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I immediately heard my mate’s voice in my head, “You are not doing this alone. I’m on my way.” I shouted in the link, “No! She cannot get all of my power if you aren’t with me! I want to be able to continue my healing ability!” He answered, “Absolutely not. Trust me. Our daughters have a plan… and it’s a good one. Trust your family.” I conceded, “Okay. I’m going out there now.”I walked to the orphanage and found a lone dark witch standing in front of the orphanage with Heather in her arms! Heather was going along with whatever the witch told her to do. She had a far off look in her eyes and I recognized that look. I was easily able to look into Heather’s mind and found that she was pretending to be controlled and the witch was somehow falling for it.Breathing a little easier, I asked the witch, “What do you want?” The dark witch answered, “Delphine demands that you and your mate come with me. If you fail to do so, I will kill the child.” I had a feeling that was what she was planning
When we made it through the portal, we found that we were underground. I tried to mind link Isaac, “Can you hear me?” I was surprised when I heard his answer, “I can hear you. What feels off about this place? I was expecting the stereotypical old, creaky floorboard house.” I laughed, “Me too.”Delphine prodded us to continue walking until we entered a huge room with different strange looking devices and tables. Isaac mind linked, “This is a torture room.” I answered, “I figured that.”She stopped Isaac first and paralyzed his body so that he couldn’t get to her. She then took me a few feet away and put handcuffs on me. She brought a chain out and put the chain on the handcuffs and hoisted me up until only my toes touched the floor and locked it into place. Isaac growled, “Let her go. She won’t do anything to you.”Delphine laughed, “Alpha, I am going to let that one go. I am going to do what I want and each time you argue or fight me on it, I am going to weaken your mate. I know there
Zariah POVWarning: Depiction of violence ahead.Wow. Delphine did not waste any time in getting started. As soon as she had Isaac strapped to a chair directly across from me, she tore off my shirt and pulled a branding iron from the nearby fireplace and forced it, hard, onto my bare stomach. She cackled, “Now your entire pack will know you are the barren luna.”Instead of giving her the satisfaction of hearing me scream in pain, I receded to the back of my mind and didn’t feel anything. I tried to keep Onyx from taking over, but I couldn’t help it. She opened her eyes and looked Delphine straight in her eyes, “Do you honestly feel that will do anything to me? You forget, Delphine; you and I have done this before. You have also burned me before. Try something new.”Delphine smiled, “Onyx, it’s nice that you have joined the party. How about a nice shot of wolfsbane for you? Straight down the throat.” Onyx laughed, “You did that the second time you tried to torture me. What else do you h
Isaac POVThe doctor shook his head and I was suddenly panicking, “Doctor, how is she?” He sighed, “We are once again treating a traumatic brain injury, Alpha. If this one doesn’t cause long-term issues, the next one definitely will.“I gasped, “What kind of issues are we talking about?” The doctor replied, “Short-term memory loss, long-term memory loss, migraines, balance issues and those are the mild symptoms. At worst, she could forget to walk, speak, or use her arms and hands. She could also experience bouts of extreme aggression.”I answered, “I believe the goddess said this will be the last war. I can only pray that she won’t suffer any symptoms. She will always have her bodyguards, the girls or me around her. If she starts showing symptoms, we will be sure to bring her to you.” The doctor sighed, “I do want to make sure she is not having symptoms before I discharge her. However, she has to wake up first. The next twenty-four hours will be the most crucial.”I nodded, “Thank you.
