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*Trigger warning… Description of child abuse in this chapter. *As soon as I was dressed, the salesman from the wheelchair manufacturer brought my new custom wheelchair into the room. After he made some adjustments, I was happy that I finally had my new wheels. I started moving around the room and feeling like I was fidgeting in my seat.Nurse Aadi walked in with paperwork in her hand, “Luna, it’s time for discharge instructions.” I held out my hand and she approached me, “I’m very sorry for leaving you the way I did.” I chuckled, “It’s fine. I understand completely. This is an emotional time. I have something to ask you.”Aadi raised her brow, “Ask away.” I asked, “Would you be willing to be my personal assistant and nurse? I would make sure to allow you time to volunteer at the orphanage, if you want, and you would also be Blaine’s nurse, because we are adopting him as soon as we leave the hospital.”Aadi smiled, “I would love to accept the position. Would it be wrong if I don’t give
Blaine looked at Isaac and me with determination, “I can tell you who the abusers are, Luna.” I moved my wheelchair close to his and asked, “Are you okay, sweetheart?” He nodded, “I will be okay. I always am.” I smiled, “I know you are. I want to know how you would feel about being able to call the alpha and I your mom and dad?”His eyes went wide as he asked, “Can I call Heather and Lena my sisters?” I laughed as Lena walked in, holding Heather’s hand, “You better, because we will be calling you our little brother.” Blaine smiled, “I would love that, Luna.” Isaac asked, “Do you know what that means, Blaine? Do you know what it means to be our only son?”Blaine shook his head as he furrowed his brows in confusion, “I don’t, Alpha.” Isaac knelt down to his level, “It means you will be my heir. You will be the next alpha of our pack. Would you like that?”Blaine’s eyes went wide again, “I would be happy just having you as my family.” I smiled, “Well, you will also have that for the rest
Ten minutes later, we were all in Isaac’s office, waiting for the rest of the employees from the orphanage to arrive. I sat in my wheelchair next to Blaine while my girls sat on the couch on my other side. Isaac sat at his desk, smiling at all of us.I asked, “What has you so happy, love?” He smiled, “If you could see what I see, you would be happy too. Seeing my whole family together makes my heart happy.”Blaine furrowed his brow, “What do you mean?” I smiled, “Let me see.” I was able to easily access Isaac’s mind and look through his eyes. I smiled at the sight and turned to the kids, “I wish we could frame this memory and display it in the main foyer. It’s absolutely perfect.”I projected the photo onto the white wall and all of our kids gasped. Lena laughed, “Mom, you need to warn us before you do that. Blaine didn’t know you could do it.” I looked Blaine in the eyes, “Son, you are a special wolf in a family of special wolves. We are going to keep this a secret until you are older
After hearing all of them whine and cry on the way out of the pack house, Isaac and I went to the dining room to join our children. When we reached the dining hall, all three of them waved us over to our table. Isaac escorted me to the table and I asked, “Would you please get a glass of tea for me?”Isaac nodded and went to the beverage station to prepare our drinks and I turned to our children, “Blaine, you don’t have to worry about any of them hurting you again. They are being banished. Your dad and I just need to do the official banishment in about an hour.”Blaine asked, “Why in an hour?” I answered, “Because there are a couple of them that did things to you that were so awful that I want every trace of them gone. I want every single family member gone. You understand me, don’t you?” He nodded, “I understand. Thank you, mom.”Isaac sat my coffee in front of me and then took a seat next to Blaine, “We would do anything to keep all of our kids safe.” Blaine asked, “Wouldn’t you do an
After the initial crowd of people were let out of the gates, I turned to Isaac, “That’s not all of them. There is one face, in particular, that was not present.” My mate nodded, “I know. I have already sent warriors to get them.” I suddenly watched his eyes glaze over and I knew something was wrong.When his eyes cleared, he growled, “The warriors are having to forcefully bring her and her entire family here. They are refusing to leave.” I sighed, “I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this.” I mind linked Lena, “Hey sweetie, can we use your levitation skills for a bit? We have an argumentative family. They are giving our warriors a hard time about leaving.”She smiled, “Sure, mom. Can I use your computer to look at the cameras?” I smiled, “Please do.” It didn’t take long before the entire family floated to the gate. Isaac smirked, “I never even thought to use our daughter’s ability.” I shrugged, “That’s why you have me, love. We complement each other.”When the family was placed on the gro
I woke the next morning feeling a little out of sorts. It was the day of Cheyenne’s funeral, so I knew that the kids were going to be upset. Lena and Heather planned a simple ceremony that she would have loved and I was not really looking forward to it.Apparently, Isaac could feel my emotions and asked, “Are you dreading today as much as I am?” I nodded, “Yeah. I’m just trying to decide if we should talk with Blaine about Cheyenne.” Isaac sighed, “That’s a tough one. Why don’t we wait and see what he already knows about her before we tell him?”I shrugged, “You may be right. Cheyenne never really told me exactly what she told him.” Isaac added, “And don’t forget, he’s a special wolf. There is a good chance that the Goddess has already told him.” I agreed, “I think you may be right. I should go ahead and get in the shower.”I started to grab my transfer board to move to my wheelchair when Isaac sprang out of bed and ran to my side of the bed. I laughed, “You do know that I know how to
