“Alpha Raven, you have guests,” my father interrupts while grabbing my hand as I start up the stairs ready to find my bed in the Alpha suite. “Who?” I question while looking behind me to see a boy my age standing with what appear to be his parents. “Angel Haner and his family,” Dad answers watching me run my hands over my bump. “I need a minute to rest, I will be down for dinner to meet everyone. Make sure everyone is taken care of,” I sigh deeply knowing I can’t avoid them, but I need a few minutes to at least gather my thoughts. “Are you and your pups, ok?” My father questions with concern laced in his voice making me blush a little as I nod my head. “Yeah, I’m just exhausted we flew 17 hours and drove two. I’m on board with Liliana, I need a shower and to lay down for a minute,” I answer while glancing at the family sitting together as the boy speaks to his father. “Go, Grandma will have dinner ready in two hours,” our dad chuckles a little making me smile a little. “Thank yo

“What are you thinking, Knight?” I ask, watching him sit at the foot of my bed as I sit up against the headboard, rubbing my stomach. “That my Princess needs to rest, but the night is not over. Angel and his family are downstairs to meet you, they moved here at Alpha Osric’s request to help Wolf Creek transition,” Embry answers as he vacantly watches my hand on my stomach. “I’m not a princess and I’m used to no sleep. Why Angel? Why is Alpha Osric so interested in what happens here?” I question while sitting up pulling my black fur cloak over me like a blanket. “A knight needs his princess. I’ve noticed you don’t sleep much, but you need it now for your pups. Angel is Alpha Osric’s younger brother; he’s hoping to help maintain order and your position,” Embry speaks watching me with concern as I nod knowing I need to find a way to take it easy. “I guess I should go meet Angel and his family before Osric arrives. Have the guest suite ready for Osric and rooms ready for his men,” I si

“I got him!” I hear Thane call out when the second rogue begins to run as he and Jacoby begin to give chase. I begin to move to help Liliana when Jyrki blocks me while watching his granddaughter fight. “Let her do this, she is Beta she needs to prove her position and protect the pack. If she needs you, she’ll ask you for help,” Jyrki explains, nudging me to the side. When I finally look at him and notice he is the only other fully red wolf that I’ve seen aside from Raven. I watch Liliana move gracefully around and under the rogue she is fighting. She is slowly exhausting him since he can’t get a hold of her. “Don’t tell me how to look after my mate,” I shove past Jyrki walking towards Liliana who has the rogue pinned to the ground snarling in his face. “Don’t disrespect me boy! Don’t you dare begin to forget what family you’re dealing with!” Jyrki growls grabbing me by the scruff of my neck, throwing me onto the ground into the cold snow. “I am her mate! You will not tell me how

“Raven, he’s here,” Embry softly says while knocking on my bedroom door. I lost myself for a little bit staring out of the giant bay window in my room with a view of the beautiful frozen lake. “I felt them cross the border,” I admit feeling nervous about seeing Osric again especially after realizing he didn’t know I am pregnant. “You look nice, are you ready?” Embry compliments looking down at the black maxi dress I changed into showing my bump a little. “I don’t know why I’m so nervous,” I answer while looking up at him, rubbing over my belly feeling my stomach flutter. “A lot has changed, you don’t need to be nervous; he knows everything that’s been happening,” he says while pulling me into his arms helping me relax, melting the stress away. “Thank you, having my knight by my side makes things so much easier. I don’t know what I would do without your help,” I whisper into Embry’s shoulder holding onto him tighter taking in his warm scent. “I’m happy to be your knight, Princess

“I think today went well, don’t you?” I question talking to my babies while looking down at my stomach and sitting in the hammock on the balcony attached to my room. “It could have gone a lot worse, Scott could have hurt Liliana,” I admit while resting back where my view of the moon reflecting off the frozen lake. “I know Uncle Ryder wouldn’t have let that happen,” I can’t help but laugh at myself for talking out loud to my babies. “I love you pups, the three of us will make a real life for ourselves,” I whisper, closing my eyes I use my foot to kick off the wall to swing. I quickly become lost thinking about Osric and the way I am reacting to him even after what Gerard did. I can’t help notice that he isn’t just being nice, but he is going out of his way to do nice things for me when he has barely paid attention to anyone else. “Raven,” Embry knocks on the glass door pulling me from my thoughts watching him walk out onto the balcony. “Nice view, are you ok?” Embry questions whi