EMBER
“Welcome home and Happy Birthday.” I pull the blindfold off to show the food-covered tables we have set up. Ren’s jaw drops, J kisses me, then heads straight for the food. Everyone is standing by their chairs, waiting to sit. An empty chair at the head of the table is Ren’s.
“Lia and I did all the cooking, minus the cake. I think Alma will fight anyone to the death if they try to make one of her boys' birthday cakes and not her.”
I glance at Ren, but he still seems in shock,
“All the bedrooms have beds, and most have usable bathrooms. I brought go bags for everyone with help from Miles, so we can all spend the night.”
I reach up on my tiptoes and kiss Ren’s Jaw.
“Happy Birthday, Alpha,” I whisper. I’m about to head for the empty seat next to Trick when I’m scooped up, Ren walks to his seat, then plonks me in his lap, kissing my temple,
“Dig in, guys. Amelia and our Luna worked hard on this feast. Let's show our appreciation.” He starts to fill a plate and then places it in front of me before filling his own. It’s been fourteen years, and he still does what he did that first time.
“I love you,” he whispers into my hair, then takes a stuttered breath, the only sign his emotions are a mess.
We all eat and talk about nothing, as Jake and the Quad clear the table, Lia and I are about to get the dessert sorted, but Ren grabs my hand and stands up,
“Thank you for the gift of an amazing meal and our first as a pack. I know not all are sworn to me, and I don’t care. I will file the paperwork tomorrow. All I ask is loyalty to the pack and not to bring harm to those who live here.
My brothers and I were raised by an Alpha who ruled by fear, I never want that, I want pack meetings like this where we are relaxed and just share updates even if it is just that Gus unblocked the toilet after Hugo blocked it, I will work with you to keep us safe, I’m not a dictator, I want us to work together and for no-one to fear coming to me with problems,even if it is the fifth time Lia is coming to me to complain Jenson has eaten a whole jar of brown sugar…. Again!” Everyone chuckles at Ren's words, but a round of here, here sounds around the room.
Jake stands, glancing at his mate and brothers,
“We will swear to you and Ember, as our Alpha and Luna, you have shown how you care not just for your family but those that need help, you have both been supportive in our relationship and our ideas away from the roles we play within the pack, and we want our child and anyone's in the future to grow up seeing and experiencing that kind of love and support.” Amelia is wiping her face on her pinny, and I quickly wipe my face before I clear my throat,
“The paperwork was filed two days ago. As of 1 am this morning, this is officially the BloodMoon Pack.” I hand Jace the paperwork as Ren pulls me into a searing kiss, making everyone chuckle,
“Put her down, brother. I want my cake.” Everyone chuckles at Trick. I can hear the laughter in his voice, which is one of the best things about this.
The rest of the night is filled with plan-making and confirming the details already in process, Jake, Amelia and the quad all pledge to the pack, and then they, like Taylor, James, Callum and Marcus, head to their own homes.
Xander heads back to TripleMoon as he has work tomorrow, we sit for a while, I explain to Bray, Miles, Mateo and Bram that there is a room set up for them as their place isn’t ready yet but we don’t hold them to staying here with us, but they all say it feels right to be here tonight, all my guys give me searing kisses all telling me good night, Trick dibs tomorrow night which I quickly agree too.
Because of the age of the house, Ren and I have individual rooms, but joining the two is a shared room. It currently has a standard king-size bed, which will go in Ren's room when our Californian King arrives. I step into our joined room, and Ren is looking out of the huge bay window that looks out over the pack lands, he’s taken his shirt and socks off and his Jeans are undone butstill on his hips, stepping behind him, I press a kiss between his shoulder blades, or as close as I can with our height difference, I press my forehead to his back and thread my hand to his front, one hand sits just below his ribcage, the other over his heart. He takes one hand from his pockets and places it over mine, keeping it safe over his heart.
“We did it, Ember, we made a safe place for us, my brothers and our children.” I feel tears drip onto my arm, and I swallow mine back.
He is always strong for me when I break; it's time for me to be strong. Keeping my hand over his heart, I step around him, going up on my toes, I kiss the underside of his jaw, a few pecks, and he lowers his lips to mine.
“Take me to our bed, Alpha, make love to me in our home.” he lifts me, and his jeans drop to the floor as my legs wrap around his hips.
Lying me on the bed before he starts to pull my clothes off me.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
REN
I lay her on the bed, kissing her as I remove each item of clothing, the offending items keeping her skin from my touch. Pine wants me to rut her until she’s round with our child, but she asked me to make love to her.
I spend my time kissing every inch of her. I avoid her nipples and her pussy, until she is writhing beneath me, then I suck her nipple into my mouth, her whimpers turn to moans, and I smell how slick she is.
“Poor baby, have I teased you too much?” as I talk, my lips brush down her body,
“You can take a little more. I want you gushing before I fill you, baby.”
I brush my lips across her core, inhaling her amazing scent,
