Alpha’s Regret-My Luna Has A Son

Everly POV

I worked on this mural all morning, and I finally had the sign arriving today. So when dad and mum left after lunch, 1 headed back over to the shelter when I got the text message saying the sign was ready to be placed. The meeting with my parents went well, but the pack’s finances were destroyed.

Dad was using loans to pay off loans which only gave him more debt, and I had to think of a way to absolve all the debt, I was in over my head and with Valen not speaking to me, I didn’t know anyone that could help without selling off the pack assets.

What savings I did have weren’t enough to cover the debt and the Hotel, and I wasn’t about to ask Valen for the money. Then there was the contract between my father and Nixon, who held the pack as collateral to the debt my father owed, and I didn’t have millions packed away, dad had kept up his repayments, but all those repayments were loans from the bank too,

All the pack businesses were in the red, but luckily I noticed that a few of the loans taken out were through two of the banks owned by Valen’s pack, so maybe I could have the interest rate lowered or relinquish those businesses back to the bank to. remove those debts without filing bankruptcy.

I paid most of them straight off today, but the larger sums I had no way to cover, Ci3jc[?N then there was the debt to Nixon. I had called Kalen and asked him about it since he handled most of Valen’s accounting, and he said there was no way around the contract that was drawn up, that now that debt was mine because it was put on the pack’s finances, not on my father’s personal finances.

Which left me with two options, sell what remaining assets my father’s pack has or try to get a loan, which I didn’t want to get into more debt. Dad had six months left to pay off Nixon or the pack, and all its assets and land belonged to him.

Dad still owed him 1.6 million, and i knew my Hotel’s land alone was worth more than that, but I wasn’t willing to give it up. That place wasn’t just mine, so now I was debating to see if, once fixed, if Valen’s pack would buy it, so I wasn’t losing it, and neither were the rogues, but with how angry he was, I wasn’t sure if he would help even if it was his mothers.

Pulling up at the homeless shelter, I checked on Macey and Zoe, who left a little before me to pick up the kids and meet me here. They were inside the rec room, putting up the last finishing touches. It looked great inside, and I quickly kissed Valarian before rushing back out.

I checked to make sure the paint was dry first, and it was. Seeing Valarie up on the wall made tears spring to my eyes. Out of every mural I had done, this was my favorite, maybe because of its meaning. I just hoped Valen liked it and the one I did inside the rec room.

I watched as they put it up and instructed them to move the bracket a little higher on the left as it was a little crooked, and I knew it would set off Valen’s OCD that he believes he didn’t have. They set it in the brackets when I feel arms circle around my waist, and I am tugged backward against his hard chest. His scent enveloped me. I was so preoccupied I hadn’t even realized he was here.

“Thank you,” Valen whispered, kissing my cheek

I looked up and pointed to the sign. Valen tilts his head up to see, and I watch as the men peel the white film covering the sign.

‘Valerie’s Place’ – Where your village begins.

“Now, no one will forget her name,” I whispered.

“Is that mum’s handwriting?” he asks, choking on emotion a little.

“Yep, I used the letters and blew it up so I could transfer her handwriting,” I tell him. Turning my face to his, he rests his chin on my shoulder

“I’m sorry I didn‘t tell you,” I told him.

“I’m sorry, you felt you needed to hide it from me,” he says, kissing the side of my mouth.

it?” I

“Love it,”

to show you something else,” I tell

hand around my waist and walking to the front doors. I grab two

“Valarian is here?”

part. Valarian asked me last night. They helped me pick out the frames last week,” I tell him,

Valen had done up. It had a kids’ play area, three huge din

father, and squeals rushing over excitedly. Valen stares around the

dad? Don’t you like it?” Valarian asks when seeing his father become

chokes out. All of Valarie’s banners from her protesting days were framed on the walls. Along with the blown-up newspaper articles about her efforts to change the city

far wall was another painting I did of Valarie, using the photo of her standing on the cop car, a banner raised above her head which read “No Packs, One people”. It took up an entire wall.

to the wall that was full of handprints, rogue handprints. Everyone that knew Valarie had put their handprints on the wall

against me. “She would love this,” Zoe says, and I nod as I watch Valarian point

she would ask why we are dredging up the past and tell us to get back to work,” Macey chuckles, and so do I. She was right,

I moved away from the girls to go over to him, I touched his back,

in here,” he grumbles, wiping

cutting onions back there,” Macey says, coming up on his other side and gripping his shoulder. He laughs and tugs me closer, hugging me and kissing the top of my head. Reaching over, he grabbed Macey and Zoe

you,” he says to

will always remind you of who she was, and

him nod against

the dust is terrible in here,” Macey mutters, and

face, and looks around. This is amazing,” he says, and I couldn’t agree more when my phone beeps in my pocket. It was a reminder to go to the ultrasound. I pull it out and

Valarian?” Zoe asks, but I

can come with me,” I tell her, and she nods before rushing off to

Valen, and

you every step of the way,” he says, draping his arm across my shoulders. He tips my chin

down and kissing my lips before his hand drops to my

says, rubbing my belly. “Don’t ever doubt that. I will never leave you to

it again by myself. The last time I had Valarie, she was a godsend, but I would have if I had

holding his hand out to Valarian. He waves to the girls, and we go to the Doctor in Valen’s

at the Doctor’s, nerves kicked in, and

get a check-up, and then we get to see the baby,” Valen

if the boy