Chapter 11: The Tour
“Serena, is something wrong?” Charlotte asked, opening the front door and coming out onto the porch.
“Luna Charlotte,” Logan said, recognizing
Serena‘s mother. Serena winced, remembering that her parents would know Logan because of their sh
ared statuses! “Alpha Loga,” Charlotte said. She put her hand on Serena‘s back. “You‘ve met my
daughter.” “You‘re Alpha Thomas and Luna Charlotte‘s daughter?” Logan asked, eyes on Serena again
. She shrugged and gave humorless smile. “Yes,” she said. “Huh,” Logan said crossing his arms again.
“It seems like there is a lot you conveniently forgot to
tell me.” Serena chuckled and shrugged again. “Was any of this relevant to me doing my residency her
e?” she asked. “I suppose not,” Logan said with a shrug. “As the daughter of an Alpha, though, it is defi
nitely my duty to escort you around.” Serena looked at the kids and then at
her mother. “Can we reschedule?” she asked. “My mom‘s here.” Charlotte shook her head.
“Go one, don‘t worry about me,” Charlotte said. “I‘m sure the kids would love to tag along.”
Serena sighed. She wasn‘t sure how safe it would be to have Logan and the twins interacting on a pers
onal level. Over time, he was bound to notice some
similarities! “We don‘t have to go far,” Logan offered. “You can make any excuse to leave any time.” Ser
ena scoffed a light laugh. “Alright,” she said.
“I wanna go!” Olivia said. “Me too, me too!” Oliver spoke up, not willing to be outdone
by his sister in front of the Alpha. “Then it is decided,” Logan said, heading for the stairs. The twins
followed after him. “Mom, you‘ll be okay on your own?” Serena asked. Charlotte nodded. “I
have some old friends I can catch up with,” she assured. She
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtleaned in closer to whisper. “That Alpha is pretty handsome.” She winked. Serena rolled her eyes. “Mo
m!” she snapped. “He has a mate.” Charlotte shrugged one shoulder. “Just think
about it,” she said. “The kids really like
him.” Serena shook her head. “I‘ll see you later, Mom,” she said, rushing off the porch after her kids. It
was almost preferrable to be uncomfortable with Logan than have her mother
drop inappropriate hints. . “How do you all like your new home?” Logan asked conversationally.
“It is huge!” Olivia said, staying by Logan‘s side as they walked slightly ahead. Oliver took Serena‘s han
d and stayed close to her. “The house is great,” Serena said with Logan looked over his shoulder at her
. He flashed her a smile. “Good,” he said. “Oh, I‘ll show you the school. The
kids will be starting there soon, yes?” “Yes,” Serena said. Oliver groaned. “I don‘t wanna,” he said, looki
ng at the ground and kicking his foot at the grass. “I can‘t wait!” Olivia
said. “School is so much fun. I want to meet new friends and play games!” She
was skipping to keep up with Logan. “You
like school?” Logan asked her. “Yes!” she said, singing the word and twirling around. Oliver groaned ag
ain. “I don‘t,” he grumbled. “Why not?” Logan asked, slowing down so he
was walking with Oliver between him and Serena. Olivia ran around to his other side so she could
stay close to him. “Everyone is loud and
they make fun of me for not talking,” he said moodily. Serena squeezed his hand.
“This is a new school, Oliver,” she reminded him as they walked by the building. “I‘m sure you‘ll make n
ew friends in no
time.” Oliver shrugged, but he didn‘t say anything else. Serena shared a look with Logan. “School was
hard for me too,” Logan said. Serena didn‘t buy it, she figured he was just saying that to make Oliver fe
el better. It worked, because Oliver looked up and smiled at Logan. Serena was concerned about how
quickly they were becoming attached to Logan. He was the first real male influence they‘d ever had, ot
her than her father and their uncle, and would be in their lives more regularly being part of his pack. Ser
ena didn‘t
want them to get too attached or too comfortable with him, it could raise too many questions, or be very
disappointing for her kids.
“What‘s that up there?” Olivia asked, running ahead a few paces and pointing at the next building they
were approaching. It was a multi–
level building with floor to ceiling glass windows. “Wow” Oliver said. “It is so shiny!” “That is the library,”
Logan said. Serena looked the building up and down. “It is the biggest library I‘ve seen in a long time,”
she said. Logan chuckled. “I‘ve always loved books,” he said. “I expand the library every few years, I ha
ve been since I was a teenager.” , “That‘s impressive,” Serena admitted. “I love books,” Olivia said. “Mo
mmy reads to me every night!” Logan smiled at Serena. She shrugged innocently. “We‘ve read
a lot of good ones, haven‘t we?” she asked. Olivia agreed. “Not really,” Oliver said. Serena and Logan l
ooked down at the boy. “I thought you liked the books we read,” Serena said. Oliver shrugged. “They ar
e too girly,” he said, looking over at his sister. “I don‘t want to read girly books.”
“Do you want to go into the library and pick out some not–
girly books?” Logan asked. Oliver shook his head.
“No,” he said. “Thank you for offering,” Serena said to Logan. He nodded. He continued the
tour showing them around the central town area and pointing to streets that
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmled to other residential areas. They walked
by the medical center again, and Serena wondered how Carson was doing. She started to focus on that
to know about later. It was a quaint town and a cute downtown area. Serena knew
she‘d feel comfortable in the village in no
time! There were plenty of clothing retail outlets, a market for food, and some restaurants and cafes. Se
kept holding her hand, keeping her partially grounded to the situation. Olivia held Logan‘s attention by d
to enjoy interacting with her, and Serena wasn‘t sure if that was because he felt a familiarity towards her
or if he wanted kids. Whatever the reason, part of her thought it was great to see, knowing that Logan w
type of Alpha to have close relationships with all the kids in the pack. “Let‘s stop here,” Logan said, getti
to go check on him soon. “What is it?” Serena asked, getting nervous again. “This is
a great place to eat,” he said, pointing to the café they were standing in front of. “Why don‘t we stop in a
not hungry,” Oliver argued. Serena looked over the café. She glanced over her shoulder at the medical f
yellow eyes. “I haven‘t gone to see Carson since the surgery,” she said. “I really should check on him an
“You‘re not supposed to start work until next week,” Logan reminded her. Serena offered him a half smile
my work very seriously.“. “I noticed that,” Logan said, patting his chest where she‘d stitched him up. “You
down at her. “Your mom made me all better,” he assured. Olivia smiled at Serena.
“She always fixes my boo boos too!” Olivia said. “Alright, we should head home so I can get ready
to go into work for a bit” Serena said. Olivia looked crestfallen, but Oliver squeezed Serena‘s hand
and started turning in the direction they‘d come from. “I can show you a few more places along the way, grinned and tagged
along. For a moment, Serena wondered what it would be like to be an actual family with him…he had
so naturally filled that void without even meaning to. It terrified her and gave her a
sense of hope all at the same time. As much as she didn‘t want to think about it, she
couldn‘t help it. The Alpha had a mate! She couldn‘t even think that
he‘d ever be able to be a family with her and her kids, no matter how right it felt!