Page 283 of The Broken Aztec Princesses

“Right back at you,” she chuckled, wiping a tear away from my face. “Look at us. We went from a pair of broken sisters, to two strong women enjoying their happy ever after.”

“With two men by their side who are proud as fuck to be their mates,” Cade added as Chris nodded in agreement.

“I wouldn’t change anything about my life. This is a happy ever after we earned with blood, sweat and tears,” Chris finished.

“And then some,” Violet chuckled, wrapping her arms around Chris’ waist and looking up at her mate, her eyes filled with love and happiness. “Now we just have to get Guardian Moon to get their shit together, so their kids can grow up with ours and the third generation will be as strong as ours.”

I nodded. Xochil needed to start looking for her mate, and Miguel needed to stop with his silly idea to avoid full moons before he’d beaten Aunt Kassie. My pups needed cousins. Our family could get through anything, as long as we kept our bond with each other strong.

As we walked to Mom and Dad’s house, I felt my phone buzz in my pocket, and Chris’ beeped. The four of us pulled our phones out and I saw a text message from a chat I’d never seen before called “Cousin Chat.”

Confused, I opened it and read.

Miguel

I thought we could use this chat to keep in touch through the week, and there’s no better way to start it than by saying:

Congratulations Violet and Nenetl!! We’re so proud of you! <3

Instantly, the chat went nuts as everyone began typing in their congratulations. I added my own, despite being right beside her, and put my phone back in my pocket.

There was nothing we couldn’t overcome as long as we stayed together.

Epilogue One

Violet

-Six years later-

“Lucas, share with Sammy before I put you in time out.”

“But, Tia, she already had her turn. It was Leo’s turn.”

"Sammy, is that right?”

“Yes, Mrs. Knight.” Meli's adorable firstborn was a firecracker, but she was an honest one at least.

“Then, let Leo have his turn.”

Sam passed the toy over to Leo, but I saw her stick her tongue out at Lucas from the reflection in the window when I turned around. I shook my head. Those two were always butting heads. Sammy could be a little bit of a bully and Leo was the quiet twin, making Lucas a bit aggressive whenever he thought someone was being mean to his twin.

The bell rang and I gathered all my students to head inside. After I had Oliver, I finished my degree in graphic design, but I decided to stay in school and crammed an education degree in three years. Despite coming leaps and bounds since I was kidnapped, being around strangers was bad for my anxiety. I could do it for short periods of time, and I had no problems with any of the pack members from my family’s packs, but I couldn’t face being outside pack grounds by myself for eight hours daily. At the time, Chris was working as a trainer for both Cory and Cade, and suggested I stay home with our pup, but I wanted to be useful.

That was when Bells reminded me about how much I enjoyed running the daycare and working with kids. So, after a long talk with Chris, and then Cory, I decided to get my teaching degree. This was my second year teaching grade two, and I loved every minute of it.

The rest of the day went by and, as usual, my mate showed up at my classroom door five minutes before the bell rang, holding Elijah, our three-year-old in his arms. Elijah was in daycare most of the day while I worked, but Chris always picked him up early once he got out of work. He was so hands-on with both of our kids. I couldn’t have picked a better mate.

Since the start of the year, he started teaching someone to take over his training position, while he repurposed the old restaurant that had been vacant for over twenty-five years. He was going to put his business degree to use, and open a bar.

It was something Cory encouraged, and I think even persuaded, Chris to do, considering how much the area and packs had grown over the last few years. He wanted the packs to have a safe space to drink and be themselves. Cade was providing the land and Cory was investing the money. Both were silent partners who were letting Chris take the reins, because that’s how much they trusted him.

Chris was still considered an elite warrior and sometimes went out on missions when they needed him. His gift made it easier on my anxiety whenever he did, and I was thankful to Selene for giving it to him.

He was still training me to fight in private, but now instead of training in the empty arena in the middle of the night, we trained in the evenings in our backyard. Sometimes Elim and his mate showed up and gave me pointers. I wasn’t fond of fighting, and I never would be, but with the war on the horizon, knowing how to defend myself was a necessity. I would not become a liability.

The moment I let Chris inside the classroom, my kids started getting excited and giggly. They loved his visits.

“Alright, settle down so you can go home,” I told the class.

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