My Second Chance Alpha Mate
Epilogue

~Two Years Later~*

(Gabriel)

Today is Yashira’s birthday. She has been so busy with pack work that I have a feeling she has forgotten what today is. So, I’ve spoken to Lita, Joel, Andy, Jake, Sara, Rhonda, Noah, Donovan, Mitch, and Jeffrey about giving her a surprise party. They all insisted on dealing with everything. I only know where it is going to be and what time I have to have her there. I, on the other hand, have been busy with getting a special present for her with the help of Joel. I sighed, parked the car, got out of the car and walked into the pack house.

‘Mom, are the kids ready?’ I linked my mom.

‘Yes, we’re on our way to meet with Lita and the others. Yashira is in her office’, mom informs me.

‘Okay, mom. Thank you and see you at the party’. I told her cutting off the link. I headed up to Yashira’s office, which is close to mine. I knew before opening the door. She stops midway from drinking a 7up and smiles at me. She’s been drinking 7up twice a day for the past week.

“Hey baby” I said, kissing her temple.

“Hi, my love” she smiled before looking at her laptop. I closed her laptop and gently pulled her up.

“You’ve been working a lot, only stopping to eat, spending time with the kids and sleeping, baby. Come on” I said, pulling her up gently.

“Where are we going?” she asks.

“It’s a surprise” I told her, making her pout. I chuckle as we enter our room. I go to the bathroom and turn on the shower. I help my mate get undressed before I get undressed. We both get in the shower, and I grab the loofa then squirt some body wash on it before washing my mate. I wash her hair, help her rinse it. After I used the conditioner on her, I washed myself. When we’re finished, we get out. I wrap a towel around her before wrapping one around me. We both walked out. I helped her put on her thong and bra. We both walk in the walking closet.

“Could you give me a clue at least, so I can know how to dress?” she asks. I smiled and took out a pair of jeans and a black polo t-shirt. I then grab my black Jordans. She looks at my clothes before going to her side and getting out low-rise skinny jeans, a black spaghetti strap top and black Jordans. I bought her, Tristan, Raguel, and I, the same Jordans. I smirked when she picked out her clothes.

Once I was finished, I sat on the sofa for a few more minutes while my mate did her make up. When she finished, I gently placed a blind fold over her eyes.

“Is this really necessary?” she asks.

“Just for a little while babe. I promise it won’t take long”, I told her.

“Okay” she says, and I can see a small smile making its way to her beautiful lips. I pick her up bridal style, earning a cute, surprised squeak from her. I place her in the car and make sure she’s buckled up. I get in the driver’s seat and rev the car.

‘Jake, tell everyone we’re on our way. We should be there in twenty minutes’. I linked my Beta and best friend.

‘Got it’ he links back. I pull out of the pack house and make my way towards a club downtown that I rented out for tonight. Once we arrived, I link Jake that we were outside. I helped my mate out of the car. I picked her up and took her inside. When I look around, I see Yashira’s family and friends from Puerto Rico. On the far left-hand side there are two tables filled with gifts for my mate. On the right-hand side of the club there’s all kinds of food and, obviously, there’s the bar. I give everyone the signal and remove my mate’s blind fold and move back to where everyone else is. As soon as her eyes open…

“SURPRISE!!” we all shouted at the same time. My mate’s eyes widened with a huge smile on her face. She looks around as everyone comes and wishes her a happy birthday. After thanking everyone, the party starts. There’s all types of music. I have been practicing how to dance guajira. I tell you, for me it was difficult, but once I learned how to dance it, it’s like a second nature. I have also learned how to dance merengue, bachata, reggaeton, and bolero thanks to Lita, Jeffrey, and Joel. I see Joel walking towards the DJ and the music changes. I spotted my mate and gently took her hand.

“Excuse us”, I smiled towards her family and friends, who looked at me like I had grown three heads. Yeah, I know a white man dancing guajira (Puerto Rican style). I took my mate to the dance floor. Her eyebrows furrow and I smirk. We started dancing and I see how shocked she is that I have learned how to dance this type of music. Soon we are both dancing a few songs before we go and get some food.

“Are you having fun, my love?” I asked my mate.

“Yes. I have to admit, I had forgotten today was my birthday”, my mate admitted. I could see the tips of her ears turning red.

“We figured that” I said with a chuckle.

“Who did all this?” she asks.

