Alpha Loren

December 2nd

Four days later Haden and Lia had moved into a house on the edge of Triton, Amber's funeral had been and gone and pack life had resumed pretty much to normal. 

Despite our new agreement, Leo was still reluctant to talk about the rogue situation but after Amber's death, it seemed to quieten down and there were no more attacks so I didn't feel the need to keep bringing it up.

Especially as today was Lenny's 16th birthday. A day for us all to celebrate his first shift, be happy and not worry about anything else going on out there.

"Nothing fits me, Leo," I groaned placing my hand on the ever-growing baby bump.

I'd been searchingf or something to wear for hours now. I didn't just want to wear by usual pregnancy fits of legging's and baggy t-shirts because I couldn't show up to a party looking like a hobo but most of my skirts and dresses were reluctant to fit over my stomach.

Eventually, I found a denim skirt with an adjustable waist. I squeezed into it and really struggled to do up the top button but it just about fit.

"That skirt is way to short with the bump," Leo stated the second I came out the closet. 

I frowned.

"We are going to your littlest brother's birthday party and I'm pregnant, Leo. It is fine," I replied.

"I said it's too short Els," he repeated.

"Leo-"

"It's not up for debate. Change now," he sternly.

"I don't have anything else."

Leo furrowed his eyebrows and hesitated for a moment in thought.

"Wait here, I'll be back in a second," he said before leaving the room.

Two minutes later, he came back into the bedroom with a large cardboard box. 

"These are my Mom's old maternity clothes that she wore through nine pregnancies and have been in the slightly damp basement since Lenny was born sixteen years ago," he said.

"Wow. You'd be a great sales pitcher," I stated.

"Unnecessary sarcasm," He replied before putting the box down on the bed.

"Don't put it on the bed, Leo," I scolded. "It's dusty and that's where we sleep."

"Sorry, who are you? My mother?" He questioned before lifting it back up and putting it on the floor.

"What about this?" Leo asked after a few minutes of rummaging.

dungaree dress that

Humpty dumpty's

he asked picking up a

thigh lengthed with short sleeves

"Worth a try."

was soft and pretty and the flowyness of the fabric made me feel slightly less like an

beautiful," Leo said as he kissed

I said looking at his black jeans and white v-neck t-shirt....oh and gorgeous face and muscles....and skin and eyes and...I won't

Okay, I will. 

up over his shoulders, the bottom lifted up which combined with his jeans sitting low on his hips, showed

it when it was wet before leaving it to dry untouched into these touselled waves of thick brown that fell

and blue like the ocean on a summer's day. I never got tired of admiring the folds of pigment inside them that swirled and spiralled in

we gonna go or...?" he asked snapping his

out of my daze and he held my hand as we

a beautiful day so we decided to take the walk, which was

squealed

and he

four-year-old cousin calls me Nardy- short for Leonardo apparently," he replied before a blonde-haired, blue-eyed and incredibly

continued to run up to him

said as held her on his hip and she played with

too Lola," Leo replied. "Have you met

shook her head before burying it into

someone that short," He whispered in her ear whilst looking at me with

exclaimed. "Nice to

Ella," she said shyly.

like Nardy. We are

is mates?" she

means that whether we like it or not, Ella

"Always?"

"Always."

must be nice or Nardy wouldn't like you because nice people only like nice people and Nardy is the nicest person in the whole wide world and Mommy says

now?" Leo asked

job of raising an Alpha but forgot the human part. Whatever that means..."

to the birthday boy Lola and leave what Mommy says

is in the living room," Lola

gave me a look that said 'Mommy should be more careful

with one arm as he held my hand with the

friends or cousins. As we approached, Leo put his little cousin down who then promptly ran over excitedly to Maria

as I handed him our

Leo, thanks Ella," he said.

the shift?" Leo