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"You can ask anything, and I will answer truthfully," Moonlight said. Her wish was for Denver to find his mate, which eventually happened, but the question was not what she expected.

"Have you two slept together?"

Embarrassment covered the faces of both Moonlight and Denver as Moonlight answered, "No."

The next question followed immediately. "Have you kissed on the mouth before?"

"Well, it depends on what you term as a kiss," Moonlight began to explain. "Denver was in a coma for almost six years, and through that time, I fed him through my mouth. I stayed by his side."

Paris appreciated the honesty but could not help being even more jealous of Moonlight. "You two are really close."

Denver wrapped his arm around her since Paris sat between him and Moonlight, about to clarify things when Moonlight revealed, "Yes, but I’m leaving tonight."

There was no longer a need for her to stay since Denver had his mate and was now happy, but Paris curiously asked her, "To where?"

Moonlight smiled. It was obvious to her from her visit to Vegas that Paris might not be exactly their kind, even from her scent.

A lot of things seemed very new to her. "My mate is an Alpha, so I have to leave to his pack to do the necessary things as a Luna." It was time for her to get marked, mated with, and coronated.

"What is Alpha, Luna?" Paris asked, looking lost as Moonlight smiled and explained.

"Alpha is the male leader of the pack, and the Luna is the female leader. Denver’s parents are the Alpha and Luna, and you two will be taking over from them." She was beginning to like Paris because she was real and pure.

If she didn’t know something, she wouldn’t pretend. "Are you kidding me?" The news seemed foreign to Paris, but Denver explained it casually to her.

"I told you there was a lot you needed to know, but let’s not keep everyone waiting. Let’s go have dinner."

"One last question," Paris interrupted when they were about to leave for dinner together. "Do you two still love each other?"

Denver and Moonlight stared at each other as Moonlight replied, "Yes, but not that kind of love."

"I love her like a sister, if you get what I mean," Denver simplified. Moonlight agreed as everything she felt for Denver was equally clearing up.

"That is exactly it. After meeting my mate, I realized what we felt for each other was a brotherly thing," Moonlight agreed, removing every doubt from Paris’s mind.

"Thanks for explaining things to me."

"My pleasure," Moonlight smiled and joined her hand to that of Paris. They were both in love with the same man but in different ways.

London woke up in time to join dinner and was happy to see Paris make a friend from the way she held hands with Moonlight.

Zoe was the last to arrive because she had just had a shower, and Monterey had joined them after hearing about Denver’s return.

Alice and Burke were over the moon to not just have the complete family together again but also the new faces but were in for another surprise.

Zoe saw Monterey first and was pulled by the mate bond, and as soon as their eyes met, the words flowed freely, "mate."

Alice and Burke were so excited, but before they spoke, Denver took the words from their mouth.

"Amazing. It means that Zoe stays." Due to Monterey’s position, Zoe would indeed have to stay, and she was quite thrilled about it.

"Yes, I get to stay."

Everyone began congratulating them except London and Paris, who looked confused as Grant explained it to them.

"That is how the mate bond works for our kind, but it didn’t happen in our circumstance because your human side is still dominant."

"I see so they are husband and wife?" London asked, and Grant answered with a shrug. "Yeah." There was no better way to explain it.

"Wow, you must be Paris. Welcome home," Luna Valerie eased up the atmosphere on arrival with Alpha Denzel.

From the sitting positions, she could discern who was mated to who and was happy to see Cairo happy again, knowing that Moonlight and Denver must have settled things between themselves.

"Thank you," Moonlight replied shyly, wondering how a woman could be so beautiful, kind, and mature. The man beside her looked just a little older than Denver and Grant due to his maturity.

However, there was a kind smile on his face when their eyes met as Denver began the introductions.

"That’s my mom, Luna Valerie, and my dad, Alpha Denzel. This is Aunty Alice, and Uncle Burke, our current beta and his mate. They also happen to be Moonlight and her twin brother’s parents."

Paris was about to acknowledge them when Valerie interrupted in annoyance. "Cut the crap, Denver." She smiled at Paris. "You, my dear, will call me Mom, and him dad, okay?" She pointed to Denzel and asked, Paris smiled shyly but her heart filled with warmth.

"Okay." She wondered if her looks did not scare them since she had not put on makeup, but unknown to her, Alpha Denzel and Luna Valerie were rather proud of how Denver had sacrificed his hair for her, meaning there was a problem with her health.

Well, the pack was there for such situations. "This is her twin sister, London, Grant’s mate," Denver completed the introduction, but Paris and London’s mouths watered from the aroma of the dishes.

"Oh my, are you both staying too?" Alpha Denzel asked, Paris realized where Denver got his domineering voice from.

"No, but we’ll wait until after Denver’s coronation," Grant explained, Valerie asked.

"That is great. How is Vegas?"

"Everyone is fine, and I’m glad Denver came along. I learned a lot," Grant said honestly, Valerie was glad.

"That is good to know."

Alpha Denzel noticed that Paris was reserved and spoke softly to her. "Paris, feel at home, you will soon be the Luna of this pack, and Valerie will help you adjust. Tomorrow, I believe Denver will take you on a tour."

"Of course I will," Denver agreed, as Moonlight spoke up.

"I hope you two won’t miss my coronation," she asked, Denver smiled. "It won’t happen without us."

Talking about the coronation, Alpha Denzel remembered something very important.

"Denver, you have not been around for a while, and I think you should know this," he said, everyone gave their attention, though he was addressing Denver.