Page 263 of The Broken Aztec Princesses

"He’s got seats waiting for us. Need a ride, Charles? I’d imagine she starts preparing right after lunch.”

“Oh, sure. If it’s not a bother.”

“None at all.”

We stepped out of the double wide, and saw a lot of people hovering around.

“Damn, Charles. You work fast,” I commented.

“That was me, actually, Luna,” John said loudly, coming from the side. “I was too excited.”

‘I thought we were past formalities?”I asked him via mind-link.

‘We are. I wanted to make sure they knew who you were. Most know of you, but some of them haven’t seen you before.’

‘Oh, right. D-do you think they’ll accept me?’

‘They’re going to love you,’he assured me.

“Welcome, Luna.” People started calling out to me. “Welcome.”

“Thank you,” I told them all, feeling overwhelmed and moved by the friendly smiles and hugs they were giving me.

If they kept being so nice I was going to start crying.

“Thank you. I’ve got to go feed my pregnant mate, now, but we’ll be planning a proper welcome feast soon,” Cade told everyone, sensing I was on the verge of tears.

People gasped and cheered at his words, and then he had to lift me into his truck, because I was starting to sniffle as more people approached.

Charles jumped in the back seat, and Cade drove back to Crescent Moon. Before we could go into the dining room though, Dad came running out of the basement.

“Don’t go in yet, Cade. I need you for a moment.”

Violet and Chris walked out of the dining room. Both looked confused as they approached Dad.

“Is everything okay?” I asked, dread filling me. All I wanted was to spend the rest of my life in peace. At least, until the war was supposed to come.

“Peachy. We’re getting rid of some trash.” Mom was the one to answer, as she walked up the stairs that led to the dungeons. I growled when I saw who was being dragged up behind her.

“I thought the council was going to take her and punish her?” I asked.

“They were delayed. We’ve been keeping her as a special guest until they could come.” Kara pushed forward, answering witha mischievous giggle, as she looked and smiled at the petrified look Ada was giving her.

I took a better look at Ada. She was trembling as she tried to shrink away from my mother. Her hair was a mess and she looked like she’d lost a fair bit of weight. Kara hummed and receded, and Ada was finally brave enough to look around her, her eyes filling with hope when she caught sight of Cade.

Coyo didn’t like that, so she pushed forward and growled, pulling Ada’s attention to us.

“Don’t look at my mate, again,” Coyo growled before she receded.

“What? N-No. You’re n—”

“She’s my mate and my Luna,” Cade growled, wrapping an arm possessively around my waist.

“You pushed the wrong sister, bitch. I was the one taking up Cade’s time, because he’s my mate,” I told her.

“Alpha Mar—Is everything okay?” A man stopped a few steps from the pack house doors, taking in everything going on.

“It is, Councilman Esiah. You can take her now.”

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