Page 236 of King Alejandro

“Shut up!”

“Jayce, Carter, language,” Liam warned.

I shook my head, watching our boys. It was shocking how fast they were growing. They wore clothes a few years up from their age, but I guessed that was to be expected with alpha babies. If I was somewhat expecting one of them to take after me in terms of height or size, I was very wrong. My perfect five.

There was a time I thought I’d never belong anywhere, that I’d never truly have a family to call my own. But I was wrong. Not only did I get an uncle and an aunty who were like true parents to me, but I also found so much more. I was given my childhood love, my first love, as my mate. I couldn’t be luckier…

“I love you,” I whispered.

“Love you too, Bite-Size,” he replied before he kissed me once more…

Liam

We broke apart, and I looked down at her, running my hands up her slender gloved arms.

I like these gloves…I murmured through the bond.

So do I,she said, caressing my face.

“Mommy, look!” Ares exclaimed, holding out a cake pop to Raven. “Do you want some?”

“Aw, yes please!” Raven replied, moving away from me and bending down before our son. In a few years, she’d be this tiny doll with her five bodyguards. She took a bite of the cake pop before kissing Ares’ cheek.

“Oh, Mommy, careful.” He lifted her dress from the floor. “Your dress is getting dirty.”

“Thank you, baby.” She smiled and stood up as he ran off to the dessert table again, being doused in a puff of silver confetti.

“These boys are going to grow up and protect you, no matter what. Five bodyguards.”

“Make it six. I have you, too, remember?” She reminded me, turning in my arms. I winked at her, bending down, and wrapped my arms around her thighs before I lifted her up. She smiled, locking her arms around my neck as I looked up at her, kissing her chest.

“You’ll always have me and everyone else. You lived your life caged between expectations and your dreams, torn between what you wanted and what was expected of you, but you’re a free bite-sized bird now with a family that loves you immensely. I’m lucky to get to call you mine. This pack is lucky to have you as their Luna, and heck, our sons are the luckiest to have you as their mother. You are my every dream and so much more, love,” I said quietly, looking into her unique eyes.

She smiled softly. Her emotions were clear in her eyes, and just as we were about to kiss, we felt several pairs of eyes on us. I didn’t need to turn to know they belonged to our pups as I claimed her lips in a deep passionate kiss, pouring everything I had into it…

Damon

“Hey, easy there, Art!” I said, catching hold of our princess. She turned to me, her hair bouncing.

“I’m fine, Dad, don’t worry!” She tugged free and was about to run off when she stopped and pouted, “I love you.” I chuckled.

“No kiss?”

She ran back to me, wrapping her arms around my neck and kissing my cheek quickly before she ran off.

“You can’t catch me, boys!” She challenged before she darted off in the opposite direction.

“She’s going to be a fast one,” Robyn said with a small smile.

“Hmm, yeah, and a crazy fast runner,” I agreed, looking down at her. I pulled her close, thinking she looked so damn good in her brown chiffon mini dress with sequins over the chest area and scattered over the skirt of it.

“Definitely,” she said, running her hand down my chest.

I smiled softly, pulling her into a tight hug, I’d always be grateful for having Robyn. She was the queen I couldn’t do without. I didn’t deserve her, but she had been willing to love me and have me. There we were, happy and content with our little family. She looked up and I leaned down to kiss her, just as Liam and Raven came over.

“Here’s to another year,” Liam said, passing us both a glass after I moved back from her.

“To another year,” I said with a small smirk.