Joshuaâs POV
It had been a few days since we had told Camillaâs parents and believe it or not they actually took it really well. Camillaâs dad shook my hand and told me that he was glad Camilla had found a mate so loyal and respectful, that meant allot to me as Camilla loves her dad more than any other family member. Her mom started crying then wrapped me in one of her super death hugs, she then started going on about how she has a friend who can design the most beautiful wedding dresses. It feels amazing to know that me and Camilla will be showing our love in front of everyone else important to us, now weâve just got to tell the pack about the baby and now the engagement.
Today was the day we will be going back to the packhouse and Camillaâs cousin Max will be coming down in a few hours for the meeting. We had arranged it 4 days ago because the Vengeful Silence Pack were currently without an Alpha unless Max takes the position, which will probably be what happens. Even still we had to discuss this between the two packs, Lilly, Camillaâs best friend was coming down also so Camilla was ecstatic. Itâs not the ideal reunion but itâs the only chance Camilla has got to see her cousin and friend.
We had collected our things and me and Camilla were now on the way back to the pack house after saying goodbye to Camillaâs parents. Aaron was going back on the job today so Camillaâs mom was spending the last day alone with him, honestly I felt bad for her, her mate is gone for months at a time and she misses him greatly. I had mentioned to her about going with him but she said that Camilla still needed her here, when were married I think thatâs when shell go, she deserves to see her mate. Me and Camilla were sitting in the car, I was holding her hand with the one I wasnât holding the wheel with. We werenât talking but we were content, not just because we were with each other but also because we were listening to our favourite singer.......Blackbear. Camilla and I had flipped when we saw their newest album so HAD to buy it, I canât even tell you the amount of times we have listened to âCybersexâ itâs our favourite!
We eventually pulled up to the pack house, after us listening to the same song like 10 times! Camilla switched off the radio and zoomed round the back to grab her bag, I slowly followed her, she was really eager to get in, unpack and shower before the Vengeful Silence Pack get here. Just as I got round the back of the car she was already running to the front door, woah she was excited! I grabbed my bag, closed the trunk then followed after Camilla, I saw her going into the lift but the door closed before I could get there, she werenât waiting for anyone! I sighed and decided to wait, I felt a tap on the shoulder and turned around to see a puffy eyed Sam standing before me I completely forgot about him and Britt. I have no idea what to do, I canât keep her alive after what she did, but I canât kill his mate despite her rejecting him, ugh If I kill her it will destroy him. His expression looked grim, he hadnât slept in god knows how long...thatâs was evident. I gave him a sympathetic smile before putting my hand on his shoulder.
âYou alright man?â I ask quietly, people knew what was going on but I know he still wanted to keep it as quiet as possible. Whatever slight bit of hope was in his eyes, died completely when I asked him that. He looked down then back up to me again, this was killing him....it almost brought me to tears.
âI canât, I canât handle any of this. She doesnât want me....but in a few days I know sheâll be dead. Thinking about that makes me, I canât imagine life after this.â My eyes widened as I realized what he was on about...No he was not going to kill himself! I threw my bag down then put my hands either side of his shoulders and leant down so my eyes were staring directly into his.
âSam donât even think about that. You canât too many people will miss you, Britt and you....I know you were mates but there is someone who may not be your mate but will love you like no one else. Just waitâ I made sure my voice was gentle but still kept my undertone of authority in there, my heart went out to Sam....everything heâs been through. Heâs had a rough life and this just wasnât fair, he didnât deserve this. I suddenly remembered about mine and Camillaâs news, I think he should be one of the first to know, I just hope it wonât upset him too much. âI wanted you to be the first one here to know this....me and Camilla....weâre engagedâ I small smile crept into his lips and he reached out and gave me a hug. âThatâs great man. Really, Camilla is a great girlâ he whispered in my ear, he sounded generally happy but I was worried about telling him about the baby. This might hurt him, he wanted a baby with Britt for ages. I pulled back and dimmed down my smile a bit.
âAlso....Camillaâs pregnantâ his smile disappeared but he still tried to force some fake happiness, I could tell it was fake and honestly I didnât blame him.