“Your grandma, Joel, Andy, Jake, Sara, Rhonda, Noah, Donovan, Mitch, and Jeffrey” I admitted. Her eyes widened for a second before they narrowed.

“You had nothing to do with all this?” she asked suspiciously. I couldn’t help but laugh and admire how beautiful she is.

“No, my love. I had nothing to do with this”, I gestured to the party. I had my birthday gift for her, but it was back at the pack. I pray that she likes it. After eating, we danced a little more and she opened the gifts from her family and friends from Puerto Rico. Today was their last day here before some had to go to Florida to start college, others would go visit family members and others would go back to Puerto Rico. We danced with our kids as well and by midnight the kids were out cold. I noticed the DJ bringing the music down.

“I want to thank everyone for this amazing surprise. I love it and it’s one of the best birthday parties I’ve ever had. To my family and friends who traveled all the way here from Puerto Rico, I want to say thank you for coming. It means a lot to know that we can all get together once in a while. I know you have different places that you’ll be departing for in a few hours, but I wanted to say that I love you all, have a safe trip and I hope to see you all again” she smiled at her family and friends as they clapped.

“Again I want to say thank you to those who made this surprise birthday party happen. We will be taking our leave now. Please enjoy the rest of the party. Good night” she waved at everyone before walking towards me. We walked out to the car, and we put the kids in. We drove back to the pack house. We changed the kids before putting them to bed.

“Mommy” Raguel called sleepily.

“Yes, baby girl?” my mate asks softly.

“Happy biwthday” Raguel says before letting out a yawn.

“Thank you sweetheart”, Yashira smiled, then kissed Raguel on her forehead. I kissed Raguel good night before closing the door. Yashira went to walk towards our room, but I grabbed her hand, making her look at me.

“There’s one more surprise” I told her.

“Okay, but I need to use the bathroom first” she says. I couldn’t help but chuckle. She never liked using public bathrooms.

“I’ll wait here” I told her. I leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. My wolf and I were very nervous about our surprise to our mate. I heard her rummaging through something before coming out of the room.

“I’m ready” she smiled. I took her hand in mine and we walked down the stairs, to the kitchen and out the back door. We walked into the woods and continued walking for about ten minutes. When I knew we were close, I covered her eyes with my hands, making her giggle. When we came to a clearing, I removed my hands. Yashira gasped at the sight in front of her.

“Gabriel, this is beautiful” she says, looking around at all the different colored roses and the large Flamboyant tree.

“There is more” I told her, grabbing her hand and gently taking her to where the Flamboyant tree was.

“I remember when you first told me how your mom loved different colored roses, and your father loved the Flamboyant tree. So, I thought I would do something very special with that information”. I pointed to the two marble stones under the tree. Yashira looks down and gasps. I had a friend of mine engrave her parents’ faces on one of the marble stones and put their information on the other.

“Gabriel… this is… incredible. Thank you” she lunged herself at me and I felt her tears on my neck before she kissed one of my marks.

“I hope you like it baby” I said.

“I love it Gabriel. I never in my wildest dreams thought that anyone would do something like this. Thank you so much” she smiled before looking back at the stones.

“I’m not just anyone, baby. I’m your mate and I would do anything for you”, I assured her. I kissed her temple deeply before pointing to the gazebo.

“That right there is the gazebo. You can come here whenever you want to be alone or visit them. This place is yours, my love. Happy birthday”, I told her. She hugs me again and when she pulls back she hands me a piece of paper.

“What’s this?” I asked her.

“Read it” she told me. I opened the paper and my eyes almost popped out of my head.

“Really?” I asked and she nodded with a huge smile.

“Yes, baby. Congratulations, you’re going to be a dad again”. I pulled her towards me and kissed her lips deeply, pouring all my love into that k**s for her. When we pulled back, we just hugged each other for a few more minutes. I couldn’t believe how my life had changed ever since I met Yashira.

Lacey was never meant to be my mate, but because of what happened to Malik, things changed. Lacey was made my mate, but Yashira is my soulmate. I’m thankful for whoever put Yashira on my path because she changed me and saved not just Tristan, but also me, and my pack. Now we have a beautiful family and another baby on the way. I’m the happiest man and wolf in the world. I can’t ask for anything more.

“I love you, Yashira”

“I love you too, Gabriel.”

There was nothing else I could say. I was beyond blessed. I have a beautiful family, a great pack, and friends. Why would I ask for more? Thank you Moon Goddess.

The End.