Blakeâs POV~
The days are running together.. we have started getting the pack back to normal.. thereâs little to know sign of the many camps we had set up to protect the packs from attack. We still have the occasional fight with unruly rogues.. but nothing too big.
Loren is holding Oliviaâs coronation and the official crowning of the princess..as the heir to the throne. Alexis has been cranky about it for days. Demanding her parents have another baby so sheâs off the hook. Which, of course, isnât how it works at all..and she knows it! She knows that the crown was always supposed to go to a female.. the White Wolf.. sheâs being contrary.
Right now, we are waiting for the birth of Helena and Maxâs little one..Alexis and Olivia are with her. Loren and I have arranged for mine and Alexis wedding to take place the night of the coronation. Iâm hoping to surprise her with it..but if Iâm honest, I worry she will either take my head off or glitch herself to B.F.E! Either way..it should be a fun time for some of us!
A babyâs cry could be heard down the halls, and Max runs out..eyes wild..hair sticking up all over yelling itâs a boy and he looks like..well..he looks like a bloody mess right now.. but to me he looks like everything I have been missing in my worldâ and runs back in! We all start laughing and knowing we would all be the same way! Another ten minutes had passed, when Alexis came out and told us to be quiet as we filed in to take a look at our newest addition! And he is so beautiful! Even I can feel how special this little one is!
Alexis and I are lying in each otherâs arms.. itâs late and I can feel Arielle and Athos talking quietly. I love that they communicate with each other..as much as Alexis and I do. The fact that their souls have been intertwined since our species began is still a mystery to me. But not to them.. and they finally feel complete. Their souls have been fighting through each generation to find their way back to each other..and it had finally happened for them..I also know it is a contributing factor in the closeness Alexis and I feel.
She whispers âI really have to take the throne? I donât want it! Canât we give it away?â And I chuckle âBaby.. you are stressing yourself out over something that will not happen for many years. We wonât take the throne until our child can take Alpha here.. okay? We will take as much time as we need to prepare. Your father is still young enough to hold the crown for quite awhile!â Then she reaches up and kisses me. All coherent thoughts flee, while I spend the next several hours making sweet love to my Queen!
At breakfast the next morning, we overhear Damon telling Connie to just askâ¦and she shakes her head. This goes on for about ten minutes and Alexis finally jumps in âConnie.. sweet girl.. what has you so tense?â causing Connie to jerk her head toward Alexis.. she whispers âI want to ask a favor.. but I donât want you to be reminded of my cousin whenever I am around youâ My adorable mate stands up and walks around Damon..pulling Connie into a hug she tells her âFirst of all.. you are nothing like Cynthia..and please trust I only see YOU when you speak. You are my third in command.. please never be afraid to come to me with anything!â And my chest swells with pride.. the Goddess surely got it right when she chose my Alexis as the white wolfâs vessel!
And then Connie became animated.. and it was hilarious to watch! I look at Damon, laughing âShe is as excitable as our Luna!â And Damon grins like a fool, saying âYeah.. but at least, I donât have to worry sheâll glitch herself into a shower with you, completely nakedâ and we both crack up! Until we hear eeeepâ¦and both our girls are gone. I laugh harder and look at him âYou were saying?â âFuck!â
They pop back and Alexis keeps saying âI am so so sorryâ with both of them covered in pond scum and soaking wet.. I ask âThe pond behind the tool shed?â And Alexis says âYup. I am just so sorryâ and Connie breaks out laughing âFinally! I feel like part of the family!â And everyone laughs.
I tell them to go get cleaned up so we can get some work done and they dart off to shower. Damon says âLife will never be boringâ Cody says âI have to go to the kingdom today with Olivia.. King Loren wants me to run a check on the extra security for tomorrowâs events. With all the guests arriving in the morning, Olivia wants me to run background on the household staff. She has a couple of them that she says are giving off âiffyâ vibes. Not sure what that means.. but I figured itâs female terminology that is foreign to me, anyway..so I didnât askâ I laughed âYeah.. I just normally nod sagely.. like I know what theyâre saying, tooâ
The girls come back and ask if they can go shopping for a dress for Connie. Apparently, she had been under the impression she wouldnât be attending the coronation because Damon had failed to let her know. We all looked at Damon like he had a third eye in the middle of his forehead and he says âWhat?â We laughed and Cody tells us âYeah..heâs still clueless!â We stand and I grin..having just the punishment âOf course you can go shopping, baby! In fact, I suggest we make a day of it..and all of us go! Iâm sure Connie needs a new wardrobe since she couldnât have brought much with her.. and I would love to take you to lunch! Letâs go, Damon!â
After two hours, he says âDidnât think this one through..did ya!? Punishing me..punished you! Thatâs Karma, you dick!â I groan.. knowing heâs right! Alexis has gotten so excited about a gown Connie has chosen sheâs glitched twice. Once..to the menâs room.. the second time..into the kitchen at the food court..startling everyone..and causing a fire! So..yep⦠did Not think this one through! We have to leave the mall to feed our girls because my Luna got us banned from the food court.