Chapter 0174

“Baby,” Roger murmurs, stepping close and tucking a strand of Cora’s hair behind her ear. What even is money, in the end, when we have such love between us, such beautiful children

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“No, Roger Sinclair,” Cora snaps, stepping back and pointing a finger up into his face. “You are not getting out of it by seducing me not this time –”

“Is it always like this?” Jackson murmurs, and I turn my head to grin up at him as Roger and Cora begin to bicker. He looks around the room, I think a little concerned about the number of people all talking at once, the pack of children screeching happily as they dash around the room, mostly following Jesse like the pied piper. My smile deepens, because even though Jackson is clearly one of the most powerful wolves in the nation at this moment, it’s so cute to see him freaked out by a welcome–home party.

a deep and tragic sigh, drawing our attention to

mom croons, stroking June’s face in a loving way that she knows is only going to bug Junie

nods slowly at June, like he completely understands. My sister holds his gaze for

which makes me smile too. “He’s quiet. He gets

group of our Alpha family and cousins, talking animatedly and showing off

me and pulls me close to his side. I grin, deciding not to counter,

mom chirps, happy and finally in her element now with her all of her children and her family gathered warm around her. She

everyone saying hello. I let Rafe and Jesse take center stage, telling stories about the academy as

the room with some of the children of our other guests, chasing and playing with each other, their little shouts filling the air around the sound of our laughter and our stories.

talk I sit on my favorite ottoman at my dad’s feet, where I always sat as a little girl, a glass of wine in my hands. Daphne has settled on a pillow at my side.

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