Zariah POVAs soon as everything went dark, I was standing in front of the Moon Goddess, “Just concentrate on me, my child. I am helping you with your pain. Onyx did everything she could to slow down the torture, but Delphine was very mad.”I asked, “What did Onyx mean when she acted as though they had met before?” Selene sighed, “Onyx has had to fight with Delphine or one of her ancestors every time she has been with a human form. Her human form has always been one of your ancestors.”I asked, “Why does this one feel milder than we were expecting?” She answered, “Alpha Damien and Luna Abby have lightened the war that we were expecting for you. She is fighting against other supernaturals right now and forming a multi-species alliance for me. You and Isaac should sign that alliance as well. You will have many other species to call upon when you need them as allies.”I nodded, “I will talk with Isaac about this. I think it’s a great idea.” Selene smiled at me, “Child, I have already put
I asked, “How long was I out this time?” Isaac smiled, “Not nearly as long as we thought you would. That’s promising. You had a really bad head injury, love. This one was the worst one yet. The axe did a lot of damage. I have agreed to not have you involved in any more fighting. It will only make it worse for you.”I lowered my gaze and Lena stepped to my bedside, “Mom, you will be able to join me and Heather in the safe room and we will all use our abilities to kick ass.” I looked at my daughter and chuckled while squinting my eyes in pain, “And take names. Okay. I will do that, sweetie. I don’t want to leave you two motherless.”I then looked at Isaac and both of my daughters, “I have a major headache, but I need the doctor to come in. The Goddess told me there will be permanent damage. She didn’t tell me what the damage is.” Isaac looked at Lena, “Sweetie, would you please get the doctor for us?” She smiled, “Of course.”Heather asked, “Momma, will you be in a wheelchair like Blaine
The next morning, I was awakened by the smell of bacon and eggs and my stomach rumbled loudly. My eyes opened widely and immediately shut again. I opened them again, slowly this time, “I smell bacon.” Isaac laughed, “I brought some breakfast for you. Do you want to sit up?” I nodded, “Yes, please. That smells so good.”Isaac helped elevate the head portion of the bed and I sighed, “I really wish my headache would go away.” Isaac sighed, “I know, love. They want to do another CT scan in a bit to see how the healing is going in your skull. That is what concerns the doctor. I’m hoping Onyx is getting the pieces fused together quickly.” I nodded, “Me too.”I heard Onyx in my mind, “I’m going as fast as I can, but you really got fucked up this time, lady. I takes a long time to fuse bone and I do have to rest sometime.” I chuckled, “I’m really not complaining, Onyx. Seriously, you saved me from getting hurt a lot worse. I will be okay, and that’s all that matters. I apologize, in advance, f
After my CT scan, the nurse wheeled me into my room and my mate was standing there speaking with a mountain of a man. He made my mate look like a child!I was almost speechless because I did not recognize the scent. He smelled almost like a campfire with roasted marshmallows and it made me want a snack.I was chuckling at my thoughts as I started to try to get back in bed. My mate stopped his conversation and lifted me from my chair to put me in bed. They man looked at me and I noticed his eyes. They were very different from ours. They were a beautiful smokey grey but his pupils were reptilian.I smiled as I settled into bed, then held out my hand to the man, unafraid, “Hello. I’m Isaac’s mate and Luna, Zariah.” The man smiled as he shook my hand, “Hello, I’m Uther, King of Dragons. Winnie told me about what happened to you, and I wanted to extend an offer for an alliance with you. Alpha Damien and Luna Abby highly recommended it.”I smiled, “I love them to pieces. It also helps that
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
Thursday evening, we all sat down for dinner, then we all noticed that Heather’s seat was empty. I asked, “Ben, have you heard from Heather yet?” Ben answered, “She called me at lunchtime. She said she may be late. She still had four more tests to take.”I nodded in understanding, “I bet she’s overthinking some questions. My daughter is most definitely a genius, but she does doubt herself a lot. Ben, you will have to keep that in mind and reassure her of her intelligence regularly.” Ben laughed softly, “She’s most definitely perfect for me. I tell her how smart she is all the time. She’s also a badass on the training grounds.”Isaac laughed, “Yes, she is. Just like her mother. Before Zariah was paralyzed, she could kick some serious ass. She put me on my ass more than once. She may not be able to use her legs anymore, but she can still pack a punch too.” I smiled, “The Goddess always puts us with our perfect partner.”Ben smiled, “I couldn’t agree more.” Blaine sighed, “Mom, Elizabeth
That evening, Isaac and I went home and found Aadi cooking dinner. I asked, “How are things with you? You look a tad bothered.” Aadi answered, “Not really bothered. Not mad either.” I laughed, “Okay. So, what’s the problem?”She answered, “Franco’s brother got here at around eleven this morning. As soon as they got out of the truck, Ben started sniffing the air and he hasn’t been able to stop. Franco has been so excited about it that he forgot to run to the store for me. I’m craving cookies and cream ice cream. I really wanted that for dessert.”I chuckled, “How about calling him now and asking him to stop?” She sighed, “I understand why he’s excited. His brother has scented his mate. He’s taking him all around the pack to see if he can find her. I’m just having a hormonal moment.” I looked back at Isaac and He chuckled, “On it.” He walked out the door and walked right back in.I furrowed my brows at him and he smiled, “I think I know who Ben’s mate is.” He ran upstairs and walked back
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 disappoi
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 li
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