Total pages in book: 32
Estimated words: 30663 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 153(@200wpm)___ 123(@250wpm)___ 102(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 30663 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 153(@200wpm)___ 123(@250wpm)___ 102(@300wpm)
Darcy laughed. “I do believe your friends now have it under control, but it took them a couple of years, and I do think your dad even had to be called to one of their transitions as they were being stubborn.”
She loved the smile on Joe’s face and she wasn’t quite sure of the cause, but she knew she wanted to keep it there.
“You do know that the trick is to accept your wolf, don’t you?” she asked.
“What do you mean?”
“The wolf is part of who you are, part of your soul, and the moment you accept him or her, then everything becomes smooth.”
“Is that what you did?” he asked.
She nodded. “The first transition was awful, but then the next one got easier, and I found myself communicating with my wolf a lot more, and it made life easier. It was simple.”
“You’re amazing.”
This did make her laugh. “No, I’m not.”
“Yeah, you are, and you’re going to make a heck of an alpha’s wife one day.”
Chapter Four
The last thing Joe wanted was a party, but it would seem his parents didn’t listen, because he looked around the main town square and saw that a party had indeed been held in his honor.
“Look at my boy,” Wade said, grabbing his head and holding him close.
“It’s so good to have you back,” Ryan said, slapping him on the back.
He wriggled out of Wade’s hold.
“Yeah, yeah, so you both say.”
“You know what I’m thinking?” Wade asked.
“Not a clue,” Joe said. He was more interested in finding out if Darcy had arrived.
The pack was here in full force and he saw his mother standing with his father. They were laughing at something, but he was more interested in his mate.
Last night, after he had mentioned that Darcy would make an amazing alpha wife, she had seemed to be a little withdrawn. He didn’t know if she felt like they were moving too fast. He didn’t think they were, but if she did, then he would deal with it. Maybe there was a time limit on them moving fast, he didn’t know. He did know that he was desperate to see her again.
He’d spent all day with his father learning the ropes, and now he wanted to spend some time with his woman.
Several of the women he remembered from school came to congratulate him, and flirt. He wasn’t interested.
“You know there are so many babes here and they’re all for you,” Wade said.
Once again, he was grabbed in a headlock. He got out of it easily, and then he saw her.
She carried a pot over to the table. This was how most of the parties took place. Every single person within the pack had to bring a dish. There was an assortment of savory and sweet dishes, but all he cared about was seeing Darcy. She put the pot down and then stepped back, lifting her head and looking around.
Darcy hadn’t spotted him yet, but he loved the dress she wore. It was a warm night, and she had on a beautiful blue strappy dress that molded to her tits and waist, and then seemed to flare out at the hips. She folded her arms and then he saw her watching the dance floor.
The dance floor was placed in the main square of the town. It wasn’t a real dance floor.
“Yo, dude, we’re talking to you,” Ryan said.
He hadn’t been listening to a word they said and the truth was, he wasn’t interested in anything, not while his mate stood alone.
“I’ll talk to you in a minute,” he said, pulling away from his friends and going toward Darcy.
No one had approached her. His own parents hadn’t even thanked her for coming, or bringing food. He was pretty sure they had thanked everyone else.
“It’s nice of you to come,” he said, drawing her attention to him.
“Joe, amazing party, huh?” she asked.
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
She pursed her lips and looked utterly adorable. “Not what you wanted?”
“I did ask them not to go all out, but you win some, you lose some, right?”
“Yeah, you do.” She chuckled. “Come on, can you blame them? They’re your parents and you’re their son. Of course they want you to feel welcome.”
He smiled. “How about you?” he asked. “Are you glad I’m back?”
“Yeah, I am.”
Now his heart raced just a little more. He wanted the whole pack to fade away, so there was only the two of them.
Joe knew she wanted to keep their newfound mating a secret, and he was happy to do that for the time being, which is why he made the suggestion.
He wasn’t ashamed of her, but he certainly wanted to enjoy their privacy a little more. He knew how quickly it could change, and his father might request that she start taking classes from his mom. He was learning the ropes of being an alpha, even though he felt like he was learning absolutely nothing. He figured following his father around all day would help him understand what it meant to be an alpha, but it didn’t. If anything, it makes him see what his dad did all day, every single day, with a constant smile on his face. There was never a dull moment, even when some of the pack demanded it.