Chapter 471


    Chapter 471


    Ste


    “What are you two up to?”


    I turned toward my mom’s voice as she approached us with a smile. She looked so much more


    rxed here in Constantine than she did when we were living in Brightsky. My Abba and I shared a


    quick look of mutual understanding before he got up off the bench to greet her with a hug and a


    kiss.


    I watched them wistfully, but with some hope brewing inside me. My father’s suggestion that I use


    my shapeshifting skills to change my appearance was a wild idea…but one that I really hoped


    would work.


    It was also something I wasn’t sure I wanted to tell my mom about. I figured she’d worry about me.


    And I definitely knew that Dad would lose his mind over the idea of me going out into the world.


    Papa might be okay with it, but for now, Abba and I shared another look that said he was going to


    help me keep my secret.


    After all, it was just a small one.


    Right?


    “Mason? Ste?” Mom frowned, looking from him to me and back again. “What’s up? Everything


    okay?”


    The edge of worry in her voice made me sad. I didn’t want her to fret, especially not here in the


    pds, where we were all supposed to be happy. I stood up to give her a hug and a kiss on the


    cheek.


    “Everything’s great, Mama. We’re just getting used to being settled. That’s all. And Abba says he


    stayed up tootest night.”


    He hadn’t actually said that aloud, but I’d sensed it in him.


    Abbaughed and slipped his arm around my mom’s waist. “I must be getting old. Can’t party like I


    used to back in the olden days at Stillwood, when I was a young, single, rogue wolf…”


    Mom smacked his arm yfully. “Uh huh. Keep talking about how it was back when you were young


    and single, and you might find yourself single again!”


    Heughed and pulled her close for another kiss. “Never.”


    They hugged and kissed before my mom turned back to me again. “The twins are still sleeping, but


    I thought after they woke up that we could all take a little trip downtown? They need new shoes, and


    honestly, we could all use a bit of a new wardrobe, don’t you think?”


    We’d brought hardly anything with us from Brightsky, and although I figured my mom probably had


    some clothes and personal belongings here in the Alpha’s mansion, she’d also been a very different


    person when she left here. Hardly more than a kid, I realized now with a start. Sure, she’d been


    mated to my dad and papa…pregnant with me…


    “Little star?”


    I shook off my thoughts and smiled at her. “Yes, Mama?”


    “You looked so far away,” my mom said. “You don’t have to go shopping in town if you don’t want to.


    We could order things to be delivered. I didn’t think about what it would be like for you to go out in


    public, I’m sorry.”


    I shot Abba another look. “I can’t hide away here, Mama. If I want the pack to ept me, I have to


    go out among them. It’ll be okay.”


    “Are you sure?” She looked concerned.


    I nodded firmly. “I’m sure.”


    She still looked hesitant but let go of Abba and stepped away. “I’m going to grab some breakfast


    and check in with the staff. I haven’t had much chance to be the acting Luna here, so I want to get


    started on that right away. But as soon as the twins get up and I can get some food into them, I’ll be


    ready to go shopping.”


    “I can be ready then. Abba and I are just beingzy.”


    “I’d say you both deserve it,” Mom said. She kissed his cheek again, stretching up on her tiptoes to


    do it. “What are you up to today, my love?”


    “I’m sure Xander has a bunch of meetings lined up for us. Other than that, just getting they of the


    land. He said he’d take me on a driving tour of the pds,” Abba told her.


    My mom chuckled. “Sounds like it’s back to work for all of us. Ste, I’ll see you in a bit.”


    When she’d left us alone again, Abba turned to me. “You don’t want to tell your mom about my


    idea?”


    “I want to see what it’s really like today when we go to town. Maybe I won’t even have to do what


    you suggested.” I sounded hopeful, but I knew that wasn’t going to be the case. “But, can we n it


    out anyway?”


    He grinned. “Of course.”


    We spoke quickly, in hushed tones. Abba had the best idea—that I should say I was a rogue wolf


    who’d arrived in Constantine because I heard that it was bing a sanctuary. I’d be just one of


    many new faces joining the pack, so I wouldn’t stand out. I could get to know the current pack


    members and anyone else who showed up, too.


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    I picked the name Elleah Whitehaven because it sounded pretty to me, and Abba assured me it was


    a fine name for a rogue because it didn’t tie to any current packs.


    Now, all I had to do was decide what I was going to look like.