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I furrowed my brow, “Excuse me?” She gently slapped her forehead, “I am so sorry. I am Aamira. I am your dress designer.” I breathed a sigh of relief, “Oh goddess! You would not believe the morning we’ve had. Please come in.”After working with Aamira on the style, the fabric and the measurements, for the next four hours. By the time she finished sketching it, I was so excited, I almost screamed in joy. I gasped, “Aamira! The dress is stunning! I can’t wait to put it on.”Aamira smiled, “I am so happy you love it. I should have it done in only a couple of days. I will be back to do a fitting, then I will make the alterations and add the sequins and pearls.”Aamira left at the same time Isaac and Queen Winnie walked in and plopped down on the couch. Queen Winnie had scratches on her arms and face, but they weren’t deep. Isaac was fine, this time, but it made me wonder if he had some spare clothes in the dungeon.I asked, “How did it go?” Winnie started, “Oh it was great! I may look like
I sighed in relief when I saw the familiar smirk on the most beautiful face, “I’m so glad you heard me.” Selene giggled, “I am always listening for you, Zariah. What questions do you have for me?”I asked, “First of all, I really need to know how long we have until we are attacked by the dark witches?” She answered, “Right now, you have around one year… maybe two.” I asked, “So there is no chance that we will be attacked during our ascension ceremony?” Selene smiled, “I will make sure of it.”I smiled, “That’s all I need to know. Now I can relax and sleep. I just need to know if there is anything you need me to watch out for.” She answered, “Just be vigilant and do not take any food or drink that wasn’t specifically made for you. There are still some jealous alphas and she-wolves out there, but none are a threat to the pack.”I nodded thoughtfully, “Thank you so much for easing my mind. I can only hope I make you proud as a luna.” She smiled, “Oh dear, you already are. Putting your pac
After spending all day shopping for office furniture with Alpha Kenny, Luna Kyra and Isaac, we all decided to go out to eat. We found a Hibachi grill and we all went in. Luna Kyra wanted sushi while Alpha Kenny wanted oysters. Isaac and I wrinkled our noses at their orders and placed our orders with the waiter.As we ate and laughed for the next two hours, I noticed a man watching us closely. Every time I looked at him, I would see him turn his head away from us. I asked, “Do we have anyone in plain clothes working security for us?”Alpha Kenny asked, “Are you talking about the guy in the black t-shirt and the light blue jeans?” Isaac added, “Blue ball cap?” I nodded, “So you’re watching him too?” Isaac nodded and I saw Alpha Kenny’s eyes glaze over. Alpha Kenny asked, “Is everyone done eating?” I nodded, along with everyone else.We all stood when we watched two warriors approach the man and they walked out with him. I chuckled, “Am I crazy thinking that if there was ever a polite way
I furrowed my brow, “What do you mean?” She opened the box and I gasped at the necklace, bracelet and earrings set enclosed. The necklace was a large teardrop diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds. The chain was small diamonds, linked together.The bracelet was a strand of princess-cut diamonds with a strand of smaller diamonds above and below it. The earrings were teardrop diamonds with three small princess-cut diamonds hanging from them.I asked, “Do you know who the luna was or the pack?” She answered, “I’m assuming it was your great-grandmother. The one who was gifted, like you. We will have to ask Queen Winnie. She seems to know a lot about her.”I suggested, “We’ll have to reach out to her soon. I am so glad she’s coming to the ceremony. Having her there will help me feel a little safer. I’m good with all of my abilities, but I can’t put a protection spell on Isaac and myself.”When we left the bank, I asked, “Is there anything else my grandparents asked you to hold on to for me
The surgeon smiled, “She is going to be okay. Luckily, the knife wasn’t silver and he missed most of her major organs. She had a lot of blood in her abdomen because he managed to puncture her liver. We were able to stop the bleeding in that and found a small puncture in her good kidney. We were also able to fix that and everything looks good now.”I smiled, “That’s very good news. Is there any word on the warrior who was guarding her?” He nodded, “Yes. He was more seriously injured. He wasn’t stabbed, but his throat was cut. The good news is that his wolf had already healed the cut arteries, so the bleeding had stopped before he was even in surgery.”We all let out a breath in relief and I asked, “When will Elana be able to have visitors?” He answered, “It would probably be wise to let her rest tonight. She should be okay tomorrow.” I smiled, “Sounds good. Of course, Tayna will probably want to stay in her room with her again.”Tayna nodded, “Yes, please. She needs me as much as I need
When we got to the dining room, we went to the buffet and I grabbed biscuits and sausage gravy with hash browns, bacon and a large cup of coffee. We went to sit with Alpha Kenny and Luna Kyra and were greeted with smiles. Luna Kyra smiled, “Good morning. Are you ready for the second biggest day of the month?”I laughed, “Yeah. It’s getting a great start too.” Luna Kyra asked, “How is that?” I smiled, “They are taking Elana off the ventilator as we speak.” Luna Kyra gasped, “Oh! Can I come with you?” I laughed, “Of course.”Alpha Kenny suggested, “I’ll stay here and let you know when guests start coming in.” I sighed, “Once again, we are going to have another day of organized chaos.” Isaac sighed, “But at least this is the good kind of chaos.” I laughed, “I guess you’re right.”After breakfast, we went to the hospital. As soon as I laid eyes on Elana, she looked so much better. I asked, “How are you feeling?” She replied in a weak, gravelly voice, but she was smiling, “I feel so much be
