Alex pov"Wait up!" Lily screamed at Elijah while running excitedly behind. "Catch me if you can!" Elijah chuckled and continued running deep into the woods. "Wait for me, Elijah.""Slacker is the loser," Elijah screamed as he continued running. A sense of happiness welled up my stomach as I watched them giggling and playing. For some insane reason, I feel excited about this vacation, if I am allowed to call it that. Hayden suggested we drive to the beach house, but where is the fun in it if we all get cooked up in the car and before you know it, we are already here? "Dad, Elijah won't wait up for me," Lily said to Hayden, with a hint of sadness in her voice, "Darling, should we tell him who the boss is?" Hayden asked, and he picked her up on the ground. "Yeah!" she screamed, chuckling. I took out my camera to take a picture of this father-daughter moment when Hayden began running with Lily sitting comfortably on his shoulders. "Dad, that's cheating." They all laughed while El
Alex pov"Lily, you are already running late; eat your breakfast and stop poking Elijah," I said and then tapped her."Yes, mommy, but she poked Elijah anyway, and Elijah pinched her."I give up. If any of you aren't done by the time I am done, then you will have to get to school by yourself," I said, and I started eating.Due to the free days Hayden took, he had left early in the morning without breakfast to meet up with his workload, and since their father was not here to rein them in, they thought it was okay to give me a hard day. And I had already been feeling dizzy for a few days now.Shantel is sick, and I did not trust anyone with my children when Shantel was not there to supervise them. But they were not easy to control, I told them to bathe while I cooked, but when I finished with it and entered their room, they were still in their clothes and playing in bubbles."Elijah, stand straight," I cautioned, then tied his shoelace. "Mom, Daddy, makes it more cool; you did not even
"The fuck," I said and sat up immediately. Hayden must have set the alarm to wake me up; I turned it off and then laid back down. I was so tired, and my body felt like a train had run over me, but when I looked at the clock, it was already eight in the morning.I looked at my side, and Hayden was no longer there. When I listened, I did not hear any sound from the twins, which also means that Hayden or Shantel must have already sent them to school.Hayden was out again. He was so busy with a new project and had to work for the time he took off, so he hardly came home in time. Last night I noticed when someone opened the door and came in, but I was too tired to get up, so I just laid there while he got into bed.Claire was going to come to the pack tomorrow, and I have not talked to Melinda and Hayden about my plan. I needed both of them for my plan to work. I managed to get off the bed and headed to the children's room to make sure that they were not there and that someone remembered
"No...th..ing" She stammered and kept looking at Cecelia like she was expecting her to say something. "Is she threatening you?" I asked, and she shook her head, eyes wide. Maybe this is the wrong approach."What's your name?" I asked with a gentle voice."My name is Christina, Luna," she answered."You know I am the Luna, and it's not just a title; it is because I have the Alpha's ears; I am the mother of his children. So if you tell me anything, I will make sure that the Alpha comes to your aid." I finished and held her hand.She looked like she was going to talk, but then the stupid witch hissed."What is all this long sermon for? Are you trying to rub it in my face that he is with you? Can't I discipline a disobedient servant who has the guts to tell me that she cannot get something for me, that she only works for the Alpha? Or did you tell her not to get it for me?"I hissed, then asked Christina, "Do you work for me?"She nodded. "Yes, I work alongside Shantel, and she sent me o
"Are they going to stop kissing anything soon, or should we interrupt to make sure that Claire is okay with this?" I asked Hayden and the men, but they only snickered."I promise you they do not want to be interrupted, and your friend wants this," Hayden replied."How would you know that?" I asked Hayden.He just shook his head. "I just know.""We can smell her arousal from here; that's what Alpha can't say. Can't you see the way she is clinging to him? I won't be surprised if they mate on the cold, hard floor," Josh said and started laughing.Lucien growled, causing Josh to stop laughing and take two steps backward."Next time, you should think before talking," I said. Lucien and Claire disengaged from each other, but they were still holding hands, and her cheeks were flushed. They started coming to us."She looks like a red tomato," Josh whispered, and I smiled."I heard you, Josh. One more word about my mate; I will knock off all your teeth," Lucien threatened.Claire stopped. "Wai
"It was more than wonderful," she answered, and I chuckled."Good for you; now come let me take you to your room," I said, and she followed me."This is the twin's room; they will have plenty of questions for you tomorrow. I told them then that you went out, but will see them tomorrow," I said while leading her to her room."You know I love messing with them, so that means tomorrow will be fun.""Have you eaten? Should I make you something real quick?"She shook her head and said, "No, we stopped at a restaurant and had some steak."I nodded. "Okay, let's get to your room then."We got to her room, and I opened the door and then went in."I will let you get settled in, then we will talk tomorrow," I said, and I was about to close the door when she called my name."Alex, wait, do you have a minute?" She asked, then sat down on the bed.I looked at her in surprise, then nodded, "Of course."I stepped back in and closed the door. She sat down."Do you mind sitting?" She asked, then smile
Hayden and Lucien started to laugh, but Claire whispered, "I will hurt you," and started stuffing food in her mouth.I stuck out my tongue, but then Lily shouted, "That is bad, Mom.""Sorry, princess, it won't happen again," I apologized. I forgot that both of them were here."Serves you right," Claire whispered."I thought we were not supposed to talk while we ate; that is what you and Dad say all the time," Elijah whispered to me, but most people heard him."Yes, Darling. We are just happy to see Aunt Claire, but no other person will talk again," he said while Claire gave me a look. It looks like the children will be teaching us manners today. I smiled at them then started to eat, and after a while, we finished eating. They took the plates to the sink, and I helped the servants clear the table, even though I could feel Hayden's disapproving eyes following me."Time for school. Go get your bag," I said, and they ran inside to get them from the table.I turned back to the table. They
Hayden povMy phone rang, and Lexie turned around since her back was to my front and opened her eyes."Ignore it and go back to sleep," I said, and I started rubbing her sides. She signed, then closed her eyes and placed her head on my heart, then went back to sleep. The phone rang two more times, and it stopped.Jim must have taken a hint and stopped calling since I was not picking up. We had only spoken briefly before I took Lex to lunch. While she was doing her makeup, I rushed out and had a few words with him, and I promised to call him back later to find out if he found anything more. But we came back from that amazing lunch. I did not have any time because we went from feeding the twins, doing their homework and dishes, and then putting them to bed, but then she put her hand on me, and we rushed into bed, falling asleep afterwardI carefully lifted her head and placed it on the pillow, then sat up and quietly left the room with my laptop. I opene