I slept in Logan’s room again. It’s become a weird part of our daily ritual and neither of us seems to mind it much. It’s pretty convenient because I fall asleep easier in Logan’s bed than in mine. It might have something to do with all the body heat I get from him but I don’t really know.Last night I had actually planned on sleeping in my own room so I could think on his offer but I knew I would need the best sleep I could get after the text I received from Diana.It read: Appointment is by 1 in the afternoon and we can get the results immediately.Logan being the ever perceptive person he is noticed the switch in my mood the instant it happened and immediately turned off the TV and pulled me into his arms and within moments I was asleep.“What are you thinking about?” Diana asked as she drove to the appointment and I looked away from the window long enough to shrug.Logan gave us both the entire day off but we refused mainly because we didn’t want to spend the day thinking about th
I don’t know if it makes me a bad person but I was instantly relieved the moment Dr. Brennan said I wasn’t pregnant. I let out a relieved sigh but instantly sobered up when I noticed the look on Diana’s face.“So I’m pregnant then,” she began. “Not quite,” Dr. Brennan interrupted, “I think the first one was a false positive because neither of you is pregnant.”“But my period,” Diana began. “Is there anything that has been stressing you out more than usual,” she began and Diana and I locked eyes with each other.The issue with Alpha Hunter has been stressing us both out more than we’d like to admit.“From that look I will take it as a yes,” she said interrupting us, “It’s probably stress that’s making you late. I promise that you should see it within a week or two.” “Thank you,” Diana said after a tense second, “We better leave.”“It was nice to see you Diana,” she said, “And you too Charlie.”Nobody said anything until we got to the car and Diana let her
It is almost like Logan has some kind of sixth sense when it comes to me because we met Logan on our way to his office and his first words were.“Are you okay?” we both said yes but he shook his head and turned to me, “What’s wrong?” “Nothing is wrong,” I said with a shrug not wanting him to also think I’m crazy.It was obvious from his expression that he didn’t believe me but also didn’t want to push it so he gave me a tight lipped nod.“We were actually coming to see you,” Diana said breaking the awkward tension and he reluctantly turned his gaze over to her. “What can I do for you?”“We wanted to take you up on that day off offer,” she said, “Neither of us is pregnant so I think that calls for a celebration and a few beers.”An unreadable expression flashed through his face and he turned to me briefly before turning to look at Diana and shrugging.“As long as you don’t bring her back drunk,” he said and she raised a brow. “Are you serious?” she
“So let me get this straight,” Greg said as he stood by the door, “You both skipped work so you could sit in front of the TV eating popcorn and ice cream with-,” he paused and took a sniff, “Is that tequila?” “Yes,” it was Diana who answered with a shrug; she is already butt drunk considering she has been drinking straight out of the bottle and she’s almost done with it.“You are definitely going to regret this tomorrow morning,” he said with a small shake of his head and we stuck our tongues out at him. “So what’s the celebration?” “We’re not-,” she began but I cut her off.“We’re celebrating me not being dead,” I said and his eyes lingered on Diana before giving me a bland look, “What? That’s a good thing to celebrate.” “You’re not drinking,” he noted and I shrugged, “Why?”“I don’t drink,” I said, “It reminds me of my father and Alpha Hunter.” “Will you stop calling him Alpha?” he asked with an annoyed expression, “He doesn’t deserve it.”“Hun
I woke up with a scream and I had to force air into my lungs so I could steady my breathing and stop the tears that were falling freely down my face.My first coherent thought was to run to Logan and I had already made my way to the door when I remembered yesterday’s events and I had to push that urge down and force myself to walk over to the bathroom.I splashed water all over my face hoping it would wipe away the remnants of the dream but nothing was stopping the images from flashing through my mind and with it came the fear.It started out as a memory of what happened at the pack house when I saw Hunter and I tried to tell myself that it was an imagination but it was like the more I told myself that, the closer and clearer he became.Then all of a sudden he started to chase me and I ran but the walls seemed to get longer and narrower and I just couldn’t seem to find an exit. It was like running in a maze.I thought I had lost him but then I felt him grab my shirt and I felt his bre
“Logan,” Diana said in an almost too cheerful tone.He narrowed his eyes at her and she had a deer caught in headlights look.“What is going on here?” he asked and when he saw the opened box he turned to me, “Who sent that?” “You apparently,” I said in a whisper and he turned to me in confusion.“What are you talking about?” “I think we should take this to the other room,” Diana said with a quick look at the children who were crawling around and squealing. “I’ll get the twins to watch the kids.”She rushed out and Logan and I sat in silence until she returned with the twins trailing behind her. She picked up the box and the violin and we made our way into the other room that we usually use to store the bags for all the babies.“Now can someone tell me what the hell is going on?” Logan asked. “The package came about half an hour before you arrived and the delivery guy said you asked for it to be given to Charlie,” Diana said, “I opened it of course to make sure i
