The Forbidden Mate

Chapter 2: Tree of Life

Jaxson is feeling as if his heart is about to burst with happiness, as he cradles his little girl. Just then Zada strolled into the room with news that the baby is cleared to go home but first Jaxson had to give her a name. Jaxson ponders for a bit on a good and strong name for his little girl. Zada walks out the room to give him time to think and comes back with the paperwork that had to be filled out for the birth certificate. Jaxson then notified her that he had picked a name. He beams as he tells her that he is naming the baby Rosalie.

Zada nods and begins to fill out the paperwork and soon releases Rosalie from her care. Jaxson puts little Rosalie in her carseat and buckles her in. He then carries everything out of the house and places it in the car. Taking his time to buckle the carseat in. He rounds the car and hops in as he is getting ready to leave his phone rings.

It's Slate " hey brother, i was told you'd be headed home today and i want you to come by on your way home" Jaxson agrees and tells his brother he would be there shortly. Which ended the call so he hung up the phone and stared off. Jaxson sits and thinks about all the reasons why his brother would want him to come by. He starts the car and hesitates but slowly heads towards his brothers.

Once Jaxson pulls into the concert drive, Luca and Gracelynn come running out wanting to see the new baby completely ignoring their uncle. Jaxson just smiles and parks the car. He then gets out and goes around to the other side of the car to get Rosalie out, once he has Rosalie in his arms and her diaper bag on his shoulder he walks towards the door with his niece and nephew at his side. He reaches down and rubs each of their heads. Inside Slate meets at stairs telling him that they have some business to attend to in the office. Where Jaxson can plainly see that he has out the pack tree of life with it opened on his desk.

Slate looks down at the kids huddled to their uncles legs wanting to play with the baby. Starenly Slate tells them to run about and go play. Luca grunts and walks towards the door Gracelynn follows him mumbling “we just wanted to play with the baby”.. Jaxson then takes Rosalie into the den where Starla sits. He then asks her to hold Rosalie while he attends to business with Slate. Starla agrees reaching up to take Rosalie; she snuggles up to Rosalie and begins to rock her softly.

Jaxson lays the diaper bag down beside the chair and makes his way back to the office. Slate was already sitting at his desk when Jaxson entered the room. Slate motion for his brother to sit in the chair across from him, Jaxson nods and sits down watching his brother flip though the pack tree of life. Chills runs down his body for he knew that they must add his dearest wife to the falling pack members and on the bright side to add his sweet little girl to the new cubs of the pack.

Slate has the control over the pack tree due to him being the alpha and only an alpha can enter new data in the pack tree. Slate looks up from the book and askes Jaxson about his wife Annalynn birthdate and death date to make sure everything was entered correctly. Slate clears his throat and begins to go over what he had added. “I Slate Alpha of the Crescent Moon is honored to have known you Mrs. Annalynn Dark. You were a strong and powerful wolf. Adding you among the falling omega’s has brought much sorrow to our pack. You have fallen by giving us our next alpha so our pack will forever be indebted to you and your family. Slate the finishes with her date of birth and death”.

Slate then looks up to his brother and sees the sorrow on his face and tells him " Jaxson I truly am sorry about your loss. We are here for you if you need anything and I mean anything". Jaxson has a confused expression then speaks up “ you just said Anna has gave birth to the next alpha how is that, we both are omegas'' Slate responds “with us being twins the next alpha had just as much right to come from your line as well as mine, and as you can tell Luca and Gracelynn neither has the alpha mark of the blue eyes.” Jaxson thinks about what his brother had just said and nods.

Slate then flips through the book to the area designed for the new pups of the pack ready to add Rosalie. Slate goes over the information of the birth asking if there anything that should be added as well. Jaxson thinks for a moment and smiles; do you need to add that she also bears the crescent moon. Slate looks at Jaxson as if he had just grown a new head. Asking “how is that there has never been a single person who has bared the mark of the crescent moon, i’ve only heard of this by elders but always thought it was a myth.” Slate enters the information still confused on how the mark came about. He then closes the book and places it back on the shelf.

They both decide they have wasted enough time and that it's time to go join Starla and all the kids. Slate wanders over to his wife reaching for Rosalie then takes a seat to allow Starla to fix dinner. After dinner the sun is starting to set, therefore Jaxson decides it time to finally take little Rosalie home for the first time.