Together #2
I looked away, trying not to get emotional. Whether anyone wanted it or not, Enrique was someone she wouldn’t forget for a while, and until she was ready to move on, we would support her in any way possible. Alejandro leaned over, pulling me into his arms, too.
“So not fair. How dare you have a family hug without me, Malevolent, and the red-eyed cockroach?” Sky asked as she launched herself on top of Alejandro. “Oof! Daddy, you knocked the breath from me! Why are you such a rock?”
“You jumped on me, remember?” He reminded her, wrapping his arm around her and kissing her cheek as Malevolent meowed, wanting to escape the family hug. “Oi, roach, wanna join?” Alejandro asked Dante, making Skyla cackle. Dante turned, raising an eyebrow.
“Oh, I didn’t realise she was talking about me. I thought Skyla meant you,” Dante said haughtily with a small smirk. I smiled as Skyla and Alejandro frowned at him.
“Come over here,” I said, holding my arm out to him.
“This is so mushy,” Dante muttered, but, even so, he was trying to hide his shy smile.
“Yeah, it’s weird as shit,” Alejandro agreed despite the small smile on his own lips.
“Well, we are a weird family,” Skyla said, not caring that Malevolent was clawing Alejandro’s chest.
“Skyla, don’t terrify the poor kitten,” I said as Dante joined the hug. Kataleya let out a small laugh, holding her necklace to her chest, along with Kiké. I smiled as I hugged them tightly. My perfect family.
My eyes met Alejandro’s, and we smiled at one another. This was true happiness, having our children safe and happy by our side.
“I love you all,” I said softly as we all moved back.
“Love you, too!” Skyla and Kataleya said in unison.
“Love you, too, Mama,” Dante said, looking up at me before he reached over and brushed a strand of my hair back. “I’m sorry for everything you went through.”
“It was not your fault,” I said softly, my heart thundering as I remembered how I had tried to stab him. There was just no way that I could ever think of doing that.
“You’re still the most amazing woman ever,” Dante said.
“Until your mate comes along. Then you’ll be fucking running after her,” Alejandro remarked. Dante frowned.
“If I have a mate,” he murmured. It wasn’t the first time he had said that.
“I’m sure the Goddess would not leave you without one,” I said, caressing his face. He shrugged, smirking.
“It’s okay either way. Mates just make you do whatever they want, and men just listen like puppies,” he said, slyly glancing at his dad. The girls and I started laughing as Alejandro frowned, displeased.
“Ooo, I need mates! So, I can make them my minions!” Skyla exclaimed.
“Mate,” Alejandro corrected her.
“No, no, I need an army!” Skyla stated, making me smile at her innocence and Alejandro’s annoyance. Dante bit into a cookie as he turned back to the TV.
“So, tell me what you kids want to be when you’re older,” Alejandro asked them.
“Easy. An alpha,” Skyla stated.
“Yeah? What else?”
“You know I want to be a villain and take control of the world, too!”
“That’s your dream, but what do you want to become? Like a doctor, a teacher…” I helped.
“Oh… now I get it. Hmm, I want to be a cop! So, I can beat people up.”
“That’s not what cops do…” Alejandro remarked.
“But I will.”
It was obvious that our wild princess hadn’t thought about her future yet. I turned to Kataleya, remembering her wanting to be a teacher.
“What about you, Kat?” I asked softly. She stared down at her lap before she held out the necklace to me.
“Will you put it on me?” I nodded, moving her hair and slipping it around her neck.
“I want to be a scientist or doctor, someone who can help all werewolves who get hurt to get better… to find a way to help them all, so they can still live completely normal lives,” she whispered, making my heart break for her.
Alejandro frowned, and I hugged her tightly.
“That’s a beautiful idea,” I whispered, kissing her forehead. I held her close for a moment before Alejandro nudged Dante with his knee.
“And you?”
“Me? Who knows…” he said, glancing back at us both.
“Don’t be so fucking cryptic.” Alejandro frowned. Dante just chuckled.
“I actually don’t know what I’ll be in case you think I do. You know I can’t really see my future.”
“Hmm, well, what do you want to be?” Alejandro asked him.
“I want to be strong so I can protect everyone. I want to be fair so I don’t do anyone injustice.
” Alejandro and I exchanged looks as Dante continued, “I want to be wise so I can guard justice, and I want to be the best son so my mama is proud of me,” he finished with a cocky smirk, making Alejandro narrow his eyes.
“Aww, I am already so proud of you, baby,” I said, so proud of his words.
“Mama’s boy,” Alejandro growled as Skyla and Kataleya laughed.
“Jealous?” Dante taunted.
“Nah, just fucking know how Rayhan felt,” Alejandro muttered, making me shake my head.
Dante smirked. He had told me he was taking a step back from his childish crush and how he would try to stop annoying Rayhan when it came to Delsanra, at least.
“So, didn’t Dante and I get a present?” I asked.
“Didn’t I give you anything earlier?” Alejandro replied with a cocky smirk making me blush.
“What did you give Mama?” Skyla asked.
“Flowers,” I lied quickly.
Flowers? Alejandro remarked mockingly through the link. I poked my eyes out at him warningly, but he just smirked and gave me a wink.
“I got a new scooter,” Dante smirked. “The one I wanted a few months ago.”
“Perfect,” I said, trying to avoid Alejandro’s gaze.
The movie soon came to an end. We all got into the bed with the girls on either side of me, Alejandro next to Kataleya, and Dante on his other side.
We discussed where to go for a holiday and when we would go.
They were all excited, and so was I. Malevolent was asleep at the edge of the bed near Skyla’s feet.
The kids soon fell asleep, and Alejandro took my hand, kissing it softly as he looked at me from over Kataleya’s head full of hair.
“Thank you,” he said quietly.
“Hmm?” I said, closing my eyes as he caressed my jaw, relishing in the sparks.
“Thanks for fucking giving me a life I could never have imagined ever having or hoping for,” he said quietly.
My eyes opened, and, even in the dark, I could see his glowing eyes. My heart pounded as I leaned over, smiling when he cupped my face and claimed my lips in a soft kiss.
And thank you for being you. I am the luckiest woman to have you in my life, and our kids are the luckiest to have you as their papa, I whispered through the link as we broke apart. He kissed my forehead, his stubble prickling me slightly, and I smiled softly.
My mate.
“I love you,” I whispered.
“Love you fucking more.”
We settled back, Alejandro’s hand on my stomach as we, too, fell asleep with all our pups by our side…