I woke up the next morning feeling empty, the bed felt too large and too cold. I rolled over to face the window and saw that the sky was just beginning to lighten, mist was flowing through the trees giving everything an ethereal look. I let out a soft groan, I didn't get much sleep at all but oddly I feel completely refreshed. Stretching my tired limbs out, I could feel a tightening in my groin and a sly smile took over at the memories of yesterday.

Love, you keep thinking about that and I'm going to have to come over there right now

Damien's voice was husky and deep like he had just woken up. The sound went straight to my core, and I moaned out loud. God, he is perfect, I can still see his perfectly toned abs, the happy trail of dark hair that leads right down to the real treasure.

My mark tingled and goosebumps covered my arms and legs. Tingles shot down from my mark and into my core, I couldn't help but let my hand slowly trail over my breasts, my breath came out harsher. My hand trailed lower and lower, my mind working overtime thinking about Damien's hands all over my body. Just as my hand reached my inner thigh, a loud, deep growl interrupted my wandering. My head snapped over to the door and I saw Damien standing there in just a pair of gray sweatpants. His body glistened with sweat and his chest was heaving with the deep breaths he is taking.

"Your in trouble now Alyssa" His eyes were flickering between black and his normal blue and green. He stalked towards me and his eyes roved over my body, taking in where my hands still lay.

"Why am I in trouble Damien?" I gave him a cheeky smile and my hands moved to my slit.

Damien didn't waste any time, he leaned over my, putting his hands over mine and moving mine to rest above my head. His hands replaced where mine were and they expertly moved into position, his fingers rubbed my clit and I was overcome by complete pleasure. I moaned his name loudly, his lips covered mine and swallowed my cry. My hands moved from beside my head and roamed over his naked torso, his skin was warm to the touch. I moved my hands up to my mark on his neck and lightly skimmed my fingers over it, his answering groan gave me immense pleasure. Lifting my head I moved towards the mark, I let my lips settle on it and a shudder went through his body.

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The rest of the morning was spent exploring each others bodies and talking about what we wanted in life.

"I'm sorry, how many kids do you want?" I sat up next to him, making his hand fall from my side

Damien chuckled and pulled me back down " I want as many as your willing to give me, but no less than 4"

"You do realize that I am the one who is going to be pushing these kids out right?"

Damien chuckled and pulled me closer, my body melted against his and I sighed in contentment. Damien's hand trailed lazy patterns along my spine and I hummed. My limbs felt like jelly and my brain is mush, the only thing I can think of is Damien.

"We should get up and run our packs my love"

"I don't wanna" I pouted up at him.

Damien laughed and caught my bottom lip in between his fingers "Neither do I. But they will be wondering what has happened to us"

I nodded in agreement as I mulled over his words. I know Thrain is more than capable of running the pack in my absence but I suppose we really should go and make an appearance. I snuggled deeper into his arms and kissed his chest.

I groaned when my mind turned to how I have been treating everyone lately.

"What's wrong love?"

"I have to apologize to the pack for my behaviour lately"

Damien chuckled "I think that might be a good idea. Come on, let's get it out of the way"

Damien kissed my forehead quickly and shot out of the bed before I could persuade him to come back to bed with me. I watched as he walked toward the bathroom, the muscles in his back rippling and his tight ass just begging to be squeezed.

"Come on mate, I want to test out how big this shower really is before we have to leave" He threw over his shoulder as he entered the bathroom.

I giggled as I leaped out of bed and ran after him.

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Sometime later we emerged to get changed, I quickly slipped on some dark jeans and a gray tank top while Damien slipped his sweatpants on from this morning. I ran into Thrains room and grabbed one of his shirts before throwing it at him with a smirk.

"Maybe next time, put a shirt on babe"

He shot me a wink and flicked my nose " Come on. Have you called a pack meeting?" He asked as he grabbed my hand

I nodded as we descended the stairs and walked toward the front door, I took a deep breath and stepped out. Before me, my entire pack stood chatting and laughing. Thrain and Josh stood on the porch beside me and a sly smile took over both their faces, scowling at them I cleared my throat.

Instantly everyone quietened down and looking my way, some had hesitant smiles but the majority has wide smiles on their faces.

"Thanks for coming everyone, first and foremost, I want to say I am terribly sorry for how I have been acting lately. I know I haven't been much of an Alpha lately and I am sorry for that. My wolf has been getting stronger every day since I found my mate" My eyes found Damien's and he sent me a small smile and moved closer.

"That doesn't excuse my behaviour I know, but not being around her mate was making her really agitated. You all know the reason for this" Everyone nodded but I could see the new members looking confused, their mates would explain it to them though.

