Chapter 75 – Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel

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“Oh, just the best. And now I don’t feel so bad giving her the last gift I have either.” He smirked.

“I don’t see anything else for me to open.” I told him, looking around.

“You need to follow me.” He said grabbing me by the hand and pulling me behind him.

“Where are we going?”

“You’ll see.” He chuckled.

He dragged me through the house and out into the garage. There sat a car I had never seen there before. It was a brand-new Jeep Cherokee with red and gold ribbons on it. The vanity plate on the front read LTTL BNNY.

“That is so not funny.” I snapped at him. “There was no need to get another car.”

“This is the least conspicuous car we have now. And it’s all for you, Little Bunny.”

“That plate is coming off at least.”

“Not a chance.” He laughed.

“You’re so mean.” I growled at him.

“Takes one to know one.” He laughed at me.

It was a fun day. I hadn’t expected to enjoy my Christmas without my family this much, but it was great so far. After Joaquin showed me the car, we had our breakfast. Abigail went all out and prepared an amazing meal and was already preparing dinner.

Just after noon my family, all of them, came to celebrate with us. I was able to give the rest of them their gifts. From Noah and Nikki, to Aunt Eve and the others, even Grandfather came. They all enjoyed their gifts, and I was happy with what they gave me. And for once Grandfather was not being overly strict and cruel to me. He did disappear with Joaquin briefly but there was nothing that brought the mood down.

Juniper, Cedar, and Paul joined us shortly after my family got there. We exchanged our gifts. I was happier than I thought I had any right to be. Everyone decided to join us for dinner, which I think was planned long in advance. It was the perfect end to the day.

We were just seeing them all off as a group when Lila squealed.

“Ooooh, Finally.”

“What?” I asked her, confused.

“I have been waiting for the two of you to end up under one of the mistletoe bunches for the last week at least, and it finally happened.” She was smiling like a loon, but I just looked up at it like it was a bomb.

“Oooohhh.” I heard Aunt Eve and Nikki coo.

“Go on then.” Grandfather encouraged. Uncle Wesley smiled at me. Everyone else, just stared at me, trying to gage my reaction. I couldn’t say no, not with my family here. Joaquin seemed uncertain about whether he should make his move as well, so I initiated.

I gripped Joaquin’s jacket and pulled him toward me. He looked shocked, stunned into immobility. Even while standing on my tiptoes I was unable to reach him unless he bent down. I tugged him again, pulling him a little closer. Finally, with him close enough, I place my lips lightly onto his. This broke him out of his stupor, he put his hands on my hips and kissed me back.

The kiss was quick but heated. We broke apart after just a moment, but the heat from his lips remained on mine.

“Oh my.” Aunt Eve gushed.

“Well.” Nikki added.

Carter cleared his throat, drawing our attention back to the group.

“Sorry.” I blushed.

“It was just a kiss, nothing to be sorry about.” Lila said.

“Yeah, don’t worry about it.” Juniper was looking at me, her inquisitive eyes boring into me. I predict a barrage of messages soon.

“We’ll be going now.” Carter declared as he opened the door.

“Goodbye everyone, I love you.” I heard a chorus of “love you too”s before they all left the house.

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Riviana

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Things were slowly getting better with Joaquin. I didn’t get to see him all the time, with his busy schedule, but with the holiday season he had a lot of free time. The day after Christmas I was called to his office to have a meeting with him and Michael, the elder. I knew it was for the upcoming full moon meeting. I would have thought they would have had this meeting already, since it was only three days away now.

When I walked in, the first thing I noticed was that my usual chair was gone. Well not gone really, just moved. It was sitting on the other side of Joaquin’s desk, just a few feet away from his. I wonder if the Elders didn’t like the distance that he was keeping between us.

“Riviana, my dear Luna, how are you child?” Michael asked me in his typical over the top condescending way. I know he didn’t mean anything about it, but had I had a wolf my hackles would rise from hearing it every time.

“Hello Michael, I’m doing well, and how are you?” I asked him as he leaned in for a slight hug. When he pulled away, I noticed an angry look in Joaquin’s eyes. I took my seat and sat quietly beside my mate.

“Now, we can discuss what will happen during the full moon this month.” Michael smiled happily.

“Do I truly need to be here?” I asked him, a little miffed by the situation. “It’s not like I can be there, anyway.” My voice held an edge I had not intended it to, my anger was stronger than I thought. I didn’t want to be cooped up anymore, but I knew why I was staying inside. I truly didn’t want to have anything else happen to me.

“What do you mean you can’t go?” Michael asked me, perplexed.

“With everything that has happened lately, we feel it is best for her to not go anywhere for the time being.” Joaquin answered for me. I lowered my head in depression.

“Ahh, yes, I do understand that.” Michael’s voice gave off an understanding tone as he eyed me sadly. “I’m truly sorry my dear. Perhaps we should have left you out of the meeting.” He added.

“It’s fine. Eventually I would need to attend every meeting anyway, right?” I asked him, forcing a smile.

“Yes, that’s right dear, you will.”

“So, what is the plan for this month?” I asked them, trying to lighten the mood somewhat.

“Well, it is nearly the end of the month, so therefore the end of the year. We traditionally have a bonfire as the moon for December is called the cold moon, along with the oak moon and the long nights moon. We typically try to burn at least some oak during the bonfire, but it’s mostly staving off the long and cold night with the fire. This year though, I would like to make it a bit of a pre New Year’s party for the pack.”

“This gathering is purely voluntary right? They’re not required to attend.”

“That’s right, they will come if they choose to, which a lot decide to skip it because they’re home with their family this time of year.” Joaquin answered for me.

“Alright, so what kind of turn out will there be, do you think?”

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