After breakfast, we all went to our respective rooms and dressed for the funeral. We all met again in the living room and I looked at our son, “Blaine, are you going to be okay to push yourself, or will you need help?” He shrugged, “I’m okay for now, but I may have to ask for help later.” I nodded, “It’s never weak to ask for help. Don’t be afraid to ask.”With a small nod from Blaine, we got in a limo so that we could ride together with Aadi and a warrior would drive us. All three of us adults could be needed to comfort children on the way home. When we arrived at the funeral parlor, Isaac and the warriors helped Blaine and me into our wheelchairs and we all went inside.I knew it was going to be just a simple ceremony, but there were a lot of people there to say goodbye. We all sat in the front row as we were the only family she had. I turned to Lena, “How did all these people know about the funeral?” Lena smiled, “We just used the pack mind link. We didn’t want to notify any newspap
There were gasps heard throughout the room as Selene raised her hands to silence the room, “I came here to tell you all that Cheyenne’s son, Blaine, is my appointed alpha heir to Red Moon Pack. It was always my plan for him to be adopted by your Alpha and Luna. They are all a family of special wolves and are the perfect family for Blaine.“While Heather is an Earth Wolf and Lena is an Air Wolf, Blaine is a Fire Wolf. He will have the fierceness, the courage and the power of fire to protect this pack. While his human form relies on a wheelchair, his wolf form will be completely mobile. Like all special wolves, he has had to suffer more than most average children, but the suffering by the pack’s hands ends today.“Now that the cruel people have been removed from this pack, I know the children will be well cared for and Blaine will be able to heal from the cruelty they inflicted and start training to become one of the best Alphas this pack has seen.“On another note, Cheyenne had to leave
Good Goddess! I felt so huge! I was eight months pregnant and on strict bedrest. I was so sick of watching TV, working from my laptop in bed, and I felt alone. That’s another thing; my emotions were all over the place. I could not seem to get control of them. Come to think of it, that could be why everyone is staying away from me.One month prior, my doctor decided that she would start seeing me at home because she didn’t want to see me out of bed at all, except to use the restroom and shower. As soon as the doctor told us she would start this, Isaac bought an ultrasound machine to keep at our home so we would always have it here. This morning, she was coming for my weekly appointment and I was not comfortable at all.My lower back had been spasming all morning and I was afraid something was going on with my kidneys. By the time my doctor arrived, I had started sweating to keep Isaac from noticing my pain. Isaac followed the doctor into our room and he noticed my expression immediatel
When I woke up, my mate was standing over me, trying to wake me up. I asked, “What time is it?” He chuckled, “It’s time for supper.” I furrowed my brow, “But I just ate lunch.” He laughed, “Were you visiting with the Goddess?” I nodded, “I got a lot of answers too.” He smiled, “That’s good. Why don’t you get ready for supper?” I nodded and held out my arms. He bent down to kiss me and I asked, “Will you help me into my chair? It’s just faster that way.”After getting ready, I went to the kitchen to see that everyone was waiting for me… including Blaine and Elizabeth. I smiled, “Oh my goddess! It’s so good to see you two!” I went to them and gave each of them a big hug, “I missed you two!” Blaine smiled, “I missed you too, mom. It’s weird; we’re all in the same pack but we never see each other.” I sighed, “You see your dad every day.”Blaine sighed, “Mom, that’s for work. But I do ask dad how you and Heather are.” I smirked, “I understand, son. I’m just giving you a hard time. You need
After Heather took the baby back to Aadi, I got out of bed and completed my morning routine, then went to the kitchen where I found Aadi’s twins in their highchairs and Aadi rinsing breakfast dishes and loading the dishwasher. I asked, “How do you ever tell Zayla no? She has me around her little finger.”Aadi chuckled, “It’s not easy. Those eyes will knock you on your ass every time.” I laughed, “Yes, they will. I’m surprised they are developing so fast.” Aadi sighed, “I know. They are doing a lot of things they shouldn’t be doing for months.” I suggested, “Maybe it has something to do with them being my babies’ protectors.” Aadi concurred, “I think you may be right. It’s just… a lot.”I sighed, “I don’t know how you’ve not gone crazy yet. I have a feeling mine may be the same way. I just don’t know why. Maybe we should ask the Goddess when we go to sleep tonight. Or I may try to remember to ask if I get to lay down for a nap today.” Aadi argued, “No ifs, lady, you are under strict ord
