Chapter 118
Xavier POV
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“This is it. Everybody take your place. Quickly” I hissed and watched as pack members got down on their hands and knees, hiding behind pieces of furniture, my hand switching the light off as Regan came downstairs, unaware of what was happening. This was a surprise for her and I didn’t want it ruined.
Xander had done a good job of keeping her upstairs and as he followed her, he looked more than satisfied with himself. When he had spoken about how she felt in regards to never having anything for herself, it had occurred to me what we could do to help Regan feel a little more special and appreciated. Now as she walked in, I flicked on the light switch and everybody jumped up, shouting “surprise” and taking her completely aback.
“What’s going on?” she asked, looking around the room in awe.
We had decorated it in both pink and blue, with balloons everywhere and gifts wrapped on the table. Regan looked lost as she glanced between us all. I smiled, reaching for her hand while Xander grinned at everyone. They had all helped to bring this project to life and I had personally thanked each and everybody who was present today for their contribution. Regan might not know it, but she was highly valued in the pack now and everybody was beginning to respect her as the Luna.
“It’s your baby shower” I explained quietly. “We wanted to do something nice for you and we thought this might be a good way to show you how much we care.”
Her eyes began to brighten with excitement as we led her to the couch and sat her down. She put a hand to her mouth, looking on the verge of tears. No doubt this was unexpected and I was more than a little proud of what Xander and I had managed to accomplish in a reasonably short amount of time.
“You did all of this for me?” she whispered, her voice cracking slightly.
just for you” Xander explained, as Regan turned and flung
arms.
sob. “It’s
the gifts” teased Chantelle, one of our pack members and Regan laughed, excitedly opening
to get this party started. Everybody wanted to celebrate the upcoming birth of an Alpha and Luna pup and the pack members were excited to see how happy their leaders were as we awaited
we couldn’t let our lives continue to be on hold. Not anymore. Regan deserved to celebrate major milestones happening in her life and so did we. We wanted to celebrate the upcoming birth of our pup. I was longing to be a father, and I knew that Xander felt the same. Whatever awkwardness or conflict that he and Regan had felt in regard to his child with Isabelle had thankfully been resolved. I let out
are the best” Regan whispered,
happy” Xander sounds panicked as
tried to frantically soothe
other pack members shot each other knowing
causing her to hiccup and look at me with wide eyes. “Would you like to see what Xander and I
kept busy doing this under Regan’s nose and keeping it a secret. There had been a few times she had almost stumbled upon us, but we’d luckily managed to keep
she
at her exuberance. She was practically bouncing up and down on her seat. Xander shot a glance at me silently communicating as she looked between us, wrinkling her brow. I reached down and helped her up, making her stand. “For this, we
said
my hands over
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