Jakes POV

　　"Well, that was messy yet oddly satisfying, shame Benson missed it. I know Rocky would have enjoyed the show" Hunter was amused at how my idea for Wayne and the electrical current worked out as originally he had thought it would fail.

　　"You ought to have more faith in me wolf. Told you he would talk… eventually. As for Benson goddess only know where he's got to"

　　"Shame he didn't sing like a cannery sooner, a bit like Benson is probably doing with that witch. Still can't believe his hand exploded, could have saved the omegas a mess to clean up" Hunter howled with laughter, we really were well matched.

　　After disconnecting the machine from Wayne's now fried body, I checked for his pulse. He was hanging on for dear life, could he not just give in already and save us the need for an execution.

　　"Benson where the fuck are you" I shouted through the mind link.

　　"On my way what did I miss"

　　"A lot, but he still breaths. Nick has gone to alert William as he's Wayne's alpha, he needs to be the one to execute him"

　　"Haha alright and sorry mate got caught up" it was hard to miss the meaning in his words as his heavy breathing was a dead giveaway as to what had held him up.

　　"That good was it haha, nah I'm happy for you man meet me upstairs and you can tell me all about it"

　　Once I cut the link between Benson and myself, I went upstairs to find Angel. I knew she was going to want to know what happened with Wayne as much as I wanted to know how dress shopping went. Not going to lie I hate shopping, but this was different, this was her wedding dress.

　　I found Angel in the lounge that was reserved for the ranked members of the pack, she looked worn out yet remained as stunning as ever. She was laying on the sofa resting a hand on her growing bump. Walking up behind her I climbed over the back of the sofa spooning her as I laid down.

　　"Did you find it?" I asked as I put my face into the crook of her neck whilst inhaling her scent which had now changed. Before pregnancy she smelt of roses and now, she smelt of cherries mixed with fresh flowers.

　　"I did and Jake it's gorgeous. I just hope you think so to when you see it"

　　"Babe if you like it then I know I will to. Did you think about who you want as a bridesmaid?"

　　"Not yet, I have been distracted by trying to keep my anger under control. I wanted to rip the head off the saleswoman so badly, she had got to be the biggest snob i have ever seen. The way she looked at me, just because I'm an unwed pregnant woman doesn't make me any lower than anyone else. We are in the twenty first century for crying out loud"

　　"Do you want me to go and rip her to shreds, I will if it will make you feel better" without responding Angel turned so her face laid on my chest causing Hunter to silently purr at the affection.

　　"Not worth it, how did your torture session go?"

　　"Well I got the information I needed, he passed the same information he gave Vladamir to Alpha Brad and Alpha Owen. Alpha Owen we shouldn't worry about as your dad took the alpha title away from him whilst searching for the Geminis to wake you, he passed the title down to his eldest daughter's mate but as he isn't of alpha nor beta blood, he's harmless. And Brad I will deal with I assure you. Oh, and Wayne lost a hand, but his heart continues to beat"

　　"Alpha Brad as in your cousin? Why would he need to know anything about me? Are you going to kill him? Wayne, I mean. I know at one point I said he deserved to die but I was angry I had just lost my aunt and thought I would lose my uncle too, but I have them both back now. Plus, he's a father, do you want his pups to grow up wanting to avenge him?"

　　I couldn't believe how pure Angel's heart was, after everything that Wayne had done, she was still worried for him. Before I could give her my answer, Benson, Nick, William and Rita came in and sat on the surrounding chairs. We spent the next few hours discussing wedding arrangements. By the end of the day the guest list had been created, we decided what cake we wanted and chose a colour scheme though I could tell Angel was holding something back, she didn't seem as interested in the plans as she had previously been. I wanted to push her for answers, but Hunter told me to leave her be, judging by his tone he knew what was wrong but as he didn't tell me any specifics it couldn't have been bad. As we got up to head to dinner Marie appeared with a screaming Megan in her arms. Benson stood to take her but was told to sit back down as Angel wanted to settle her having lost her appetite to the pregnancy related sickness. After shooing us on our way and leaving her to soothe the teething pup we headed for the dining hall and grabbed some food.

　　Angels POV

　　As I calmed Megan, I stared into her eyes and found myself thinking how much she resembled her mum. I truly missed Alice as I know Benson and Jake did to, it just wasn't the same without her and I shouted it ever would be. She was the first real friend I made here, and I was never going to forget her. When Jake asked me if I was ok, I lied, I felt depressed. Every girl dreams of planning their wedding with their mum and bestie by their side yet I had neither. Ariel and I had become close since she came back to our pack with us but it just weren't the same. She wasn't Alice. In all the powers I possessed why couldn't I have one which bought a loved one back, I know everything happens for a reason, yet this sucked.

