Winter Rejected By One Alpha Love By Another One
Epilogue

Sabrina is looking at Irving loading their SUV up with toys. She's wondering did he leave the front passage seat cleared for her to sit in. Then her thoughts go to how he has changed over the last six years. He and Cooper are friends now. She wouldn't say best friends but friends. Reese hasn't threatened to kill him since before they killed the assholes that wanted to kidnap the twins. Nicholas walks out of the house holding Aydan his and Aurora's four-month-old son. "Father has brought too much again." He's looking at Irving forcing the tailgate of the SUV to close.

"Yes, maybe one day he'll learn. Is everyone ready?" She's looking at Blake running to his car "Son why is he in such a hurry?

"Today is Autumn's eighteenth birthday. His plan was to camp out at the gate of the palace. But Winter commanded him to leave and to stay away from the palace. She didn't want to see him until today at the gathering. I didn't believe that he could hold out for Autumn. But he did. Leave your brother alone" Nicholas is looking at his five-year-old sons Nikolai and four-year-old Rayden."

Roe walks out of the house holding Bryar their two-year-old son. "This boy was in the cookies again. Both hands were full. His little tail put up a fight when I tried to take them away." She put her hands on her hips looking at Nicholas.

Irving's hands are on his hips and he's breathing hard. "Whew, everything is packed and ready to go."

"Good. Can we go now?" Sabrina laughs and walks to the SUV.

Nicholas kisses Roe's forehead "He'll grow out of stealing cookies. I hope so."

Roe tilts her head looking at him. "He better. Little cookie thief."

Nick chuckles and wipes the cookie crumbs from around Bryar's mouth

"We're ready" Hayden is helping Kim put their three daughters in the car. Mercy is six, Antonia is four and Sylvie is one-year-old.

Liam and Ben are in charge until they come back. They are the number one warrior and tracker of Nick's pack.

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Morlock has never mentioned Taffy or Penelope's name since that day at the palace with Winter. That is part of his past that he prefers to forget. He turned his pack over to Muffy the day that she turned eighteen. Their pack is the second largest pack in Florida. Nick pack is still number one. Because the royal pack can't be counted in the pack category.

Muffy found her mate on her eighteenth birthday. She is mated to Giannis Bosworth. He was a member of Aurora and Nick's pack. They are expecting their first pup in two months. Last night the couple had a gender-revealing party. When Crystal and Morlock saw all the blue balloons being released he almost fainted. He has always wanted a son now he's having a grandson. After the celebration was over, he called Irving bragging about it. He told Irving that he's not the only one that will have a grandson to teach to play football. The two men laughs and joked about it.

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Josey and Malcolm moved into her parents' house on the lake with their three kids and her parents. After the horrible ordeal, the older had with their sons they don't feel comfortable living alone anymore. Since it was nighttime when Manny and Manuel snatched them. Josey has always been there for her parents so they know they are in good hands. Ciara and Clayton are always visiting them. Shane and Winter are also keeping an eye on the couple.

Melanie never thought that their sons would turn against them. She knew they hated Shane for no reason and were greedy. But not once did you think they would target their own parents. Nesib wasn't shocked by their sons' actions. Because they have always been mischievous. He had hoped that Melanie never found out about their terrible ways. But she did in the end. He regrets not doing something to prevent their kidnapping from happening. Clayton and Cooper are always telling him that we aren't responsible for our kids' actions. Don't dwell on it. But he has his days when that's all he can think about. Then he looks at his mate and sees her smiling. He pushes all of that out of his head.

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Lanita, Kirby, Denzel, and Trevor are at Kristoff and Angie's pack. Angie and Kristoff spend six months at the pack and six months in Atlantis. But Kristoff swims there every other day to make sure that everything is good and doesn't have any intruders because some humans are always trying to discover Atlantis.

Now that Angie and he are the parents of two pups don't think about Winter. He accepts her as a friend and his Queen only. Kristoff spends most of his days running behind Sinbad their four-year-old son and two-year-old daughter Luana. He loves his mate and is glad that things turned out the way they did. He did apologize to Winter for touching her but when they were kids. She accepted his apology and warned him to teach his son not to do that.

Denzel is still the leader of the Royal special forces. He and Lanita live at the palace with their five-year triplets Jaxtyn, Waylon, and Kaiden. The day they fought the Stonewalls he was happy to see his brother Trevor. They grew apart after the death of their parents. Now Trevor is a high rank in the special forces. He and Kirby have two daughters Ember is almost five and Taya is three.

