"Really?" She clicks her tongue as she checks Jace's knee, only for a high pitched screaming Cleo to run into the hallway and launch herself at my middle son.

Cleo is Orpheus' and Rosa's daughter and because she is often here, she treats this house like her own. The triplets love having her over, she is only 4 and enjoys the attention they give her. "Mummy, Daddy wants you to marry him..." Josie states walking past as she holds Cleo's hand.

This has completely backfired. It's not quite the cute question we had planned and this was already going more south than last year.

Last year I got the children matching T-shirts...which had printed on them "Mummy marry us?"...I've not seen those T-shirts ever again.novelbin

"There's a saying Josie darling, if it isn't broke, don't fix it." Kaia tries to follow her daughter towards the kitchen but I don't let her. I grip onto her hip pulling her closer into me...letting my senses fully inhale her intoxicating scent. "Marry me?" I growl out teasingly.

"We've spoken about this..."

""No, we haven't actually. You just skirt around the issue."

"Hector..." She groans out in my hold, her body trying to fight the urge to not succumb to my lustful desire.

"Why won't you marry me?" I say through the mind-link, so little children's ears are unable to hear my yearly rejection.

"It's not about you...you know that. I've been married before and it was a disaster."

"This is different."

"Exactly...so let's not change it." She places a kiss on my lips before escaping me.

I walk towards my office where Orpheus and Rosa are already waiting for me.

"Alpha, Luna...what a pleasure." Rosa has special permission of free movement in and out of this pack, her family are still based here and her brother is the Beta. Often she comes on her own with Cleo, but Orpheus makes a point of asking Riley to pick them up...or liaise between our warriors.

He maintains his promise of keeping her safe.

"Well, we have news." Rosa looks behind her as Kaia enters and closes the door, leaving Aubrey to entertain the triplets and Cleo for a short while.

"News?" Kaia's ears perk up, as she moves to stand by me.

Never liking her to stand next to me as I sit, I pull her into my lap, my hands still to this day needing to touch her in some way.

"We are expecting." Rosa cries out in excitement looking up at Orpheus. Their eyes hold each other's before Orpheus winks at her, a proud smile forming upon his face.

"That;s amazing congratulations." Kaia jumps out of my lap, racing to Rosa and pulling her into an embrace.

I stand up, offering my hand out to Orpheus passing on my own congratulations.

"Does Cleo know? The triplets will be so happy, our family is getting bigger." Kaia beams out, her hand touching Rosa's stomach.

Kaia's and Rosa's relationship was extremely close, they bonded from the word go and that has never changed.

Yes, Alora was Kaia's twin sister, but Rosa also held a special place in Kaia's heart.

"We must celebrate..." Kaia moves out of the room soon returning with a bottle of champagne.

With the door open we can hear Cleo telling the triplets that she is going to be a big sister. As the bottle of champagne pops, the triplets rush into the room wrapping their arms around Rosa and Orpheus.

The boys were extremely fond of the alpha, who has made an effort to be in the triplet's lives from the day they were born. In the past six years, he is the only member of that extended family we have heard from.... The end.