Knightly I take Phoebe's hand and lead her out . She scoots in close to me as questions are fired at us as soon as we step outside . The grands are pushing the reporters back as I lead her to the car She keeps her head down until we get to the open door . thelp her inside and shut the door . I make it into the cft beside her without incident or a scratch The dashboard reads eight PM . "Are you in a hurry to get home ? Lask her " It's very early and all of the preparations for tomorrow a good to go , she shakes her head " I really want to show you the beach house , " I admit " My mom is having it renovated but I think you should see it first ," " Fine , " she laughs Without another word , I head home . That's what it's always been . Home . I hated the packhouse . I hated being surrounded all the time . It made me nervous and it drove my wolf insane . I don't want our pups or her to feel that way . It's peaceful there Open , quiet , and beautiful . I pull up to the gate and lower the window to punch in the code . There are tools and piles of building supplies all over the place as I move us in . She waits for me to go around to open the door for her it's cold , I know she feels it so I cover her with the coat I took from the waiter . I just place it over her shoulders until we get inside " Does this porch wrap all the way around ? " she asks leaning forward to look down the porch when we get to the top of the stairs . " Why is the house lifted like this ? " " In case of flooding " I smile at her eagerness . " And yes . It wraps around the entire front side of the house , " " Ayrie is going to love that , " she mumbles to herself . I open the door for her . She walks under my arm as she goes inside . The warmth coming from inside lifts her scent only making it sweeter . My wolf stirs but he doesn't push against me like he's done before . A little gasp comes out of her as we step inside together . I almost jump out of my skin . I close my eyes and listen to make sure we're the only ones here . The two staircases that connect at the top have been sanded down . There's a silver and glass chandelier where the black iron one was when I was a kid . The dark walls have been textured and painted . To the right , is the archway to the living room . There used to be a doorway here . She walks in with a hand over her mouth as she takes everything in . There isn't any furniture . The shelves are all empty . " This is the study , " I say moving to the double doors on the other side of the room . She follows looking around wide - eyed and smiles . I can practically see the gears in her head turning as she looks around . My mom put a fucking fireplace in here for her and a chandelier similar to the one at the entrance . " What's through here ?" she asks moving to the doors that lead to the kitchen and into the backyard . I let her open the doors . She peeks out the windows but continues to move into the kitchen . A squeak comes out of her . Fuck , my mom is moving insanely fast on these renovations . Where the hell does she find the time when she's with the twins all day long ? I have a hard time fitting more time with them after training with my dad . " This is the dining room ," I open the doors that lead out of the kitchen . " This place is gorgeous . This is one hundred percent better than Barbie's Beach House , " she grins . " You haven't even seen the rooms upstairs , " " You grew up here ? " she turns back to look at me . " Yeah , this was the first permanent home I had after we left my father's pack ," I nod . " The first place that I felt safe in . I picked it for that reason " I take her hand and lead her upstairs . She wants to stop and look around but I take her to the top patio so I can show her why I want her and our pups here . It's the safest place for them . " Oh , my god . The view from up here , " she says covering her mouth with both hands . I adjust her coat so it doesn't slip " See how high those hills are ? There is nothing behind them . No wa uwer them either . The same on the other side , " I point out and pull her to the other side . " All around u Successfully unlocked ! o sneak in or out . It's the perfect place to hold in case of an attack or a threat . It's safe here , " " That's why you want us here , " she nods understanding " Yes . I love the packhouse and I love being there with my parents , but I can only take so much of them . All of them . The ranch is designed to allow wolves in and out comfortably . Anyone can just walk in . We have security measures and with my guard and my dad's guards , things are safe for now , " " But this is better , " she nods understanding " I love it , " " Yeah ? " " Yes , it's beautiful here . Quiet ," " We can still go to the packhouse whenever the twins want and during flood warnings . " " Are you going to live here with us ? " she asks . " If that's okay with you . There are four rooms ," " The twins have never not shared a room . Maybe when they get older . But yeah . That would be okay with me ," She turns around and steps on the belt hanging from her coat and she stumbles forward . I reach out before she hits the floor and pull her up into my arms . " Careful , " " I swear I'm not this ditsy , " she laughs and slips her arms into my jacket . " Good , I don't need you falling for anyone else ," I smirk . Her laughter only becomes more contagious . " No offense , Nate . But you're kind of a tool ," she looks up at me . " Nate , huh ? " " It's a cool name . Nathan was one of the names I was going to give your son , " " How did that turn into Aizen ? " I ask . She shimmies the coat off her shoulder and reaches for a couple of Japanese characters on her shoulder " In Japanese the way it's written means love and affection , " " And Ayrie ? " I ask tracing the characters . Her skin breaks out in goosebumps . " Ayrie didn't have a name for about six or seven months ," she says sheepishly . " But when I brought her home , I had this weird phase with her . Aizen doesn't like to be bundled up , but she loves it . And she would cry when she wasn't with me . " I had a terrible case of nesting with her . The blankets smelled wrong and we would both get really upset about that . We couldn't sleep . I couldn't wash the sheets and her clothes , I would stuff them in the pillows and it was a nightmare for the two of us to get comfy . That's what Ayrie means . Eagle's nest high up in a mountain . It was crazy . " " It's a she - wolf thing " I bring her back into me . " You couldn't get comfortable because the scent both of you were missing was mine . Ayrie didn't question when you told her I was her father because she knows . She feels it . My scent , my presence , and my voice . " Aizen is a male . While he's very submissive with Ayrie , he's still very dominant . Especially because there haven't been other males around him and you . He knows me , but it takes more for us to make that connection . He has to accept that I am a person trying to protect him . Had I been there when he was born , we wouldn't have that problem , " 口