âAwesomeâ he whispered, he suddenly turned away and began walking down the hall, I sighed then pushed my hand through my hair. I grabbed my bag then walked into the lift which was now on the ground floor, as the doors closed I just stood and listened to the cheesy elevator music....I never really considered how rough Sam had it. None of this was fair and it killed me that there was nothing I could do to help him, he was my best friend and I felt so helpless....this sucks. The doors slid open and I rushed over to our bedroom, just as I approached the door I knew Camilla was with Riley, I heard them giggling an laughing then as I turned the corner I saw them siting on the bed, Riley turned and smirked as she saw me.
âHey Groomyâ she chirped causing me and Camilla to snicker, it was a corny line but still quite funny, well it was clear Riley knew about it, although I wasnât too sure if she knew about the baby. I quickly opened the link, I knew Camilla noticed because she widened her eyes but she then opened hers also.
âDoes Riley know about the baby yet?â I linked Camilla, she didnât answer just simply nodded, Riley furrowed her eyebrows and whipped her head between us, she had no idea what was going on bless her. A knock on our door suddenly caused us all to turn around, Chase was standing there looking dorky, he had a huge smile on his face and was eyeing up Riley like there was no tomorrow....I wasnât being mean when I called him dorky just honest.
âHey Alpha, the pack have been asking when the next meeting is going to be.â His tone sounded dazed and as I looked at him I noticed he wasnât even looking at me, his gaze was at Riley. I know there in love and everything but seriously? I snickered and pushed my hand through my hair.
âUmm call them together now, tell them me and their Luna will be down in a few minutes and we have some important newsâ Chase nodded, but before he left he winked cheekily at Riley causing her to giggle and stand up to follow him out, she followed him like a little puppy....that was actually quite worrying. Chase isnât one for serious relationships, this has already lasted longer than I thought it would but Iâm worried that eventually hen drop her and it will really hurt here, not to mention sheâs Camillaâs best friend so it will also hurt Camilla. Iâm going to need to talk to him, just to make sure this is real, or at least make sure that when he ends it he does it nicely and not like the last time. I grimaced as I remembered what happened with Stacey....they dated for about a week and she was starting to actually have strong welling towards him, although Chase being Chase, when he found out he freaked and ended it. But oh no not in a normal âIâm sorry this isnât working wayâ he just simply moved on to the next chick. Which in this case was Riley. Stacy walked in on them making out and Chase just simply said âoh yeah sorry we urrr yeah we arenât working outâ I mean come on thatâs harsh even for him!
I shook those thoughts away for now, I would talk to Chase but for now I had to concentrate on the pack meeting and then the meeting with the Vengeful Silence Pack. I also had to concentrate on my Fiancé....yes I love just saying it! Camilla was still sitting on the bed where her and Riley were talking, she looked so cute with her legs crossed and hands on her lap just like a little kid. I smirked at her then crawled on the bed beside her, she giggled when I started stroking her hip....well she was wearing a loose shirt today so I could easily lift it up, so she canât blame me really. I then leant down and started planting light kisses all across her stomach area, causing her to giggle even more.
âJosh....we have the pack meeting, we canât just nowâ her voice came out as more of a whisper as she was giggling as well. I growled in response and continued to kiss her and now began to move up until I was now straddling her.
I leant down so my forehead was leaning on hers and I could see right into her eyes, I could tell she wishes we didnât have to go to the meeting....trust me I did too! Me and Camilla hadnât slept together for weeks now and I was really missing her body, I love Camilla with everything I have but Iâm still a dude! âOkay so we donât have sex, a little making out wonât hurt through?â I raised my eyebrow and smirked once more, she can never say no when I do that. She sighed and then slid her hand up my shirt in response, I smashed our lips together and could feel her using the same amount of passion and lust that I was, we were desperate I mean now that Camilla was pregnant the heat wonât affect her until the babyâs born but still we both had our own natural urges. Camilla was still stroking my abs so I gently pulled her hand away and placed both her arms above her head, I then continued to kiss her and then gently ran my hands down her arms. She let out a soft moan against my lips which only caused me to purr, I love that sound, itâs like music to my ears! I pulled out of the kiss as I could tell Camilla was gasping for air and moved straight down to her neck, leaving little kisses all the way until I reached her mark, I sucked on it intensely and then shot out my tongue I tease her. She let out another moan and began tangling her fingers in my hair, she was trying to maintain control just as I was but my wolf was on edge, he wanted her. I could feel myself losing what little control I had so pulled out immediately, I didnât want to hurt Camilla or force her into anything so stood up.
