The pack house was crazy with activity for tonight. My older brothers just sitting watching everyone running around.
“Hey, Scar how was school?” Chris asked me with a smirk.
“Fine, how was your first day of freedom?” I replied with a smile of my own.
The twins turned 18 meaning they don’t need to go to school anymore.
“Are you actually going to sit there and not help?” I asked.
“Well on your 18th you can spend the day helping with your own party, but we want to chill and play games.” Kyle said. I looked at the TV with my eye brow raised. It was turned off?
“Um don’t you need the screen on the play games?” I asked.
From behind me Lily laughed before my mom approached and asked Lily and I to help with the decorating. We headed up to my room and dropped our stuff off. Mind-linking my mom
“Where do you want us to start?” I asked her.
“Down in the guest rooms, make sure they all have at least one towel each. There will be at 2 people per room.” She answered. Even through mind-link she sounded extremely stressed.
“On it” I turned to Lily. “Mom needs us to make sure the guest rooms are sorted there will be two people per room so she said make sure there is at least one towel per person. Since dad’s guards are up here I’ll do the royal guest rooms and you head down to the second floor help down there I’ll come find you once I’m done.” She nodded and headed off power walking to the stairs.
Dad had guards already posted that the rooms I smiled and they let me pass. As the Alphas daughter it is easier to get around the pack members. After making sure everything was clean and there was enough stuff in the rooms for the royal family members attending to stay in there for a month without having to come out, I headed downstairs to try and find Lily. Because she is with Opal moon pack I unfortunately can’t mind link her. After not being able to find her on the second floor I headed to the ground floor and found Chris sitting alone.
“Hey C have you seen Lily? I can’t find her” I asked. He looked up from the cutlery mom had him folding into napkins.
“Na, sorry. Kyle dipped and left me with this.”He said with a hint of anger in his voice. I laughed and mind-linked dad.
“Hey dad, do you know where Kyle is? He left Chris with a job mom gave them.” Waiting for him to reply.
“No Scarlett, sorry but I’m a little busy can you ask your mom or someone at the pack house.” He never used my full name so he was as stressed as mom was. Was this all because of the royals? Being the largest pack closest to Sapphire city my dad and mom being Luna and Alpha have been to the palace several time.
“Ok I’ll see you later. Don’t stress too much dad.” I replied.
Heading up to my Kyle’s room I knocked on the door. Waiting for about 5 minutes I was about to knock again and gasped when Lily opened to door. She was wrapped in Kyle’s sheet, she froze and turned beet red when she saw it was me.
“Scarlett I can.” Is all she got out of her mouth before I turned and ran up to my room both in anger and embarrassment from catching my best friend in bed with my older brother.
I lay on my bed trying to keep my mind from forming a mental image of my friend I always considered a sister and my big brother in bed together. As I was shaking my head trying to clear the image a knock pulled me into a sitting position.
“It’s unlocked.” I called out and Chris’s head appeared.
“Hey Scar, Kyle mind linked me and said you seemed upset and asked if I could check on you.” He came over and flopped down beside me, having laid back down covering my face with my arm. I grumbled.
“I found Lily.” I said defeated as the image of her tangled in Kyle’s arms invaded my brain.
“Oh yeah that’s good.” He said nudging me with his elbow. I looked at him and screwed up my face.
“She was in Kyle’s room.” I said getting me an “Oh” response from Chris before I sat upright again and dropped my head into my hands.
“Wrapped in his sheet when she answered his locked door.” I said muffled from behind my hands.
“Ah and now you scarred from the mental image? Try walking in on own parents now that will scar you.” He said laughing making my eyes shot to him wide in disbelief.
“You didn’t?” I said shocked. He shook his head and through laughter tears he mouthed Kyle.
Laughing with Chris until my sides hurt made me feel better. He pulled me into a reassuring hug and I remember the present I got for him and Kyle.
“I was going to give you this when Kyle was with you but mom made us prep for your party tomorrow but here.” I said sliding the small box into his hand leaving the other one on my bedside table.
“Scar you know you didn’t need to get me anything.” He said huffing as I poked my tongue out at him. His eyes lit up when he opened the box and saw one of the wolves howling. “Its amazing thanks sis.” He said hugging me again.
“It’s a set the other one is for Kyle since your twins I thought it suited.” I said turning the box thinking about when I would be able to give it to Kyle while trying to avoid the topic of him and Lily.