I chuckled, “Rolf, are you going to scold them?” He shook his head, “I can be gentle, mate. You should know that.” I laughed at his wolfy grin, “Yes, I most certainly do. I’ll just relax while you speak with our pups.” I laid back and watched as he lifted the T-shirt I was wearing and he got his face very close to my belly. He spoke in such a gentle and soothing voice that it almost made me cry happy tears.He soothed, “My little pups, you must be good to your mother. We need to do all we can to bring you into the world safely and keep your mother’s pain down as much as we can. She is a very good mother and she will be good to you. Both of you need to make sure you turn so that your heads are pointing down before you can be brought into the world. If you don’t, the doctor will have to cut your mommy’s belly and pull you out. She doesn’t want that for her or you. So, make sure you turn soon, so we can all be ready when the time comes. You are both beautiful babies and we can’t wait to h
Three months later, Isaac and I were at the doctor’s office and I was already huge. My belly felt so tight that it felt like it could bust open any day. Doctor Brawn walked into the room and asked, “How are you feeling?” I sighed, “Extremely uncomfortable. My belly feels very tight and my hips hurt.”She sighed, “Yeah, this part of the pregnancy is very uncomfortable, especially for first-time mothers. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can really do about that. A heating pad helps. Other than that, the only other thing I can suggest is over the counter non-aspirin pain relief. I would avoid Ibuprofen though. It thins the blood and you don’t want to have that in your system when the babies decide to make their appearance.” I sighed, “I figured that.”She asked me to lay back on the bed and I did as she requested. She did my examination first and smiled, “Well, Luna, your cervix is thinning, so you could go into labor soon.” I furrowed my brow, “Isn’t it too early?” She answered, “I woul
Isaac ordered, “Franco, take your mate to the hospital. I will get my mate out of bed and into her chair and we will be right behind you.” I rushed out of the bedroom, “Don’t wait on me. Just go. We are literally right behind you.” Franco ran at full speed with Aadi in his arms.Isaac moved behind me and started pushing my wheelchair at full speed through the halls. I asked Isaac, “Did you happen to link the doctor?” Isaac answered, “Franco already did that. The nurses will be waiting for him. I already told them to give her the Luna’s room.” I smiled as I looked up at him, “Thank you, love.”He smiled as he waggled his eyebrows, “You can thank me later.” I shook my head chuckling, “You are so naughty.” He leaned down to whisper in my ear, “But you like my naughtiness.” I chuckled, “I do, but the place for this particular conversation is not here.” He stood and laughed out loud, “I get it.”As soon as we reached the clinic, there was a nurse and a doctor waiting for them. Franco’s shak
That evening, at dinner, Heather asked, “So, mom, I’ve been waiting patiently all day. Are you going to tell us?” I looked at my mate and we both laughed. I answered, “I was wondering when you would ask. We are having a boy and a girl.” Heather smiled, “That’s perfect. Are you going to stop with them?” I shook my head, “No. The Goddess told me we will have a minimum of five.”Heather gasped, “Mom! Are you sure you will be able to handle it with your medical issues?” I smiled, “This is the Goddess’ plan for us. I will always follow her path for us. There are good reasons for each of them to be born, although I don’t know what they are yet.” Isaac added, “Besides, you know we love raising children. We had so much fun with you, Blaine and Lena.”Heather smiled, “Yeah, we did have fun. And you are young enough that you can still enjoy them. I keep forgetting that you guys were still teenagers when you adopted us. We are all so glad you did too.” I blew a kiss to her from across the table a
Three months later, Isaac and I were sitting in the doctor’s office waiting to get another ultrasound done. My doctor had been treating mine as a high-risk pregnancy because we didn’t know what was going to happen after all of my scar tissue was removed. We were hoping my uterine walls held up. Doctor Spink was certain that all was okay with it, but my doctor just wanted to keep an eye on it.When his nurse came out to get us, we went straight to our exam room and she smiled, “Your baby bump is already starting to get big. Are you planning to find out what you are having?” I chuckled, “Of course. We’re so excited. I really hope they cooperate.” She laughed, “Oh, trust me, we’ve met our fair share of uncooperative babies. We have our ways of getting the information we need.”She took my vitals and Isaac asked, “Can we please get a female doctor? It drives my wolf nuts to see a male doctor examining my mate.” She chuckled, “That’s a sign of a good mate. I can ask Amy, our nurse practitio
Six days later, I was in my office when Heather walked in and sat in one of the chairs across from me. I sat back in my chair and asked, “What’s up?” She smiled, “I just got back from getting my schedule and materials for school. I don’t need to take any of the Math classes, or the literature classes. I have to take at least one civics class and a bunch of electives to get my Associate of Science degree. I will be able to take the majority of my classes online too.”I raised my eyebrows, “That’s great, sweetie. What does your schedule look like?” She handed a piece of paper to me and I saw that she is doubling up on her credit hours. I asked, “Sweetheart, are you sure you want to take so many hours in classes?” She nodded, “I’m sure. These classes seem to be fairly easy. I think Chemistry and Biology might be a bit difficult, but not impossible.”I sighed, “Okay. I might be able to help some, but Aadi might be even more help. What is your civics class?” She answered, “I think it will b