The Alpha's Bride

Chapter 1005: The Luna Ceremony of the century (10)

Zina was dancing with Owen, but she couldn't stop herself from looking at the dancing couples around them.         

    

She sighed dramatically.     

"Is anything wrong, angel?" Owen asked.     

"Everyone is having babies other than us."     

"You want pups?"     

"Don't you?" Zina responded with a question.     

Owen looked at her seriously. "We can work on that after this party."     

"I will count on that, General Owen."     

Owen puffed his chest proudly. He loved when Zina used his title. Only he knew what hellish training and tests he needed to pass in order to retain that title. He thought he was working hard in the Red Moon pack, but only after training personally with George and Damon, Owen realized there were several levels he needed to climb to consider himself capable.     

It's not that Owen didn't want pups, but he was a man of habits. He had a simple life filled with training and patrol duties and occasional missions, but ever since he spotted Zina at the market in the Red Moon pack, Owen's life became hectic. Much better compared to what it was, but definitely hectic.     

He had a mate now, and he was a General. He changed packs and was friends with George. So many things changed, but Zina looked totally in her element, and he decided to go with it. If she wanted pups, he would provide the seeds. The only thing they needed was for Zina to go into heat, but he overheard that Talia could do something about it. Heat meant several days of non-stop sex. Owen was looking forward to it.     

Olivia melted in Travis' embrace. It was their first time dancing, and she loved the way he was holding her. Their bond was still fresh, and she was feeling anxious when they were not in touching distance.     

Travis would twirl her and kiss her all over her face, and she would giggle foolishly. During one of those twirls, Olivia froze. She stared at a male and female who were standing next to the dancing area and smiling at her.     

"Dad? Mom?" Olivia breathed.     

"We will talk later," her father mouthed and waved at Olivia to focus on Travis.     

Her mom was pointing her phone at Olivia and Travis, obviously recording them.     

Olivia turned to Travis and looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Did you get them to come here?"     

Travis pulled her into his embrace and spoke into her hair as they swayed slowly. "I told them we are mates and that we will be here. Is that OK?"     

"What did you tell them about…?" She didn't finish, but Travis understood.     

"They know that your previous mate died in the Shadowbite pack and that we met recently. Beyond that, whatever you want to disclose, it will back you up."     

Olivia didn't want to burden her parents with what she went through. It would only make them feel bad, and it's not like they can take it back. "Thank you, Travis." She will tell her parents how awesome mate Travis was and that she was working in the pack hospital as a medical assistant. She had so much more to learn!      

Travis noticed that Olivia became stiff. "If I knew that you would be so cautious because your parents are here, I wouldn't tell them anything."     

Olivia realized he was right. But there was nothing she could do other than… She raised her arms, and her fingers laced behind Travis' neck. She got on her toes and spoke against his lips, "You should do your best to loosen me up, Doctor Travis."     

Travis smiled into the kiss, and he loved the way she melted into him. In less than a second, Olivia kissed him back, and she forgot that her parents were watching (and recording) them.     

Tony and Kalina were also in the dancing crowd. Tony raised his hand to spin Kalina, but she didn't respond as he expected.     

"What's wrong?" Tony asked while wondering if he did something to upset her.         

    

"I don't think I should perform vigorous movements, considering my condition," Kalina said.     

Tony frowned, and he looked at her legs. "Are you hurt?" Those were super-high heels, and Kalina was a sportish type.     

"No."     

"Then? Why can't you make vigorous movements?"     

"Just tell him!" Tatiana chimed in from the side. "Your dumbass mate won't get a hint."     

Tony's frown deepened. Did he hear her right? "Dumbass?"     

"Tony has a wonderful ass, and he is not dumb," Kalina snapped at her sister.     

Tony glared at Tatiana and spoke to Kalina, "I know she is your sister, and I know she is pregnant, but it seems she doesn't know that every man has a line that shouldn't be crossed." And he was an Alpha!     

Tatiana wanted to bicker, but Maddox sealed her mouth with a kiss. He didn't want their sister-squabbling to escalate, and it was obvious that Tony was irked.     