Miss Franklin and I walked into the pack house and I introduced her to Alpha Kenny, Luna Kyra and Isaac. I asked, “Would you like to go to the dining room and get some coffee? We can sit and talk there.” She nodded, “That sounds great.”When we sat down, she asked, “So how did everything go after you were picked up?” I recounted all of my life’s major happenings since the age of four and she was floored, to say the least.I finished, “Enough about me. I heard Mister Franklin passed, how are you doing?” She shrugged, “I’m okay. My mate was my life for many years. I’ve just been trying to move past it. He wouldn’t want me to lay down and die for him. I’m too young for that. I still have a lot of years left, so I’m hoping for a second chance mate.”I asked, “Do you still own the store?” She shook her head, “No, I have passed that on to my son. He’s an adult now. I just work there for something to do now. I’m not there all the time anymore either.” I smiled, “That’s really good. You deser
I growled, “Put him in cuffs and take him to the cells. He killed my parents and tried to kill me.” Alpha Kenny scowled, “Are you positive?” I nodded, “I will never forget the eyes of the wolf who stared me down after ripping my father’s throat out. But I will know for sure if you force him to shift.”Alpha Kenny turned to the man and commanded him to shift. The man stripped out of his clothes and shifted into the same wolf who I now had no doubt killed my parents. I nodded to Alpha Kenny, “He is the wolf who killed them and tried to kill me.”Just then, I heard Miss Franklin’s gasp from behind me, “She is not mistaken. He is one of them. I watched the whole thing happen, alpha. I wouldn’t forget him either.” Alpha Kenny commanded him to shift and get dressed, then he was put in silver cuffs and taken to the cells.As soon as he was out of sight, I broke down and started crying uncontrollably. Alpha Kenny held me closely until Isaac ran to me, “What’s wrong? What happened?” Alpha Kenny
I had just finished updating the books for the pack’s business when my phone rang. The school counselor sounded quite irritated when he informed me that Heather had finished the tests. I thanked him and told him we would be there shortly.I rushed to my mate’s office and smiled, “She finished. Let’s go.” Isaac beamed, “Okay.” He jumped up and we left. He started to head toward the truck and I shook my head, “It’s going to take longer to get me in there than it would to just walk.” Isaac chuckled, “Okay, then. I’ll push your chair then.” I nodded, “Okay.”We made it to the school in a couple minutes because Isaac decided to run most of the way. We went to the principal’s office and we found him trying to seduce his secretary by kissing her neck. Isaac cleared his throat and we watched him look at us while continuing his seduction.When he realized it was us, he stood straight up, cleared his throat and stuttered, “A-Alpha, L-Lu-Luna, how may I help you?” I just shook my head in disappo
The next morning at breakfast, Franco asked, “Alpha, is it okay if one of my little brothers comes down for a visit?” Isaac nodded, “Of course. How old is he?” Franco smiled, “He wants to look for his mate. He is sixteen.” I smiled, “Make sure to take him around the whole pack. Is he planning to spend a couple days?”Franco nodded, “He was planning to stay at least a couple of days. If he finds his mate in your pack, he is planning on asking permission to build a house.” Isaac agreed, “Of course he can. I will always welcome new pack members.”I reminded my mate, “I will be going to the school with Heather this morning to give permission for her to take the test to graduate early.” Isaac asked, “Isn’t she a bit young for that? She’s not even in high school yet.” I laughed, “She will be fine. She just isn’t being challenged enough right now. She wants to start college.”Isaac raised his brows at Heather, “Are you still wanting to be a doctor?” Heather nodded, “I am. I want to have my l
When we got to the kitchen table, everyone was there and Aadi looked like she was ready to burst. I chuckled, “Aadi, would you like to tell us your news first?” She laughed, “You got a visit too, didn’t you?” I nodded, “I did. But I will let you tell everyone what she told you first.”She grinned, “I know the path for both sets of twins.” Franco asked, “You do?” She nodded as she continued to tell everyone at the table everything the Goddess told me. She looked at me and asked, “Do you have anything to add?” I shook my head, “Nope. That covers everything she told me. I’m excited for them and they haven’t even been born yet.”Blaine asked, “Did she say when they would shift for the first time?” I answered, “I know your siblings will shift as toddlers. She didn’t give a specific age.” Aadi answered, “She didn’t tell me anything about when ours will shift.” I added, “But I would assume that if they were meant to go through everything together, then they would all shift together.”Heather
