Home is where all hearts crave to be, and when we find it, we can never truly let it go.

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Saint Drake Dante.

"You know this was the best party ever, its been a few years since we threw a party like this, it was fantastic." I exclaim with delight leaking from every pore, I was happy in a way I'd never been, as if a burden had been cut down from my shoulders or somewhat I was holding my breath and the water was suffocating me, now the water was gone I could breath. Turning back I look at my sister in law, she had gotten up to do dirty deeds like the rest of us during the week long party, and I was having fun teasing her. "I hear you got dirty in the restroom at Lacey's." I mumbled wiggling my eyebrows and she throws a pillow from the couch at me. "I told you, don't speak about my escapades and I won't mention how you and your man got dirty on the roof of the pack warrior's house." She retorted making me pause then burst out laughing. "You got me, fine." I conceded sitting down next to her on the long L shaped couch, it was just us in the house today, she was sipping wine and I was sipping something cold that wasn't alcohol, I had reached my limit for the whole of my pregnancy, that was the beauty of wolf brewed non alcohol, it was made in a way that couldn't hurt your pregnancy, unless taken with heavy excess which I did not, after the party the pack doctor and my own husband were ready to detox me fully, I loved the attention from my mate not the detox.

"You have to admit though, we did some pretty crazy stuff, our father in law danced, Meredith did body shots on Cornell, wait I think we all did body shots on that alpha, Heathen pumped up the party and oh my word, Carter made the crowd wild with those paint bombs." Lani recapped going through the photos of the party, it was good to reminisce on something beautiful, it made me happier. "Speaking of, how is the Defray clan?" I question Lani and her smile tells it all. "After what he's been through, he's happy, they just welcomed another new born, kid looks like his mate already." Lani replies musing a bit at the answer making both of chuckle. "Oh to love and be loved." I mumbled making Lani look at me with a mused stare. "You seem different, not bad different but buzzing with life different, more than usual." She comments and I realize its time we actually had that talk.

I sip my juice first before beginning. "Going back to the city of secrets it was something I will never forget, an experience I believe I can't ever truly express how much I needed, although people died and I learned a lot of hidden secrets, facing what happened in my past gave me clarity, a sense of fulfimemt that nothing would come back and shatter everything I have here, everything I love, yes in that short time I faced turbulent situations but I got out of them with you all by my side, its why I can say I'm happy and free, I had my family with me, so that when my truth came out they could catch me, if I fell." I explained and Lani was lost for words, she just moved to hug me and we both cried a little, we needed it.

"I'm so happy for you." She mumbled as we went back to giggling. "Thank you, so I had a chat with our father in law, the Kyro Senior, the patriarch of the Dante name—." I stop midway as Lani smacks my arm. "Hey!" I yell and she sticks her tongue out. "Get to the point." She adds making me roll my eyes but I oblige. "He's agreed to the fact that your daughter should be alpha when she comes of age, no one will lay claim to the title of alpha except her, its her right and I made sure she got it." I revealed and Lani almost spilled her wine in surprise. "You're serious right, you better not be kidding me." She asserts and I refuse by shaking my head, the moment I refuse to playing with her I was crushed in her arms. "Oh apples thank you, thank you, thank you, I didn't know what to do, this issue had been eating at me for so long." She confesses as she let's go of me and sits next to me again. "I know, and even though we are united as a family, that was the crack that needed to be fixed before it became a rift, I remimed Senior of that, family was the most important thing and after having spent so much time with his grandchildren, he realized just like with the twins, your daughter was a born leader and my son was the business minded little dude, he would grow up to be just like his father and so would your daughter." I explained and her joy was radiating, I could feel it deep down, now there were no barriers holding us back from truly living.

"You know, you make a great mother." She comments making me blush. "Thanks Lani, I try." I retort just as Sophia walked into the house. "Good afternoon Saint, Mrs Dante." She addresses us and I frown. "Sophia." I called out and she cringes a bit. "Lani, how are you?" She finally asks the way I wanted. "We are good, let me go get another bottle of whatever I was drinking for you and me Sophia, preggie over there will have hot coco." She announces getting up from the couch, the weather outside was a little chilly since the season was changing, how grateful I was for the heated floors.

"So I hear Mr Delgado got dirty with his son's ex girl friend at the party." Sophia asserts taking all of my attention. "Hey, isn't he recently divorced." I demanded and Lani shook her head in refusal. "Mrs Pritcher his neighbor, told Yvette my helper that he's actually still legally married, he had the girl sign a prenup agreement which she's challenging now, so because of that they are still married, she had a fit when she heard about what he did." Lani explained making my eyes widen in surprise then I burst out laughing. "Atleast Trez behaved at this party, last time he started an orgy and his girlfriend at the time burned down the house they were hosting it." I informed my friends and we all burst out laughing. "He wasn't behaved though, according to the vine his mate doesn't know that he bought a yacht with the trust fund money he got." Sophia commented making both of us widen our eyes in shock. "No way, how true could that be." Lani argues and I tap on my tablet going through Trez's instagram page then lo and behold, a yacht was there, only people he allowed could see the picture. "No way." Sophia mumbles as I show them. "No mother fuckin' way, his mate will end him." Lani asserted and we both laughed enjoying the moment, it was beautiful and I didnt want it to end.

Before we could hop on another topic the door bell rang and I stood up to go see, having glared at Sophia if she stood up to get it, though she was my helper, this was her day off and her help I mostly wanted it with the kids, and even though I caved at times and let her do some things, this was ultimately my home and I wanted to take care of it, my way, the door bell rings again. "I'm coming!" I yell walking with barefeet on the warm floor. "How can I help you?" I ask swinging the door open, his face was just like the brother, chiseled to perfect, he smelled of nature and rain something subtle like rosemary, a wolf, that made my wolf growl lowly as my eyes turned a bright canary. "Please I'm not here as a threat, I'm Alihan Dante, Kyro Dante is my father." He explained as my heart beat picked up but my eyes were normal again, I couldn't deny the resemblance with the rest of the Dante men, but why didn't I know him, atleast Kyro never talked about him.

"Come in." I offer and he walks in toward the lounge where the girls were, Sophia offers to take his jacket as I offer him a seat. "Whoa, you look like Deniz, or even the twins." Lani asserts and I knew I wasn't crazy, whoever Alihan was, he was definitely a Dante, before my sister and I could interrogate him the business men come home, I knew Lincoln was also back because I could hear his heartbeat in the backyard. "You seem to have attracted all the Dantes at once." Lani mused making both of us chuckle. "Impossible." Senior whispers looking at Alihan pale as a white sheet. "Alihan." Kyro mumbles, well cheers then, this just got fun.

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