"After I saw the injured girl on our territory, my wolf lost it and took full control. I know she tried to attack a few people, and she wants to apologize for that herself. So tomorrow night, we will be doing a pack run" I smiled up at Damien and he put his arm around me "Now, as of last night, Damien and I marked each other and completed the mating"

Hooting followed my statement, the whole pack was cheering and clapping.

"Yeah! The Alpha finally got some lads!" The statement came from my left, my head snapped around to find Eric beaming at me. His chin and cheeks now sported a red beard and his eyes sparkled in mischief. I started chuckling but stopped when I heard Damien growl.

I quickly grabbed his hand before he lunged at Eric "Damien he was joking, please calm down" I rubbed his hand until I felt the tension leave his body. Meanwhile the whole pack held their breath.

Damien sighed and rubbed his eyes, his other wound around my waist, drawing me in closer to him.

"I'm sorry Eric, my wolf is still trying to adjust to having a mate"

Eric bowed his head in respect "It's okay Alpha Shaw, I wasn't thinking about how your wolf would react"

Damien nodded and gave him a smile, the tension left the whole pack as I turned back to face them.

"I think that's it" I looked over at Damien.

Alyssa, do you want to announce to everyone what we have decided tomorrow morning?

I gave him a subtle nod "Tomorrow morning, 10am, there will be a meeting in the clearing bordering our lands, both packs will be in attendance. We will be announcing our decision regarding the merging of the packs. I just want to thank everyone again for understanding" Everyone bowed their heads and began to walk off.

I looked around trying to spot Marty, I need to spend some time with him. It feels like weeks since I have spent some quality time with my adoptive son. Damien's large hand came to rest on my shoulder, I looked up into his beautiful eyes that were shining with admiration and love.

"Go find Marty and meet me by the border in a bit. I want to have a family afternoon and I have somewhere to show you" He bent his head and kissed my forehead "I'll see you soon"

I nodded up at him in awe, I know he didn't read my thoughts, he told me he wouldn't go prying unless I gave permission. It amazes me how he knows exactly what I need and when I need it the most. And right now, I need to spend some time with our little family. It also amazes me how quickly he thinks of Marty as his own. I watched as Damien sauntered off into the tree line and soon his was gone.

I spun around as I heard a cough behind me and came face to face with Thrain. His arms were crossed in front of him and a smirk was present on his face. I sighed, of course he is going to be smug, he was right. But like hell I'm going to let him know that.

I stalked off towards the front door, seeing Thrain open to mouth to speak. I shot him a foul look.

"Not a word, brother"

Thrain's laugh followed me into the house as I went to go find Marty. I wanted to see him quickly before I had to take care of some pack things. Today is going to be amazing, spending some time with Marty and with Damien is exactly what we all need. Marty and Damien need to get to know each other a bit more and get comfortable being around each other. I felt a flutter in my stomach as I thought about what Damien is like with kids, I still can't believe he wants at least 4 kids. I shook my head as I rounded the corner into the kitchen, he was mad if he thinks I am going to be pregnant that many times.

"Mama Ally!" A little voice bought me out of my thoughts just before a little body collided with my legs.

"Little wolf. How are you?" I sunk down to my knees and pulled him into a tight hug, I took in his scent and sighed. Everything felt right again.

"I'm okay mama Ally. Are you okay?" I shook my head, he was always worried about someone else

"I am good, but I need to talk to you little wolf" I stood up with him still in my arms and settled him onto the kitchen counter.

I took his face into my hands and looked into his sweet little face. I brushed his hair out of his face and planted a kiss on his cheek, Marty giggled and moved out of my grip.

"Stop it mama Ally"

I laughed and sat on the stool in front of him "Marty, I need to apologize to you about not being around so much lately and for being pretty mean"

"It's okay mama Ally, I understand that your wolf was hurting. My wolf sometimes feels lonely without Rosie"

His words shocked me, he shouldn't be having any contact with his wolf right now, he is too young. My eyebrows and lips turned down in a frown, this was all very confusing. Marty threw his arms around my neck and played with my hair. He is wise beyond his years and it was very concerning. He shouldn't have this much shit on his shoulders at three years old.

We sat like that for a bit until I had to head to my office to do some work before we left for our afternoon.

"Now, in a little bit. We are going to go with Damien and do something together as a family okay, so I want you to go and tidy up your toys and get changed"

Marty looked up at me with excitement in his eyes "We are going somewhere with Damien?"

I nodded and he cheered before running off to do as I asked. I shook my head in amusement and went to go do what I had to do. I was so ready to have a family day out.