The Clan

20

After clearing things up, my brother and I joined the others in the living room. My mom had prepared appetisers and some wine. Dante held a glass for me and I took it before kissing his cheek.

"You two seem to get along." My father said.

"We're mates so why shouldn't we?" Dante said with a smile and still looking at me.

I nodded and offered a smile at my father. He finally cracked a small one and I knew that we were safe for now.

"Dante was telling us how you adjusted to the Luna position in his pack." My mom said.

"It's a lot but thanks to you two, I knew what I would be facing." I said.

My parents smiled and even my brother did. I was earning myself some points right now. Dante could thank me later.

"That's all good then." My father said. "But you mentioned business on the phone right?"

"Robert." My mom scowled. "Let's eat first before we talk business."

"It's ok Mary." Dante said smoothly. "I don't mind and I'll be happy to discuss my mate's brilliant idea."

He was too good with my mother. She was blushing like crazy and nodding fast. I smirked at him and he offered me a predatory smile. Damn he was gorgeous.

"Let's still sit down." My mom said. "I didn't know the idea came from you Selena."

We all sat down at the table and everyone's gaze was on me. No pressure.

"Dante was looking at new investments so I naturally suggested the family's business since iron is always a safe value." I said.

"How many are we talking about?" My father asked.

"Ten million dollars. For a start." Dante said smiling.

My entire family's eyes widened and they gaped. Yeah that was quite the amount of money for a start. I knew that it was nothing for Dante though and nothing compared to what he would gain with a straight access to the sea.

"That's quite the amount." My father said recovering from his surprise. "You will have some parts in the company."

"I'm sure it can be beneficial for all of us." Dante's smile widened. "If you agree of course. I have other businesses that could benefit from a steady source of iron and yours is by far the best in the whole State."

"I won't refuse that amount of money." My father said. "We will sign the paperwork after lunch or Mary will kill me."

"You'd be right to assume as much." My mom said. "Let's eat and then you can sign all the papers you want."

My mother outdid herself again with the food. She was such a great chef while I could only make sweets. I was glad that Dante was an excellent chef or we would starve. The pack chef would prevent it but it was nice to eat just the two of us sometimes.

She prepared roasted beef with mashed potatoes and green beans. It was simple but efficient. I thought about how much I missed her cuisine while chewing on the meat. Dante was great but this was my mom. I missed her and I missed our family's dinner the most.

It would always be animated with my father, brother and I talking about the company and the pack while my mom would scowl until we ate. It only had been a week but I already missed it. I hoped Dante would be all right with us coming here from time to time. Especially if he wanted me pregnant, I would need my mom by my side.

For dessert, she prepared a cheesecake because she knew that I was addicted to the stuff. I could not help a wide smile of anticipation when she brought the cake on the table.

"Thanks mom." I said happily.

"Of course honey. I knew that would do the trick." She winked.

I could not help a laugh and so did she. Dante put his hand on my thigh bringing my focus back on him. I locked my gaze on his and his green eyes were filled with lust. What did I do to earn myself such an intense gaze?

I didn't know you loved cheesecake that much baby. He said through our mind-link.

You never asked. I smirked.

He chuckled and kissed my head before his attention went back on my mom's cheesecake. He sent me very mental pictures of something else that was white and that I liked in my mouth. I blushed furiously. He did not just do that in front of my parents. I knew that they could not hear our mind-link since we were not from the same pack but it was very embarrassing.

I narrowed my eyes at my mate and he was very much unapologetic. He was munching on his cake with a smug face. Really? We both could play that game.

I sent him a mental picture of our morning activity and he coughed earning himself a concerned gaze from my mother. He smiled at her to reassure her and I hid my devilish grin behind my plate.

You should be careful princess or I'm going to take you in front of your parents. He said his voice low.

You started it. I retorted blushing.

I knew Dante never made empty threats so it was better to retreat for now.

"Let's go to my office, if you're done with your dessert Dante." My father said.

"Sure." My mate said standing up.

My brother followed suit and I was about to do the same when my mother chided in.

"There's something I want to show you honey. Will you follow me?"

"Sure mom." I said.

"I'll come find you when we're done." Dante said with a smile.

I nodded and the men left for the office inside the house while my mom motioned for me to help her clean the table. We put everything away and she led me upstairs to my bedroom. Maybe she wanted me to take my stuff to my new pack.

"I didn't touch anything yet but since your father told me that you found your mate, I thought you might need to take some things." She said.

I arched a brow. What did that had to do with everything? She smiled at my perplexed face and showed me a box. I opened it to find stuff for babies. Damn. I blushed at seeing the clothes and toys.

"They were yours and your brother's. Maybe you'd like to take some? I know your mate has a lot of money and can probably buy new stuff but that can always be useful."

"Of course. Thanks mom."

I hugged her tight and she hugged me back. That was a bit of pressure but I knew that she dreamt of taking care of babies again. Two had not been enough for her but the Moon Goddess never gave her more heat.

"You do know that I'm not pregnant yet right?" I chuckled.

"I know but I can smell that the two of you have been busy honey. I know it's just a matter of time." She said amused.

"You have to say it like that." I blushed.

She giggled seeing my face. Geez. They could all be so straightforward in this family.

"You're an adult Selena. That should not fluster you so much."

"You're still my mom so it's gross." I pouted.

She laughed and I joined her as I looked inside the box. I found a small black wolf plush and I remembered it vividly. That was my teddy bear when I was a small kid. How cute.

"I knew you would remember that one." She said reminiscing.

"Of course. It was my favourite." I said with a smile.

"Your father bought it for you when you were a baby. You loved it immediately."

"Maybe it was foretelling." I said smiling fondly at it.

"Why that?" She asked.

"Dante's wolf is black."

She chuckled and held my shoulders tight.

"Maybe it was. The bond does work in mysterious ways for us. I'm reassured to see that it's going well between you two. I was a bit anxious when your father told me that Dante was your mate but... He's charming and he seems really smitten." She winked.

"No need to worry mom. He's very sweet to me. We had a rough start but it's getting better every day. I'm happy that he's my mate."

"It's all I need then. I'll let you sort things out. I'll give the rest to your brother's mate when he finds her."

I chuckled. My brother was Dante's age and my mom was always worried that he would never find his mate. I always thought that she was worrying too much but maybe my brother was not worrying enough. What if she thought that he was nowhere to be found and she mated someone else? That would be devastating.

"He should start searching." I said concerned.

"Yes. He agreed to go once he was sure that you would be all right. Our alliance with your mate will bring us some more weight and it should be enough to reassure him." She said.

"He always worries too much about me that one." I sighed.

"He's your big brother. That's normal that he worries about you. I'll let you to it. Call for me if you need anything."

"Thanks mom."

She kissed my cheek and left my bedroom. I was now alone with the box full of our baby stuff. I started looking through it and reminisce. What would it be like to have pups with Dante? I was sure that would be funny at first but was it really safe to bring them into this world? I was not so sure.