Page 149 of Game of Destiny
“The bet about when Finlay and I would mate. And you two can stop pretending. Sam told me everything,” I explained.
“He did? I will have to explain to him what a secret is,” Medow huffed. I smiled.
“I’m not upset. I think it’s kind of funny, but I want to know who won. I know it’s not Sam.”
“Ramses. He changed his bet after your first game. I should have changed mine as well,” Shelly told me. I giggled. Medow and Shelly filled us in on what had happened in the pack while we had been away.
“Thank you all for helping me. This would have taken me forever to do on my own and it would have been so boring,” I told them as we closed the last box. The room looked empty without all my things.
“We were happy to help. Right ladies?” Matilda said.
“Right!” Medow and Shelly said as one.
“I think we have kept our mates waiting long enough. Let’s see if we can find them,” I said and we set off. It wasn’t hard to find them. The three of them were in the common room. Theywere playing cards with the two pups sleeping on the couch and Cadence and Jon sitting on the other couch, reading comics. It was such a homely scene it made my heart swell. All three men put down their cards when they saw us. Finlay walked up and kissed me.
“Hi,” I said.
“Hi. Are you done?”
“Yes, everything is packed and done.”
“Good. I have been very well behaved, don’t you think? I haven’t mindlinked you once, I didn’t come to get you and I have been playing cards and distracting myself,” he pointed out. I giggled.
“Yes. You have been good,” I agreed.
“Good enough to earn a reward?”
“Ah, I see where this is going. Are you in need of social cuddling?” The smile fell from Finlay’s face.
“Um, yeah.” I giggled, it was too easy to tease him.
‘Don’t look so disappointed, honey. I will give you a proper reward for being patient. The cuddling will come after,’ I mindlinked him and gave him a kiss on his cheek. Finlay’s smile returned with new force. He chuckled.
“Never doubted you,” he told me.
“Do you have a couple of minutes before the two of you head home?” Matilda asked me.
“Sure,” I said. Finlay didn’t object, he had too much respect for his aunt. “How about we take a walk?” I suggested.
“Sounds lovely,” Matilda agreed.
“It’s dark outside,” Finlay pointed out.
“We both have excellent sight even in the dark,” I reminded him.
“That was not the point.” Matilda laughed at Finlay’s reply.
“Relax, Alpha. We are back on pack land. I will have your Luna back safely before you know it,” she told him.
“Why don’t you head home and I will be there before you know it?” I asked him. He nodded and kissed me. Me and Matilda headed out back to walk along the creek.
“You make him happy,” she told me. I smiled.
“He makes me happy, so it’s the least I can do.” She nodded.
“I haven’t welcomed you to the family, I’m truly happy to have you,” Matilda said.
“Thank you. You have always been accepting of me, I already felt like family,” I confessed.
