Chapter 159


    Chapter 159 : The Future


    “Why are we going to the doctor, Mommy?” Sophia asked, tugging her mother‘s hand. “The doctor is goi


    ng to show us what the baby looks like,” she exined. “We‘ll see the baby?” Charlie asked. “But how?”


    Their momughed lightly. Sophia and Charlie rolled their eyes at each other. “There‘s a machine that all


    ows doctors to see inside my belly while they baby is still growing. We will see the baby on a screen, like


    a TV screen,” she told them. “That‘s so cool!” Sophia said. “Is the baby going to see us too?” Gabriel ask


    ed. “No, the baby can‘t see us. But the baby can


    hear and feel.” Their mom stopped walking and took each of their hands, putting them on her belly. “The


    baby knows who is who and they you‘re their siblings.” “Really?” Charlie asked, eyes nearly popping out


    of his head. “Really,” their mom said,ughing again. The doctor put their mom on


    a table,ying her down. Their dad held her hand as the doctor squeezed some blue gel on her stomach.


    She was getting rounder. The kids noticed it but now they could see her big belly with her shirt lifted up.


    “Ready to see what‘s cooking in there?” the doctor said. “Our baby isn‘t cooking!” Sophia cried, horrified


    at the idea of the baby ‘cooking! “Honey, it is just an expression,” her mom assured, patting her hand. “I j


    ust meant that there‘s a baby growing in there,” the doctor confirmed, nodding at the kids.


    She pressed a little wand on their mom‘s belly, and the screen flickered with a ck and white image of li


    nes and blobs. “That‘s the baby?” Charlie asked, wrinkling his face. “Yes, that‘s the baby,” the doctor said


    . She pointed to some of the lines. “There‘s the head, and you can see the little heart beating. It looks lik


    e you‘re having a girl.” “A girl?” their mom gushed. She looked at their dad, starry eyed. “A girl?” Sophia a


    sked, crossing her arms. “Yay! No more boys!” Charlie cried. “Two boys and two girls,” Gabriel said, “Tha


    t‘s perfect.” “Yeah, I guess,” Sophia grumbled. She liked being the only girl, but everyone else was really


    happy. “What do you think, is a girl good?” their mom asked their dad The kids waited for him


    Cheet1 The Future to answer. He hadn‘t smiled at all yet, Sophia hoped that he thought of her as his onl


    y princess No room for another girl,


    “I think a girl is the perfect addition to our family.” their dad said. He leaned in and kissed their mom‘s hea


    d, then put his hand on the back of Sophia‘s. “I want to be the only princess,” Sophia insisted,


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    “You are a princess,” her dad assured. “This new baby won‘t be a recement. Just another princess for


    our family.” Sophia smiled. As long as she was the original princess, she could be okay with a younger si


    ster “We‘re going to have a girl!” Charlie cried.


    Gabriel, Charlie, and Sophia started running around the room. “We‘re going to have a girl, we‘re going to


    have a girl,” they sang as they ran around, [sh Forward


    When all his kids were grown, Thomas finally decided to step down as Alpha, handing over the reins of S


    tarseeker to Santino. They were going to have a formal ceremony for both Starseeker and Moon Seeker


    to be one pack. Serena and Logan


    were there with their kids. Oliver had grown into a strong prospective Alpha and Olivia was always pushi


    ng him out of hisfort zone.


    Sophia and Olivia had be best friends and had recently be roommates in their own house


    Charlie, Gabriel, and Oliver had arranged simr living conditions for themselves. Sophia and Olivia were


    on the Moon Seeker side of the territory line while the three boys were on the Night Sky side, Santino an


    d Alexandra‘s youngest daughter, Viki – short for Victoria in honor of her great grandmother –


    wasn‘t ready to move out yet and still lived in the big house with her parents


    Life had been good for Santino and Alexandra the past fifteen years. “Are you ready for this?” Alexandra


    asked, slipping her hand into his. Santino smirked and nodded, “I‘ve been ready for this for a while.” “Jus


    t waiting on the old man to make up his mind about retirement,” Thomas said,ughing and pping San


    tino on the back. Santino rolled his eyes butughed. “Yeah, it only took


    you fifteen years.” “Well, you had four young kids to take care of, and a pack to


    rebuild. I didn‘t want to throw more responsibility at you,” Thomas admitted, “Thanks, ever 30” Santino sa


    id, rolling his eyes. “I, for one, am grateful that you only had one pack to focus on while we were raising o


    ur kids,” Alexandra said, kissing his cheek.


    “Dad!” Sophia called, waving to him. “Hey, you, I‘m d you could make it,” Santino said, hugging his eld


    est daughter. She hugged her mother too. “Of course, I‘m here. Charlie and Gabriel are on their way with


    Oliver. This is a pretty big day,” Sophia said. “It‘s not like I haven‘t been Alpha of my own pack for years,”


    Santino grumbled. “Yeah, but this is the first time two packs in the Federation have merged,” she pointed


    out.


    To no one‘s surprise, Sophia, Charlie, and Gabriel were


    beyond smart. “Oh, I‘ve got to go say hi to Uncle Logan and Aunt Serena. See you guys!” Sophia ran off.


    “Do you have your speech prepared?” Alexandra asked. She nodded out at the gathered crowd, a huge


    collection of Moon Seeker and Starseeker members. “I‘m ready, don‘t worry about me,” Santino assured.


    Thomas took the microphone first. “Settle down, everyone. I am happy to be here today, as the long–


    time Alpha of Starseeker. I always knew that when I stepped down, my son, Santino, would take over for


    me. When I leave this stage tonight, I will no –


    longer be Alpha, and Starseeker will no longer be Starseeker.”


    It was a short speech, and there was a ripple of pping through the crowd. Both packs knew this day wa


    “It‘s all up to you now, my son,” he muttered.


    Santino chuckled nervously and cleared his


    throat. “Thank you everyone, for gather today. As you all know, the Federation has struggled in the past fe


    and humility that I take on the role of Alpha for a newly merged pack. Under one Alpha, in abined terr


    “You‘re


    late,” Alexandra chastised. “I heard the speeches. What else is there?” she asked, still owning that teenag


    Gabriel and Sophia wandered over,ughing. “That‘s not too hard, you know,” Sophia teased, flipping a lo


    Viki‘s hair. The youngest girl red


    at her older siblings. She‘d always been the one to get teased most, but Viki had really learned to hold he


    wide embrace. The tangle of bodies and arms swayed dangerously, causing them all theugh and try to


    and enjoy the party, Santino put his arm around Alexandra‘s shoulders. “Well, we finally did it,” he mused.


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