“Happy Birthday, Deanna!” I smiled gleefully.

My seven-year-old cheerful daughter dropped her wolf stuffed toy and rushed to hug me. “Thank you, Mommy. But where’s Daddy?”

Her joyous face was immediately replaced with a sad one. I brushed the hair from her face and kissed her cheeks. “Daddy will be here soon.” I threw a look at Beta Hestia, and she nodded as if to silently answer the same question that my daughter and I have.

“It’s Beta Lucas!” Deanna exclaimed and she eventually ran to my daughter’s favorite playmate. Beta Lucas is the right-hand of my mate, Alpha Killian. He’s also good with children that’s why he can easily...