Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 9: Family

Charlotte hugged Serena fiercely, and they both clung to each other, tears in their eyes. Serena was so

happy that her mother was being supportive. She‘d been so afraid

they‘d be mad at her, or reject her children. “I’m home!” Serena heard

Santino call through the house before he appeared in the living room. Serena turned to

look at him and he stared at his twin and mother hugging each other tearfully. “Santino!” Serena

said happily. “What did I miss?” he asked, motioning to Charlotte, who was still weeping. Charlotte rele

ased Serena and rose to her feet,

wiping her eyes. Serena sniffled and wiped her own tears away. She stood up and approached her brot

her.

“It is good to see you again, brother,” she said, hugging him. Santino was a little reluctant to hug back.

“Seriously, what‘s going on?” he asked, wrapping his arms around her slowly. “Should I be worried? Yo

u‘re not sick or anything, right?” Serena chuckled and shook her head. “No, no, nothing like that,” she a

ssured. “Everything is fine.” “It will be,” Thomas agreed, his voice softer and kinder now that he knew th

e truth. Serena released her brother and smiled at her dad. “Thanks, Dad,” she said. He winked at her.

“Come on, Santino, l‘ve got someone I want you to meet.” She grabbed her twin‘s hand. He didn‘t prote

st as she led him out the double doors and into the yard they‘d played in as a child. It hadn‘t changed m

uch. There was still an old swing set and jungle gym that the two of them had had swinging contests an

d climbing contests on. Olivia and Oliver were already racing each other to the top. “Whose kids are tho

se?” Santino asked, Serena smiled, looking sideways at him.

“Mine,” she said. Santino did a double take at the kids and turned to gawk

at his sister. “Twins, just like us.“.

“What!?” he asked. “No way! Since when?” Serena laughed, shaking her head. “I know, it is a bit

of a shock,” she said. “Does everyone else know?” Santino asked. “Were you just hiding them from me

?” “No,” Serena said, shaking her head and waving her hands back and forth. “I didn‘t tell anyone. I don

‘t exactly know who their father is.” Santino smirked,

bouncing his eyebrows at her. “Oh, don‘t you?” he teased. “Judging by their age, I‘m guessing it is that

masked man you had a one–night stand with at the graduation party.” Serena giared at her brother.

“Shh!” she hissed. “I still don‘t know his name, what he looks like, or what pack he belongs to. I was too

drunk to get a good scent on him.” She didn‘t like lying to her twin, but she couldn‘t tell

him the truth and risk him telling her parents. Not until she‘d figured

out what it was, she was going to tell the kids or Logan, or if she was going to

tell him. “Well, I should say hi” Santino said. He ran off to the jungle gym and skillfully climbed the bars

to meet the kids at the top. Serena was slower to reach the structure, but when she did, she called

up to the kids. “Olivia, Oliver, say hello to your Uncle Santino,” she called up. “Hi Uncle,” Olivia shouted

! She giggled and ran to the nearest slide, plummeting down

the steep slope. She landed in the grass, rolling around and laughing. Oliver came down the slide after

her. “Are you trying to run away from me?” Santino shouted playfully. He jumped from the top of the jun

gle gym, landing perfectly on his feet. Serena groaned. “Santino!” she snapped. “You can survive a jum

p like that, but please don’t teach my

kids bad habits!” Santino grinned at her. “Fine, fine,” he said. The kids ran off again, playing a game of t

wo–person tag. “They seem well adjusted.” “They are,” Serena assured. “They

remind me of us when we were their age.” Santino laughed. “I think Olivia is more like me, and Oliver m

ore like you,” he said.

nodded in agreement. “They really are great kids,” she said. “I love them so much, and I just

want to do what is best for them.”

“Is that why you‘ve made no effort to find out who their father is?” he asked. Serena sighed, walking

in the direction of where the kids had run. Santino walked beside her. It was a big

yard, and she wanted to keep an eye on them in case they needed her. She was about to lie to her brot

her again, and the idea made her sick to her stomach. She couldn‘t come clean though! Having

illegitimate children belonging to an Alpha had a whole host of problems associated with it.

“I think if their father is meant to know them, then we will cross paths when the time is right,” she said.

Santino scoffed. “That is so lame,” he said. “Come on, sis, they should know where they come from.” “T

hat‘s why I brought them here,” Serena said, motioning to the house behind them. “I want them to know

their grandparents and their uncle.” Santino smiled. “I‘m okay with that,” he said. “Actually, I‘ll treat the

m like they are my own kids. I could be a father figure to them.” “I‘d like

that,” Serena said. “I think they would too.“. “Mommy!” Oliver called, running over. Serena was surprise

d, her son never used such a loud voice. “Come look what we found!” He grabbed her hand and began

dragging her along. Serena followed with Santino and found Olivia standing over a fallen baby bird. “Is i

t hurt?” Olivia asked, looking up at me with tear filled

eyes. “No, just too little to fly,” Serena said. She scooped the baby bird up and put it back in its nest in t

he above tree. “See, his mom will come home and take care

of him soon. Let‘s get back to the house.” Charlotte and Thomas were ready

for the twins with a snack. Serena loved seeing her kids with their grandparents and uncle, getting alon

g and getting to know each other. “Olivia, Oliver, how would you like to stay

with your grandparents while

finish getting our house set up?” she asked. Charlotte beamed with a smile at the idea. “We‘d love to ha

kids would agree. She did have some work to do on the house, but she

also wanted them to be out of the house when Logan came to take her on the tour.

It would be easier to have them out if they were staying somewhere farther away. Besides, her

parents‘ house and yard were bigger than their own, and already had a jungle gym to play on. It

would be good for them to have while she got a swing set and other backyard toys for them. Having San

“Oliver, do you want to stay too?” she

asked, needing approval from both the kids. Oliver took a sip of his juice, swinging his legs back and for

from his chair. “I can stay,” he said with a nod. “I want to make sure the baby bird’s mom comes

home.” Serena leaned forward and kissed her son‘s head. He was so sweet and

compassionate! Serena thought it would be best to get to know Logan a little before decided whether or

had a female in his

life and Serena didn‘t know if she was his mate, or how serious they were. Based on their brief interactio

closest to him. Serena didn‘t want to subject her kids to a jealous female that might want to be cruel to t

at all costs. “Alright, I‘m going to go home. I‘ll see you soon, loves,” Serena said. “Bye, bye, mommy,” O