Chapter 181
Adrian’s POV
“What???” Nathan whisper-yelled at me once Lola left to go after Lyla. “What?” I asked him.
“Are you being serious right now? When you said you had a surprise for the pack, that was it?” He asked and I nodded. His eyes bulged out of their socket in astonishment and I know that he would have scratched his head if he wasn’t holding Lola.
“When did she wake up?” He asked as he gently rocked Lola that was starting to wake up in his arms. “She was already awake by the time I got back to the house”, I replied happily.
Lola started crying but Nathan was trying to talk to me and rock her at the time which was just not working since she started kicking harder.
“I think she needs to be fed” he muttered as he started pacing around lightly to pacify her. He gently placed her to his chest but she kept kicking. Her head rolled to my side and my heart hurt watching her cry.
I reached out a finger to her and she suddenly stopped crying and held onto my finger tightly like a lifeline. “Hi, cutie”, I cooed and she smiled, making my heart feel funny and fuzzy.
“Well, it’s high time you paid her attention. My angel can finally get her godfather’s care”, Nathan said. I looked up from her face and realised that he had stopped pacing.
“She’s perfect”, I told him before turning my attention back to her. My heart fluttered at the thought of having small versions of her running around in our house.
“Do you think I’ll be a great dad?” I blurted out before I could think too much about it. “Think? I know you’re going to be an awesome dad, Adrian”, he gently shifted Lola to one hand and gave me a pat on the back.
With those little fingers still wrapped around my large one, I motioned to Nathan that we should move towards the stage. As soon as we stepped on stage, the whole pack went silent and all attention was on me.
“Good evening, everyone”, I greeted and cleared my throat before I continued. “Tonight was supposed to be used to celebrate your Luna that gave her life to save one of us but it’s now a celebration to welcome her back into our midst”.
“It was hard to rule without her by my side, it was so damn hard”. “Language, man”, Nathan said and everyone laughed, including me.
“What I’m trying to say is that after those 3 months of navigating through life without her, she’s finally back and I hope we’ll all treat with the same respect and loyalty that you accord me as your Alpha”.
“Tonight, we celebrate not just our Luna’s 19th birthday but also her return to us from the brink of death. Let’s party away, people”, I bellowed with unbridled happiness and cheers of heartfelt happiness erupted from the crowd.
I looked towards the fingers still holding onto mine and my smile widened. “You need to get your mind out of the gutter, mate”, Daxon teased and I chuckled. “Don’t act like you don’t want it too”, I said and we both laughed.
The doors to the garden opened and my Queen walked in, flanked by Lyla and Avianca. She was smiling brightly as she walked up to me, happiness radiating from every pore of her body.
Her eyes caught my fingers that was in little Lola’s own and her eyes glistened slightly. “You finally touched her”, she said through our mindlink. “She clearly isn’t ready to let go”, I joked and we both laughed.
She walked on the stage, gave Nathan a side hug before she came to stand beside me. She cleared her throat and that single sound brought the pack to a standstill. Everybody held their breath as they waited for her to speak.
“The last 3 months must not have been easy for everyone, it definitely wasn’t all roses and chocolates before that either, but I thank everyone who participated in tackling the rogues and keeping all our packs safe. It is coming later than it should but you’re all amazing and nothing would have been possible without all of your help”, she said with a air of authority and charisma.