The Alpha's Mate Who Cried Wolf novel Chapter 43

"I can't believe how cute you two are," Mia gushes, taking a seat facing us.

We blush and giggle. Ryker gives me a huge grin before quickly pecking me on the nose. 

"It's so good to have our Luna home," Seth smiles. 

"It sure is," Ryker says, kissing and nuzzling my neck. I can't stop squirming and laughing. It tickles so much. 

"Ryker, stop it. It tickles," I plead, between laughs. He pulls me closer and kisses me on the cheek. Everyone in the dining room is extremely happy for us. We finish our meals with much joy and love floating around the table. 

"What happened to Alice and Vanessa?" I ask. Everyone pauses and waits for Ryker to explain. 

"After what they did and tried to do, I couldn't kill them. I couldn't release Alice and Vanessa without monitoring them, though. Now that Alpha Zenith and her sons are dead, Alice is a shell of her former self. I think that's punishment enough for her. Vanessa is more upset about losing her brothers, more than anything. I gave them the options of staying in the cell indefinitely or returning to their old pack territory to help upkeep the land. Alice is no longer Luna, so she has no power or authority. They're also not allowed to leave the territory without my permission," he explains.

"Hayley and I are thinking of moving there, so we can monitor Shady crest for you and Alpha Ryker," Kane says.

"That's a good idea. Who knows what trouble Vanessa and Alice may cause in future? I'm glad. I won't have to walk on eggshells around them. Now that I have my wolf, I can defend myself. They won't be a threat to us anymore," I say. 

Everyone nods in agreement and smiles. 

"What are the plans for the rest of the day, Alpha?" Kane asks. 

"Our Luna and I have some work in the office we need to start," Ryker says. I smile. 

"Really?" I say, excited. 

"You're Luna now. We do everything together," he says with a beaming smile. I wrap my arms around his neck and nuzzle his mark. 

"How are you feeling?" I ask, referring to his mark.

"I feel happier than I have ever felt." He smiles. "How are you feeling?"

" I mean your mark." I laugh." I'm a little tender from it, but I'll be fine in a few days," I assure him.

Finishing our breakfast, we go upstairs to his office. Ryker pulls up an extra chair next to me and sits. He places a stack of clean A4 paper and some pens on the desk in front of me. 

"We need to write to all the packs informing them Shady Crest is now our territory, and you're now our Luna," he says. He writes the first letter before I copy everything he has written on a few more bits of paper. I write names and addresses on envelopes and enclose our letters inside them. 

"All done!"I say, smiling.