Her Royal Ties (Book 2)

Chapter Nine ~ You Never Cease to Amaze Me!

Caelan POV

            The conversation with the kids went better than we expected, my concern was Christopher, because he really feels he is ready to be Alpha. I don’t not agree with him, but I understand now why it was so important to my father that I found my mate first, Crystal makes this job look easy. Crystal is my equalizer; she grounds me and keeps me sane at times when I feel desperately out of control. Christopher is smart and grounded on his own and so much like his mother it’s crazy. I will never forget the day he scolded his mother for ending up in the hospital because she took too hot of a bath while pregnant with the younger twins. Moments like that is when his true leadership shows and that is when he is more like me than he wants to believe. One day he will understand why I’m so hard on him and why I see things the way I do now.

            After his twenty-first birthday I started showing him the ropes of running the pack and the office. He is so advance for his age it’s ridiculous. I know Crystal and I have raised him to be the best version of himself and for that I am proud of the young man he has become. I hate that he hasn’t found his mate yet but that is something else he got from me, the late bloom. She will come though and with that thought, I know it will be at the least expected time, under the least expected circumstances. I really hope she is of our kind and if not, I hope she at least know of our kind.

            “Hey love, I’m all packed and ready to go. I was thinking maybe we could go say goodbye to the Blackstone’s and Khalil’s before we leave and thank them for their excellent hospitality. It’s barely noon now, I’m sure we could go and still be at the air strip before 9:00 pm.” Crystal said walking onto the balcony and taking me out of my thoughts.

            “I think that is a great idea, let me give Jameson a call and see if they are free for a few hours. Can you be ready to go by 12:30? I will see if we could maybe do lunch with them. I would like to discuss a possible alliance, but I don’t want to finalize anything before speaking with Christopher and Brian.” I said adoring her with a smile.

            “I’m ready now and starving so…” She said with a smile.

            “Okay, I’ll give him a call now.” I said and pulled out my phone and dialed Alpha Blackstone.

            “Alpha Parks! What can I do for you? Are you looking for Jahir? I sent him on a brief run but I can have him to you within a half hour.” Jameson said as he answered the call.

            “Good afternoon Alpha Blackstone. No, I am not looking for Jahir yet. My wife was wondering if you and your Luna would be interested in having lunch with us this afternoon. She wanted to come say goodbye, we’re leaving back home this evening.” I said to Jameson, and I heard a squeal in the phone, but it didn’t come from Jameson.

            “Funny you should ask, Libby was just asking me to see if we could join you two for the buffet at your resort, she’s been trying to get me there for months. We never have a reason to eat off grounds, but I guess now is a good time. Would that be okay with your Luna?” Jameson asked and I could hear the chuckle in his tone.

            “Let me ask her… Hey gorgeous, the Blackstone’s were just about to call us to see if they could join us at the buffet here today, would that be okay with you?” I asked Crystal and a smile formed on her face and she nodded.

            “Yes but ask him if he could bring the Betas also. We had such a good time at dinner the other night.” Crystal said with a bright smile.

            “Crystal seems to love that idea and she asked if you would bring your Betas also.” I said to Jameson and he chuckled.

            “Yes, I’m sure that can be arranged, Jeremy just walked in. I’ll let him know to get ready and we will have a car bring us over in a half hour.” Jameson said and I chuckled.

            “Okay, we will see you all soon.” I said before ending the call.

            “Are the Khalil’s coming also?” Crystal said with a squeal almost equal to Libby’s and I laugh and nodded at her.

            “Yes, they will all be on their way in about half an hour.” I said to her with a smile.

            “Can you text them to bring swimwear? I would like to check out the water park before we leave or maybe just us ladies and you guys can maybe go play a round of golf.” Crystal said with a smile, and I nodded before sending the text to Jameson.

            The text from Jameson came immediately after saying they will bring their clubs and trunks and we could play it by ear after lunch. Just as I was about to put my phone away a text message came through from John.

            “Alpha Caelan, I left two fairly large packages with your suite attendant. I hope you guys love the portraits, please let me know if and when you want the family portrait done. I would love the opportunity to travel to the States and Oregon isn’t far from my family in California.” John’s text read just as there was a light knock on the suite door.

            I walked over to the door and opened it to both Marcel and Jordan standing there holding the two fairly large packages. I stepped aside and they walked in.

            “Is those what I think they are?” Crystal asked with her eyes wide, and I nodded and pulled the small envelope off one of the boxes.

            I pulled the ten photographs from the envelope and walked over to Crystal so we could view them together. The first five were of our formal beach sunrise setting that Crystal had requested and the second five were of our evening wolf setting. The pictures were all five by seven prints, and they were amazing. On one of the wolf photos, John had captured Anastasia in Cooper’s eyes, and it was the most amazing photograph I had seen. I was curious which photo he had chosen for the canvas; I was hoping it was that one, but I would wait to find out when we got back home.

            “That’s an Amazing photo! Wait is that Anastasia’s reflection in Cooper’s eyes?” Crystal said looking at the same photo with a smile and shock plastered on her face. I nodded and handed her the photo then sent a quick text back to John.

            “We just got your packages, Thank you. We will open the portraits when we get home. Thank you for the photographs also, there is one in particular that caught our eyes. It’s one of the ones in our wolf form. Just curious which portrait did you canvas?” I asked and he sent back just three dots and a smiley face. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

            The Alphas and Betas of Golden Moon arrived at 1:45 pm and we all went to the lunch buffet. There was a massive Caribbean selection and because we were VIP our guest ate with us free. When we finished eating the ladies went back up to the room to change into their swimwear and I went with the Alpha and Beta to the golf course which was next to the water park. We spent the rest of the afternoon golfing, and the ladies spent the rest of the afternoon swimming. It was a pretty chill day. Just before 7:00 pm, Crystal mind linked me telling me her and the ladies were back at the suite changing for dinner. I asked her what they had in mind to eat, and she said we should treat our friends to the steak house on the grounds. I agreed with her and told the Alpha and Beta the plan and they agreed. We were just finishing our eighteenth hole anyway, so we headed to the suite.

            Jordan was able to get us a last-minute reservation for six people at 8:00 pm. We quickly changed into appropriate attire and went to the restaurant. The dinner was great, and the company was awesome. By the time we were done we had heard stories about my father and mother visiting the Blackstone’s years ago and stories about Imani, the Betas daughter, as well as Lydia and Lyon, the Blackstone’s twins. We shared stories about our children and how we met and how Crystal learned of her wolf and royal lineages. Overall, we had an amazing time.

            It was 10:00 pm when the Blackstone’s and Khalil’s left the resort, and we loaded our things in the SUV driven by Jahir and a second car driven by one of the resort guards to the air strip to board our flight. As always, Wyatt and Alona were punctual and waiting for us when we arrived at 10:45 pm. Wheel were up by 11:00 pm and we were at cruising altitude by 11:15 pm. It was already 8:15 pm back home so I decided to call Brian instead of Christopher. I told Brian to have a car waiting for us when we land at 1:30 am. After I spoke with Brian, Crystal and I went into the master suite on the plane and laid down in the bed.

            “This was so Amazing! Thank you, my Alpha. You never cease to amaze me, and I am looking forward to the next twenty-five years with you. I love you with all of me Caelan Parks, my Alpha, my mate, my amazing husband, and my chosen King.” Crystal said softly and kissed my lips before closing her eyes and I whispered back.

            “You’re welcome my love. I love you more than life itself and I will give you this world if it was ever what you wanted.” I said then kissed her forehead and closed my eyes.