I find out you’re not treating her right, I’ll find you and put you down like a rabid dog. Got it?”
I almost chuckled, considering how fitting her analogy was. Instead, I nodded solemnly and assured her that I would always do whatever it took to make her daughter happy. She seemed content with my response and suggested we all have lunch. Allegra readily agreed and started for the kitchen, but I tugged her back and raised my brows in a silent question.
“This afternoon,” she conceded. “Just give me a little more time to enjoy their happiness.”
I gave her a swift kiss before pressing my forehead to hers, keeping our eyes locked. “It’s going to be fine. I promise.” She sighed and nuzzled her nose against mine before pulling away to lead me to the kitchen.
It was just after dessert that night when I finally put my foot down and stopped waiting for Allegra to make the first move. “Joe, Hannah,” I said as I stood from the table. “Allegra and I would like to discuss something with you.” I tugged my mate to her feet and gave her a reassuring smile. “Trust me,” I whispered. She nodded, looking a little less terrified.
We all sat in the living room, and I was about to start when Hannah piped up, “Did you knock up my baby girl before you married her, Zeke Blakesley?”
Allegra fell into a fit of coughing, and I patted her on the back as I considered how to answer. I didn’t want to lie, and the truth was, it was possible that Allegra was pregnant. I hadn’t used protection even once since I’d popped her cherry. “I promise, we’ll be married before we have any children.” Hannah considered my answer for a moment, then relaxed in her seat.
“There’s something about myself that I haven’t shared with you, and I’d like there to be complete honesty between us,” I started.
“Zeke’s a wolf shifter!” Allegra suddenly blurted, then she slapped her hands over her mouth and stared at me in shock.
“Well, that’s one way to do it,” I sighed.
“Oops,” she mumbled.
Allegra’s parents stared at us in stunned silence, and I took it as a good sign that they weren’t freaking out or trying to shove me out the door. Taking advantage of their speechlessness, I began to explain exactly what and who I was. Unexpectedly, they were calm as they asked questions. It was clear that they weren’t sure whether to believe me or think I was crazy. Allegra piped in every once in a while, and that seemed to boost my credibility.
The whole thing went better than I could have hoped for. Apparently, the past two days had been enough for them to not only believe me, but still trust me to care for their daughter. In the end, we all had the same goal, to make Allegra happy.
When we returned home, she told me to forget everything and dragged me into the house and up to our bedroom. An hour later, we both collapsed onto the bed in a panting, sweaty mess. “Thank you,” she whispered.
“You have nothing to thank me for, sweetheart.” I summoned a small amount of strength and rolled on top of her. “I love you, and there is nothing I wouldn’t do to make you happy.”
“I love you, too.”
“I’ll never tire of hearing you say that.”
Allegra grinned and bucked her hips, pressing her drenched pussy against my already thick and hard cock. “Seems like it gets a whole other reaction from those words. Guess I better say them often if I want lots of orgasms.”
I shifted my position so I could slide my length into her tight pussy. “All you have to do is ask, baby. I’ve got a lifetime of orgasms to give you.”
Epilogue
Allegra
Fitting into the Timber Ridge wolf pack went more smoothly than I expected. It helped that I wasn’t alone in making the adjustment since my wish that my friends found shifters of their own came true. But what really clinched everyone’s acceptance of me was when we found out I was pregnant shortly after the holidays. I’d been carrying the first baby to be born into the pack in almost eight years, so the pregnancy was a big deal to everyone. It also turned out to be the start of a baby boom.
Jake, the son I gave birth to five years ago, had plenty of other children to grow up with. He mostly hung out with Larissa and Calliope’s firstborns, but