　　The moment Jake proposed, Alice was the first person I told though I had a sneaky suspicion she already knew. Little did Jake know, Alice and I had already thought about colour themes and planned how I wanted the chapel and hall to look. But again, using those plans without her here to help seemed almost wrong, so I chose new colours and a new theme. Jake had suggested I ask Ariel to be my bridesmaid, but I wasn't sure. Did I really need one?

　　"Yes you need a bridesmaid. They are in charge of keeping the men in line along with planning your hen party and ensuring your day runs smoothly with little to no hiccup's" Star's voice was soft as she spoke in my mind for she could feel my pain.

　　Ignoring her I placed Megan into her pram and wheeled her to the dining hall. The wedding was in just under two months which meant I didn't have long to make my decision. Grabbing my phone from my pocket I texted Ariel and asked if she would in fact like to be my bridesmaid, my phone didn't even reach my pocket before she responded with her answer.

　　Once dinner was finished Jake and I left everyone and went to our room, all I wanted to do was enjoy a nice bubble bath a cosy up to my mate. As I submerged myself into the warm water Jake sat on then stall next to the bath and massaged the shampoo into my hair as he told me about the witch Benson had taken an interest in. To say I was surprised would be an understatement as with our kind we didn't normally find another attractive until a few years after the death of a mate if at all, let alone with a witch that was almost fifteen years older than himself regardless of how young she looked. The second Jake mentioned Benson had already slept with the witch the strangest feeling came over me leaving me covered in Goosebumps from head to toe as the cold shiver rippled through my body. I couldn't explain it, it was almost as if someone was trying to tell me something.

　　"So, is he serious about this Caroline?"

　　"I don't think so, it's only been a few months since Alice. I know before her he slept around a bit, but I honestly think he's just using her to destress. Since becoming a single dad he's grown up a lot"

　　"Hmm I just have this feeling that he shouldn't be messing around with other women. I can't explain it, but I have this feeling that if he continues on this path with Caroline, it will cause rifts with the mate bond"

　　"Babe his mate bond severed the moment Alice's heart stopped beating, you know that"

　　"I know it's weird and please don't say anything to him but oh I don't know. Anyway, what are you going to do about Brad? I know you said you would deal with him but how?"

　　"Before I met you, I planned on challenging him and absorbing his pack. The fact he had knowledge of you and the pups you could produce and kept it to himself makes me angry. He has always been an arrogant dick, he even tried to hit on you at your Luna ceremony which by all rights I could have ended his life there and then. However now my aunt is gone there's nothing stopping me doing what I originally planned. And if he rather die than submit then so be it"

　　The way Jake spoke of his cousin was obvious there was no love between them. From the things I heard growing up his aunt was mated to Brads father and although domestic abuse between mates was rare it did happen and more often than no resulted in the death of their mate. Jakes aunt having fallen victim to it, though from what I've witnessed between Brad and his chosen Luna the apple didn't fall far from the aggressive tree. One thing I did know was that if Jake did intend to challenge his cousin I would be by his side whilst he did so.

　　*****

　　Before we knew it the week was over and we were back home within the Moonlight pack territory. Benson was still sleeping with Caroline as she was able to transport herself here and back, don't get me wrong she is a nice enough person and she's easy to get along with, but I couldn't shake the feeling I continued to get. I had tried to tell him that something was going on that he was damaging his chance of the mate bond, yet he was as adamant as Jake that I was just being silly. Ariel had agreed to my bridesmaid which she seemed really excited about. There wasn't long to go and I was literally counting down the days. I had decided against having a hen party as I had been growing more tired as the days went by not to mention the pups had a growth spurt resulting in me needing help getting up once I had sat down. I had hoped to have the pups before my wedding but neither me nor Jake wanted to wait that long.

　　"Angel, the florist wants to know which colour flowers you've chosen for the bouquets and centre pieces" Since we had been back Ariel had become an official pack member making communication so much easier especially for things like this.

　　"Urgh seriously if I have told them once I have told them a hundred times over good bloody goddess. Tell them I chose peach roses with pink peonies. It's really not hard for them to remember" I replied feeling incredibly annoyed that they just weren't listening to what I wanted.

　　"You forget their company is run by a man"

　　"He won't be a man for long if he gets my bloody flowers wrong" Ariel just chuckled in response.