âSorry, if I had carried on I would have taken you right thereâ I snickered while rubbing the back of my neck nervously, she giggled and then stood up
âItâs cool, weâve got to get down stairs anyway...â Her tone was soft but I saw a glimmer of mischief in her eyes and her tone suddenly changed âbut weâll definitely be finishing that off laterâ she looked up at me through those long lashes of hers and smirked at me, she then walked out the room leaving me now very turned on. Cheers for that Camilla, I waited for a few minutes then when I was âsuitableâ to come out I jogged over to the elevator, stepped in then waited as it went down to the meeting room.
Camillaâs POV
Josh suddenly appeared from the elevator and ran to my side quickly, we had to walk in the meeting together so I couldnât go in until he arrived. I gave him an innocent smile as I knew he was probably calming himself down upstairs and thatâs why heâs late, he narrowed his eyes playfully at me then we went in. Josh led the way as always and I followed behind him smiling at pack members, we reached the steps and he mounted them and I skipped up after him. The crowd went quiet and Josh began, I knew he would tell the pack about us being engaged and also the baby, so braced myself for hundreds if questions that would be thrown at me when we were done.
âThank you, Iâm sorry this meeting is late notice but up until this morning me and Camilla were at her parents house so we only got back about 20 minutes ago. Sam has told us that things have gone as usual while we were gone and for that Iâm really glad and thankful to all of you.â He suddenly glanced my way and took my hand in his....oh no this was it âMe and Camilla actually have some big news...â I saw several eyes widen and many of the old women smiled as I think they knew what was happening âMe and Camilla are engagedâ an eruption of applause rippled out and I couldnât help but smile. âBut we are also expecting a babyâ the applause somehow got even louder and cheers rang out also, I knew the pack would be happy but woah this was a bit much! âThank you for your support, we are of course very happy alsoâ and with that he smiled once more then exited the stage pulling me gently behind him, I walked down the hall trying to avoid peoples gazes. Some were happy and proud but others (mostly from the girls) were, well for lack of another word bitchy!
I ran after Josh with my head down, he laughed when he saw me, I donât know why he found it funny, it wasnât. All the girls hated me! It wasnât my fault he was my mate....give me a break! I was about to speak but suddenly a familiar scent wafted to my nose, vanilla, fresh carrot cake LILLY!!!! I was about to dart out the front to greet her when Riley and Chase both Shiite my name.
âCamilla!â I looked between the door an my friends I wanted to see Lilly. I quickly grabbed Chases an Rileyâs hands and yanked them out the front with me.
âHey what the hell?â Chase said through a laugh, I continued yanking them towards Lillyâs scent, I mean I might as well introduce them now.
âSorry but my friend Lilly is here so I might as well introduce you allâ I suddenly stopped an dropped both Rileyâs and Chases hand once I saw the beautiful golden haired Lilly in front of me, we both squealed once we proper looked at each other and sprinted towards each other. I jumped at her and wrapped my arms around her tightly, she did the same to me and I could hardly breathe but I didnât move, I loved this girl! I suddenly heated, Josh cleared his throat and I figured he followed us out here, I giggled and pulled back but still held Lillyâs hands in mine.
âIâve missed you so much!â She peeped and I giggled
âSame hereâ Josh cleared his throat once more and I sighed, I swear he couldnât wait just one more minute could he? I pulled Josh over to us an gestured towards him âThis is Josh, my Fiancé and mateâ her eyes widen and her mouth falls to the floor, I had told her already about the baby and engagement but I think she was more surprised at how fit Josh was. Well.... What can I say? âUmm wowâ she quickly mumbled causing me and Josh to snicker, Josh took her hand and shook it.
âGood to meet you, Camilla talks about you all the timeâ Lilly smiled proudly.
âWell I hope so, sheâs told me a lot about you alsoâ I turned Lilly towards Riley and Chase she smiled at Riley and then at Chase, he looked back at her and suddenly they both stopped. I pulled Josh over to them so he could see what I was seeing. They canât be can they? Chases eyes widened and Lillyâs filled with love, confusion and longing, I looked up to Josh to see him now smirking. Oh yeah they were mates!