Tempest

Epilogue

Suffice it to say, the entire Pack were overjoyed to find out that not only was the Doc a Were, but their Alpha's mate. After the loss of their Pack-mate, being able to celebrating the coming together of their Alpha and his mate went a long way to healing those still in mourning.

Tempest had invited Jax, wanting to give him the opportunity to see their way of life and perhaps get to know Wade and some of the other men a little better. They would make good allies, her people helping Jax with any problems in which he might need specific skills and him helping her people by keeping them posted of any situations that might be somewhat unusual.

The celebration was in full swing, even Am seemed more relaxed. Miriam stayed close to her, which obviously helped. Mitch too kept a cautious eye on her, happy that his mate might have a new friend.

Wade pulled Tempest to her feet wrapping an arm around her and heading towards the garden he'd taken her to earlier. "I thought you might want a chance to catch your breath." He laughed and Tempest realised this was the first genuine laugh she'd heard him make.

She smiled, "I think Murray is even more excited about us than we are."

Wade gave her a knowing nod. "He's been waiting a long time to organise my wedding feast. He may ask you for help, but you'd probably better off letting him take control." He laughed again. "He will anyway."

They both laughed, wondered around the garden holding each other as close as possible. Neither seeming to want to let go the connection to each other. As they made their way back she noticed Trae, Mitch, Lukas and several others coming up behind them forming a semicircle. This she knew what their way of showing respect for the Alpha couple and to let Tempest know that each one of them had accepted her as their female Alpha.

Tempest looked to Wade a question written across her face. "They are yours as much as they are mine now. I know we haven't officially mated, but that doesn't matter to them. I do believe they've accepted you since you put yourself in harm's way to help us catch the Rogue."

He kissed the top of her head, hoping she'd wouldn't fight him on what he had to say. "Because of your position in the Pack you'll have two shadows now. That's not negotiable Doc." He waited for her to fight him on it, was surprised when she simply nodded.

"No argument?"

"No. I know I'm likely to be more vulnerable now. If someone wanted to hurt you. Hurting me would be the easiest way. I'm not saying I'll always be happy about it, but I trust the Enforcers I've already spent time with. I'm assuming I'll be getting to know the rest of them now?"

Wade smiled softly, "Thank you."

Somehow Murray produced chocolate cake, enough to feed every person there, with an extra big slice for Tempest. She grinned at the man, gave him a kiss on the cheek then accepted the cake. Wade frowned and she laughed. "Murray knows I appreciate his cooking." She turned to Murray, "Right Murray?"

"Right Doc. Come by sometime in the next couple of days and we'll talk about the kinds of foods you like and I'll see about including them as often as I can." Again Tempest kissed the man. Wade growled making Murray puff out his chest even more. "The Doc likes me Wade, get over it."

The gobsmacked expression on Wade's face had Tempest laughing so much she almost dropped her cake. Wade rescued it for her and ended up laughing right along with her. This was a good start, laughter and a Pack that had already accepted her, even though she'd hidden her true self from them all.

Some of the men had cordoned off an area for dancing, a CD player and amplifier appeared and Tempest found herself dancing, moving from one male Pack member to another. Some were familiar, other's not. It would take time to get used to her new position, just as it would to get to know everyone. She didn't stress it, just went with it enjoying the moment. This was their way of saying welcome to the Pack and she was grateful for their acceptance.