“Can I name the baby?” she askedcautiously.
Flint and I exchanged glances. I shot him a half-shrugginggesture.
“How about this,” Flint said, looking her in the eye. “Weallthink of a name together. As a family. Is thatokay?”
Casey beamed and nodded vigorously. “Yeah!”
“Good.” He kissed her on the top of the head. “Now let’s go have lunch. I’ll make whatever youwant.”
She jumped off the bed in excitement. “I want a cheeseburger! And fries! And a - amilkshake!”
Flint grinned at her. “Well, I don’t have the ingredients to make those at home, so I guess we’re gonna have to go out for the day then, aren’twe?”
“Yay!” She ran around the room and started digging through herclothes.
“I guess I should primp up a bit too,” I said, standingup.
Flint put his arms around my waist and murmured, “You always look hot no matter what, Charlie. But I won’t say no if you want to look sexy when we go out. It’ll make all the other alphas jealous.” He added a possessive, affectionate growl at the end. Iblushed.
How did I get so lucky to land an alpha likeFlint?
* * *
Idecidedto dress in a plain white button up shirt and the tight jeans I’d bought with Flint earlier. When he saw me, he raised an eyebrow and nodded for me to turn around. I did so and he growled sexily at the sight of my ass. Flint was dressed up for the occasion, too. He wore a genuine leather jacket on top of a classic green plaid shirt. His jeans had a few rips in them, giving him a rugged air. I bit my lip at the sight of him. His scent wafted over to me, musky and masculine. My inner omega howled for him, but we’d have to put that off untillater.
Thankfully, Casey was still in the bathroom getting ready when this happened so she didn’t have to witness ourdisplay.
As we left the house, I noticed Flint staring off into the woods. His gaze was sharp andintent.
“Smell some prey?” I asked, coming up behindhim.
He flinched slightly, which made mefrown.
“Yeah,” he said. “Smells like wildturkey.”
I gave the air a quick scent, but didn’t smell anything. I chalked it up to my human nose, and the fact that I wasn’t a regular hunter like Flintwas.
“Let’s get going,” hesaid.
We headed into town. Casey walked in-between Flint and I, each of us holding one of herhands.
“I know a great place just down the street from the hunting guild,” Flint told us. “They have everything you want there,Case.”
“I want three of everything!” sheexclaimed.
“I told you, she’s going through a growth spurt,” Flint muttered with a grin. “I swear, she’s getting taller everyday.”
We reached the store, a charming modern restaurant with an outdoor seating area. We all wanted to enjoy the beautiful day, so I sat down while Casey and Flint went inside to order. I asked them to grab me a burger combo. I knew I should’ve been eating healthy for the baby, but one cheat day wouldn’thurt.
As I waited, I let my gaze wander. The sky overhead was a beautiful bright blue, streaked with white clouds. The sun’s rays cast a golden light on the town. Thick pines full of green needles stood tall and proud as they lined the streets. I let out a content sigh. Indigo Mountain pack was just gorgeous. I couldn’t get over how modern and well-kept it was compared to Scarlet Ridge territory. They were like two differentworlds.
“Hey,Charlie!”
Snapped from my reverie, I turned in the direction of the voice. Jericho ambled up towards me with awave.
“Hey, Jericho,” I said. “Come have aseat.”
“Don’t mind if I do,” he said with a grin, wiping the sweat off his brow as he slumped in the chair. “Where’s thefamily?”
