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 He smells of Alpha to me, he replied with a shrug.  Most of your sons do as well. Whether or not a
wolf is the Alpha of the pack, several have the Alpha gene and were born to lead and be the
strongest. Darcy is an Alpha. I knew it the moment I smelled him from across the vineyard and
realized he was my mate.
 You could smell him that far away? Desmond s eyebrows shot up to his hairline.  Wow. That s
amazing. I smell like Alpha, right? I mean, I am head of the family.
 Umm, Ayden muttered as his face went pale.
 You can be honest, son. Desmond chuckled, showing no anger.  I m just curious.
 There can be only one Alpha in a mating. Two would be disastrous, Ayden rambled, trying quickly
to explain.  So you might have smelled like it before you mated. I can t know that. But, no, you don t
smell of Alpha. You smell strong, very powerful, but you re not the Alpha here.
 I could have told you that. He chuckled, looking at his mate.
 Are you saying I m the Alpha? I smell of Alpha? Elena asked, her perfectly manicured eyebrow
rising.
 Yes. You reek of Alpha, Elena. You have one of the strongest Alpha and power scents I ve ever
come across, Ayden admitted as he blushed.  Don t be mad.
 Honey, telling me what you smell wouldn t ever upset us. She chuckled, shaking her head.  I m not
asking which of us you think is stronger. It s a scent and not really an opinion. There s nothing to get
mad about.
 Okay good, Ayden sighed in relief as we finished the paperwork.
 I m really the Alpha of this family, huh? Elena glanced at Desmond, biting her lip before busting
out into peals of laughter.
 My love, I ve always known who the boss of this family was, Desmond said as he took her hand in
his and raised it to his lips.  You gave us seven wonderful children, raised them, taught them, molded
them into the men they are. This house has always been a welcoming home for more than just our
family. If that doesn t scream Alpha and goddess divine, I m not sure what does.
 Oh, he s good, Ayden whispered as he leaned in toward me.  Can you take lessons from him on
how to speak and love on his mate?
 Only if you teach me this yoga or whatever Riley and Malachi are so excited about, Elena mock
whispered as she winked. I was shocked that they had been talking about it in front of their mother-
inlaw.  I m the Alpha. I hear everything.
 Deal. Ayden giggled.
 Do I get a say in this? I asked, Desmond nodding his agreement.
 No, they said together. I knew when I was outmaneuvered and simply agreed.
An hour later we were pulling up in front of our new house. I gasped and glanced at Ayden as we
hopped out of the car.
 How did you swing this? he asked me with wide eyes.
 This wasn t me! I answered, glancing at Elena and Desmond. They both shook their heads.
 It was us, Brian said as he walked over with his twin and Zane.  We talked to Tyler and said the
Dumpsters the crew on our vineyard were using were finally emptied and we be done with them. We
got a demo team working under Tyler s supervision. The warriors might not be the best at planting or
taking care of plants but they be damn good at destruction and manual labor.
 Aye, they were all excited to come help tear up floorboards, move in furniture, and scrape off
paint. Banning chuckled, shaking his head.
 Thank you! Ayden exclaimed and launched himself at the two. I went over and hugged Zane.
 Missed you, Zane said quietly as he sighed and held me tight.
 Me, too, I replied.  Sorry I won t be protecting your little twin shit mates.
 Aye, we deserve that, Brian mumbled.  We be sorry that we were such jealous bastards.
 Apology accepted. I chuckled and released my friend.  Ayden and I discussed my past with Zane as
well. He raised an eyebrow and I rolled my eyes.  He heard Brian and Banning talking when he was
in wolf form and worried we d been in love.
 I told you guys we weren t, Zane sighed, pulling his mates into his arms.
 Aye, ya weren t. But how could we know what Darcy felt? Brian replied, looking nervously at his
mate as if worried Zane would get mad at their gossiping.  We think ya be the best thing since sliced
bread. How could we not think he d feel the same and want ya back?
 Because I love Zane as a friend only. I laughed, moving Ayden so his back was leaning against me.
 He s not even my type. I explained all this to Ayden as well. I m into a gorgeous little wolf whose
name is Ayden only.
 Okay, are we done with this now and can we stop driving a wedge between me and my friend?
Zane asked his mates with a huff.  I didn t even know this was going on or that you were making him
feel unwelcome. I ve been upset that one of my closest friends has been avoiding me since I mated.
 Aye, we be done and we re sorry, Banning answered.  We didn t mean to upset anyone. Just with
the rocky start we had and that ya ran to him the day we came back&  He trailed off and spread his
arms out to the sides as if to say what were we supposed to think?
 Well, that s all over now, I said quickly when I saw Zane getting upset. They made it seem like they
didn t trust him, but from an outside perspective, I knew that wasn t the case. They hadn t trusted me
that I wouldn t try to mate poach. Then again, that would have upset Zane, too, because he knew I was
a moral man.  Your brothers are mated to Caleb, who s practically one of the Mariuses sons.
Ayden s brother is Gabriel s mate. Rory is friends with Ayden and Isaac is Zane s best friend 
 Are you getting to a point soon? Ayden asked quietly.  I want to see what they ve got done in the
house.
Zane and I shared a look as we laughed.  Yes, now that we re all in this together and sharing mutual
family and our lives are intertwined, it s time to put the shit of the past behind and move forward. I
accept your apology, we re all good, and let s let it go.
 Yeah, fine, good, Zane agreed.  Let s go see what they ve done to your house.
Brian and Banning both shot me grateful looks, and I knew I just made new allies. They d been twits,
but they weren t malicious or anything. Enough was enough. They apologized and we all had other
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