He pulls me down into his lap, setting my plate on the table. I’m as excited to find out the sex as everyone else. Except Kale and I have been keeping a small secret of our own. Kale kisses my neck, his hand coming around to my stomach.

“Can we do this?” Colby asks, standing in front of the giant box filled with balloons. I look around. Most of the town is here. Kale kisses my neck again.

“Don’t cry on me,” he whispers in my ear, reading my mood easily. I still get choked up sometimes with all the people that are now in Colby’s and my life. We’ve gone from thinking it was us against the world to having a whole town behind us.

“Go on,” Kale tells Colby.

“Be ready to pay up.” Colby gives Chief Dane a pointed look.

“The chief is in a gambling ring?” Connie teases from next to me, making me laugh.

“Lift the lid already!” someone shouts. Colby pulls it off, causing the blue balloons to escape into the sky.

“I knew it!” Colby starts to shout, but more balloons keep coming, pink ones slipping free too. For a second there I thought it was two boys.

“What the hell is this?” everyone grumbles, not sure now how they are going to handle the bets, causing me to laugh.

“Twins! We’re having twins!” Connie hops up. “We’ve never had twins in our town before.” Everyone cheers, as excited as we are. I turn in Kale’s lap, wrapping my arms around his neck to kiss him. Everyone keeps on cheering before music fills the air.

I don’t know if it really takes a village to raise a child, but I know we have a small town that will do their best. Kale keeps on kissing me. He’ll never let me go. Not that I want him to.

Who wouldn't want to be locked away in this castle with my handsome grumpy beast?

My loves!

Many people have been asking about the “Castle” connection and it’s the location although this one is tied more closely to Alpha’s Castle.

I hope the summer heat is not too exhausting. Remember to drink plenty of liquids and get at least six hours of sleep (it should be eight but I can’t do that either).

I’m working on my next story and it’s halfway done so expect something on your Kindle toward the end of August. Stay cool, loves.

Yours always,

Ella