Holt

 

That afternoon, after Trey and I arrived back at the Pack, we decided this was the perfect night to announce the official news, and introduce Daci as my Alpha mate. Chadwick came back to the Pack to join in the celebration. I thought it was great that they might seriously be considering staying with us.

Daci and I went to check up on our friends Dolph and Veronica since she wasn’t feeling well.

I was disappointed in Dolph when he told me Jenny, our Healer, hadn’t been called. I immediately reached out to her and alerted her to Veronica’s nausea and dizziness. I was no doctor, but those didn’t sound like symptoms I’d want to suffer through if I didn’t have to.

“That sounds pretty serious, Dolph. You don’t have any symptoms like that do you?” my beautiful soul mate asked.

“No. I feel perfectly fine. Whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to be contagious.”

Jenny arrived within minutes of my call with her eyebrows furrowed as Dolph explained what was going on.

“Why didn’t you call me?” she asked.

“We thought it would just go away. If Holt hadn’t called, we may not have picked up the phone,” Dolph said.

“”That’s silly. You shouldn’t have let your mate suffer like that. If nothing else, I can stop her upset stomach.”

Dolph hung his head. I was furious that he’d not thought to make the call himself, but I hated seeing him beat himself up over it, too.

I clapped my hand on his shoulder. “It’s fine, my friend. Veronica will be taken care of. She’s in the best hands possible now, medically speaking.”

“Which way to your mate?” Jenny asked.

Dolph pointed his finger to their bedroom, then he and I went to the living room to talk about the meeting with Council, the celebration that night, and about Trey and Chadwick while Daci followed Jenny.

It didn’t take very long before my lovely beauty and Jenny strode back into the living room with grins on their faces like they were stifling the world’s biggest secret.

“Your mate is going to be fine. In a couple of hours, some of her nausea should subside,” Jenny said. She had a huge smile on her face.

“What’s wrong with her? Is she going to be okay?” Dolph queried.

“You can go ask her. I think it’s best she reveal her condition to you,” the Healer replied.

“My Alpha, come on. We have a celebration to prepare for,” Daci said. “And Dolph and Veronica need to talk.”

I thanked Jenny for coming over, as did Dolph, then Daci and I left with Jenny right behind us.

We made it to my house in record speed and no sooner did I get the door shut, I ravaged my beauty. We never made it past the entry way. She was irresistible.

Shortly after we showered and cleaned up, Daci left for her house to get ready. I hated every nanosecond she wasn’t by my side.

I called Daci on the phone while I was getting ready for the night’s festivities. “Daci, my love, we have an issue that needs to be discussed.” I pulled on my shirt.

“What’s that, Alpha?” I loved the sound of her voice. So melodic and sweet.

“Princess, my house is very lonely right now. Is yours?”

“Yes, baby, it is. I wish you were here with me.”

“Those are my sentiments exactly. Let’s figure out which home we’re keeping and make sure we don’t spend another night away from each other for any amount of time.”

“Which house do you prefer to live in? I know my home is larger than yours, but you have all of the fond memories of your parents in yours.”

“My memories of my parents will be with me no matter where I live. But my future is with you. I’d prefer to live in your house. Then, when our family expands, we’ll have plenty of room to grow without feeling crowded. Plus, you have that beautiful lake in your back yard.”

“What are you going to do with your house? It doesn’t make sense to keep it, does it?” she asked.

“Trey and his mate, Chadwick are in the market for a larger home. If you agree, we could let them live there. Then we know it’s not just sitting idle,” I said. A pang of hurt rushed through me at the thought of leaving my family home. But I had to. It was the right thing to do. I loved Daci, and this house wasn’t large enough for a growing family -- whenever that time came.

“I think that’s a great idea. An even better idea is getting off the phone so we can get ready and to the venue on time.”

“You’re pretty mouthy with the Pack Alpha, darling.”

“Perhaps your Wolf can teach my Coy-wolf to respect the Alpha later this evening during a run through the park,” she said.

“I love you, and really do love the way you think, princess. I’ll see you shortly.”

“I love you, Holt,” she said. We disconnected and I finished getting dressed.

 

 

Daci
 

I loved my mate, and the thought of living together was exciting. I had been wondering about what we would do, and I was thrilled we had a resolution.

It didn’t take long before I heard my doorbell ring. I made my way to the door and looked through the peephole and saw Holt. I opened the door and drank him in from head to toe. He was so handsome in his suit. He didn’t have on a tie, and the top button of his shirt was undone.

“Hello, beautiful,” he said.

“Hi, Alpha.”

He stepped inside and pulled me into an embrace that turned into one of the most sensual kisses we’d shared. “I love the dress. Is it new?”

“It is. I’ve had it for years but never had anywhere to wear it. You look amazing,” I said.

“Thank you. Are you ready?”

“I am.”

“Let’s go, princess. We don’t want to keep the crowd waiting.”

He held out his arm and I held onto him like my life depended on it. To me, it did. We left my house, our house, and walked the short distance to the hall where the festivities were scheduled.

As we approached the door, I stopped. I inhaled deeply, then released the breath I took in.

Holt draped his arm over my shoulder and pulled me close to him. “This will be a piece of cake, my love. Relax.”

“I’m trying.”

He lowered his head and touched his nose to mine. “We’re together and we will be until the end of our lives. That’s what matters most. These titles are secondary. Let’s have a great time at the party for the Pack. Don’t overthink it.”

“Holt,” I murmured. His lips descended on mine. His hand was getting close to moving under the fabric of my dress covering my breasts when the door of the hall opened.

“Ah, you both are here. We were just getting ready to send out a search party,” Dolph said.

“Very funny. I told you we’d be here,” Holt said.

“Relax, I was just kidding. I’ll tell you when to enter. We’ll announce you guys in a few minutes.”

Dolph disappeared back inside. That gave Holt and me a few more minutes alone before the party.

“Alpha,” I said. “I love the way that sounds.”

“I love hearing you say it. You know what Alpha means, right?”

“No, baby, tell me, please.”

“It means I’m a bad ass male who’s superior and confident. I’m the wanted man.”

“I sure want you. So if I’m referred to as Alpha does that mean I’m a bad ass, too?” I asked.

“You damn straight it does. You are a bad ass. You’re my beautiful, smart, bad ass.”

Dolph reappeared at the door and let us know to come inside. Within minutes we heard our signal to enter the main area.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please stand and join me in welcoming your new Alpha, Holt Scofield, and his Alpha mate, Daci Coleman.”

We entered the room together, my hand holding onto Holt’s bent arm. There was a lot of clapping, whistling, and I heard a lot of oohs and ahhs as we walked the carpeted path leading up to the stage. This was so much more than I’d expected. I would have been happy with a huge cookout where everyone was able to be casually dressed and the atmosphere more relaxed. This was a lot of pomp for nothing, in my opinion.

We stayed at the party nearly the entire night. It was nice to meet Chadwick, Trey’s mate. They made a great couple. They were excited to know we’d decided to live in my house and offered them Holt’s home. They eagerly accepted. Trey said he was hoping that was the house we chose to relinquish.

Veronica even felt well enough to come out. She insisted she would have come no matter what.

When the evening ended, Holt and I decided to return to my house. Our house. We’d begin moving his things in tomorrow. Several other Pack mates offered to help us so we could make the transition for everyone faster. But tonight, we were christening the home as ours.