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The journey to the meeting place was interesting to say the least. Sam, Jake and Finlay all kept trying to feed me with snacks which Matilda had sent with us, or tried to make me drink water. We stopped at every rest stop we saw. How the warriors in the second and third car hadn’t lost their minds after the second hour was a testament to their loyalty to the pack.
“I promise we can skip this one,” I insisted as I saw the sign for another rest stop.
“Are you sure?” Sam asked, he was currently driving.
“I’m sure. It hasn’t been an hour since we last stopped. At this pace, we will be about two months late to the meeting.” I took a breath and reminded myself they did this because they cared about me and the pup. “You are all being really sweet, but this has been ongoing for three days.”
“We made room for this in the travel plans,” Finlay reminded me. I knew we had, that is why it had taken three days.
“I know. But we are so close and I really, really want to meet my parents,” I told him. He smiled, nodded and kissed my hair.
“I understand, we will skip the stop and go straight for the meeting,” he said.
“I think I have never loved you more than in this moment,” I told him and relaxed against him. The three men in the car laughed. Three minutes later, as we passed the rest stop,
Sam chuckled.
“What?” Finlay asked.
“Both of the other cars mindlinked me, asking if something is wrong as we didn’t stop,”
Sam told us and there was another round of laughter. We were close to where the meeting
would take place, a rented log cabin in the middle of nowhere. My nerves were acting up and my wolf felt restless.
‘Is there anything I can do?‘ Finlay asked in a mindlink. I snuggled in closer to him and
he put his arms around me.
“This is what I need,‘ I told him. We turned off the main road.
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“Remember, my family poses no threat to me or the pup. I will not have any of you growling at them when they hug me. Is that clear?” I told everyone in the car.
“Yes, Luna,” both Sam and Jake said.
“I will behave,” Finlay promised. I smiled and gave him a kiss.
“Seems like they beat us here,” Jake said as he saw the cars already parked outside the
cabin.
“I’m guessing they didn’t take three million pee breaks,” I pointed out, and Finlay chuckled. I was out of the car almost the second it stopped moving, Finlay was close behind me. I saw the group standing on the deck in front of the cabin. My mom and dad broke off from them and were hurriedly walking towards me. They stopped about halfway
to me.
“Amie! Are you…?” my mom asked, looking at me with big eyes and then switching focus
to look at Finlay.
“Yes, mom. We are having a pup,” I happily told her. She let out a mix between a shout and a sob and before I knew it she had me wrapped up in a tight hug. I hadn’t known how much I missed her hugs until that moment. Her warm, familiar hug and her scent which enveloped me had me teary–eyed in seconds, and I hugged her tightly back. I felt my dad draw both my mom and me into a tight hug and the mix of both their scents sent me back to my childhood and the feeling of being safe and loved washed over me.
“I’m so happy for you, pumpkin,” my dad told me in a low voice and kissed my hair. I could hear the crack in his voice. “And you as well, Finlay,” he added.
“Thank you. We are very happy,” Finlay said from behind me. I was proud of how calm he
was.
“Let me have a look at you,” my mom said, pushing me to arm ‘s length distance. She had tears running down her face as she looked me up and down. “You look radiantly happy,”
she told me.
“I am,” I agreed and smiled through my own tears.
“Finlay, it’s nice to finally get to meet you,” she then said. Finlay smiled at her and reached out his hand. I saw his surprise when she, instead of shaking his hand, drew him
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“Ron,” Finlay said and shook my dad’s hand. Then he looked down at me and I saw how happy he was for me, mixed with a small part of worry.
“About a week,” I said.
“Congratulations to the both of you,” Becky told me. She looked genuinely happy.
“Mino, this is aunt Amie,” Elder said to his son. The boy looked at me with my brother’s
eyes and I gave him a huge smile.
“Hello there, Mino. I have been looking forward to meeting you,” I said with a huge smile
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as I took a couple of steps towards him. I reached my hand forward and after waiting a moment, he took my hand in his little one and we shook. Mino seemed to get a case of shyness after that and hid in his dad’s neck. I didn’t mind. I was just happy to see him, and my wolf added his scent to her memory. Becky gave me a hug. “Was the journey okay?” I asked her.
“Yeah, I’m happy it wasn’t as long as the one to the Games. How about you? I’m impressed Finlay even let you come.” There were chuckles coming from my pack members.
“Let’s say we have made a tour of all the rest stops between here and the pack land,” I told her and giggled.
“Amie, congratulations. We are so happy for you.” I looked over to the group of people on the deck and saw uncle Mark standing there with Joy. I had been too focused on my parents, I hadn’t looked at the rest of the group.
“Thank you, uncle Mark,” I said and felt Finlay put his arm around my waist and pull me tight to him. I knew he didn’t fully trust the former Alpha and I wasn’t going to object. This trip was hard on him and I was perfectly fine with him being overprotective toward anyone who wasn’t family.
“Luna Amie, Alpha Finlay, congratulations. It is truly a blessing for the pack when the Alpha couple are expecting,” James said. Finlay pulled me even closer and I could feel how close he was to growling. I put my hand on top of his that rested on my hip.
“Alpha James, thank you. Sorry for keeping you waiting, Finn insisted we take regular breaks along the way,” I said.
“As he should,” James said. He sounded fine, neutral. I relaxed a little. There was a hint of something, maybe sorrow or regret, in his eyes, but he kept it contained.
“Let’s get you inside. The Alphas and Betas can discuss the fine prints and we can have some tea and talk,” my mom said. Inside, the cabin had an open floor plan on the first floor. To the left there was a kitchen and to the right a living area. My mom took me over to the couch with Becky and Mino close behind. Joy came walking with a woman I didn’t
know.
“Luna Amie, this is Carol,” Joy introduced us. I said hello to her and had to admit I was a little curious about her. There was a pause and everyone looked over my shoulder. I
looked as well. While most of the men had either secured the perimeter or sat down at the kitchen table to talk about the agreement, Sam stood behind me.
“Oh, don’t mind him. Sam has always taken his Gamma duty as my bodyguard seriously. Now that I’m pregnant, I can’t seem to get him to stop hovering,” I told them with a laugh. Carol’s eyes moved to my stomach and then quickly moved to James.
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