“I can give it to him if you want me too.” Chris said almost reading my mind. I smiled and shook my head.
“No I’ll give it to him sometime tomorrow.” As I said that he nodded and hugged me again before heading out of my room leaving me with my thoughts again.
Something heavy hung in the air as Lily and I got dressed for the party. We hadn’t talked about what happened. As Lily was putting my dark red hair up into a half bun our eyes met in the mirror. She chuckled while turning a bright red color. “So I guess you’re wondering what happened?” She asked me. I remained stoned faced while still cringing on the inside. “Are you two mates? Or has this been happening for awhile?” I asked. “No it just happened. When we got to the pack house I thought I felt something. When we split up I
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Chris fit as Alpha just like he was destined to the only problem was it had been 3 months since his 18th birthday and he had not found his mate yet. After becoming Alpha our neighboring packs had begun to invite him to meetings and events in hopes that he might be mated to one of their daughters. He had visited ten packs and had yet to find his mate. “Don’t worry darling.” Moms voice soft and calming. “You will find your mate. For some it takes time. You will find our new Luna in no time. Just relax and focus on the pack.” Chris nodded and hugged mom but I could feel his stress across the room. “Your mother’s right.” Dad chimed in. “Your mom and I got lucky finding e
After a day of trying on elegant gowns and shoes, giggling and gushing over each other like old times. Lily and I look at the guys and they look so bored I actually felt a little sorry for them. During our first set of dresses I noticed that Lily was sporting my brothers’ mark. It was something actually very beautiful it was a crescent moon with 5 stars around it. “The stars are the number of pup’s we are supposed to have.” Lily said with a twinkle in her eye. I smiled at her knowing we had always talked about our love for children and Lily had wanted them for as long as I had known her. Heading towards lunch as our stomach’s growled. After lunch Lily and I were discussing shoes to go with our new dresses and the boys looked li
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Screaming vibrated threw the halls as I pushed. "One more push and you'll be able to rest." A redheaded nurse said to me as I crushed her hand in mine. "I can't I'm too tired!" I cried, tears rolling down my face. "Scarlett you need to push now!" the doctor said from between my legs. I breathed in and pushed as hard as I could. As a northern scream passed from my lips I heard small cries. looking down I saw a small baby in the doctor's arms. I started crying harder looking at the small perfect baby. "I did it Shane I did it for us." I whisper to myself before clearing my throat. The doctor looked at Deacon and Grace who I didn't realize were standing in the doorway. Grace looked like she was going to take my child and run."Give me my child now!" I shouted with more power than I realized causing the baby to start crying. Deacon nodded at the doctor who laid my baby on my bare chest. I wrapped my hands around my baby and stroked its back. "Congratulations on your baby girl." th
My eyes shot open causing me pain from the brightness of the room. I squinted and blinked trying to center myself. My hands shot to my very pregnant belly and rubbed while I sighed in relief."It was just a dream." I mumbled."What was that dear?" A female voice caused me to jump and look towards her."I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you. Deacon said you might want to talk when you woke up. I was just bringing you these so this room didn't feel so empty." She said as she sat a vase of pink and blue roses next to the bed.I stared at this woman who claimed to be my mother with wonder and slight anger. If she hadn't made up this situation of being my mother I would be at home with my true family. My husband and helping to rule my kingdom. She sighed feeling my stare and turned to look me in the eye. Her eyes were strikingly similar to mine. Her hair fell in a strangely familiar way. She looked sad while sitting in the chair next to me, almost tired.
