Chosen just to be Rejected (by Jennifer Francis) novel Chapter 86

86 Parker Parker smiled and led the way out of the packhouse to the back ; that pool area was kind of like a five star resort pool , and he was proud to have it in his pack for his wolves to hang out in .

It was always busy out here after winter had passed .

There were plenty of children out here right now playing and splashing about ; being that they were on wolfen school break , two solid weeks off school , they were always happy with that .

He walked them down to where the diving boards were .

It was a full Olympic diving area , with not only the ten meter high dive but also a three , five and seven and a half meter diving boards .

And it had its own fenced off pool .

This part of the swim zone was only available after 4pm on a daily basis .

He watched his son , who was just nine and a half , look up at it .

Not many his age would jump off the ten meter platform .

Or be allowed to even go up there .

But he was taller than most kids his age , was almost as tall as 12 year olds , and he would likely meet the minimum height requirement that Parker had in place for those jumping off it for fun .

Not that , that was always avoidable .

Kids would be kids and dare each other to jump off it at a younger age .

Theyd sneak out here and egg each other on when there were no adults around .

Typical children ; thankfully , so far none had been injured .

There was a roaming random patrol to help stop it in the middle of the night .

He was watching Whit as he looked up at it and saw Belladonna try to hide a laugh behind her hand as she too watched their boy , and he realised she was playing with their son .

He couldnt help but smile , she looked so very happy right that minute .

Hed learned over the past six months she was a very different person to who had been here inside his pack .

She drank and hung out with many people , played a lot with the kids in that pack and loved having the orphans around her.

Shed raised Whitney well .

He was a happy child and got along with everyone.

Didnt rise to anger or not that hed seen , kind of had her mild mannered temperament , he thought .

But she was hed noted tormentative towards not only Whit and Milly , but all the children .

Being away from him and his pack had allowed her to become who she was meant to be .

He liked seeing her like this all the time , and she would sit and chat with him , laugh at things he said , or his unit said and not once did she do anything or say anything to Whit that would see him in a bad light .

1/4 +8 Point +8 Point 86 Hed also never said anything bad about her or their previous mate bond .

The boy saw them get along and laugh with each other at times , they could sit and have a drink together .

There wasnt really any awkwardness between them at all .

Which was a good thing considering his son already knew what he wanted , and didnt seem to object to his thoughts on the matter .

Maybe Whitney liked the idea of his parents getting back together .

Whitney , he saw , swallowed hard as he stood and watched one of Parkers pack members get ready to dive off that top platform and then dive from it .

Parker chuckled and nudged him a little .

Youre not old enough to be up there anyway .

You need to be 13 before freely allowed to jump off it any time you like .

he told him , Your mother is tormenting you … I also dont think she has ever jumped off it herself .

What !! Whitney turned to look at him and then turned to stare at Belladonna .

But you said .

No , I never said I did … I just asked you what do you think ? she snorted , fully amused .

I havent , Im also not about to , not my thing .

Youre so mean .

Whitney murmured .

It was funny though , watching you get all puffed up and be all pure blooded Alpha pup , and Im not scared of anything , then look up there and realised you were scared .

She laughed , and dodged out of the way of Whitney trying to hit her .

Parker chuckled again .

It was fun to watch them interact .

Hed seen it a lot over the past six months , hed not been wrong all those years ago about her being a good mother .

She was just that , loving and caring but tormentative and fun at the same time as well .

Though this very moment , he thought it stemmed from Belladonna knowing Whitney was pure blooded and couldnt resist a challenge even at his age .

Whitney turned back to him .

I didnt think we were allowed to compete against humans in sports because we have an unfair advantage .

There are rules and there are some things we are allowed to compete in , things that dont involve our strength and speed .

So we are allowed to compete in things like diving , because its about practice and skill , not strength or speed .