Lanie


    “| wouldn’t dream of going up against you,” Mason said as his thumb rubbed over the back of my hand. “Not when you get that


    look.”


    “No man or wolf would dare,” Zane put in with a grin as he sat.


    ch hot, s exy men...


    | didn’t think a woman could be as lucky as | was. Cared for so deeply by three such hot, mother to a gorgeous baby girl and also


    healthy, beautiful twins. I’d never imagined on my mating day that I’d end up here, but now that | had, there was no ce | would


    rather be.


    | squeezed Mason''s fingers as Zane slid bowls of mashed potatoes and a basket of bread onto the table. | wasn’t sure where the


    bounty of food hade from, but he and Xander had insisted on cooking for all of us,


    a skill | hadn’t even known they had.


    The two of them had been sending each other secret nces since we got back...sharing emotions they didn’t know | could


    sense. Their dynamic had changed ever-so-slightly, and | wondered what that would mean


    for the three of us.


    What would all of this mean?


    Xander slid a tter of seared steaks onto the table and took his seat next to his Beta. “One grandmother, one mama, three


    daddies, and three babies. Sounds like all we need’s a white picket fence.”


    | loved them all so much, it was like a me that had been kindled into an inferno inside me. Emotion


    my throat as | looked at all of them. In my arms, Ste cooed like she understood exactly what was


    going on.


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    “She''s right,” Gabri said. “Of course, the Luna is always right.”


    |ughed with a little choke in my voice and met Mason’s eyes. Then Xander’s. Two Alphas, but only one me. We were going to


    have figure out what that meant for all of us.


    “I''m not sure | even feel like I’m ready to be a Luna,” | said around the lump in my throat.


    “Well, that’s just silly, because you definitely acted like one,” Zane put in fiercely. “You all should have seen her. She was beyond


    anything | could’ve imagined. So strong and brave. Lanie, I’m so insanely proud of you.


    Never let me hear you say you''re not ready.”


    “Being the Luna is more than household chores and nning parties, Lanie. A Luna is a warrior who stands by her Alpha’s side,


    and if not at his side, she fights to protect him however she can. You did something none of the rest of us could do. Because of


    you, we have these two precious little ones returned to


    us safe and sound.”


    Gabri’s soft voice was so full of love and pride it made me miss my own mother. Xander’s mom had intimidated me when we


    first met, but that was back when | hadn’t known that, eventually, I’d be mated to her son for real. We weren’t what I''d call close,


    but | could see us getting there, and | certainly held her up as a


    “Thank you,” | told her sincerely. “That means a lot, especially from you.”


    I snuggled Ste closer to me, breathing in the sweet fragrance of her soft baby-fine hair. She was my pup, my daughter, but


    ina and Isaac were also mine in a way | would never have expected | could feel about them. They might''ve been the children


    of a woman who''d been my rival, but | was the only mother they would


    ever know.


    “Zane, | can never thank you enough for bringing my pups back safely. Anything you ever need from me, you have it.” Mason’s


    rough voice cracked with his emotion. He shot a quirked grin toward Xander. “I might have to go toe-to-toe with this as shole now


    and then just to remind him he’s not the only top wolf, but I’ve got your back, no matter what,”


    “Hey, man. No need to thank me. | love those babies Zane said firmly, making sure Mason looked toward him. “As far as I’m


    concerned, ina and Isaac are as much my pups as Ste is. It doesn’t matter what the biology says. They''re all mine, and |


    will fight to the death to protect them.”


    My heart swelled with love again. | knew what Gabri had said was true, no matter how | still felt about. my abilities. ..or not.


    But | did agree with Zane about the pups. I’d risked my life for them, and | would do it


    again in a heartbeat.


    “Me too. And for each and every one of you,” | added.


    “That’s what makes a family” Xander said roughly, and | was shocked to see the glint of tears in his eyes.


    Mason coughed into his fist. “P ussy.”


    | braced myself for Xander to explode, but to my surprise and relief, he simply rolled his eyes and grinned.


    “Sphincter,” he shot back and pped a steak onto Mason’s te.


    “Boys,” Gabri murmured, but with a smile.


    Zane scoffed, helping himself to a steak. “Watch out. With d icks that big, there won’t be room in the bed


    for all four of us.”


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