Page 91 of Wolf Heir

“A grandson and granddaughter,” Hamish said, as if it were his word and it would come true.

Cullum said, “I will be a great uncle. That has a nice ring to it.”

Then the brothers got into a discussion about the color of their hair and what color their eyes would be.

Once the meal was through, they all moved the tables to the back walls and danced.

Even Hamish danced with Blair, forgiving her for leaving his baby son for someone to find, but understanding her fear and young age, and that she truly had saved his life.

Tamhas spent the whole time in Nelly’s company. Elspeth and Magnus had eyes only for each other, as it should be. Coinneach wondered if Hamish would ever mate again. If his brother would ever mate. Blair too. If his brother and Nellywould finally be a couple. Aodhan preferred his warrior and bachelor status.

Even Alasdair had arrived with his new bride, Isobel, a Viking war maiden who had escaped her clan for a better life. Coinneach couldn’t believe it, but everything that had happened in his life of late was a surprise.

“What are you thinking about,my love?” Aisling asked Coinneach. She was ready for them to run as wolves and then retire to their own chamber for some wild lovemaking.

“I was wondering if certain people would find their own mates.”

“Hmm, maybe I can help with that.”

“I canna believe you are still working in the kitchen.”

“I like cooking, and now I am Cook’s favorite assistant, as she can get anything she wants if she asks me to get it for her. Besides, I’m no’ the lady of the manor until you are chief. Once that happens, hopefully many years in the future, I will be overseeing all the staff.”

“Hamish wants you to do that now since he doesna have a mate.”

“Well, I suppose I can do both jobs.”

“Until the bairns come.”

She smiled. She was so thrilled they were going to have twins and hoped everything would turn out all right. Her mother had been worried about her, given what had happened to Coinneach’s mother, Orla. And both Blair and Elspeth worried that she would lose one of the twins.

“Let’s slip away and run in the meadow as wolves.”

He smiled at her. “Aye. Do we tell anyone we’re going to run?”

“Nay, if they figure it out, they can join us.” She took his hand and they left the great hall.

But they were seen right away. Once they had removed their clothes, shifted, and left the castle, several others did the same, and they were soon joined by many members of the pack.

They howled with joy.

They were glad they had gotten rid of the poison that Morag, Osmund, and Rupert represented in the pack.

Here, Coinneach thought he would get a job as one of the warriors at the pack, but he had also become a son of the chief and mated with Aisling, elevating her own position. She couldn’t be happier to have her mother and all the others who had become family to her. But especially Coinneach, who was the brawest wolf of all.