Hate Mates (The Alpha Shifter)

Epilogue

Five years later

Alexa stood outside their house, waiting for Landon to return. She’d already put their son to bed, but she knew Luke would want to be read to by his dad. It was the full moon, and if it wasn’t for the little bundle of joy currently resting in her stomach, she’d be out there running with him.

Five years had gone by way too fast. As predicted, she’d given birth nine months after they were mated, and Luke had recently celebrated his fifth birthday. He wanted to go running with Landon and the pack, but there was no chance of that, not until his eighteenth birthday.

Resting a hand on her stomach, she nodded at the returning pack members, knowing Landon would be one of the last to make it out of the forest. It wasn’t that he liked to make an entrance. He liked to make sure the whole pack got back home, safe and sound.

When the time came for him to become alpha, she knew he was going to be a good one. The minutes passed, and as she saw the last of the pack going home, she waited. Then there was Landon, making his way toward her. He didn’t wear a shirt, and she couldn’t help but laugh as he started to run.

“Hello, beautiful,” he said, lifting her off her feet and then putting her down. He knelt in front of her stomach. “Hello, my precious baby. You better come out soon because I missed Mommy tonight.”

Alexa smiled as he got to his feet to cup her face and kiss her lips.

“How are you?” he asked.

“I’m fine. How was your run?”

“Lonely. We missed you.” They stepped into their home, and within seconds, Luke was running downstairs.

“I thought I put you to bed,” Alexa said, laughing.

“Daddy reads the best stories.”

“And I make the best hot chocolate, so why don’t I let Daddy read to you and I make us all a cup?” Alexa asked.

“Yay!” Luke ran back to his bedroom, and as she made her way toward the kitchen, Landon grabbed her arm and pulled her in close.

“I love you,” he said. “When he’s asleep, you’re all mine.”

He kissed her lips, leaving her breathless, and Alexa knew she was in for a treat tonight.

The End