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Winter and Shane wanted to celebrate Easter at Shane's old territory. They brought it from Roe when she moved to Nicholas's pack. She and Shane take the kids there for weekends and some holidays for some much-needed family time. Nicholas, Aurora, and their kids join them sometimes. Shane and Winter have four sons besides Shantana and Nicolasa. Five-year-old Shanihan, three-year-old Brando, one-year-old Marsden, and five-month-old Shiloh.

Gage and Patrice are at one of the grills. When a soccer ball hits him in the back of his head. She laughs looking at their son Gabe. He runs after their son and picks him up and tickles him. Yasmine their oldest daughter jumps on his back. Patrice is still laughing looking at their youngest son Ranger wrapped around his legs. Yolanda walks over to her sister. "Somethings never change, she points at her sons Dakar and Drake wrapped around Dimitri, and daughter Dakota is on his back. "Damn we haven't had a good battle in a long time," Parker mumbles and looks at her and Bronson's four-year-old twin daughters Ambar and Divya. They are playing with Harper and Ace's twin daughters Adriana and Andrea. Harper ignores her and shook her head.

Bronson and Ace are throwing a football at their two-year-old twin sons. Tucker and Tyler i9s Bronson and Parkers. Carter and Trey belong to Ace and Harper.

Cooper, Ariel, Ciara, and Clayton are looking at Pilar and Reese dancing to Forever Mine by the O'jays. When Irving and Sabrina drive up.

Forever mine

All because you're my kind

Aw, baby

I got what you want, you got what I want

An' we were made for each other (00-00)

Forever mine

An' I'm so glad

'Cause it gets better with time

Oh, girl

I like what you like, you like what I like

An' we were made for each other

Irving opens the tailgate and looks around for Sabrina. She's walking over to Ciara and the others. "Those two sure love to dance" She laughs as she sits down beside Ariel.

"Yes, they do" Cooper is looking at Irving."I guess we better go help him. I hope he didn't forget to put the eggs in there for the hunt."

Clayton laughs "If he did I don't think the kids would mine. He must have bought the store out." He's looking at Irving putting two tricycles on the ground.

All the kids except for the twins have gathered around Irving

Shane is holding Shiloh looking at Little Star and Little Gem running to meet Nick and Roe. Roe is holding Ayden. She knew the twins were going to jump Nick as soon as they saw him.

Nick picks the girls up and they kiss him on his cheeks. "We're going home with you and Mom tonight." Little Gem pats his cheek

"Yes, you are." He nods his head

"Daddy, can we stay up late. Mommy and Daddy didn't let us stay up late. Daddy said because we had a big day today." Little Star lay her head on Nick's shoulder.

"We'll see about the staying up late part. I bet you two will be too tired." He sits down beside Shane.

"Our daughters are growing up so fast. It's hard to believe that in two weeks they will be seven." Shane is wondering who is Nick looking for.

Nick sees Autumn" Where is Blake I thought he would have beaten us here." Then he sees her sniffing

"He just arrived. It seems that he had to make a stop on the way." Shane smiles, he's looking at Blake holding two dozens of long stem red roses.

Blake and Autumn meet each other in the middle of the yard. Pilar and Reese are looking at them. Winter is standing between Nick and Shane. "At least we're not at the palace. Nick, you just lost your Beta," She's looking at her sister and Blake kissing. Ciara and Clayton yell that the egg hunt is starting.

The twins jump off of their fathers lap to join the other kids. Roe and Winter laugh because Nick can't believe they left him for an egg hunt.

Shane pat Nick's shoulder "That's something we have to get used to. Yesterday they deserted me to get their fingernails done."

Winter laughs and looks at Shane and Nick. "Just wait when they start dating."

"Dating?" Both men yells and shook their heads

Roe looks at them "Yep dating. You know the thing teenagers do."

"Hell no," Nick and Shane yell looking at Little Gem and Little Star.

Winter and Roe walk over to the table leaving them shaking their head with their mouths wide open. Roe leans close to Win "Our girls are in so much trouble."

"I hate it for young men they date. They will be stalked by two Alphas Daddies. Poor men won't stand a chance." Winter pours her and Roe glasses of sweet tea, ""None at all" Win and Roe mumble

Later that night after everyone had left Winter jumps on his back " McDreamy, do you remember our first kiss?"

"Yes, how could I forget. You gave me my first kiss Star Eyes I was scared all day thinking my father would replace out and kill me" He's walking under the large Black Olive tree. She laughs and jumps off his back and walks in front of him. "Well, I don't have anything first to give you tonight. I just want to say that I love you, my handsome McDreamy."

"I love you more, my beautiful Star Eyes." Shane takes her hands and kisses the back of them. "My turn. Do you remember what I said to you the night we became mates?" She smiles. "I'll never forget it. You said to let you be my hero. You were always my hero."

"I'll always be your hero" He leans down and kisses her.