Gypsy Wolf (Strange Lake Falls Series Book 5) by KD Jones

way possible as soon as we get off this flying tin can.”
    She smiled as she laid her head against his shoulder. Life would never be the same as it was before; it would be better, filled with love and laughter and one day, their children. She finally had something she had always wanted but never had: a home. Lucas was her home.
     

 
     
    Epilogue
     
    Two months later at the full moon
     
    Diana smiled up at Lucas as they exchanged vows at their mating ceremony. The pack would shift and run during the full moon as part of their celebration. Diana will be running with the pack on the hunt, but in human form, running next to her mate. Lucas was heading the hunt as the new Alpha of the combined Strange Lake Falls pack.
    Her father had been taken into custody and put on trial in front of the new paranormal council consisting of shifters, vampires, witches, and a wizard. Ric had accepted the position as the werewolf representative. He had to travel one weekend a month to meet with the council in various locations.
    The Paranormal Allegiance Council, or PAC, that’s what they are calling themselves after two days of debating. The PAC issued a warrant for Councilman Dolf and his followers. No one had seen or heard from them, which was making everyone uncomfortable. They were out there and they were planning something. The PAC was going to have to do everything in their power to get ready for it. The soothsayers had decided it would be safer to spread out amongst the different packs rather than all staying in one location. None of them had been able to have visions of the lone wolves or what they were planning to do. That was a scary thing for Diana. Lucas’s voice broke into her heavy thoughts.
    “Are you sure you want to run with us? You could stay here with Jackie and Lila.” Lucas pointed to the two dark-haired vampire women fussing over a little toddler.
    She smiled at him. “Are you afraid I’ll outrun you in human form?”
    He chuckled. “You’re cocky this evening, my love. I promise to run slower than the rest so you can keep up.”
    She growled at him, but it was all good-natured fun. She had never known life could be so interesting or so thrilling. She was thrilled to think she had her whole life to spend with Lucas, and she didn’t intend to waste a single moment.
    *****
    Sam ran through the woods, the scent of a rabbit just ahead of her. She was determined to catch it before any of the others. She might be the youngest werewolf added to the pack, but she was quickly learning everything she could.
    She had been at a college for the last few years but now she was ready to come home. She just needed to find a job somewhere local. Of course, it was kind of hard to go to a job interview with two bodyguards following you around.
    Her stepfather Adrian was being totally overprotective, assigning the guards for her. She didn’t mind Christian, but the male vampire guard was too much. He got on her nerves, always pushing her limits and frustrating her to no end. She knew she was just as annoying to him as he was to her. She couldn’t help but push his buttons whenever she got a chance. He was just so easy.
    If it was just the teasing, she could put up with it, but there was an extra awkwardness that came from their extreme sexual attraction for one another. No matter how hard they fought, it seemed to only get stronger. She wasn’t sure how much longer she would be able to resist.
    The rabbit was stopped on the large roots of a nearby tree. Sam shuffled her paws, getting ready to pounce.
    Snap! A heavy foot snapped a twig, making the rabbit scamper in the opposite direction.
    Sam shifted to her human naked form and turned to glare at the vampire who had caused her to lose her prize. “Damn it, Brock! I almost had him.” She placed her hand on her hips.
    Brock moved forward until the moonlight shone on his handsome face. “You wouldn’t have gotten it anyway.”
    “Yes, I would have!”
    “Nope, you hesitated.