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“She is quite happy about it. Amie is my true mate,” he explained.
“Oh, that is even better news,” his mother told him. This time she actually sounded happy.
“I will put you on speaker so she can join in.”
“Hello, Tamara,” I said.
“Hi, Luna Amie. I'm so so happy to hear about your mating. Congratulations to the two of you,” his mother said.
“Thank you. We are both very happy. And it’s just Amie. We are family, so no need to stand on formalities.”
“I needed some good news today and this is the best one I could get. Now I know my son will have someone to look after him. It eases my worries a little,” she said.
“I can take care of myself,” Finlay objected.
“I will make sure he is fine, Tamara,” I promised, ignoring what he had just said.
“Thank you. I would love to talk longer, but things aren’t good here. The ranking was a big blow to the pack. I need to get back and help everything along,” Finlay’s mother told us.
“It’s okay, we understand. If there is something we can do, please let us know. Take care of yourself and of Alpha Ryder and we will talk again soon,” I said.
“Yes, if there is anything we can do, we will do what we can,” Finlay agreed.
“Thank you both. I will keep that in mind.” We said goodbye and as we relaxed back in the chair again, I thought about the difference in our families and the two calls we had. Matilda joined us out on the sundeck. It was almost time to start dinner.
“Will you help me cook today?” she asked me.
“Sure, I would love that.”
“Why do you need her help?” Finlay asked.
“Because I like spending time with her, she’s a good cook and it’s healthy for newly mated wolves to get a break from each other,” Matilda said. Finlay looked like a pouting two-year-old and I laughed.
“You can help as well,” I suggested.
“A brilliant idea,” he said. Matilda rolled her eyes and then winked at me.
Chapter 67
Amie
Waking up with Finlay was a new experience. Yesterday he had woken up before me and I could feel him watching me as I woke up. Today he was still asleep. We were in almost the same position as yesterday. Me on my stomach and him draping over me. It was warm and snug and felt safe. I could feel Finlay waking up and I burrowed deeper into him. His grip around me tightened and he pulled me closer.
“Morning,” he said. His voice was still heavy from sleep.
“Morning.” We shared a kiss and took a moment to wake up. We had a full schedule as it was the last day here. Me and Finlay had the meeting with the council, then we would come back and help with packing. After lunch there was the closing ceremony. The late afternoon and evening, we would spend making the final arrangements and saying goodbye to friends and family from other packs. I had a hard time wrapping my head around the fact we were leaving tomorrow morning. Just a couple of days on the road and then we would be home. I sighed as I got dressed. I was homesick.
“What’s with the sigh?” Finlay asked and wrapped his arms around me from behind. He kissed my shoulder.
“I was just feeling happy that we will be home in a couple of days.”
“You won’t miss the excitement?” he wanted to know. I laughed.
“Not the least. I have had enough drama to last me for years. Give me back my boring life and I will be happy.” He chuckled. We went down and had breakfast with the others. Matilda and Jake were in full planning mode and directed the others on what tasks they had. We hadn’t spoken to Jake about our plan to make him Beta. We wanted to wait until we were back so we could talk to everyone at once.
“We are heading out, we shouldn’t be more than an hour,” Finlay said as we had eaten.
“I’ll walk with you. I need to stretch my legs,” Sam told us. Finlay walked on my one side, holding my hand. On the other side, Sam was walking.
