Brayden

08 Run*

The eastern sector is closest to our main village. It borders Red Rivers pack who are our allies so it's the safest place to be, aside from the pack house that is. I love making these runs. Honestly, I think the leaders of the sectors like me better than the people I'm with every day.

"Brayden!" Blake the leader in the eastern sector calls as I approach. I set the package down, shift, and dress. Picking up the gift I walk up to him.

"Hey, Blake." I greet him.

"What brings ya here, pup?" He asks messing up my hair. I swat his hand away and he laughs.

"Your boy had a pup. I thought you would have known that!" I tease him. He sighs.

"Yeah... the boy's barely 18! As soon as he found his mate he had a pup... no patience that boy!" He says and I laugh.

"Alright, grandpa! I got a gift from the Alpha, so where are the new parents?" I ask.

"Hey! I'm too young to be a grandpa!" He groans. As we walk toward Billy's house.

"And yet here we are!" I laugh.

"No! I'm not a grandpa... it's Pop-pop." He corrects me.

"Awww... now that's cute! Lil' Pop-pop." I say.

"You can't call me little, Brayden. I'm still your elder and I got at least a foot on you." He says. I keep laughing.

"But it's sooo cute!" I respond as we reach the house.

"Yeah, yeah," Blake says as we enter his son's home.

"Surprise!" I whisper-yell into the house so as to not potentially wake a sleeping infant.

"Brayden!" Abigail squeals running up to us with a bundle in her arms.

"Wow!" I say looking at the chubby cheeks peeking from the blanket. "How old is he?"

"One week." She smiles handing him to me. I pass off the package to Blake to take the sleeping child.

"He's so lucky..." I mumble. "You guys will be great parents."

"Alright! Pop-pop's turn!" Blake says swapping the baby for the package.

"A gift from Alpha Aaron," I say handing Abigail the package as Billy enters.

"I thought I heard an annoying pup in my house!" He says hugging me.

"Whatever! Open the present jerk!" I respond, pushing him away. He laughs wrapping his arms around his mate. Together they open the package.

"It's beautiful!" Abigail squeaks holding the soft material.

"Make sure to thank the Alpha for us," Billy tells me and I nod.

"Stay for dinner?" Abigail asks as she wraps her now awake son in his new blanket.

"Can't... I'm kinda on thin ice as it is and Clay told me to be back before dinner." I answer.

"What'd you do now?" She asks in a moderately scolding tone.

"I might have caused the school to be flooded due to the fire suppression system," I respond.

"You set the school on fire!" Billy asks in awe.

"No... but they should get one that senses fire rather than one triggered by pulling the alarm," I say.

"Get home Brayden." He says laughing "before you get in more trouble... thanks again for the gift."

"No problem, Billy... I love visiting you guys." I tell him.