His parents were downstairs waiting for us. Grace had got Emmett ready this morning and dropped him off at my parents for breakfast. Despite the looming dread, I felt a flicker of happiness swell in my chest. It was so indescribably nice to have both of our parents so close. To have Griffen and Nora and Holden and Cali here, as well. Even though I wanted to give Emmett everything I could by myself, I realized that he was getting so much more being around this newly expanded family.
This is how it should be; the benefits of being part of a pack, something that I thought was lost to Emmett when we left Blue Ridge, were only intensified now.
“All set?” Rendell asked Caspien as if we were going away for a day trip instead of challenging another Alpha to the death for his pack.
“Good to go
