The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 57
Addison POV
She was thinking about what Luci had told her as they walked through the pack, were casually strolling along, allowing Alari the chance to look around and get a feel for the place, not that she was up front and centre.
It was not normal that one could shift while pregnant. That was something that would, to a normal shifter, harm or kill even the smallest of fetuses. Let alone what Luci had told her, that she had been able to shift the whole time while pregnant, into either Alari or Kali.
f what it meant in Luci’s case, right this very minute.
ll times, a Triune, so to speak.
ved them off to go and play. She was finally starting to settle in and adjust to the pack.
as just hurrying over “Luci?”. She stood staring up at her.
nodded.
re have you been all this time?”
ly.
e kidding me, right?”
the Lake, worked in the town.”
look.”
ink those two had looked for her at all. Nearly sighed out loud as she realised her own daughter probably thought that no one had looked for her.
i.” She told her.
on with Olive.
ine mother, don’t concern yourself with it.’
for now. Jack and Rafe, she knew, had
his pack, he’d had no choice but to let go of her.
rned up in short order at that, likely trying to get to her before she herself could. She had never agreed for Luci to be Mated off to him. He knew that, and if Addison got to Luci first, she’d never let him have her.
cks for years, and it only seemed to start after Luci had come here.
uld play with them, or inviting the shy kids to come and play with them too.
y wanted Luci to see them climb up to the top of the giant rope pyramid. She watched them scale it with almost seemingly ease.
rse when they get older.” Addi chuckled softly
ood for them, run off some of that boundless energy they have.”
here and let them see it.”
want to be on it right a way. Be begging and pleading in a matter of minutes.”
n go with them. It might be a good bo
s.”
it’s hard Luci.’ She mind-linked to her ‘But if you want to go and close out their school this afternoon, the twins would be safe with Rafe and Jack and I’ll stay here with them as well, kee
fe didn’t seem open to it at all.’
ally blame him, he’s worried for you. Though tha
Luci agreed with
sized bakery, a café, two boutique clothing stores, one for adults and one for children. A toy store and a large steak house that was very popular.
ew years back, had several stores where they sold repurposed clothing and furniture, had lots of handmade crafts in there and knit and cro
w it was named after their lost Alpha, his Luna Kinsey, was also the one running the store. She and Addison had chatted a few times over the years, but Kinsey never talked to Orien, didn’t like the affiliation with
looked right at her questioningly “When did that happen?”
“Um about four years ago, Gypsy wolves run most of this street. Rafe and Jack took them in, after Victor tried to s*******r their pack, they opened up stores
to take them in.”
“Luna Kinsey runs The Green House,” Addison chuckled, “Blue Thomas is named after her lost Alpha.” She sighed heavily “Victor killed him in order to get just one little wolf, that hadn’t even shifted
d he get her?” Luci frown
Addison asked right back. “And no.”
ack. If he killed the Alpha and left the Luna alive he was looking for something he wanted. That man is only interested in things for himself. So she-wolf was my go-to on instinct.”
“That is true.” Addison nodded, she’d never not once
’s pack was well maintained, she’d seen the brothel
ctful at all times. But she’d gotten the distinct impression it was a front, put on for visiting packs, something was off inside that pack and the way his unmated wolves had eyed herself off, she’d not liked that at all.
there ever again.
e a family bond, kind of but not really. It had confused her quite a bit.
een there. She’d been drawn to a locked door.
ocked up and nothing ever got out. She had nodded and moved on but those words ‘nothing ever got out’ implied he did not only have wolves down there.
’t, though he had tried to get Luci to go to mating balls in Victor’s pack. Luci herself had said ‘No’ told Orien ‘Victor is not my Mate.’ And he wasn’t, so she’d had no need to go there even when Victor put her name specifically on every invitation.
nt there, she didn’t think Luci would come back. Would likely have been told she was mated off to someone in that man’s pack, even if she hadn’t been. That pack was off, just like the savage that ran it.
Gifted Mate. No one knew but Victor himself what he would do.
a good place to be, the wolves here were raised right it seemed.
happy here inside this pack, had fitted into this pack with ease. Was treated well by all.
lves now in the space of just an hour. Everything was going to be fine and she knew it.
be able to do anything about it either. Would come face to face with Alari and if threatened, the boys as well. Smiled to herself, yes lets just see those two come at my precious daughter.