Page 40 of The Alpha's Son

Ryan stayed silent.

Both of his best friends had also found their mates—visiting wolves, who had been passing through. The moment they had all seen each other, it had been bliss. At least, that was what his friends told him. Once they had mated, both Ryan and Wade had apologized to both him and Darcy for what they had said. They understood what it meant to protect their mates.

There was a scream from inside and Joe tensed up, ready to go and hurt whoever was causing his mate pain.

Then … he heard it—the wail of a newborn baby.Hisbaby.

This time, no one tried to stop him as he charged inside his parents’ house and started to make his way upstairs. He felt like a man possessed. He only had one goal and that was to get to his woman. He needed to see her.

Bursting through the door, he didn’t know what to expect, but seeing his wife, his love, the woman that belonged to him, holding their newborn baby, looking exhausted and smiling at the same time, was a beautiful sight.

“We have a son,” Darcy said.

He went straight to her, and before he even looked at his child, he cupped her face and kissed her passionately.

“I don’t want to go through that again,” he said.

“We’ll see.” She had that know-it-all smile that charmed him. “Look at our son, Joe.”

He wanted to kiss his wife again, but he knew his mother and Kelly were watching, so he turned to look at his son. His beautiful boy.

One look, and Joe knew he would do everything in his power to protect and guide this young man.

“Darcy, look what you did,” Joe said.

“Look whatwedid,” she said. “He’s so beautiful. Do you want to hold him?”

“He’s so tiny. What if I hurt him?”

“You won’t hurt him.”

Darcy held their son toward him, supporting his head, which she advised he do.

Joe held his son within his palms, and he wasn’t much bigger than his two hands. His son wriggled, shoving his fist against his mouth, and looking absolutely perfect.

“You’re beautiful,” he said.

He looked toward Darcy, and he moved beside her on the bed.

“Your father would like to come and see,” his mother said.

“Would it be okay if my dad, Wade, and Ryan came in?” he asked, looking at his wife.

“Yes, of course.”

Joe pulled his son close to his chest and then cupped her cheek. “You’re amazing.”

“I love you.”

“And I love you.”

Epilogue

Five Years Later

Darcy couldn’t help but laugh as Joe knelt in the yard in the back garden, and their son, Nate, ran to him and started to climb all over his back.

This was a scene she was used to, especially during the summer. It was rare to find her children and husband anywhere else.