Cali
The doctor’s appointment had done little to alleviate my fears, instead only leaving me with more worry and doubt.
Despite his years of medical training the doc had no idea what kind of affect our abilities would have on the baby.
He doubted it would be hereditary since neither of our parents had any additional abilities or skills beyond those that were usual to our race, but he couldn't say for certain. Nor could he determine if there would be any other lasting side effects. He did a quick scan of my abdomen and declared that everything was as he would expect considering my gestation.
Unfortunately he couldn't give me any kind of due date, elaborating to say that each shifter pregnancy was different and some Cubs would develop to term in four months while others took eight and that he would be able to give me any idea until he had measurements taken over several months.
We then discussed my own abilities,
TristanIt was a little after 2 a.m by the time we got finished with the last of the interviews. Leaving the captives in the capable hands of the Warrior guards Roman and I trudged up the stairs to the main floor of the packhouse, both of us bone weary and exhausted.Without much conscious thought I followed my beta into the first floor sitting room and slumped back on the sofa as Roman poured out two generous glasses of Scotch.Neither one of us said a word until the glasses were half empty. Sure, we had been hoping to uncover some information in relation to the traffickers, how they connected to Liberty pack, why they were interested in Freya, where they were based, anything that would help Damien and Freya, but neither one of us had expected to get the answers we had."Well shit." Roman grumbled before draining the remaining liquid from his glass and I couldn't help but agree. "Surely this can't be right." He continued an
CaliI woke slowly in the huge bed I had become accustomed to over the weeks I had been living at BlackRock and reached out for Tristan, not surprised to find his side of the bed empty, although it was surprising that the sheets were still warm. He hadn't been up for long.A glance at the clock showed it was still early and part of me wanted to curl up and fall back asleep for a few hours but today was going to be a day unlike any other since I arrived here.With visiting Alphas from each of the three alliance packs, the pack house would be busy. I could already hear the bustle from around the house as rooms were prepared and security was arranged.With a resigned sigh I climbed from the bed and made my way into the ensuite bathroom. If nothing else, I should probably put in a little extra effort in this morning. This would be the first day when I would truly be representing BlackRock as Luna to outside packs.I took
CaliOver the next few days, I seemed to operate more on autopilot than anything else. Alpha De'Maine did indeed arrive with 8 cars although thankfully only one of them was full.With 19 shifters from Oak Creek, 24 from Dark Forest and 12 from Lotus pack, plus the almost constant circulation of BlackRock pack members and the main house was filled to capacity.The staff were all working on overdrive to keep up with the demand in the house, something I would be eternally grateful for, as without their help there was no way we could have pulled this off.All in all, my first event hosting was a success. Only Catoil found anything to moan about, but I was reliably informed that it wasn't unusual for him to do so, followed by a comment about how the man was an ass and to feel free to throw him out. The surprising part was that the statement came from Tristan, not Damian.Tristan was less stressed than I would have expected
CaliChristmas morning dawned bright and early and I swear even from the comfort of our bed on the third floor I could smell the scent of mulled wine and spiced apple tarts.A smile tugged at my lips. As I relaxed back into Tristan's arms. It smelt like Christmas.This was the one time of the year I had always felt like a kid, no matter what else had been going on in my life at the time, everything seemed to matter less on Christmas day."Morning baby." Tristan greeted, his voice husky with sleep sending a jolt of desire straight through me.Irrespective of what the doc had told me, my desire for Tristan hadn't decreased, if anything I wanted him now more than I had weeks ago."I have a present for you." He stated before sliding from the bed and grabbing an envelope. He handed the me the sealed paper with a smile, sitting on the bed beside me rather than climbing back under the covers.Curiosity took ove
A.N. – Thank you all for your dedication to Fire and Ice, the story from here on out will include chapters from the POV of both Roman and Amber, the next few chapters will be Ambers entirely as we get to know her better and finally learn all about what has been going on between her and the Beta, but don’t worry, we haven’t heard the last of Tristan and Cali just yet. I hope you enjoy, L.M.Nokes xxAmberOkay so maybe blurting out that I’m pregnant on Christmas day while surrounded by my Alpha and Luna and our friends and family wasn’t the smartest of ideas, especially considering I’m unmated. I mean BlackRock is a progressive pack and all but even this is a little outside of the accepted norm. I just got so damn frustrated. The man can’t seem to help himself. He has to push.It probably doesn’t help matters that carrying a shifter cub generates three
Amber (Christmas day)I could hear a commotion downstairs and strained my hearing to find out what was going on. It was yet another thing I regretted as I heard my father shouting, it didn’t take a genius to work out who was the recipient of that tirade and as frustrated as I felt he didn’t deserve to be on the receiving end of my Fathers anger.I stood and paced my room, felling all kinds of anxious. Somehow, I had managed to make everything ten times worse with my outburst, but I just couldn’t help it. Somewhere over the last few months my infatuation with Roman had turned into full blown love and it was killing me. Seeing him every day, working with him, sleeping in the room next to him, when he clearly didn’t feel the same way.God I really screwed everything up. I sat back on the bed, my hand on my stomach as the tears started to fall once again.
Amber(Christmas day)A knock sounded on the bedroom door pulling my attention out of the memories that seemed to be all I could concentrate on recently.Ever since I found out I was pregnant, I couldn't stop thinking about how the hell my life had gotten so off track.My parents raised me right. With good ideals and strong morals, I had spent the entirety of my teenage years focused on my goals. Graduate with good grades, become a teacher, earn a good wage, find a mate, have children and live happily ever after.It might seem like a simple boring life to most, but life is rarely boring when you live in a pack of werewolves and I guess I always strived for normal.Well, my life was anything but simple, boring or normal now. I was pregnant with the Beta' baby and he could barely stand to look at me most days."Come in" I called, my voice low but I knew they wouldn't struggle to hear me."Oh, my
Roman(Christmas day)I slumped back in the lounge chair as Tristan saw the dinner guests out, including a rather red faced and angry Mr and Mrs Briggs. Not that I could blame them, the Briggs’were a traditional shifter family, with morals stemming from the old days, back when any kind of relations outside of mating was severely frowned upon. Not only had Amber and I gone against their ideals, but had also managed to produce a child, something that, back in the day, the baby would be shunned for, the mother would be ostracised, and the father punished, corporally. Goddess, a child. The thought kept popping into my head like a freight train, unyielding and pushing everything else out of its way. Amber is pregnant. And I had no doubt that the baby was mine, I was her first, and I would have smelt if she had been with anyone since, our scents rub off, and tend to linger, es