Epilogue: Grace
“Grace, from the day I first saw you, I knew our paths were intertwined. I didn’t know how, I didn’t know why, I just knew I needed to get you the hell out of that godforsaken place. You didn’t speak. Your wolf was bound. I didn’t understand why I was so drawn to you. But as fate slowly unraveled, it became clearer and clearer that we were destined to be together. I knew you were my fate before you even suspected such a thing. And as soon as I had the suspicion, I was locked in. I never wanted you to want anything. You had me wrapped around your finger before I even knew what was happening. There is no me without you, Grace. You are my heart. My soul. My forever. I will gladly bow to you in any fight. You are the love of my life. And for as long as fate will allow it, I am yours.”
Even after all these years, Rhys’ vows still rang through my head. That day had been nothing short of perfect. I got married on the same day as each of my best friends, now officially family. I married the love of my life. I was crowned Alpha Queen. And for the first time in my life, I truly partied.
7 years have passed now since that day, and so many other perfect days have come and gone. Maizie was the first of us to have kids. Her daughter, Haven, is 7 now, and looks just like her mom. They also have a son, Jack, who is 3. Alana and Caleb were next with the kids; Sammy was absolutely thrilled to have siblings. They had twin boys, Miles and Cam, who were 5, and their youngest son, Riley, who was 2. And obviously then, Rhys and I were last to have biological children, though, we had our hands full with the 5 kids we had adopted.
Iris was now one of the top warriors of our pack. She had trained with Maizie and Kate everyday as a way to cope with how everything had changed, and now she could beat nearly everyone, except Rhys, though she was getting close. Aaron had recently found out that Blaire was his mate. He was in school to become a teacher. School was what he had thrown himself into, and I still couldn’t grasp just how smart he was. Mark was still in high school. He hadn’t really found his thing yet, but I have been told he’s a pretty good athlete. I will always think he’s the best, but that might be my Mama opinion, and not the truth. And Claire, man, it took a while for her to come out of her shell. She didn’t speak for about a year or so, and even then, she was fairly quiet. She kept close to her arts and crafts, and we supported every new endeavor that she tried. She really started to come out of her shell when we had the next kid, Adalyn, or better known as Addie. She’s three now, and a menace to her siblings, but Claire and her are inseparable. And lastly there’s Lincoln, he’s only 2, but he has the biggest Alpha personality. And I haven’t told Rhys yet, but our third biological kid is on the way. I haven’t had the gender reveal scan yet because it’s too early to tell, but I think it’s a girl. I can’t wait to see who they all turn out to be.
Balancing family and work has been a process. For so long we had just thrown ourselves into a war that had demanded all of our attention, but Heather and Leon have been so helpful at helping us not be complete workaholics. Everyone has their roles now, and we have a really nice system, but I will admit that sometimes following it is easier said than done. And sometimes I miss the days where we all crammed in Rhys’ office and I’d sit on his desk, and Maizie would be on the floor, and there were no baby or kid disruptions. At least not in the same way. And I have to admit that sometimes it was hard to turn my brain off from work to kids.
Even now, as I sit at this event that is supposed to have my complete and undivided attention, my mind keeps wandering to all the things that aren’t important anymore. Did I order the right flowers? Do the caterers actually have the official menu? And what about the meeting tomorrow? Did I save the address? Queen Margaret was here somewhere, perhaps I could double check with her at some point tonight.
The event was already in full swing, so whether the flowers were right or not or the caterers were prepared, it didn’t really matter. And honestly if we missed one supernatural meeting, it really wouldn’t be the end of the world.
Today was about love, and nothing could truly distract me from that. Today was about Michael and Bentley FINALLY getting married.
They had known they were mates officially for 5 years now. As soon as Michael turned 18, but it was pretty obvious even before that. Everyone seemed to know but them. When they became mates, I kept waiting for an engagement announcement, but none ever came. They were both content with where their relationship was. At least, that’s what they said. I think Michael worried about what Rhys would think. That boy only ever wanted to please him. But Rhys had never been anything but supportive, and when Rhys told them that they would both be the next Alpha’s officially, no longer would it jump to Sawyer, that they decided to get married. I think it also might have had to do with them wanting to start a family of their own.
Ours has grown so much over the years, and yet it was hard to imagine it any other way. I will cherish every moment that my babies are still my babies, and I will hug my big kids tight, no matter how big that get. I never imagined that this would be my life. I was the unwanted daughter mated to the Alpha King, and now I was the Alpha Queen, and I was exactly where I was meant to be.
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