The Defiant Luna
Chapter 35

Nathan POV

Christmas came and Nathan walked Jay-la out the front of the pack-house. He had blindfolded her up in their suite for the entire walk and the children were all excited running about, telling her the best present was yet to come, he could only smile at them, in their excitement.

He had let them help not only pick the car but pick the colour of the new car he’d bought her and they were all excited themselves, to show her. The car had arrived yesterday and been put in his personal garage out of sight at the time. Now it was parked right out the front of the pack-house with a big white bow on it.

Jay-la herself was laughing, the children were yelling excitedly all around her, unable to walk sensibly, were bouncing all over the place, and it seemed their excitement, was spilling over onto her. The children had helped him pick out many presents for her, though this was the one they were the most excited about and he had to remind them, twice already, not to tell her what it was. Hurriedly shushed them in his effort to keep the secret.

Nathan smiled as he saw the car itself, recalled how he had sat in his office with the three children just last week and showed them several different cars. He had allowed them to not only choose the colour, but the make and model as well. They were so very excited to be gifting her this. A gift from all of them to her, a gift from her family.

He knew she had a Nissan Navara Ute back in L.A., a simple nondescript silver truck with a full canopy on the back, big enough to have her with the three children in it all the time. It probably came in handy having three children, needed something large.

Now she had, at the children’s choice, from all the vehicles he had lined up for them to look at, an Alfa Romeo, Stelvio Quadrifoglio, in the colour alfa red. The children had liked it had the word alpha in the name of not only the car, but the colour as well. He’d had the windows tinted for privacy when she was out of the pack’s territory, but didn’t kit it out with roof racks or a bulbar. Didn’t think there was a need for that.

If she wanted to go offload, she could take one of the pack’s four-wheel drives, there were plenty of those around.

Nathan stood at the top of the stairs to the entry of the pack-house and slid his arms around her waist and dropped his chin to her shoulder and murmured softly “I hope you like it, the children helped me choose it.” then pressed his lips to her cheek and let her remove the blindfold finally, so that she could see her new gift.

He watched as she stood and looked at it and then turned to look right at him “You bought me a car?” she questioned

“Idid.” he smiled “do you like it?”

“It’s very red.” she commented, but was smiling up at him.

“alfa red.” the children all yelled excitedly up at her and then they were tugging at her to go and look at it, dragging her down the steps of the packhouse in their excitement for her to see the new car. Nathan held out a set of keys, as she smiled and then took them from him. “You do know I have a car, right?”

“I do.” he nodded, “but now you have a Luna’s car. Something that fits your rank and status here inside the pack. Do you like it?” Nathan was hoping she would say yes, that she would like the car, accept the car and be happy about it.

The last one he had brought someone had not gone down so well.

He watched her nod and say ‘yes’ as she unlocked it, then open one of the doors and helped the children up into it, they were all over it, and they were all smiling and laughing. She herself, was smiling, just watching the children be so happy, made her happy.

Nate sat himself behind the steering wheel and pretended to drive and Nathan got to watch on. He chuckled at the boy, who was grinning away and making car sound noises ‘vroom vroom.’ it was very cute. Even Havoc with chortling inside his mind.

Nathan could almost picture his boy at 16 behind the wheel of a car, his first car with Nathan sitting next to him, teaching him how to drive his very first lesson. He smiled to himself at the thought, of his son all grown up and ready to drive.

His attention moved from his mate to his children as he watched them still excitedly climbing around inside the car. They were very happy to be here, to have been part of this gift for her. When he felt her slide her arms around him, he looked down at her and smiled. She looked really happy right this minute, he realised. Leaned right down and kissed her, long and deep and felt her lean right into him, and growled a little at her, as he could smell her arousal lite in the air around him, then heard her chuckle “sorry” she murmured.

“Don’t ever be sorry for that.” he told her and meant it.

He really did love knowing a single k**s from him could make her want him, enjoyed knowing she wanted him, and she did actually want him and he knew it. She had pulled him into their bedroom on more than one occasion in the past week to push him down on the bed and have her way with him.

Though last night she climbed right on top of him on the couch after all the children’s presents were laid out for them to find in the morning.

Had wound her arms around his neck and kissed him long and deep as she ground herself against him, he’d smiled at her “Horny sweetheart” he’d asked, sliding his hands over her body, he’d taking great delight in the way she was with him over the last week.

Everything seemed to have changed with her, that one week of her heat, had brought them closer together than he expected, but he was pretty sure that it had actually been the time he’d spent with her without Havoc which had showed her he actually loved her. That it wasn’t just Havoc that wanted her here.

In the past week he kept Havoc at bay, so it was just her and him together, was trying to make her realise and feel that it was him who wanted her, not just his beast. It seemed this approach was working and she was more like the old Jay-la around him in the bedroom, she was also was happier and smiled more at him outside of the bedroom.

Which in turn just made him happy, made his beast happy.

Though last night had been more than fun for him, he’d watched her kneel right between his thighs and unzip his pants, slide her tongue down along his hard c**k and then take it into her mouth and sucked deep and hard, until he was groaning and then cumming.

