Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 95

Maeve

Cleo and Myla were sitting in awe in front of the hearth in the library, looking down at infants in their hands. Alison, Robbie’s mate, was holding Will, who was surprisingly well behaved as he peered up at the perfect stranger in whose

arms he rested.

“I don’t know how I missed him,” Cleo whispered, looking down at Oliver with a soft frown creasing her brow. “I’ve nev er… Oh, Maeve, I am so sorry!”

“Cleo, none of this is your fault. None of it. We’re all fine

now, that’s what matters!” | sat between her and Myla and on the couch, holding a mug of hot cider between my hands as | glanced from baby to baby, a wave of relief washing over me. We had all finally been reunited after Troy and I had separat ed from the Persephone.

ooh “This one looks so much like Troy.” Myla ran her knuckle

over Charlie’s cheek, which caused him to smile in reflex.

Myla beamed, tears glimmering in her eyes.

“Both Will and Charlie look shockingly like Troy, but | think Oliver looks like me.” | sipped my cider again and caught Cleo’s surprised gaze. She looked down at little Oli, whose name I hadn’t uttered until that moment. Myla rested her hand against my thigh, then leaned her head on my shoulder.

“Thank you, Maeve,” she whispered, just as Cleo dissolved into tears.

I wondered if Cleo had ever told Myla the truth about Olivia, who had been Cleo’s mate and Myla’s mother. Based on their ease with each other, and the teary, knowing glance they shared, I assumed that they had. Cleo didn’t bother to wipe the tears away as they fell, she kept her gaze firmly on Oli, Olivia’s namesake.

“What a blessing,” Cleo grinned, her voice distorted by a

sob.

Alison, who was pregnant herself, seemed slightly over whelmed as Myla and Cleo prodded me for details about the birth of the boys.

“I worry about myself,” Alison said, swallowing hard.

“Why is that? You’re strong and healthy, and only carry one child-” Cleo retorted, but Alison paled.

“I carry Robbie’s child, Cleo. He is seven feet tall. I am sure

he was a giant infant at his birth.”

My eyes widened as I took Alison in. She was very petite,

hardly five feet tall herself, maybe shorter. Seeing her stand ing next to Robbie was shocking.

Robbie, Dad, Troy, Rowan, and Ernest were all in Ernest’s old office, talking about Dianny. Gemma had just entered the

library, George balanced on her hip while she walked behind

a maid pushing a tea cart stacked with all kinds of lunch foods.

Good, I thought. I was absolutely starving,

“I was just in the kitchen and saw your mom, Maeve. She

said there’s a conference of Alphas meeting in town tomor row. And a gala the next day?” Gemma and the rest of the family from Winter Forest had arrived late the night before, and we had spent the majority of the early morning explain ing what had happened when Troy and I left for Mirage with

my parents.

to reply

screamed.

scream, as well as the screeches of

included, erupted through the library

the walls.

Persephone, arriving at nearly

loved as much as I had,

fact, alive.

her arms before she dropped him in her haste to rise

and unexpected

mourned her

front of us, healthy,

nma was

reached her and threw her arms around

patted Charlie against

tears of

knee. George was rather particular about only wanting

entertained while Gemma ate with vigor, lost in quite yet animated conversation with Myla and Cleo at

the other end

thick blanket in front of the hearth had become a sleeping mat for Will and Oli, who were happily snoozing in the radiating warmth of the wide fireplace. Alison reached up to run her fingers through George’s hair, who cooed happily, his mouth stretching into a

my lap, his round cheeks soft

rosy.

been fruitful,” I replied with a

have… she would have

flushed with

off, notic ing the tears glistening

Truly. I did what

you mean?” While Robbie

interested in. She had grown up in Dianny and would see Tasia’s attack in a different

betrayal, and something that took everything she had ever known from her in

with us. She just wouldn’t go. Nor would my two eldest sisters… and their children. I was able to convince my other sisters and

against her grief.

as such. She was in great pain over the deaths of many, many of what sounded like

kids out in his arms,” she said with a soft, somber smile, her eyes glistening with warmth as she

can,” I said with a little laugh, remembering

I had been manhandled by Robbie at

sometimes Troy’s, orders.

coming for us, or what we would find if we went back… Robbie was only one of four men who got out of… of the city before Tasia … before she….” Another wave of tears fell over Alison’s pale

been through

the time,” I said honestly, but

for. Alison’s family

me with a grateful smile touching her lips. George was reaching for her, his

Troy

activity over the past twenty -four hours. Parts of the castle I hadn’t even seen before had been opened up,

evening I had brought Robbie to meet

me whisked away for a fitting for several formal out fits instead of catching up with our friends. Then Rowan, Hanna, and the rest of the family from Winter Forest arrived, and

watching through the window as servants set up

didn’t he tell us about the conference? And

Maeve asked after several moments of

“Because he’s going to

her head as she turned