“You haven’t eaten anything,” Logan noted from across the counter and I just shrugged.I had another nightmare again and honestly food is the last thing on my mind right now. I really want to tell Logan about them but I know he’s going to just blame it on stress but there is something real about those dreams.“Earth to Charlotte,” Logan said snapping his fingers in front of my face and I blinked up at him, “You should eat something.” “It’s alright,” I shrugged ignoring the frown growing on his face, “I’m not hungry.”“That’s bullshit,” he said, “You didn’t eat anything at all yesterday. What is going on?” “Nothing; I’m fine,” I lied, “Can we drop this? I thought we had somewhere to be.”“We’re not leaving here until you eat something,” he said and I narrowed my eyes at him, “You can look at me like that all you want but my decision stands.” “I can’t,” I said softly and he shrugged.“Then we’re not going,” was his simple reply, “I could really use a day off
Logan was going to drop me off at home before going goddess knows where with Greg and he had barely turned into the driveway when a thought popped into my head and I gasped out loud.“That is totally not a weird sound to make out of the blue,” Greg snorted and I slapped him on the arm, “What I’m just saying.” “Shut up,” I rolled my eyes, “I just remembered something.”“And what might that be?” “You know a witch,” I said and all eyes turned to me, “She might be willing to help.”“I’m sorry but what witch are we talking about?” “The one that helped me with my potion,” I said and his eyes widened.“Look as far as I know, she’s an herb and potions witch,” he said, “I don’t think this is her area of expertise.” “What’s the harm in trying?” I asked, “We just need to ask first.”“Listen sweetheart,” Greg began, “You don’t just go to witches and ask for help.” “Yeah you do,” I said, “You went to her for the potion.”“No,” he said with a small shake of
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.V Adamaris and the council were able to break the bond between me and Esmeralda before finally executing her and destroying the talisman. We held Samantha’s burial the next day. It felt wrong to hold it until after Esmeralda was dead. It was so difficult for me to stand next to her body and act like it wasn’t my fault she was dead. Logan assured me no one felt that way, but I felt that way. What made it a lot harder was having to explain to Amelia that her mum was going away. She wasn’t even two yet, she didn’t understand the concept of death, and she just stayed in my arms and kept on screaming the word ‘mummy’ over and over again. Logan tried to take her away from me but she refused to let anyone else hold her. Amelia’s things were moved into our house the day after the funeral. She was a frolicky baby with a terrible sleep schedule. I attributed that to the fact that she missed her mum. Considering each time she woke up, she would ask for her mother. A lot of pe
THIRD PERSON’S P.O.VCharlotte was mingling with the guests with a smile on her face. She had the part of being Luna down to a pat, she was sweet, respectful and paid attention to every little detail.Logan stayed behind her to give her space to talk to the people, but also close enough that he always had her in his sight. He was on edge and for good reason too; they hadn’t heard from the witch in a few days and that probably meant she was waiting for a good time to strike.A little girl walked up to Charlotte and softly tugged at the hem of her hoodie. Charlotte turned her attention to the girl with a smile on her face. She crouched down so she was at eye level with her.“Can I help you?” she asked and the girl nodded. “I was wondering how it feels to be pregnant.” Charlotte was taken aback by the question.“I don’t know; I’ll let you know when I am pregnant.”She started to rise but the girl held onto her arm with a grip that seemed too strong for a girl who looked no older
The next twenty four hours after Adamaris got rid of the brand were entirely uneventful. I guess that should have been my clue that it was the calm before the storm.The day actually started out like any normal day. I woke up with Logan bringing me breakfast in bed, then I lay back while he ran his fingers in circles on my baby bump. I looked up at him and he gave me a small smile but his fingers never slowed.“Are we going to stay here all day?” I asked and he raised a brow. “Shouldn’t you be happy that you have a day off from all the drama?”“I am happy,” I admitted, “I was just curious as to why we haven’t moved yet.” “We don’t have anywhere to go for now,” he explained, “Do you remember the changes you approved for the school music department?” I nodded, “Well they’ve been implemented and today is the grand unveiling.”“I totally forgot about that.” “I told them to go ahead with it while you were,” he trailed off, “While you were gone.”He seemed to close off
