Page 99 of His Impossible Elf Mate
She loved to be held and I didn’t have the heart to put her down. My princess would only be small for a short time, so the sling was the perfect compromise.
“Fine!” I sighed.
“Fantastic.” Kade paused, looking sheepish. “Well you’ll be glad to know it’s already started, and I was just the distraction. ‘Kay?” He grinned. “Enjoy the party!” Kade rushed away from me and Rieka to likely join his kids and their nanny.
The sounds of the party reached me first. Then I rounded the corner to the backyard, all decked out with decorations. As usual, there were tables filled with food, a bonfire magically warded from the kids, and shifters everywhere.
Cryabell was shifting between her little owl, a species called the Owl of Athena, and her elf form. She had magically altered her robe to shift with her. Impressive magic which suggested she had talents far beyond the skill of child care. It was likely why Blake hired her over the long list of applicants.
Now that the queen had revealed her form, other elves were rushing to follow suit. The success of her queen’s platonic bond with Rieka had boosted Cryabell to attempt her own platonic bond with Kade and the kids. It worked within a couple of days of our wedding. Now others wanted to try it.
Rieka made a fussing noise. Not hungry, just… there. She caught the scent of her daddy and shared mental pictures of him, informing me of her desires.
This little girl was almost as obsessed with my husband and mate as I was. She shifted and barked, catching his attention.
“There are my loves! Come, I was making a plate for you. There’s a chair here with your name on it.”
My man was too kind for words. He had made each day in the month since Rieka’s birth so much easier with his care and attention. Teárlach frequently took her so I could get rest, easier now that I could express milk and he could bottle feed her.
I greeted him with a kiss, thankful to the goddess for giving me my perfect life. If this was a dream, I never wanted to wake up. I had it all, a daughter I loved beyond measure, a mate who completed me, and the chance at more. More love, laughter, children, new dreams.
“Missed you,” I whispered, still shy of admitting such things, especially when people could hear. Under the emotion was a longing for more of my mate. I arched into his touch. Time alone was something we’d had little of since Rieka was born.
“Hmm,” he nuzzled my neck over the mating bite. “How about we ask Uncle Chase to take care of the night feeds and just enjoy a little time to ourselves? A few orgasms and some solid sleep sound good?”
“Goddess, yes!” I was practically ready to ditch my poor child for the sleep alone! Loved her, she was the light of my life, etc, but sleep… I needed it.
“Just an hour or two and we can go. I have already arranged things with Chase. He will stay with Kade and Blake tonight.”
I had too many emotions to process. “You’ve thought of everything.”
“Of course, dear one. It’s my job as your alpha, is it not?”
Blake made a motion for the crowd to calm down so he could speak. Teagan amplified his voice.
“Thank you all for coming to celebrate with us. Axel and Teárlach’s mating and marriage has sealed a bond between the Sweetwater pack and Abrocaelum’s elves. I, for one, can’t wait to see more of the elves shift and find love. Actually, I have had one more couple come to me with good news.”
Blake waved Candace, one of our omegas and a single mother, forward. On her shoulder was an eagle owl. It took flight only to shift into Hakeem. Blake held out a blanket for him to cover himself.
Hakeem took Candace’s hand. The pair shared a grin. “Candace and I would like to announce that we are pregnant.”
Gasps and cheers broke out. I heard many shout their congratulations.
I looked at Teárlach and saw tears welling in his eyes. “We have done it! More are sure to follow now.”
Blake stepped forward again, letting the happy couple gather up Candace’s son, Riff, and sink into the crowd. “Thank you, Hakeem and Candace. We are so happy for you both, and of course Riff, too. You’re going to be such a happy family. Our blessing to you.”
My brother waited for the cheers to calm down. “I have more news. Since the testing restarted, we have successfully helped a few betas transition into omegas.” I heard Dalton’s name being called playfully. “We have a throuple still in their early days, so I won’t call them up.” More hoots, this time for Grady and Trey and their shared alpha.
“Thanks to the goddess, we were given the key to unlocking alphas and already mated pairs.” Blake paused while cheers went up, then continued. “We have successfully trialed the alpha bond potion and now have a former beta pair! Congratulations Jake and Sebastian. We hope you are blessed with little chicks soon!”
“The Luna has truly blessed us. I cannot fathom all this in one place.” Teárlach watched the pack celebrate with joy all over his handsome face.
In the distance, something caught my eye. It was faint at first, until I focused on it. I gasped when I realized what it was.
“I can, look!” I pointed to the trees where I could just pick out three figures, The Luna, Janet, and my mom.
Mom.
