Page 147 of Alpha's Redemption

“Who is it?” I ask him, but he remains tight-lipped.

As we pass Zoe, she chuckles, and once again, I grow suspicious of her odd behavior.

“What?” I ask her.

“Nothing, congratulations,” she snickers, covering her giggling with her hand. My eyes narrow on her. I’m about to ask her what she means when Valen grabs my hand and tugs me after him. He leads me up the side of the house, stopping just before we round the corner to cover my eyes with his hands.

Yeah, nothing to bloody worry about—just a shoe shredder, my mate keeping secrets, and an entire pack of people who seem to know something I don’t.

“Valen, what are you doing?” I hiss at him as I feel sidewalk turn to driveway under my feet. I keep tugging at his hands, but he doesn’t release me, so I give up on trying. Just a second later, he stops me again.

“Thanks, Cole,” I hear Alpha Lee tell someone when Valen’s lips kiss the side of my neck.

“Remember when you said if I wanted another baby, you wanted a Ferrari?” Valen purrs in my ear.

My face drops. What the hell does he mean by those words. And I don’t like the cocky tone of his voice. What has my mate done now?

He finally lifts his hands from my eyes.

“Ta-da” Valen cries out triumphantly.

I blink at the Ferrari in the driveway.

I said that because I knew he would never get me one! It was nothing but an excuse to get out of the damn baby talk!

And yet, here it is, a bright canary yellow Ferrari sitting in my damn driveway. Alpha Lee tosses me the keys and I barely catch them before they hit the ground.

I stare at them, only to hear laughing from the side of the house as Macey and Zoe peer around the corner at my horror. How is my worst nightmare amusing them? Had they lost the last remnants of their minds? They know I have goals to accomplish—they even helped me plan!

I shake my head as I finally reach the understanding of what Zoe’s ‘congratulations’ were for. Valen thinks he’s spitting another litter out of me. Heck no!

“No, we have the future-slippers dog!” I tell him.

“A deal is a deal!” Valen huffs as he plucks the keys from my hands. I shake my head and glare at Alpha Lee. I know he owns the most car dealerships in the country, but…. No!

Alpha Lee puts his hands up in surrender.

“He asked, I delivered.” He laughs.

“And for half the price!” Valen chirps in a stupidly happy tone.

I turn slowly and clench my teeth. “We have my slippers,” I tell him, pointing to Frankie, who’s excitedly watching from the front window.

“Now, I need a robe—your pelt will do just fine!” I growl at him.

Valen’s face falls and he backs up. “Hey, I delivered on my end, a deal is a deal!” he says as he folds his arms across his chest.

By now, both our fathers and those who remain are in the driveway, getting ready to leave or just watching us.

“He has a point, Evie. A deal is a deal,” Macey chimes in and I shoot her a glare, to which she just laughs.

“And about the name? Is Kalen or Kal still on the table?” Kalen asks.

I press my lips in a line, shooting my father-in-law a look to ‘shut it’. He shrugs as my father wanders over with Ava, both ready to leave. He stops, giving me a hug and kiss.

“Congratulations sweetheart. Hopefully, this one is a boy.” I slap his arm and he laughs, rushing off before I can kick him too.

Valen smirks, thinking he’s won. He may have won this one. But he has to sleep sometime.

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