The Merciless Alpha(erotica)

“Your mother sends her love,” Hammer said. “She said to tell you to keep chewing bubble gum and kicking ass. She loved how you handled the press conference and your testimony.” I’d gotten a lot of positive feedback since then, and Ocean had shared the press conference with her huge Twitter and Facebook followings. The bill had made it out of committee, which was farther than it had ever gotten before. The Prime Minister didn’t know if it would make it out of the Legistlature this year, though.

“We’re all proud of you, Sharkbait,” Susan said. I blushed a little and stayed quiet, hoping the subject would change.

“What are your plans,” Amy asked her Mom.

“We’re getting married,” Hammer said as he held her hand up.

My jaw dropped, and Amy looked like a fish gasping for air on the dock. “WHAT?” She looked between her Mom and Hammer. “WHEN?”

“Tomorrow,” Susan answered.

I looked at the divider; the privacy glass was up, so we could talk. “Why so quickly?”

“Like I said, a lot of things have changed for us,” Hammer replied. “I sold the Dojo to another instructor; I didn’t make a lot, but it will keep going, and it would cost too much to ship the equipment to Minnesota.”

“You’re moving back home,” Amy asked. Susan nodded. “And your house in Coronado?”

“It’s on the market now. Luke will stay there until Christmas break; the parents of Leo’s first mate, Larry and Donna Winters, volunteered to come out and stay with him while we stay in Miesville. Hammer is going to make the change after we get home, so we need to stay with Alpha Leo.”

Things were moving fast, but that wasn’t shocking. Hammer was a man of action; once he decided what he wanted to do, he’d make it happen. “That’s why you are getting married now,” I said. “In case he doesn’t make it, you inherit his estate.”

“My mate WILL make it,” Susan said as she squeezed his hand. “It’s just a precaution. We couldn’t get married without you there, Amy, so we came to you.” Amy hugged her mom tightly, moving in front of her so Hammer could get into the hug as well. I smiled as I watched them; Amy liked and respected Hammer, and she was genuinely happy that he was her second chance mate. I would miss seeing them when we returned to San Diego.

All of the sudden, Amy stiffened and backed off. “OH. MY. LUNA. We have a wedding to plan!”

“Don’t worry about it, Amy. We already arranged everything with the hotel; the ceremony will be just before sunset on the beach. You’ll be my Maid of Honor, and Luke will be Hammer’s best man. We’ll get married, have dinner in a private dining room, and then the honeymoon starts.”

I looked over at Linda in a panic. “What about our schedule? Can we do this?”

Linda just smiled. “I’ve known about this since Fiji, Vicki. Your date will be here an hour before the ceremony; he knows it’s a wedding, but he’s fine with that. Hammer is pretty smart for a SEAL, you know,” she said with a tease.

“Why?”

“No wedding planning, no expensive dress or fittings, a short walk to the Honeymoon Suite, and they escape the Minnesota winter for a Brisbane spring! Genius!”

Susan rolled her eyes. I had to agree, it was pretty slick. “We’ll have a reception back in Minnesota when we return,” Susan said. “Plus, I get free flowers from the hotel, and Vicki is providing the videographer!” She stuck her tongue out at Linda, getting her back for the earlier tease.

“Wait,” I said. “I still don’t understand why you are getting married NOW. If you’re moving to Minnesota, you’ll have plenty of time for the change after everything is moved and you are settled.”

“I need to take the change soon,” Hammer said. “I have responsibilities, and I’ll need my wolf for them.”

“I’m pregnant,” Susan added.

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Amy was shocked again. “How far along, Mom?”NôvelDrama.Org content.

“Two weeks. I was a week late, which isn’t uncommon at my age, but I figured I’d take one the morning before Thanksgiving. It was positive. We haven’t told anyone else yet, so I’d appreciate it if you’d not say anything. We haven’t even seen a doctor yet.”

“We won’t,” I said. The two wouldn’t be able to keep the secret for long; right now, Susan’s scent change was barely noticeable if you got close. In a few weeks, sensitive noses would pick it up just being around her. It made sense now why they were getting married so quickly, as they could pass it off as a honeymoon baby. Hammer was already a possessive male, and a pregnant mate gave him more drive to survive the change. “Congratulations!”

“You’re happy, right?”

“I’m over the moon,” Susan said. “I thought we might have difficulty with getting pregnant.”

“You had no difficulty with HOW to get pregnant,” Amy teased. “I think the whole neighborhood knew what a stud you had in your bed.” Hammer looked proud at this, while Susan was a little embarrassed.

“I’m still in shock,” Hammer confessed. “I was happy with meeting Susan’s granddaughter when she visited Miesville for Thanksgiving, and she’s due in three weeks with a son. With this news, everything had to move up. I decided to move now because I don’t want to be doing it while she’s eight months pregnant.”

“Things can change fast, as we’ve all seen that this year,” I said.

“It was all going to happen anyway, Mom,” Amy said. “He’s your mate. You belong together, and I love you both.” She wiped her tears away as Hammer kissed her forehead, hugging them both. “What about Siena? She won’t see your wedding.”

“She’s going to watch the live-stream with the Miesville Pack,” Susan replied. “She barely made it through the flight from Michigan with April; a tiny bladder and a toddler isn’t a great combo for travel. There was no way in HELL she’d fly with a kid for thirty hours to get here, and we didn’t want to wait until your tour was over. So, we decided on a beach wedding with family and a few friends!”

The friend thing triggered a memory from when the girls came out as werewolves to their mates. “Are you going to meet up with Ian while you’re down under?”

“His flight from Port Arthur should arrive in two hours; he’s coming with his wife and son for the wedding,” Hammer said. “I can’t wait to see him again. Want to come to the airport to pick him up? His son is your date tonight.”

I wasn’t in the wedding party, so I just had to show up in a bikini with a light dress over it. I looked at my phone. “Sure.”

We were pulling into the hotel, so the rest of the conversations would have to wait. We checked in and dropped our luggage off, then our whole group headed to the lounge for a late lunch.

There was no way I was waiting six more hours to eat, after all.