Page 85 of Packed in the Fire house

“Legally, we all share the pack name,” Walker said. “But here in the firehouse, we use our original names, just because it's easier. Firefighters often get called by their last names, and if we were all named Landry, it would create some confusion during fire situations.”

That made perfect sense to me. “In that case, do you not want me to take the pack name?”

Walker's eyes widened, his knuckles turning white as he clenched his mug of coffee. “I would fucking love for you totake the pack name, if that's what you want,” he said, trying but failing to keep his tone calm.

I bit my lip, considering for a moment. I had always assumed I would take the same name as my pack. It was a pretty normal thing. Then again, my pack wasn't exactly normal. Did I want to remain a Sanderson?

Not particularly.

“In that case”—I turned to the lawyer—“can you file the paperwork to legally change my name?”

The lawyer beamed. “It would be my pleasure.”

I glanced between the guys before addressing the lawyer again. “And our son’s name.”

The hungry look that Walker was giving me let me know that I was going to feel his appreciation for that gesture later, in the best and filthiest way.

As we all settled down in the den for a late lunch of takeout pizza, I watched Rune play with Luka. There was no denying that this pack was my family now.

Somehow, I had managed to land on my feet. I was surrounded by sweet, caring alphas who loved my son as their own. They were kind and considerate, and Rune had made it clear that he would never pressure me for more babies.

“What are you thinking?” Walker asked, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me in for a hug, kissing the top of my head. “You’re feeling all sorts of things.”

Darn bond. My privacy was probably going to be minimal while I settled into the pack dynamic, and that was both a terrifying and comforting thought.

“Just thinking about us. I still can’t believe you want to buy a house.”

Walker shrugged. “We needed a home. It’ll be good for you and Luka to have space away from the firehouse, even though you’ll always be welcome here.”

I looked up at him, furrowing my brow. “We missed out on so many conversations before we bonded.”

“Like?”

Sighing, I glanced over at Rune and Blaze, who were both distracted helping Luka build a block tower. They were stacking it sky high and then encouraging Luka to destroy it like an adorable little Godzilla. He was toddling around now, but wasn’t the most graceful, so every few steps, he would topple over. Every time he did, one of the guys would scoop him up and help him back onto his little feet, and the whole process would start again.

“Do you want more kids? How will we handle finances? Holidays?” I asked, my mind running through all the things that I had always imagined having in-depth discussions about with any potential alpha.

Walker pursed his lips. “Kids? Sure, I would love them, but I know you’ve spoken about that with Rune, and we are all in agreement.” We had discussed that, but that was just a passing conversation when we were getting to know each other. “If you want babies, we are all for it, but if Luka is all you want, then we are also more than okay with that. Finances? We will pay for anything you or our child needs, but if you want to work and make money, do that, and we’ll encourage and support you. If you want to stay home and look after our baby, well then, that’s what we want you to do—what’s that frown for?” He chuckled, noticing my grumpy look.

Huffing, I slumped down, crossing my arms. Was it a childish move? Maybe. I couldn’t help myself, though. Walkerhad a perfect answer for everything, and it was utterly disarming.

“Your answers are a little too perfect. It’s like you’re a hallucination or a cyborg,” I grumbled.

A deep chuckle escaped Walker’s chest as he hugged me, one hand cupping the back of my head as he pulled me in for a kiss so soft and sweet, it was almost painful.

“I assure you, I am very real, and you’re very much stuck with me.”

I hummed happily. “Luckily, I happen to quite like that idea.”

It was the truth. I had been so resistant to these men initially, but they had been slowly breaking down my walls one chip at a time. Now I couldn’t imagine a future without being bonded to Walker, Rune, or Blaze. As far as I was concerned, they were mine.

The time had come for me to stop treating this situation as temporary and start being an active partner, worthy of such amazing guys.

Chapter 33

Sunny

Ishould have known that things were going deceptively well. We were all in a happy little bubble that was going to be popped sooner or later. It had been a few weeks since we signed the legal paperwork, and everything felt… blissful.

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