The Alpha's Mate

Chapter 21

Manon's POV

I walked up Piper's porch noticing her face in the window.  Before I could reach the door, she appeared wearing a smile.  The smell of food invaded my nostrils and made my mouth water.  I returned a smile to her as she ushered me in.  Walking into her house I was greeted by familiar faces.  Alpha George and Jared stood up from the couch and started to yell their salutations while Luna Concetta shuffled out of the kitchen, in oven mitts, trying to yell over them all.  

I laughed a real laugh as they all made their way over to me.  They didn't wait for each other to greet me, each of them wrapping me in their arms, including Piper, each still trying to yell over the other trying to get my attention.  Luna Concetta losing her patience, pulling me out of the huddle and into her arms only.  

"Oh my sweet girl, it feels like it's been forever."  She pulled me down, giving me a kiss on each cheek.  My face hurt from smiling and I felt genuinely happy.  As Luna Concetta continued at a mile a minute Alpha George kept trying to pry her from me.  Eventually getting annoyed he interrupted her.  

"Dammit Concetta, let me talk to her."  I chuckled at his lighthearted annoyance. She sent him a look and rolled her eyes before I was pulled into his arms.  He gave me one of his bone crushing hugs.  Releasing me at the pleas of Jared, who claimed I was going to be 'smashed to death', he sighed playfully at Jared.

"It's great to have you back, Kid." Alpha George smiled.  "It's great to be here, I really missed you guys." I stated looking at Alpha George and Luna Concetta.  Alpha George released me before putting a hand on the small of Luna Concetta's back.

"Hey!" Jared exclaimed in a joking tone. "You didn't miss me?"  He gave me a hug, lifting me up.  "Of course I did.  I couldn't possibly not miss you, Squirt." I joked back, laughing as he growled at my nickname.

Placing me down he playfully glared.  "You know, you're still technically a rouge trespassing.  I could kill you for that."  I chuckled, but Luna Concetta didn't find it funny.  "If you touch a hair on her head I will have your ass."  She yelled from the kitchen.  

Alpha George chuckled on the couch.  Once we started to settle the doorbell rang.  Piper hopped up from the couch.  "That must be the Betas!"

She hustled to the door, opening it revealing John and Ava, Ava holding a baby.  I smiled, getting off the couch to go and meet them.  Piper surrounded the child, cooing and making faces.  I peaked over her shoulder, looking at the baby boy Ava held.

Most higher ranked wolves had boys first to inherit the rank in case something happens to prevent another child from being born, in fact I can't think of a single family that didn't have a boy first.  Davin, Ronan, John, and now this little boy were all the first born. 

"Do you want to hold him, Manon?" Ava asked pushing the baby towards me.  I shook me head.  "I don't want to drop him."  Ava playfully rolled her eyes before handing me the baby. "Nonsense, you're just worried."

I gently held the baby boy.  I held him one hand on his back holding his head up, and the other under his butt holding up his body weight.  He started to make all these sounds that sounded like gurgling.  Oh goddess he's gonna cry.