Undercover Wolf novel Chapter 55

I knew I still loved him, and mom has been telling me that he wanted to talk to me, but I couldn't.

Surprisingly, he manned up and talked to Ace, so they were sorta on decent terms. He'd talked to Aiden and made a public apology to both packs for all he'd caused, but facing him felt so hard.

Ace pulled me away at arms length and gazed into my eyes. He tucked an escaped curl back into my bun and pecked my lips softly.

"It'll be okay, I promise. But now, focus on your day"

I mustered up my best smile and turned to see that the backyard was almost full. I was never a shy person, but this was somehow uneasy.

I spotted Aiden and Jace making their way towards us, causing me to instantly feel better.

They smiled brightly as they neared us, and I closed the space between us and hugged Aiden. It has been a week since I'd seen him, and that felt too long. I was never away from him for more than a day in our twenty years of living, so this was kind of new for both of us.

"Congrats sis" He praised as he hugged me tightly.

"A little too early for that Aide." I chuckled as I pulled away. "Where's mom?"

"Here I am!" I heard her sing from behind me, and I quickly whipped around and grabbed her to me.

Even though we talked regularly, I hadn't seen her in four days. I noticed that dad and Jenna were with her, and I hugged Jenna but only waved awkwardly to dad. He looked hurt by the gesture, but I couldn't bring myself to do more.

"I'm so proud of you sweetie. You're gonna be a great Luna" Mom said as she pulled me yet again into another hug. I mumbled a thanks as Jenna too expressed her wishes. Dad stayed silent, staring at the ground.

Ace then came up beside his mom and placed a kiss on her temple before greeting mom, dad and Aiden. It was really satisfying to see everyone together like this.

She then proceeded to tell them about herself, receiving laughs now and then when she would say something funny. That was so Jane. Always popping jokes.

"So I look forward to not only just living among you guys, but loving and cherishing you all, as much as I love and cherished my former pack. I am more than happy to be a part of the Truemoon Pack, putting our differences and past aside, and moving forward together as a family. Thank you once again, from your new Gamma female and my wonderful mate" She ended confidently as she beamed at the crowd.

We all cheered as Scott took her hand and led her away from the podium, not before leaving a kiss on her cheek. It was my turn to speak, and my stomach felt uneasy again. No way could I make them laugh like Jane did, but I did my thing.

The cheers died down as I took up the mic, and expectant eyes watched me all around.

"Hi everyone, I'm Roxanna but I prefer Roxy" I shifted from side to side as I prepped myself to continue talking. I didn't prepare or anything, so I was basically winging it. But as always, my demeanour was straight and confident.

"There isn't much about me to tell, except that I have a weird obsession with turtles and I was convinced that the universe was somehow against my existence. " I chuckled at myself for admitting that, and I was surprised when they laughed too.