I turned just as Judy squealed and jumped out of my arms. I shook my head, smirking as she ran across the training grounds and into her best friend’s arms. Nan laughed and wrapped Judy in a tight embrace.

I looked at Chester, who was carrying a toddler in his arms and slinging the diaper bag over his shoulder, I nodded my greeting to him and returned it with a grin as he approached me.

Hey, Alpha,” Chester said.

I rolled my eyes.

“You know you can call me Gavin,” I reminded him. “We are practically family now.”

He laughed.

“Yeah, I guess it’s a habit I can’t quite break.”

“Where’s the birthday girl?” Nan asked, looking around for my now one–year–old daughter. (

“Getting changed with Irene,” I told her. “She’ll be down soon.”

“She’s going to love the present we got her,” Nan said, a bright smile on her face.

“Hi, Uncle Gavin and Auntie Judy,” Emalyn said as she walked towards us, her blonde pigtails bouncing around her and her dress flowing evenly around her small body. It was strange that she looked so much like Ethan, and yet she was uniquely her. “Hey, Emmy,” I said, kneeling to give her a big squeeze.

She giggled as she hugged me back and then hugged Judy just as tightly.

Judy said, twirling her

I’m dizzy,”

as he ran

friends. Emalyn chuckled and ran towards him, hugging him tightly, both tumbling to the ground from the force of their collided bodies and bursting out

rest of us laugh

said, turning to me. “I need to shower and

step of the way, especially when Declan was born. Now she’s just a typical grandmother who loves to spoil her grandchildren, and she even gets along

headed inside so Judy could finish getting dressed, and I could finish setting

the front parlor, I had everything set up. The party balloons were all over the place, along with streamers and a banner that read:

table for the representatives that were quickly piling up, and another table for finger foods, mainly for the kids. The food the adults were going to be eating was catered by the staff I hired; all the food was from the Howling Spoon, Nan’s

it was pretty much a carnival out there at this point with all the stuff I got for the party. Not that a 1–year–old can enjoy most of

as she arrived 30 minutes later; Judy’s parents weren’t far behind her. They had gotten to

mother and shook

down in a minute. I’m pretty sure Irene

mother said as she went upstairs in arch of

laughed as I greeted Judy’s mother with

to see you both,” I

know we’ve been so busy lately. Sorry, we haven’t

it is,” I told her. “No need

and Lucy were arriving along

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