watched as Mike and Jesse secured Zach’s cousin, making sure it was done properly. He pulled out his cell phone and hit the first speed dial button.
“Got him,” he told Zach when his mate picked up the other line.
“Bring him to me,” he was ordered.
Casey walked over to their prisoner. “Your presence is requested by the Prince,” he said with a nasty smile.
The man’s eyes widened and Casey felt a deep satisfaction in getting to him. “Get him out of here,” he told his men.
He turned to see a grinning RJ leaning against the wall.
Casey nodded to the other man. “Let’s get out of here. I have a mating ceremony to attend and you need to get to your brothers.”
They walked out side by side. Their last mission had been a success.
* * * *
Gray glanced around the inn’s backyard, looking for his mate. He found her lounging in the grass with Toby, his good friend Kiley, and his Alpha’s daughter Jessie.
“Great party,” Tyler told him, coming up and handing him a beer.
Gray grinned at him. “I’m glad everyone could make the trip.” Not only had his Alpha driven down, but Kiley and her mate Austin, almost every member of his Pack, plus most of his friends he’d made from the other Packs had as well. Even Prince Zachary, Casey, Jesse and Mike had arrived the day before. The small ceremony he and Beth had thought they were having had ended up being over one hundred shifters.
One of the greatest things was that everyone who had arrived in town had simply fallen in love with the community and the people. Even the town folks had come out and opened up to the wolf and his friends. And no one had eaten Toby, either.
He chuckled at the memory of Toby’s face when all of the wolves had started showing up. But, as children would do, Toby made instant friends with everyone. Jesse, Tyler’s daughter, had declared him the most awesome cat ever. He couldn’t wait to see what would happen once those two were actually able to shift.
The event had proven that mixing the different species and coming together could be accomplished. They had not run into any negativity about the cross-species mating. It gave him hope for the future when in just a few months they would be announced to the world.
“We wouldn’t have missed it for anything,” Tyler said, throwing an arm around his neck.
Casey and the Prince joined them, both giving Gray a hug and congratulations. Gray thanked them when they welcomed him to the family. Tyler looked on proudly.
“RJ sends his well wishes also, though he couldn’t be here. His brother’s ceremony is coming up and there have been some issues,” Casey informed him.
“Everything okay? Anything we can do?” Gray offered.
Casey waved it off. “He says it’s just grumbling for now. I’m sending Mike over to check on things tomorrow. He’ll let us know.”
Gray nodded. “If you need me just say the word.”
Casey slapped his back. “Oh, don’t worry, we will. That’s what families are for. So remember that when I want to borrow a lawnmower or something.”
Gray lifted a brow in question.
“Zach and I bought a house here. We’re going to split our time between here and his home.”
“Awesome! Beth will be so happy.”
“Congratulations, guys,” Tyler told them.
They made small talk for a while before wandering off to grab some food.
“You look happy,” Tyler pointed out.
Gray looked around. “I am. I really am.”
“I was going to tell you that you would always be a member of the Pack. Always welcome, both you and Beth. Then I got here and realised I didn’t need to.”
Gray turned and looked at him. “No?”
“I can see your Pack is here now,” Tyler pronounced with a smile at the crowd and hugged Gray close.
“You’ll still always be my family,” Gray whispered to his best friend.
Tyler slapped him on the back. “Oh, I know—you’ll not get rid of us that easy.”
Gray knew he was lucky as he watched his Alpha walk away. After what
“Got him,” he told Zach when his mate picked up the other line.
“Bring him to me,” he was ordered.
Casey walked over to their prisoner. “Your presence is requested by the Prince,” he said with a nasty smile.
The man’s eyes widened and Casey felt a deep satisfaction in getting to him. “Get him out of here,” he told his men.
He turned to see a grinning RJ leaning against the wall.
Casey nodded to the other man. “Let’s get out of here. I have a mating ceremony to attend and you need to get to your brothers.”
They walked out side by side. Their last mission had been a success.
* * * *
Gray glanced around the inn’s backyard, looking for his mate. He found her lounging in the grass with Toby, his good friend Kiley, and his Alpha’s daughter Jessie.
“Great party,” Tyler told him, coming up and handing him a beer.
Gray grinned at him. “I’m glad everyone could make the trip.” Not only had his Alpha driven down, but Kiley and her mate Austin, almost every member of his Pack, plus most of his friends he’d made from the other Packs had as well. Even Prince Zachary, Casey, Jesse and Mike had arrived the day before. The small ceremony he and Beth had thought they were having had ended up being over one hundred shifters.
One of the greatest things was that everyone who had arrived in town had simply fallen in love with the community and the people. Even the town folks had come out and opened up to the wolf and his friends. And no one had eaten Toby, either.
He chuckled at the memory of Toby’s face when all of the wolves had started showing up. But, as children would do, Toby made instant friends with everyone. Jesse, Tyler’s daughter, had declared him the most awesome cat ever. He couldn’t wait to see what would happen once those two were actually able to shift.
The event had proven that mixing the different species and coming together could be accomplished. They had not run into any negativity about the cross-species mating. It gave him hope for the future when in just a few months they would be announced to the world.
“We wouldn’t have missed it for anything,” Tyler said, throwing an arm around his neck.
Casey and the Prince joined them, both giving Gray a hug and congratulations. Gray thanked them when they welcomed him to the family. Tyler looked on proudly.
“RJ sends his well wishes also, though he couldn’t be here. His brother’s ceremony is coming up and there have been some issues,” Casey informed him.
“Everything okay? Anything we can do?” Gray offered.
Casey waved it off. “He says it’s just grumbling for now. I’m sending Mike over to check on things tomorrow. He’ll let us know.”
Gray nodded. “If you need me just say the word.”
Casey slapped his back. “Oh, don’t worry, we will. That’s what families are for. So remember that when I want to borrow a lawnmower or something.”
Gray lifted a brow in question.
“Zach and I bought a house here. We’re going to split our time between here and his home.”
“Awesome! Beth will be so happy.”
“Congratulations, guys,” Tyler told them.
They made small talk for a while before wandering off to grab some food.
“You look happy,” Tyler pointed out.
Gray looked around. “I am. I really am.”
“I was going to tell you that you would always be a member of the Pack. Always welcome, both you and Beth. Then I got here and realised I didn’t need to.”
Gray turned and looked at him. “No?”
“I can see your Pack is here now,” Tyler pronounced with a smile at the crowd and hugged Gray close.
“You’ll still always be my family,” Gray whispered to his best friend.
Tyler slapped him on the back. “Oh, I know—you’ll not get rid of us that easy.”
Gray knew he was lucky as he watched his Alpha walk away. After what
Similar Books