She smiled right up at him afterwards “like that do you?” she’d teased him. She knew he did, she just wanted to hear his answer.

His response had been to yank her up off the floor and growl “yes, now it’s my turn.” He’d picked her clean up and carried her off to the bedroom, kick the door shut needed that soundproofing of their bedroom, so he could have her in all the ways she liked all the ways she wanted, till she was crying out his name and cumming for him.

He had brought her to o****m several times, before taking her for himself, made her beg for him last night. More than once, and she had, he’d heard the raw wanton need in her voice, the ache of her words, and only then had he taken her for himself. He really did love how much she wanted him, knowing how he could please her in every way.

Loved even more that she started it, wanted it, encouraged it.

Finally, it seemed that their relationship was on track, that she was going to be happy here. Not only were Kora and Havoc happy so were he and Jay-la. So were the children. No longer did Nate shy away from him, called him dad all the time, this too made him happy.

They spent Christmas Day hanging out with their families, it was not just her and the children but his family and her family. All there enjoying each other’s company. Though he noted Jay-la and Abbey, were still stand offish and apart from each other. That had still not been resolved at this point. But they were managing to be in a room together without arguing with each other, that was a good start.

They took a video call from Lauren and Tony, who got to see everyone all in the room having a good time and getting along. They talked to Rae-Rae and Jay-la, smiled at the triplets and promised that they would see them tomorrow. They were coming to visit for Boxing Day and staying for a couple of days. Nathan had put the video call up on the TV, so that they could see everyone in the room and interact with each and every one, which would alleviate any fears they had of Rae-Rae and Jay-la being here.

They got to watch him interact with his parents and her parents, full introductions made to her brother and his wife, as well as Abby and her husband, little Halley as well. So they could see everything that was going on in the room, which made them feel fully included in the events of Christmas Day.

Lauren and Tony said goodbye, they were off to see grandpa Hill and then Tony s family. Rae-Rae promised to pick them up at the airport with Michael first thing in the morning and waved goodbye. She was sporting a lovely diamond engagement ring, Michael had given it to her this morning. A pink diamond in a pair cut, with diamonds encrusted around it. Cost quite a pretty penny. He’d actually called Nathan and asked for approval to spend that much money.

Nathan had told him he didn’t think it was enough to be honest, had switched to a video call and told him to show him which ones he was looking at, what was his actual pick, he’d got the distinct impression his brother was choosing something of lesser value to save pack money. He was a scrooge.

He’d seen them all lined up and looked at the prices on them, then just stated which one do you really like Michael, be honest with me.” Michael had touched the pair shaped ring with a price tag of nearly 60 thousand dollars and Nathan had told him to buy it, Michael had looked nervous “I’s fine Michael, you never spend money, don’t think about it, just get it.” The one he was having made for Jay-la was nearly triple that.

The only worry for the day was that Rae-Rae was concerned about telling her parents that she and Michael were now living together, instead of her having her own suite and waiting until the day of the wedding. Though Jay-la didn’t think that this was going to be an issue, reminded Rae-Rae that her parents were not actually prudes. That they also knew Rae-Rae wanted to marry Michael. So, it was kind of expected that at some point she and Michael would move in together.

Later that night, the two of them relaxed on the lounge and just watched the children play with their new toys, having fun and enjoying themselves. It was the quintessential family moment for him. A perfect day, how it should have always been, how it was always going to be, he was never going to let anything come between them ever again.

He was mildly concerned about the amount of chocolate and sweets the children had eaten today, but none of them looked green, or like they were going to throw up. Jay-la didn’t seem concerned at all, was comfortable just watching them as she leaned into him. Smiled up at him every time his lips brushed her hair in a gentle k**s.

He got down on the floor and played with the children when they asked him to join them, Smiled even more as Jay-la took photos of them all playing together. Havoc and Kora got to chase the children around, in wolf form out in the alpha hallway, the two wolves prancing and pouncing about, making the children squeal and laugh. It was not the normal thing to do letting their wolves out inside the packhouse, but it was too cold now outside for the children and both Kora and Havoc had wanted to play with them, and the children had wanted to see their wolves today. They would not deny their children what they wanted, it was Christmas.

Nathan couldn’t really recall a time when Havoc was ever this happy.

His beast was not only calm, but joy filled him, he was purring and chuffing, and rolling around acting almost like a puppy for his children.

Letting them climb all over him and ride him around the hallway.

His own parents were standing in the corridor, leaning against the wall, his mother all leaned back against his father, they were just, watching, laughing, even they thought it was odd, but funny behaviour for his wolf to display. They’d never seen Havoc like this, no one had.

Nathan got a mind-link from his father to tell him he was proud of him and his wolf, that it seemed they had finally learned what it meant to be an Alpha and a father, what must come first the happiness of his family, for with that came the happiness of the pack as well. A happy Luna, meant a happy Alpha, which in turn meant for a happy pack.

Nathan could only agree with that, the way the pack were, they smiled at Jay-la, liked her and respected her and she was nice to everyone. She still had those moments, where she was annoyed with him. But she never took it out on the pack. Kora hadn’t shut him out, not once either. Things were definitely better. He hoped they stayed that way.