1. Claude Phoebe(ManxMan)

Epilogue

Many years later

I sat watching the pups play with a small smile. Ace was tackled to the ground gracefully enough that I didn't panic. Cassian ran over to me panting and crashed into my side with a giggle.

"Hi Papa."

"How's my pup doin'?" I picked him up with zero effort, the eight year old wiggled enough that I began to tickle him.

"Noooo!" He giggled before I stopped while he panted, I laughed at his red face, his lips in a pout and his brows furrowed. "I had serious business."

"Oh? And what's that?"

"I.. I.." he bit his lip. "How you feel if I don't wanna be alpha?" My brows shot up at him and he slid off my legs to kneel before me and I frowned.

"What do you wanna be?"

Cassian blinked, his gaze on the grass and he shrugged.

"I'm okay with being warrior to the pack." I smiled at him, reaching for his hair and fluffing it about, the boy looked up and scowled. "Papa, not the hair." I laughed then.

"I'm okay with whatever you want, Cass."

"Really?" He inched closer to me and I gave a firm nod. "Phew!" He wiped his forehead. "Thought you was gonna be real mad."

"Pft, what's that, can I eat it?"

We laughed before he stood and ran off to join the rest of the kids. Ace came soon after and sat beside me and we both watched.

"He's only 8."

"And he knows what he wants." I looked over at Ace who smiled at our kids and I sighed.

"He can still change his mind."

"I don't think so," I pouted as he looked over at me and ruffled my hair, I sighed leaning into his touch. "You visit Travis yet?" Ace smirked at me while I scowled.

"No, Raphael won't leave his side so who am I?" I huffed thinking about the vampire. I had nothing against him, but his being a vampire rubbed me the wrong way. Ace laughed wrapping his arm around my shoulder.

"He's not Alaric," I growled and rolled my eyes before pulling Ace into my lap.

"Not the point." I continued to watch my kids, Cassian and Sage playing with their cousins, my nephew's and nieces.

"Then you won't be mad that they're all coming over for dinner tonight." I blinked and rolled my eyes at my mate, cupping his barely showing stomach.

"Then we're eating outside." I commented because of the sheer size of my family.

Trent and his mate Adriel showed, Trent had the man on his back, both laughing, their kids had already been here, all five of them so they ran for their parents in pure joy and tried to climb Trent who groaned. It was pretty funny to see him of all people have quintuplets.

Kathryn and her mate Meghan were arguing their daughter was hanging out with her best friend and child of Alexander.

Seeing everyone was giving me a headache because I realised just how many of them I considered family and pack. Alexander and his mates, Tristan and Victor also came, Idris in his panther form following behind Harkin who was a whole tall 11 year old. I narrowed my eyes at the boy who had a tendency to mostly show himself as a 3 year old toddler, confusing the hell out of everyone about how old he actually is.

Linus came in with a shout behind him a large ass snake. "Fraden, I swear to the gods! I love you but would you please!" The boy shrieked as the snake hissed at him and shifted, panting almost angrily.