Tatiana's temper was getting more explosive as her pregnancy progressed, and she was stressed after working on all the outfits for this event. Maddox hoped she wouldn't cause a war before their baby was born.     

Maddox relaxed when Tatiana's arms tightened around him, and he took a mental note to apologize to Tony later.     

Kalina cupped Tony's cheeks with his palms and forced her to look at him. "Ignore her and focus on your mate."     

Tony released a sharp breath. "You were about to tell me something. It seemed important."     

"We are pregnant," Kalina said.     

Tony's eyebrows went up until they reached his hairline. "What?"     

Kalina laughed at his comical expression. "We are pregnant."     

"Are you sure?"     

Kalina nodded, and before she could finish that nod, Tony was kissing her like there was no tomorrow.     

Tony regretted that his parents were not there. Ever since he became the Alpha of the Lightclaw pack, Alpha Magnus and Luna Alicia have been traveling. Tony was confident they would be excited about a grandchild.      

George was swaying slowly with Dawn in his arms. That was his cinnamon-infused mate, and her scent became sweeter due to pregnancy.     

George was perfectly happy to be an Alpha without his pack. It gave him time to be with Dawn, and he still had their little town without the politics and paperwork a pack would require.     

George was Damon's second in command regarding warriors, and Caden was Damon's Beta in charge of other matters related to the pack.     

James was the Gamma, handling finances and strategizing, while Maya, Cornelia, and Mindy took care of housing, events, and anything else pack members would need.     

Zina was the main person in the matters regarding the packhouse, with Trisha, Dawn, and Rose helping her out.     

This division of work was good for everyone.         

    

Talia knew she couldn't be a good Luna of the Dark Howlers pack without neglecting the Midnight Guardians pack, and leaving Damon was out of the question. She was considering options of giving Axel the Alpha position (which he refused repeatedly), and merging the Midnight Guardians pack with the Dark Howlers pack.     

Merging packs would require a lot of logistics due to the time difference between the two realms, and James came up with a few suggestions on how to make it work. However, Talia was hoping that her father would accept to take over his rightful position as the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack. She didn't talk about it with Valerian because she was waiting for him to recuperate.     

Dinner was like a massive buffet with only the main table with the wedding party being served.     

They had much more people than invited, but there was food for everyone. People without assigned seats got prepackaged food, and they went into the forest to have a picnic-style dinner.     

The food was delicious, and the cake was massive. Damon and Talia cut the cake together, and they fed each other the first pieces.     

"Now, this is a human custom I support," Damon said while feeding Talia cake.     

Talia hummed in satisfaction as chocolate cake melted on her tongue.     

"Do you like it?" Damon asked.     

Talia smiled. "I like you more."     

Damon approved. He liked her the most.     

With the corner of his eye, Damon saw Ashton. That pesky boy had come to them three times already, always with some excuse to talk to Talia. Luckily, his mother was sensible enough to take him away. Damon smiled when he saw some girls chasing Ashton, so the snotty boy disappeared into the crowd.     

"Are you comfortable in that dress?" Damon asked, and Talia knew that he was eager to undress her.     

"It's a beautiful dress," Talia responded. "It's a pity I got to wear it for a short time." And she hoped Damon wouldn't rip it.     

"How much longer do you want to wear it?"     

"Can we dance to a few more songs? After that, you can accompany me home to slip into something more comfortable."     

Damon put another piece of chocolate cake in Talia's mouth, and she leaned on him as the chocolate goodness coated her taste buds.     

Talia closed her eyes and focused on their surroundings. She smiled while confirming that people were eating, dancing, talking, and laughing… they were happy.     

"Is something wrong, kitten?" Damon asked when he sensed that her mood was off.     

"My father. He is upset."     

"Is he still salty about the dancing?"     

"No. This is different," Talia responded. "He is in the forest, to the South. With… Sophia and Isaac."     

Damon had an idea what that was about. "Do you want to check it out?"     

"Can we?"     

"You can do whatever you want, kitten."     

Talia didn't want to meddle, but she was curious. So far, Valerian showed disapproval of what Sophia and Isaac did, but he was not interested in meeting with them or with members of the Midnight Guardians pack. This could be big.