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CASSY Phin and I headed down the docks. Teddy had been gone for hours after they woke up.Teddy and Phin were brothers. It felt so strange to think about. I glanced over at Phin, who looked like he was working through the same thing."So... brothers?" I said as we walked. "You two have been through everything together. Still, this changes things, doesn't it?"Phin snorted and then sighed. "Yeah, I didn't see that coming. We've been best friends our whole lives. Finding out we're brothers? That's not something you just... find out."I studied his face. Teddy and Phin had always been inseparable. Like family, even before they knew it. Now that I thought about it, there were small similarities. "You know, you kind of look alike. Not a lot, but enough. Your eyes. Maybe the jaw, too."He glanced at me with a frown. "You think?"I nodded. "Leila wouldn't just say something like that for no reason. She's not the type. If she says you're brothers, she's probably right."Phin wiped his face
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PHINI stood at the dock, watching Teddy and Cassy disappear over the water in Teddy's new boat.. They were grinning, laughing even, the wind whipping through their hair as they cut through the waves. I tried to focus on how good it was to see Teddy like that again. Actually enjoying something. After everything he'd been through, after everything we had been through, I should've felt good about it.But the knot in my stomach wouldn't let up.I turned to walk away. Leila had dropped a bomb on us. Teddy and me, brothers? How? We'd grown up together, spent our entire lives side by side, and knew each other's stories inside and out. But somehow, we missed that part. I didn't want to think about it, didn't want to try and make sense of it right now. The only thing I could think to do was walk away and find something to occupy my hands. Maybe then, the mess in my head would settle. Viviana and Marilee were sewing curtains and bedding for our new house, and I'd promised to stay away so they
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As we docked the boat and headed back toward the house, Teddy was practically floating. He couldn't stop smiling. I could feel his happiness radiating through our bond. It hit me like a tidal wave. Pure, unfiltered joy. I didn't even have to look at him to know how he was feeling. He was on cloud nine.And me? I felt like I was drowning.The nausea that had started earlier wasn't going away. If anything, it was getting worse. My stomach was doing flips, but the only thing coming through the bond was Teddy's happiness. He was beside himself, and that, in turn, made me feel a little happy, too. But the happiness wasn't mine. It was his. It wasn't real.I tried to keep it together as we walked up the path to the house, but every step felt heavy. I saw Viviana sitting on the porch as we approached the house, watching Marilee play with the other kids. The scene was so peaceful, so... normal. It should have made me feel calm, but all it did was highlight how out of place I felt.Viviana
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CASSYViviana pushed open the door, balancing two mugs of tea as she walked in. I sat curled up on the couch, trying not to think about throwing up. Or how unprepared I really was for this. The thoughts hadn't stopped since the moment I saw the positive result."I thought this might help," she said, setting the cup down in front of me. "Ginger tea. It'll ease the nausea. I heard Lemon would do the same if that doesn't knock it out. I never tried it, though. The tea always helps me."I managed a weak smile, even though I couldn't stomach much right now. "Thanks," I muttered, reaching for the mug more out of politeness than anything else.She sat down beside me. She had a way of knowing when I needed someone to talk or when I just needed silence. Her being there felt like both a comfort and a reminder of everything I had to face."I thought we could chat," she said quietly. She understood the storm of emotions I couldn't stop from plaguing me.I stared into the tea, watching the steam
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PHIN I stood there, looking at my boat docked right in front of me, feeling like I’d just stepped into a future I’d only dreamed about. The thing was massive. Big enough to run a decent operation and more than enough to support Vi, our daughter, and maybe even the pack down the line. I could already see it. More boats and crew pulling in bigger hauls.This was it. The start of something real.I’d been trying to hold things together for so long, scraping by, barely making ends meet. But now, standing in front of this boat, I didn’t have to imagine anymore. I could see our future. I could finally take care of my family and be the kind of father I wanted to be, the kind of Alpha my pack deserved.Everything was falling into place.I walked into the house, still buzzing with excitement. Vi was sitting on the couch, looking calm and collected as usual. I couldn’t stop myself from grinning and practically bouncing over to her.“You should’ve seen it,” I started, not even giving her a cha
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TEDDYPhin burst through the door, Cassy following closely behind, looking like she was trying to keep up with the madness. I knew something huge was happening when he looked at me. Before I could say a word, he had me by the shoulders, lifting me off the ground like I weighed nothing.“Nous allons être pères ensemble!” he shouted. (We're going to be fathers together!)It took my brain a second to catch up, but when it did, the realization hit me hard.Fathers. Together. "You're serious?! No way! Certainement pas!"Phin grinned. "We're both going to be dads, man! Fathers! Together!"It was like the news had set off a bomb between us. He finally set me down, but neither of us could stop the manic energy from pouring out. We started pacing the room, yelling, laughing, feeding off each other's excitement.It was madness. Pure, overwhelming joy that had us bouncing off the walls. "This is insane! We're going to be dads!"Phin was just as loud, maybe louder. "We did it, man! Can you belie
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TEDDY The car slowed as we approached the Monroe estate, my pulse hammering in my ears. Phin parked, and the realization hit hard. We were about to see our baby for the first time. The sonography machine, the one Kael insisted on getting, was waiting inside. I clenched my fists, trying to contain the rush of excitement clawing its way through me. This was it.Beside me, Cassy stared out the window, her hand resting absently on her stomach. She'd been quieter than usual lately, her thoughts drifting somewhere I couldn't follow. As much as I wanted her to share my enthusiasm, I understood why she didn't. Being the Moon Goddess, an Alpha, and now a mother. Her world was heavier than mine. So I bit down my joy, keeping it tempered. But it wasn't easy.The moment we stepped out of the car, Cassy's mother wasted no time. She swooped in, collecting Cassy and Vivi along with the other women. "Come on, girls," she said, ushering them toward the healers.I glanced over at Phin, who stood besi
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CASSY Twins. Sharing an amniotic sac. My mind pretty much stopped working the second the healer said it. The second I noticed the similarities to images I'd seen before.I had heard those words before, growing up. Mom's stories about how the triplets had shared a sac. How complicated the pregnancy had been. How she had been put on bed rest for what felt like forever.I wasn't just pregnant with twins. These weren't just babies. These were twin Alphas.How the hell was I supposed to lead a pack from bedrest? How was I supposed to be an Alpha and handle everything when I could barely wrap my head around the fact that my body was about to go through something as intense as carrying not just one Alpha but two?I stared at the screen, at the blurry image of the two lives inside me. I knew I should've felt something. Excitement, fear, joy, anything... but all I felt was a tidal wave of panic threatening to drown me.Mom had spent months confined to bed, unable to do anything but grow th
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