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Shawn

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That going away party, that gathering of families that the Alpha and Luna planned for us all, that night had so many more surprises for us than I had expected. I had thought that I was going to give up on marriage and all that.

I never thought any of that was part of my future anymore, but then Dietrich went and told my parents that he was looking for a place for us to live. He told them that he was willing to move all the way here so that I could continue to be around my family, my friends, and my pack. Dietrich truly was an amazing mate. He put me above anyone and anything and was always so caring and sweet.

What was I going to do with him? When he went and confirmed what my brother had said about adopting or having a surrogate he just about made my heart melt. I didn't really expect for him to say all that, I didn't really think he would be that open about it all in front of everyone else.

My heart swelled and my love for him grew so much that day. So much so that I almost felt like tears were going to start streaming down my cheeks.

Following the farewell party things were set to move pretty fast. We left very early the next morning, I had slept in the same room as Dietrich again, but once again nothing at all happened. My nerves were slowly abating, and I was starting to get a little excited when I slept with him. I was kind of looking forward to what was going to happen when we did finally take that next step.

The whirlwind of the morning finally settled when we were all seated on Reece's newest private plane. He had needed to buy another one when there were so many of us that needed to travel.

Dietrich and I were seated with each other, sitting with our heads together and talking.

"So you have no preference on the style?" Dietrich's deep voice spoke right into my ear as he leaned in toward me. There was a pad of paper on the foldout table in front of him.

"I don't really know, I've never really thought about it. But it's your place, you should design it yourself."

"Nein, Herzchen, it is our place. We need to make these decisions together." Dietrich seemed very insistent on this fact.

"Mein Liebhaber, I have a place. I have my apartment." I tried, once again, to make this point.

"For now you do, my love. But will we not move in together at some point? Will we not be together eventually? I want to build a home where we can share our lives together. Zusammen."

"Oh Dietrich, what am I going to do with you?" I smiled as I placed my head in my hands, shaking it from side to side. "How is it you are already thinking about this?"

"How are you not, Geliebte? It is only natural, is it not? We will eventually share our lives together, where we live, how we live, those are things that I cannot stop thinking about. I want to make sure that your life is special for the rest of time. That is my right as well as my responsibility. So please Liebling, help me to settle on what we shall have in our home."

"You're incorrigible, you know that?" I grinned at him as I raised my head to see his smiling face.

"Yes, but you love me still, do you not?" He leaned in even closer, suggestively.

"For some reason that is beyond me I do, I really truly do love you." I leaned in the rest of the way and kissed him quickly on the lips. "Fine, let's figure out this grand plan of yours. But please do keep it under control a little, will you?"

"I make no promises, my love. I am used to a castle after all, and this will be the new castle to show my love for you. Not to mention we will either have surrogated children or adopted children, so we need to make sure we think of them too, Herzchen."

"I swear, you'll use any excuse to make things into the biggest productions." I flopped my head back against the headrest, closing my eyes to block his handsome face from view. He was radiating so much happiness that I couldn't quite handle it.

We spent the rest of the flight designing our home that we were going to move into someday. Who knew when that someday would be, or under what circumstances, but it was actually kind of nice to think about it. I didn't think it would be that good of a thing to think about.

Though, the problem ended up being that I couldn't rein in Dietrich. He was adding extra unnecessary rooms to the house, if I didn't stop him it would be as big or bigger than the Alpha and Luna's Estate. I didn't think I could wrap my head around just how much money Dietrich had. And no matter how much he told me to think it, I couldn't comprehend that his money was also my money. That just didn't make sense to me. Though, regardless of that fact, he was my mate, these plans were for our future home together, and we were going to spend the rest of our lives, or at least my life, together. I was really starting to look forward to it all.

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Dietrich

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Why was mein Cupcake so against me spending my money for him? Why could he not let me spoil him so. I wanted to buy anything and everything. I wanted to show him not just tell him how much I love him. But he would not let me. He always tried to stop my spoiling of him.

But I would not let him ruin the house of my dreams that I saw the two of us in. I would not let him ruin that vision of mine. He just was not used to the money yet. He was not used to being with someone so wealthy. And no matter how much I tried to convince him of the fact, he refused to believe that my money was already his.

Shawn, mein Kuchen, my little Cupcake, he was going to come around eventually. I just needed to spoil him some more until he got comfortable with the idea. Maybe being away on this expedition of ours would help a little.

Yes, this trip was for training too, but that does not mean that we were not allowed to have a little fun while we are there? I will show my Shawn just what he means to me. I would find a way for the two of us to be intimate in so many different ways while we were here.

Oh, and how happy I was when we arrived and we were to share a room once again. My Geliebte, my lover, my Shawn, was getting more and more comfortable with the idea of us being together. Maybe, someday soon, we could move to another stage of our relationship.

The first few days in France were busy, and a little irritating. There were those two disloyal wolves among the Sentinelle that Trinity needed to deal with. She had asked me for my advice when we were all brainstorming on what to do about them. She needed to make an example out of them if she was going to rule the shifters.

I admit that I have had to punish my fair share of rule breakers in the past. The punishment must fit the crime, but you cannot allow people to walk all over you or you will lose the respect of those that which you wish to lead. A firm yet understanding hand is what is needed in this situation.

All things considered, I really do think that our young Queen made the best decision possible. She chose what to do after asking advice and was able to come up with the perfect solution. She will be a wonderful leader for her people, given the time to grow and learn.

But aside from the young Luna Queen, my focus was on training with my mate. But, oh was it hard. I saw his body moving and flexing in different ways day in and day out. He was sexy, and toned, there was no doubt about it, I was almost at my limit of self control. A man can only take so much after all. And I was beginning to think that the time was just about right.

What will my Geliebte, my lover, have to say when I asked him if he was ready? Hmmm, the excitement, the emotions that were running high after the punishment, oh it was a feeling we could not ignore. I sensed that he felt the excitement just as much as I did.

I wonder, just what am I going to do with all this pent up excitement? Did I have enough time to prepare a date for my mate? Well, let's see what I can manage.