The Alpha and the Rogue

Chapter 17

(RJ"S POV)

*ONE YEAR LATER*

"Are you sure you're ready to do this?" Brandon asks as he loads my luggage into the back of my car. 

"I'm sure. It's been more than a year and  Indie probably thinks I'm not coming anymore." I sigh, guilt overflowing me. Indie probably gave up on me coming back now. 

"Just remember. Noah's married and has a kid... or kids. Whatever." He shakes his head. 

"Gee, thanks. I never would have figured that little bit of info on my own." I roll my eyes. 

"Just stating facts, RJ." 

"I know you are, it's just I don't really want to think about my mate being married and having kids with someone else. Friggin Stephanie of all people." I shiver. 

Brandon laughs. "I get it. You better go if you want to beat traffic." He tells me.

With that said I give a short wave before driving away from the pack house.

***

Hopping out of the car when I pull up at the Silver Moon pack house I stretch, arching my back. It may have only been several hours, but it felt like more. 

"RJ." A squeal erupted from behind me and Melina Christopher and I tumbled to the floor with an 'oomph' as she and her mate pounced on me. 

"Radiance!" Another squeal and then I felt someone else on top of the three of us. 

"Dog pile!" Someone exclaimed and before I could yell a protest several other people were on top of us, me at the very bottom. 

"Cant. Breathe." I barely mustered out. 

"Oops, sorry." Everyone hops off me with lightning speed and I get up to see everyone staring at me in awe. 

I look around. Nope, they were definitely staring at me. "Um... guys? Are you okay?"

"Wow. You were beautiful before, but your stunning now." Dominic says from next to Melina. 

I blush. "Aww, thanks, hun." I say walking up to him and gripping his cheeks. 

He slaps my hands away with a smile. "Hey, hands off." 

I smirk. "You know you want this." I tell him waving a hand down my body.

"Not anymore." He says pulling a girl I didn't know closer to his body, placing a kiss on her forehead. 

"Oh, this must be Lilly. It's lovely to meet you. I've heard so much about you. All Dominic ever talks about is you." I roll my eyes. 

Lilly blushes. "Yeah, that's me. It's nice to meet you, too." She smiles. "You're Noah's real mat, aren't you?"

"That's me." I force a smile. 

"Now, where's my little baby sis?" I ask tapping my chin in thought.

As if on cue I hear a little female screech and then feel someone, once again, jumping on me.

"Hey, my little Indie." I smile kissing her forehead. 

"RJ! I didn't think you were going to come." She mumbles into my shirt. 

"Hey, hey. I promised didnt I? You want to know a little secret?" I ask her, tilting her chin up.

"Mmhmm." She nods eagerly. 

"I always, and I mean always, keep my promises." I smile.

Indie smiles back at me wrapping her arms around my neck.