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VWe all sat in silence while Greg sketched. Logan made tea for me while we waited. Adamaris muttered something about how chivalry is dead since Logan didn’t make one for her too. This led Logan to mutter about how witches should get their own mates to do things for them.They kept on trading back and forth quips between themselves until Greg muttered something about how he was close to stabbing his ears with his pencil. I giggled and they both shot me looks as if I had betrayed them.A little over half an hour later, Greg was done with the sketch and when I saw it, I was taken aback by how life like it looked. He got every single feature of her perfectly, from the slight crookedness of her nose to the fullness of her lips and even down to the meanness of her smirk.After staring at it for a while, I passed it on to Adamaris. She took one look at it and cursed.“Do you know her?” I asked and she nodded. “She used to be in my coven,” she said slowly as she fold
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VI woke up to Adamaris sitting on a chair cross legged and looking bored out of her mind. She had cleared up the circle of salt and moved Kaden and Aubrey to a more comfortable lying position.Logan and Evan were still knocked out on the floor in the same position and I stifled a smile. Leave it to Adamaris to let the men suffer. Aubrey and Kaden began to stir; Kaden stirred first and as if she heard him, Aubrey moved too.Aubrey sat up first and cradled her head in her hands for a few seconds. It wasn’t until she heard Kaden’s whimper that her head snapped up and she rushed to him.He buried his face into her chest while she whispered a few words in his ears, too low for even my werewolf hearing to pick up on. Kaden just nodded and gave his mum a smile.Kaden looked up and saw me and he gave me a small smile. “Hey Charlie, I’m sorry I fell asleep.” I felt my lips curl up at the sides. He turned to Adamaris and gave her a confused look, “Hello, who are you?”“That’s n
CHARLOTTE’S P.O.VIt was Logan who snapped out of his reverie and realized that we still needed to find Adamaris a place to sleep. Thankfully, she has her house (I still don’t understand what the hell she means by that). She said that all she needs is a large expanse of land, preferably in the woods.Logan wanted me to stay home but I’m not going to let him go alone, especially since everyone is in this mess because of me. Reluctantly, he handed me one of his big, warm hoodies and I pulled it over my head.I sat in front with Logan while Adamaris and Celeste sat at the back. The drive was tense and quiet; Logan had one hand on my leg to keep me grounded because my thoughts were going haywire.Adamaris was lost in thought, her eyes were kept fixed on the window. Celeste was staring at me, not in a creepy way, but in a way that kept me alert. Occasionally, her eyes would move from my face to Logan’s hand on my thigh and back.I caught her eye through the mirror and she gave me a smile t
Logan and I decided to make dinner together. It’s been a while since I baked anything and I was itching to get into the kitchen.It was extremely fun, especially because he kept sticking his finger into the batter for the brownies and he would always pull away before I can whack him with the spatula.When we were done, we went to our room and he sat up against the headboard while I leaned against his chest as he fed me brownies.“Were you able to get in touch with Aubrey?” I asked and he nodded. “I spoke to Evan and they’ll be here tomorrow with their son.”“He agreed to that,” I was shocked that he did, if anything, I expected Evan to put up a fight about letting their son into anther territory. “He didn’t want to at first, believe me.” he scoffed, “But then he realized that it was for his benefit, not mine. He finally agreed on the condition that he comes with guards.”“He’s a bit over protective; we would never hurt him or his son.” “I think he’s the right amount
I sat up in alarm, “What do you mean she’s here?”“She got into my head,” his face was a calm mask but I could see the annoyance swirling in his eyes from being interrupted, “She wanted to give us time to be presentable; something about not wanting to see another wolf naked.” “For good reason too,” Adamaris strutted into the room, “I’ve been scarred enough for one lifetime.”She was wearing a black long sleeved bodysuit with skinny jeans and a huge brown jacket over it. She paired it with black high heeled boots. Her lips were painted a dark red color and her eyes were hidden behind dark shades.When she took them off, I could see deep bags under her eyes.“You don’t look good,” I began, “Is everything okay?” “That’s what happens when you’re bonded to someone who can’t seem to stay out of trouble.” Her tone was cold and sharp. “I was booted out of your head during a game with my daughter this morning; what was that about?”“I don’t know,” I looked to Logan for support, and
There was a sharp pounding in my skull and a soft hand caressing my curls in steady strokes. I let out a small groan as I forced my eyes open.Logan was leaning over me with a soft expression on his face. His hand in my hair stilled as I stared at him. His expression alternated between anger, fierce protectiveness and worry.I took in my surroundings and realized I was in our room- well, what used to be our room anyways. The chairs were turned over and I can see glass shards at the door of the bathroom. Wood splinters were sticking out of the door and the curtains had been ripped off and somehow replaced.Logan had the decency to look a little sheepish, “I’ll fix the room; I promise.”“It’s okay,” I murmured with a wonky smile but he didn’t return it, “Hey, what’s wrong?”I tried to sit up but he stopped me, “Don’t; stay down.”“I’m fine, Logan.” I told him as I sat up. His face showed that he didn’t agree with me. “What happened?” “You blacked out,” he muttered, “I heard you and