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was an excuse for my parents to visit more, not that they needed one, but also because the girls had been saying they wanted to go off for a bit and at least here they had family. Both of them would graduate early after the fall semester, so I wouldn’t have to wait all that long until we would get to be together.

Bexley pressed a kiss to some large guy's cheek and twirled away walking towards me. I nearly laughed at the shocked expression of the man she had been talking to.

Hunter’s voice was soft answering my unasked question, “His name is Cliff. He was a skulk Alpha for an arctic fox group up in Canada. He came down here after HAF slaughtered everyone but his sister, two brothers, and two enforcers. I immediately offered them a place here while they were passing through.”

“You’re amazing,” I offered, looking up to him as he blinked in surprise at the blunt compliment and his ears heated. I couldn’t help but grin at that.

“Hunter,” Bexley chided, “Cliff over there is so grumpy, how do you deal with the lot of them?”

I had my two sisters and Lena stand up as bridesmaids during the ceremony, all of them wearing pale gold dresses that complimented their multi-colored hair.

Bexley’s hair had tumbled down from her updo and despite her words, I could see the excitement all over her face from talking to him. I didn’t want to make an assumption but as my eyes flickered over her shoulder at Cliff and two other men, staring at her rather intently, I wondered what would happen once she turned eighteen. That was usually when people recognized their mates fully. Although we always had a sense… and I think they were noticing it.

Hunter chuckled softly in realization.

“What do you mean grumpy?” I asked curiously.

She sighed and shook her head. “Asked all of them to dance and they all said no. No idea what their problem is, I guess I’ll just have to go ask someone else to dance…”

I laughed as she walked off towards some unsuspecting person but was cut off by one of the other men, his face indeed looking grumpy. As I said, interesting…

“That should turn out interestingly,” Luca commented as I hummed in agreement.

“Are you excited for our honeymoon?” Hunter asked softly.

I turned into them and looked up at both of them. “Am I interested to spend all day and night in a cabin by ourselves away from everyone else? A place where I can and will walk around practically naked and swim in the lake nearby? A place where we can fuc--”

Luca seared his lips to mine. “No more or we are leaving now.”

I grinned proudly as I tried to hang onto my giddiness. If he was happy and excited now, he was going to lose it later.

My eyes flickered at my currently fairly flat stomach. Not for long though.

After all, I had the best type of secret to tell them tonight.

Colette Graves

Epilogue 2

“Bye, Miss Graves!” A childish voice had me looking up from the piano as I waved to my last student. The crisp autumn air outside was blowing through the open door of my studio as I listened for the familiar sound of little feet. School was just letting out, which meant that several of my little angels would be here soon along with Dylan.

I placed my hand on my pregnant stomach, a yawn coming from my mouth as I began to straighten up from the last class of the afternoon session. Fleur was taking on the evening classes and I was glad for it because I was really feeling this third trimester.

It didn’t help that each time I got pregnant I popped out two to three a litter. Yeah. Talk about shifter problems, right? Honestly, it isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds. I actually loved being pregnant, but I loved having such a large family even more. It helped that I had three mates to take care of our one set of triplets and two sets of twins.

“Mommy!” my youngest daughter sang out.

I turned, breaking out into a smile. Instantly her small head of purple curly hair was bouncing as she practically tackled me. I let out a small laugh as I spun her around.

“Careful with Mommy,” Luca’s voice sounded and I looked up at him in surprise. I smiled, thrilled to see him especially since he looked so sexy coming from the office in a suit.

“I know, Daddy,” Violet rolled