they needed to stop trying to schmooze up to him and parted like the Red Sea. And we picked up the presents!”
I sighed as their Delta subordinates came marching in behind them through the open front doors. So cold! Not only were we getting a white Christmas, we were getting blizzarded down. The snowstorm would be on us in full in the next twelve hours according to the forecast. Evan and Ken should have been here two hours ago so they could avoid the icy roads. Who was out there at this time! The warnings had been blaring all day!
ere are the boys?”
oo late. My anger melted away, and I snuggled into his arms with a dreamy smile. He had been gone since yesterday morning for business, and finally I had him for Christmas Eve. “The boys wen
r left, then.” He checked his watch. “Forty five minutes. Cuddle
and his contented hum rumbled from his chest into my body. Behind us, Ken rolled his eyes.
, all right, lovebirds. Where should I put up my things?”
s so they’re making a new batch right now.”
were making a hundred cookies?
All gon
g me grinning in Evan’s jacket.
her second kid. She beat us to it. We should catch up. Have you thought about what we talked about…?”
ant to wait that long?
about how elves and humans are usually about nine months, not five or six months like werewolves.”
big words.”
n with her pregnancy aches being what they were!
many more to come.
lilah, Alena’s former loyal caretaker, would be here too.
t someone’s joke, Lucas’s face went a little pink.
couch. Evan went off to rearrange the presents under the tree one last time. That left Alena and my two uncles to sort out.
es the three of you. And I hope more once we find everyone. Maybe next Christmas, Jonah will feel comfortable joining us too.”
ll of us.”
aken hold of a new one, unbelievably.
ll so much more to com
invited her?” Raf barged in, draping herself over my back with a laugh. I held her steady with a gasp.
he baby!”
t tell you, did he?”
did they all know that I didn’t about Ken’s girlfriend?
d,” Raf giggled. “He actually did invite her. He’s been trying to put it out of his mind all day but she actually told him she’s going to
Ken finally going to settle down with her? And was Abigail going to do the same? We had only met her a couple of years ago, but we knew her too well to think it would be so easy…
ow. Laila was in his arms, grinning and waving her little arms.
ere they are!
They turned simultaneously and dashed to Evan and me so they could hug our knees and kiss our faces. “Thank you! Merry Christmas!”
sperately wriggling free. We let them go with smothering kisses, and they got
uld get her own gifts. Spoiled duchess — she had our boys in the palm of her hand. And we loved it.
’t quite decipher their names on the gift. Cookies and milk and chocolate were passed around, heart and love and goodwill.
in my ear and ki
could ever want,” he whispered. “I love you, my Cinderella.”
lling me that, and somehow… I liked it. I would never admit it to anyone
open presents now!” Raf exclaimed. “Up and at ’e
ughter was born, they would make a squad of fearsome four. And my next child would add to their little jamboree…
around at everyone, love swelling in my heart. My family. My mate
e with me, everyone,” I said soft
in uniso
istmas, Claudi