Page 210 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
“Of course,” Ari nods. “We are just happy that everything went well for you both, and we got a glimpse of the babies. Congratulations, Alpha!”
I smile warmly at Liam. “Congratulations, brother.”
He returns my smile. “Thank you.”
You’re going to follow soon,he links me.
I nod, warmth filling me when I think of Celine and our future child.Hopefully.
Weekend Trip
*MARIUS*
Withthewholepacksuffering from baby fever, time has flown by. Annie and the twins were discharged from the infirmary and have spent the last two weeks settling into family life with Liam. Over the last few days, they’ve started joining the pack for breakfast again so pack members can meet and connect with the new heirs. These are the first lycan royals born from our generation, so it’s something special to be celebrated. Other packs have already started sending gifts, along with their best wishes.
My siblings have visited a few times, showering their little nieces with gifts and cuddles. Being the first-born baby, or in this case babies, in the family is always celebrated as something special. Mom and Dad have been staying at the pack house for a few days, along with Annie’s parents. I think Annie’s parents will stay a bit longer, especially since Rosalee has fully embraced her grandma status.
With all these recent changes, Liam has asked Aryanna and me to take Eric and his mate to the airport for him, which is why I’m at Red Claw so early today, joining the whole gang for breakfast.
Currently, Ella is holding little Aurora in her arms and cooing at her. She’s smaller than her sister and tends to be a little more needy. It’s been so long since we had a baby in the pack house, I’d completely forgotten how mesmerizing they can be… with their little toes and fingers. I hope one day Celine and I will have our own children.
Dante’s thoughts seem to trail off in a similar direction to mine as he keeps watching Ella and Aurora with a hopeful smile. He doesn’t comment though. He’s always been a very patient man who would never put pressure on anyone. I hope he and Ella have their own little family eventually.
It’s a pleasant breakfast, though I’m missing having breakfast with my mate and our ranked members and friends.
“It’s time for us to leave,” Eric says as everyone is finishing. “We have quite a long journey ahead of us.”
Here it comes. The inevitable fucking farewells and goodbyes. Oh, how I hate them. As expected, everyone accompanies Val and Eric outside to say their lengthy goodbyes. Eric takes his sweet time to coo at the babies before walking around to shake hands and give hugs to literally everyone.
“I’m so happy for you, Liam,” Eric says before giving him a hug.
“Thank you,” Liam says sincerely. “It’s meant a lot to me that you were able to stick around so long and meet the twins.”
“Likewise.” Eric agrees, squeezing Valerie’s hand. “Besides, I found the most precious gift here.”
“Makes two of us,” Liam adds with a chuckle.
“Three,” I say from beside them.
“Four,” Aryanna adds. “Wow, this was a good year!”
Eric laughs elatedly. “I couldn’t agree more. I will miss you and Annie, Liam. Make sure to visit us soon!”
“You know our doors are always open for you too,” Liam says.
“Please don’t get too teary,” Aryanna begs. “Jazz already cried the whole night. And I bet it will be even worse at the airport. Especially with Val’s friends and her parents.”
“She’s right,” Eric chuckles, clasping Liam’s shoulder again. “See you soon, Liam!”
“Who knows? Maybe we’ll be meeting up for the coronation of my father,” Liam grins.
Eric shoots back, “Glad you’re on board with the idea, too.”
They both exchange a wicked smirk before I finally manage to drag Eric and Val to the car. I hate goodbyes, like I’m seriously bad at them. I can’t wait for this whole bon voyage mess to be over, so I can take Celine away on our weekend getaway afterward. My nieces being born was the reason we postponed our trip for two weeks, but now it’s finally time!
Thank the Goddess, Valerie decided not to take too much of her stuff with her to Paris. Most of her luggage consists of family mementos, some personal things she doesn’t want to part with, and a few items of clothing. She and Eric have decided to buy everything else in Paris. Their original plan was to travel to Spain first, but with Calvin in tow, they’ve decided to postpone that trip.
I don’t think Valerie realizes just how much Eric wants to spoil her though. He told Liam and me that he’s rented out a major department store full of high-end brands for her to roam through in private. He is so going to overdo it, the poor girl. At least he means well.