The meeting ended up lasting until late into the night as every unmated she-wolf wanted to see if Ben was their mate and we answered unending questions about the babies. I finally turned to Isaac and asked, “I wonder how many ways we can say that we don’t know what their path is?”Isaac laughed, “I don’t know, but I’m starting to wish we had not said anything about them.” I shrugged, “They’re just curious. All of our other kids had a purpose, so they are wondering about what will happen with these babies.” Isaac agreed, “I can understand that, but we already told them before the meeting ended that we didn’t know yet.”When we finally got home, it was late and even my night owl, Blaine, was ready to fall into bed when we got home. We said goodnight to the kids and went straight to our room. As soon as we were ready for bed, Isaac got under the covers and held his arm out to me.When I got under the covers, I immediately scooted over and tucked myself in with my head on my love’s chest
When we went home for dinner that evening, Heather and Blaine were clueless. However, Aadi was nearly bouncing off the walls in excitement, “Was I right?” I laughed, “You were.” Aadi giggled and hugged me, “I knew it! I’m so happy!” Isaac laughed, “There is some additional news. When we all sit at the table, we’ll tell all of you.”An hour later, we all sat at the table for dinner. Isaac sat his phone in the middle of the table, “I have Lena on the phone so she can hear the news too.” I smiled, “That’s an amazing idea.”I then turned toward the phone, “Hey baby girl! How are my grandbabies?” She giggled as she answered, “Growing like weeds! They’re starting to crawl already.” I smiled, “That sounds like so much fun.” She laughed, “It is. It’s exhausting too.”As soon as Heather and Blaine sat at the table, I started, “Well, I went to my regular doctor today. I am officially one week pregnant.” There were cheers around the table and on the other end of the phone. Isaac added, “There is
One week later, I was eating breakfast with my mate and Aadi when a queasy feeling took over my body. I rushed to the bathroom and lost every bit of the breakfast I had eaten. As I rinsed my mouth and used mouthwash, Onyx advised, “You should go to the doctor today.” I smiled, “I will do that. Thanks.”I went back to the table and drank more coffee. Aadi smiled, “Are you going to the doctor today?” I chuckled, “Onyx is telling me to, so I guess I better go.” Isaac asked, “Do you want me to come with you?” I nodded, “I think you should.”He asked, “What are we going to the doctor for?” I raised my brows at him, “You didn’t know what I was doing in the bathroom?” He shook his head, “To be honest, I was mind linking Stone with something I needed him to do today.” I smiled, “I’m pretty sure we are going to have a baby.”Isaac jumped out of his chair and let out a huge celebratory howl then knelt by my chair to look me in the eyes, “Are you sure?” I nodded, “Onyx is telling me I am and tha
I sat on Doctor Spink’s exam table after all of the x-rays and ultrasounds had been completed. I knew Isaac was nervous because he couldn’t sit down at that moment if he tried. Doctor Spink asked, “Are you having any pain at all now?” I shook my head, “No, just itching from the incision.” She sighed, “Yeah, that’s a common issue. Some lotion with Aloe in it should help that.”Doctor Spink took a deep breath and let it out audibly, “Well, it looks like the surgery was a big success. I see very minimal scar tissue now. There are no obstructions anywhere, so you should be okay to start trying for a baby. I would like to see you again in a year just to make sure the scar tissue didn’t come back. Otherwise, you can see your local doctor for prenatal care.”I smiled through my tears as Isaac held me, “Thank you so much. You have no idea how much we appreciate this.” She chuckled, “Oh, I think I do.” Isaac had tears falling as he shook the doctor’s hand, “Thanks so much, Doctor. This means
The drive home would have been excruciating if they hadn’t pumped me full of painkillers before we left. Doctor Spink knew that we had a three-hour drive ahead of us, so she tried to make sure it would be as comfortable as possible and I was so thankful.When we got home, I was gently lifted and placed in my wheelchair, then I was pushed into our house. We were immediately met by Aadi. She asked, “Does she have meds?” Isaac answered, “I need to pick them up from the pharmacy. They loaded her up on pain meds before we left.”Aadi nodded, “She should probably be in bed then. I will take care of her while you go get the meds.” Isaac kissed my forehead, “I’ll be back as soon as possible, love.” He walked out the door and I sighed, “That man is my life. You know that Aadi?” She chuckled, “I know that Zariah. You are his too.”She started pushing my wheelchair into the bedroom when Blaine rolled up to us, “Aadi, will you need help transferring mom?” Aadi chuckled, “I don’t know. She won’t b
I shook my head, “There is absolutely no way that could happen, son. You guys are just as much my real children as the unborn ones are. I have never had a favorite child and I will never start. The pack knows this too. That means, Blaine, no matter what sex our future children are, you will still be the Alpha heir. You are the one the Goddess wants leading this pack.”Blaine shrugged, “Then I guess I’m all in.” I smiled, “Thank you, son.” Isaac smiled, “I’m really proud of you both. Your mom was super worried about hurting your feelings. We even agreed that if you were not okay with us having a baby, we wouldn’t even try.”Heather furrowed her brow, “Mom, why would you do that?” I shrugged, “Because I want you two to feel like you are part of our family, even if it means not doing something I want. But that’s what parents do all the time.”Blaine gave me one of the most serious looks that I have ever seen and I even felt a little alpha aura come out, “Mom, don’t ever sacrifice your hap