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Looks as if they’ll give Jamie a run for his money.

He beamed. “I think you’ll make a great teacher. Those kids will be lucky to have you.”

“I have an announcement to make.”

All heads turned in Jake’s direction.

“We’ve been searching for a place of our own, and we might have found one in Nebraska. Thankfully, it’s big enough for three.”

“It will need to be,” Victor said with a grin, squeezing his mate’s hands.

Of all the people Horvan had met so far, Victor seemed the most settled with the idea of having mates. He’d watched that afternoon as Victor grabbed drinks whenever Jake and Doc were thirsty. He’d listened as Victor checked to see if they were hungry. Doc had shivered once, and Victor offered to find him a blanket.

What was even more surprising was Irena.

She nestled in Victor’s lap, but seemed to feel equally at home with Jake or Doc. It was as though they fitted perfectly into her world, making it calmer. Doc had promised to find a therapist for Victor and his sister.

They’ve both been through a lot of trauma.

Horvan had to admit it was a triad that shouldn’t have worked, but somehow it did. In the wild, hippos were unpredictable and dangerous,yet in Victor, Horvan couldn’t sense that at all. He was clearly a caring, nurturing individual. A man in charge, but one who needed to make sure those under that charge had everything they needed to be healthy and happy. With Jake’s turbulent past, not to mention Irena’s, maybe that settled something in Victor. It had given him someone to take care of. Horvan had little doubt Victor would be the top in their relationship, but he would be a gentle person outside of sex, he was certain.

Exactly what their new family needed.

Then Horvan felt Dellan’s hand on his back, and he realized he’d zoned out.

“Nebraska isn’t all that far away,” Doc said. The three of them were still holding hands.

Dellan cleared his throat. “If you guys ever need us, call and we’ll come running.” His eyes glistened. “We owe you more than we can repay in a dozen lifetimes. Without all of you, we wouldn’t have found our mates.” He gave Horvan and Rael a warm glance. “Our families.” He raised his glass. “To peace—and all things becoming possible.”