Chapter 159

Chapter 159 : The Future

“Why are we going to the doctor, Mommy?” Sophia asked, tugging her mother‘s hand. “The doctor is goi

ng to show us what the baby looks like,” she explained. “We‘ll see the baby?” Charlie asked. “But how?”

Their mom laughed lightly. Sophia and Charlie rolled their eyes at each other. “There‘s a machine that all

ows doctors to see inside my belly while they baby is still growing. We will see the baby on a screen, like

a TV screen,” she told them. “That‘s so cool!” Sophia said. “Is the baby going to see us too?” Gabriel ask

ed. “No, the baby can‘t see us. But the baby can

hear and feel.” Their mom stopped walking and took each of their hands, putting them on her belly. “The

baby knows who is who and they you‘re their siblings.” “Really?” Charlie asked, eyes nearly popping out

of his head. “Really,” their mom said, laughing again. The doctor put their mom on

a table, laying her down. Their dad held her hand as the doctor squeezed some blue gel on her stomach.

She was getting rounder. The kids noticed it but now they could see her big belly with her shirt lifted up.

“Ready to see what‘s cooking in there?” the doctor said. “Our baby isn‘t cooking!” Sophia cried, horrified

at the idea of the baby ‘cooking! “Honey, it is just an expression,” her mom assured, patting her hand. “I j

ust meant that there‘s a baby growing in there,” the doctor confirmed, nodding at the kids.

She pressed a little wand on their mom‘s belly, and the screen flickered with a black and white image of li

nes and blobs. “That‘s the baby?” Charlie asked, wrinkling his face. “Yes, that‘s the baby,” the doctor said

. She pointed to some of the lines. “There‘s the head, and you can see the little heart beating. It looks lik

e you‘re having a girl.” “A girl?” their mom gushed. She looked at their dad, starry eyed. “A girl?” Sophia a

sked, crossing her arms. “Yay! No more boys!” Charlie cried. “Two boys and two girls,” Gabriel said, “Tha

t‘s perfect.” “Yeah, I guess,” Sophia grumbled. She liked being the only girl, but everyone else was really

happy. “What do you think, is a girl good?” their mom asked their dad The kids waited for him

Cheet1 The Future to answer. He hadn‘t smiled at all yet, Sophia hoped that he thought of her as his onl

y princess No room for another girl,

“I think a girl is the perfect addition to our family.” their dad said. He leaned in and kissed their mom‘s hea

d, then put his hand on the back of Sophia‘s. “I want to be the only princess,” Sophia insisted,

“You are a princess,” her dad assured. “This new baby won‘t be a replacement. Just another princess for

our family.” Sophia smiled. As long as she was the original princess, she could be okay with a younger si

ster “We‘re going to have a girl!” Charlie cried.

Gabriel, Charlie, and Sophia started running around the room. “We‘re going to have a girl, we‘re going to

have a girl,” they sang as they ran around, [Flash Forward

When all his kids were grown, Thomas finally decided to step down as Alpha, handing over the reins of S

tarseeker to Santino. They were going to have a formal ceremony for both Starseeker and Moon Seeker

to become one pack. Serena and Logan

were there with their kids. Oliver had grown into a strong prospective Alpha and Olivia was always pushi

ng him out of his comfort zone.

Sophia and Olivia had become best friends and had recently become roommates in their own house

Charlie, Gabriel, and Oliver had arranged similar living conditions for themselves. Sophia and Olivia were

on the Moon Seeker side of the territory line while the three boys were on the Night Sky side, Santino an

d Alexandra‘s youngest daughter, Viki – short for Victoria in honor of her great grandmother –

wasn‘t ready to move out yet and still lived in the big house with her parents

Life had been good for Santino and Alexandra the past fifteen years. “Are you ready for this?” Alexandra

asked, slipping her hand into his. Santino smirked and nodded, “I‘ve been ready for this for a while.” “Jus

t waiting on the old man to make up his mind about retirement,” Thomas said, laughing and clapping San

tino on the back. Santino rolled his eyes but laughed. “Yeah, it only took

you fifteen years.” “Well, you had four young kids to take care of, and a pack to

rebuild. I didn‘t want to throw more responsibility at you,” Thomas admitted, “Thanks, ever 30” Santino sa

id, rolling his eyes. “I, for one, am grateful that you only had one pack to focus on while we were raising o

ur kids,” Alexandra said, kissing his cheek.

“Dad!” Sophia called, waving to him. “Hey, you, I‘m glad you could make it,” Santino said, hugging his eld

est daughter. She hugged her mother too. “Of course, I‘m here. Charlie and Gabriel are on their way with

Oliver. This is a pretty big day,” Sophia said. “It‘s not like I haven‘t been Alpha of my own pack for years,”

Santino grumbled. “Yeah, but this is the first time two packs in the Federation have merged,” she pointed

out.

To no one‘s surprise, Sophia, Charlie, and Gabriel were

beyond smart. “Oh, I‘ve got to go say hi to Uncle Logan and Aunt Serena. See you guys!” Sophia ran off.

“Do you have your speech prepared?” Alexandra asked. She nodded out at the gathered crowd, a huge

collection of Moon Seeker and Starseeker members. “I‘m ready, don‘t worry about me,” Santino assured.

Thomas took the microphone first. “Settle down, everyone. I am happy to be here today, as the long–

time Alpha of Starseeker. I always knew that when I stepped down, my son, Santino, would take over for

me. When I leave this stage tonight, I will no –

longer be Alpha, and Starseeker will no longer be Starseeker.”

It was a short speech, and there was a ripple of clapping through the crowd. Both packs knew this day wa

“It‘s all up to you now, my son,” he muttered.

Santino chuckled nervously and cleared his

throat. “Thank you everyone, for gather today. As you all know, the Federation has struggled in the past fe

and humility that I take on the role of Alpha for a newly merged pack. Under one Alpha, in a combined terr

“You‘re

late,” Alexandra chastised. “I heard the speeches. What else is there?” she asked, still owning that teenag

Gabriel and Sophia wandered over, laughing. “That‘s not too hard, you know,” Sophia teased, flipping a lo

Viki‘s hair. The youngest girl glared

at her older siblings. She‘d always been the one to get teased most, but Viki had really learned to hold he

wide embrace. The tangle of bodies and arms swayed dangerously, causing them all the laugh and try to

and enjoy the party, Santino put his arm around Alexandra‘s shoulders. “Well, we finally did it,” he mused.

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