Shane's POVStanding in the meeting room the distinct smell of blood kissed my nose. I froze, my head shooting up eyes wide I could tell everyone in the room could smell it too. Noone was breathing. Noone made a move until we heard the screams then everyone burst out of the room through the castle and over the ground towards the cottage. Once we arrived it was a horrible scene. Blood covered the drive and the broken bloody bodies of the guards lay in front of the door."SCARLETT?!" I screamed into the cottage as I slipped on blood running inside.I cleared the whole place within a minute but there was noone inside."Mom?" I heard Chris say from outside and exited the cottage to see Scarlett's family surrounding her mother laying on the ground next to one of the trees.I mindlinked a doctor to come and tend to her as I turned to Jamie who was kneeling next to one of the dead guards."This was him. We can't let he
Waking in a bright white room made me panic and reach for my stomach. I was breathing heavy panicking about the baby. When I realised everything was normal, or as normal as it could be. I looked around the hospital room slowly only stopping when my eyes fell on Deacon sleeping in a chair in the corner of the room."How long have I been here?" I said startling him awake."Scarlett? You're awake." He said yawning."How long?" I said more aggressive." You've been sleeping since yesterday morning. It's now." He said looking down at the golden watch on his wrist. "8pm."I looked at him through squinted eyes remembering what happened the morning before."I want answers!" I said.He nodded sitting up and rubbing his hands together."Listen this isn't." He started but I cut him off."No! I want real answers. Why did your mother say those things to me? Why did you kidnap me and bring me here? Is it about terriorty? A ranso
Standing stunned looking between this woman and Deacon. He rushed into the room grabbing her arm, this caused me to move forward toward them and growl."What do you mean mom?" I half asked half screamed all the emotions from last night bubbling up."We will discuss this later." Deacon said through gritted teeth before dragging the woman who looked just like me out of the room.I huffed and sat on the bed looking around the room in daylight. The dark purple was a beautiful color and made the room look very royal. I saw a set of clothes laid out on a dresser I hadn't noticed last night. I approached and saw it was a sundress that was yellow with delicate pink flowers lining the hems. I suddenly realized I had slept in my clothes and headed into the adjoining bathroom to shower.I dressed and left the room after I felt not so stale. Trying to find my way into a dining room, study or the front door I walked for at least 20 minutes down long grand
After driving for hours my eyes were puffy and red. My throat was so dry and sore from crying and yet all I could do was hold my stomach protectively and silently sob. It was after we had passed a horrific battle at our northern border and entered the rogue nation when the driver finally slowed down and drove normally. He didn't speak much but kept glancing in the rear vision mirror looking at me with what I assumed was pity. He had offered me a bottle of water but I was not going to drink it! We had been driving for hours when I cracked and finally took a sip. My throat screamed in happiness when it was finally quenched. However then another problem arouse. I had to use the bathroom. "I need you to stop or I'm going to make a mess back here." I crocked out in my now horse voice. He looked at me again before speaking for the first time. "We will be there in less than 30 minutes can you wait?" His voice was oddly soft.
It was early morning when I was awoken to knocking on the door. I realized Shane wasn't beside me and slid out of bed to go and see what was happening. Shane was speaking with guard and he looked like he was ready to kill someone. He slammed the door and huffed before turning and jumping when he saw me standing there."What's happening?" I asked me with worried filled voice."Nothing go back to bed love." He said moving toward me dropping a piece of paper on the counter.I shook my head walking forward and grabbing the paper before Shane could get it away from me."What's this?" I ask as I open it to read it."Another rogue was caught at our border with it." Shane said looking worried.I opened it and read the simple message."I formally request the King and Queen attend a dinner being held in their honor." Signed Rogue King.I started to shake my head looking from the words to Shane an
Sitting in the hospital waiting for the doctor was nerve-wracking. Shane held my hand tight as we waited for the scan to see our little peanut. The doctor entered the room greeting us warmly."Your highnesses its my pleasure to be helping you today." He said with a bright smile."Dr Grant." Shane said with a nod."Shall we see how your little bundle of joy is doing?" Dr Grant asked as he rolled over the ultrasound machine.I nodded eagerly as I squeezed Shane's hand feeling to cold gel on my stomach. He squeezed back smiling widely at me."OK! It all looks good. I'm guessing you guys want prints?" He asked.I nodded. "Yes please we have alot of family wanting to see this little peanut." As I said the nickname he laughed.He turned the screen and pointed out our baby before leaving the room to let us gush over each other."We need to keep you two safe." Shane said kissing me on the foreh
After Charlotte and Jamie left for the hospital Shane and I headed back to the palace. I felt ashamed that I blew up at her right before she went into labour."What's wrong my love?" Shane asked as he pulled me close.I looked up at him and shook my head. We continued to walk in silence until we got to the room. Shane stopped in front of the door and sighed. I rubbed my hand up his arm making a low moan rise from his chest."Let's go in." I said sliding around him and opened the door.He shuffled in behind me and flopped onto the bed while I went to the bathroom. I came out and saw he was in the same spot so I approached him. He sat upright and pulled me into his lap burying his nose in my hair and breathing in my scent. I cradled his head before speaking lightly."Do you think we made the wrong decision?" I asked causing him to up at me confused."About Charlotte's proposal. I mean I'm thinking of our child's feeling