FreeNovelChapter 0573
“Which would you prefer? A boy or a girl?” | ask and my voice breathy with my need for him.
He's curled up behindand his fingers begin working their magic, strumming my body like it's his guitar while
he murmurs in my ear, sending shivers all over my body.
“One of each? Maybe more than one of each. Knowing how much | want you every minute of the day, we could
end up with an entire pack of babies if you want.”
“Well then, Guardian mine, you'd better start practicing.” I love that my mate takes his practice very
seriously.
The next morning. I'm a bit tired after Clint keptup most of the night. But my body feels amazing, if a little
sore. We agreed that Calista and | would stay near Estella when the Alphas and their packs arrive. As soon as he
exits his car, | can see that Alpha Benjamin is still angry at not having his chance to takeas his mate. His
barely contained snarl flashes across his face when he sees Anders and Clint standing near Leander.
However, when he approaches, he’s the epitof a perfect Alpha. “Alpha Leander, Luna Estella, what a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtpleasure to see you. I'm honored to have received the invitation to meet your son and heir.” He says. looking
down at Liam. If | wasn’t watching Estella so closely, | wouldnt have noticed her body tense Alpha Benjamin
looks at Liam and gently runs a hand over his head.
as
“The pleasure is ours, Alpha Benjamin. Have you met my Beta, Daniel? He and his mate, Mila will show you and
your pack members to your rooms.” Leander says, effortlessly putting himself between Alpha Benjamin and his
mate, steering him away from his son.
There are eight additional Alphas and pack members that arrive, including Alpha Christopher whose human
mate, Emily, recently learned she is pregnant with their first child. Alpha Eric also arrives. He still has not found
his mate. | can tell the lack of a mate is starting to take its toll on him. The laughter and
flirtatiousness | saw in him several months ago, is gone. His eyes have begun to look haunted, and they've lost
the light that used to shine in them. He’s very close to going feral. He smiles and says all the
right things when he approaches Leander and Estella, but | can see the need in him, feel his desire to find
his mate and have a child of his own. My heart breaks for him.
At dinner that night, | watch the other Alphas. Leander was right about Alpha Benjamin. There is
something shifty and underhanded in the way he watches Estella. | can tell she feels his eyes on her, but she
does an excellent job of hiding it. There is something to be said for women meant to be Lunas. | would never be
able to sit quietly and maintain my composure while someone outwardly seemed to be plotting againstand
my child. But she does, and | know if Cali was in this situation, she would be doing exactly the sthing. The
Moon Goddess doesn’t choose her children and their mates lightly and she doesn’t make mistakes. It makes me
wonder about Alpha Eric and why he hasn't found his mate yet. It makeswonder if she was killed or is being
held against her will somewhere, keeping him from finding her.
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Alpha Leander put the four of us on his floor in the packhouse. Clint and | are next door to the nursery
and Anders and Calista are across the hall. | asked Estella for a spare baby monitor, just to have in our
room so | could make sure we didn’t miss anything. Clint and | have both noticed that, since our marking and
mating, our senses, strength and just about everything that makes us Guardians has becenhanced. So,
while | don’t need the baby monitor, it makesfeel better knowing | have it.
In the middle of the night. | hear a shuffling sound. I lay in bed, listening to the sound, trying to make sense of
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwhat I'm hearing. It isn’t until | hear the cooing of the baby that I jolt up in bed. | told Estella that if she went into
Liam’s room at night, to quietly letknow. That way, if | heard anything, I'd know it was her. | didn’t need to
bother, the entire tshe’s in with Liam, she coos and sings to him. However, ther is no sound other than the
shifting of clothing.
As | move to get out of bed, | feel Clint climbing out behind me. I turn and look at him, but he’s listenin intently
as well. Someone is in Liam's nursery and there can only be one reason. Someone is planning
kidnap or kill him.
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