A Mate for the Beta: (13 page)

Epilogue

22
nd
September

It was Sunda
y.  It had been decided that there would be a Sunday meal at the Alpha’s house to welcome Liv to the pack.  She had already been initiated into the pack during a full moon gathering three days before, as was tradition, but this was more an informal ‘get to know you’ affair.

Two days ago the couple had also got married.  They had wed quickly and quietly with only Adam, Ed, Terri and Mac as witnesses.
  As a bonded pair it wasn’t really necessary, wolf shifters already considered them to be married but Alec had insisted.  He knew he was a possessive bastard and he didn’t care. 
Neither did she
.

Despite Alec’s
many
objections Liv had insisted on cooking dinner for everyone.  He had told her she needed to take it easy, she needed to sit down, she needed to put her feet up...  She had rolled her eyes and patiently told him that she was fine and that she certainly wouldn’t do anything to put their baby at risk.

Alec had looked contrite, and stammered that he would never think that she would. 
Liv had kissed him deeply and told him not to worry.  He never seemed to think that their energetic amorous pursuits could in any way be too taxing for her. 
Strange that...

Since the incident with Emerald
the she-wolf Kira had spent a few days recuperating at Mac’s house before deciding to return to her home town of Charming.  Adam gave her an open invitation to return at any time, and told her she would be welcome to join his pack.  Kira had said she might just take him up on that offer.

Some
of the other witches moved away whilst some decided to continue to stay at the boarding house for the time being.  The Circle was officially disbanded though.  What Iris and Emerald had done left a bad taste, and they preferred to go their own ways from that point on.

Liv
was continuing to work at the station as the receptionist.  Liv and all the Deputies were delighted to have her there.  Alec was in two minds, he liked having her close by for her safety and even more so for the passionate caresses she bestowed on him at opportune moments.  However he disliked the idea of his pregnant mate stressing over work and disliked how friendly she was to people who came into the station.  She rolled her eyes at that.

Liv
inherited a bit of money from Emerald and used it to buy a sporty little jeep so she would no longer have to rely on borrowing other people’s cars to get around town.  Again Alec bemoaned the fact that she would be roaming around town on her own, she quashed him with a stern look.

It was quite a small group that gathered
that day, consisting of Liv and Alec, Adam, Mac, Acksel, Jake, Carly and a wolf Liv had never met before Greyson Tanner. He was the Chief Enforcer before Acksel, and now ran a sporting goods store with his brother, also a former enforcer.  Carly was delighted by the fact that her power extended to Liv as well now that she had bonded with Alec, her first witch!

Dinner had been a free f
or all, as Liv had discovered it generally was when ravenous wolves were involved.  Not a morsel of food was left.

“
Mmmm, that was delicious Liv!  What did you call it?”  Asked Greyson.

Liv
stood up and placed a hand on her mate’s shoulder.  “Chicken kiev,” she said with a sparkle in her eye, “it’s Alec’s favourite.”  He wrapped an arm around her waist and she leant down for a kiss.

She moved to start clearing the table but both her mate and the Alpha stopped her.

Alec gripped her waist more tightly and Adam said, “Liv, you’ve done more than enough, let someone else do the clear up.  Acksel!  Jake!  Hop to it!”

Liv
tried to protest but Alec pulled her onto his lap and refused to let her go.  Acksel and Jake muttered their annoyance but swiftly disposed of the dirty dishes and brought in coffee and cake.

Mac took an enormous wedge of chocolate fu
dge cake.  “We should do this every Sunday, just like we used to.”  Mac gave Adam a small smile thinking of their mother, the house had always been full of laughter when she was alive.  “It’s about time the pack met for more than meetings, we should be more social.”

“That sounds
like a good idea.”  Agreed Liv.

Alec rubbed the back of his head and looked at
Liv with a worried expression.  “That sounds like a lot of work, I don’t want you getting too tired.”

“Oh?
  Too tired for what?”  Asked Acksel wickedly.

Liv
winked at the collected group and they burst into laughter.

He gave her a disapproving look.  “I meant because of the baby,” he ground out.

“Oh my sweet, you shouldn’t worry.  The baby’s only 9 days old, we have months of you worrying ahead of us.  Lets pace ourselves.”

Adam slapped Alec on the back.  “You’re a lucky man.  Remind me again how you managed to trick this angel into mating with you?
  Drugs?  Mind control?”

Liv
giggled at Alec’s disgruntled growl.  “No trickery required.”  She said between hiccups of laughter.

Alec’s mouth turned up into a wicked smile.  “Just the ‘ole fashioned mating call,
just wait till it happens to you.”

Acksel
snorted.  “Yep, time comes we’ll be whipped too.”

“
Ha!  I’m pretty sure I can handle it without ending up like a drooling love sick idiot.  No offence Alec.”

“Yes that’
s what they all think...”  Smiled Carly.

Mac raised an eyebrow.  “Shouldn’t we just pity the poor woman who ends up with my brother?”

“Freudian slip, I think you meant ‘envy’ and ‘lucky’.”  Said Adam smugly.

“I’m sorry which words were we supposed to replace?
  ‘Cause I just can’t get that sentence to work.”  Asked Jake, a look of confusion on his face as he pretended to try and work it out. His serious tone belied his teasing.  Jake was always so serious it was sometimes hard to tell when he was actually joking. 

Liv
started giggling, and Alec chuckled.

“Aha!  Look at that!  I knew Alec did actually hav
e a sense of humour.”  Said Mac wickedly. 

“Well he’s done a good job of hiding it all these years.” 
Greyson added.  He was always a good Enforcer, mostly because of his lack of fear.

Alec glared at everyone. 
Liv tutted.  “Oh leave him alone, stop bullying my mate.  He’s perfect just the way he is.”  She kissed him and he softened under her gaze.

The rest of the group rolled their eyes but
Carly smiled, feeling the warmth of affection between the couple. “Awww, I love newly mated couples.” 

“
Yes, me too, even more so from a long distance.”  Deadpanned Jake.  Speaking quickly he said, “I heard from Iris Bennett’s lawyer.  She left everything to a granddaughter.”

Adam sobered quickly.  “They give any indication about whether she’d sell?”

“No, she wouldn’t tell them, but she’s coming down to the house this week.”

Liv
cocked her head on one side.  “What’s this?”

Alec stroked his thumb over her hand. 
“We want to purchase Iris Bennett’s house and land for the pack.” 

“
It backs onto pack land.  The pack’s getting bigger and bigger, we want to use it to build on.”  Adam explained.  “You ever meet Iris’s granddaughter?”

“No, apparently Iris had a disagreement with her daughter, she never talked about her.  I don’t think
Iris ever met her granddaughter.”

The wolves began an earnest discussion about what they wanted to do with the land
.  Liv slipped away to the kitchen to make some tea.

She was looking out the window when strong warm arms
surrounded her, he rubbed her stomach and kissed the top of her head.

“Love you angel.”

“Love you too my sweet.”

She closed her eyes and exhaled and melted into her mate
s embrace. 
Everything was perfect
.

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