Today is the day before my seventeenth birthday. I'm really not looking forward to tomorrow. Mom wants to make a big deal of it though, so I will oblige. Plus, I really do have to go along with it. It's also Nico's and Seth's seventeenth birthday. They could find their destined mates. I don't want to ruin the day for them. That's one of the drawbacks to having a twin. Your birthday is never your own. It doesn't help that it's Seth's birthday too. Nyla urged, "Come on, we need to talk to dad about that Rogue pack. He has news." I hurry and get dressed in some leggings and a tank, because it's Saturday and I want to work out after breakfast.
I walk into the kitchen and grab a cup of coffee before sitting with mom, dad and Nico at the table. I start filling my plate with biscuits and sausage gravy with a couple slices of bacon. I start, "So, dad, Nyla said you have some news about the rogue pack." Dad nodded, "The scouts finally found them. But we can't touch them." I asked, "W
Mom and I are at the mall. She wants me to look hot tomorrow. I'm not particularly excited about it. Maybe once I get my daytime outfit, then my formal gown for the party, I will feel better about it. No telling. I see a leather store and ask, "Mom, can we get a leather outfit for tomorrow?" Mom smiled, "I had a leather outfit for my seventeenth birthday too. Let's see if we can find something sexy, but classy too. I wore a little leather skirt, a leather tank top that zipped up the front, and a pair of thigh-high leather boots to school on my birthday." I looked at my mom with wide eyes, "I bet that looked amazing on you!" She smiled, "I wore it again on my first date with your father. He literally stopped breathing when he saw me in it." I laughed, "I can only hope that I get that kind of mate." We walked into the leather store and mom and I take a deep breath, just taking in the smell of leather. We both love that smell so much. We look at each other and laugh. I shook my
I wake up the next morning with a smile on my face. It's my seventeenth birthday! I'm not really that happy about it, because I know my heart is going to be broken, in some way today. I know I will find my mate today. Not who which of us will do the rejecting, but I know it will be one of us. Not really too crazy about that idea, but that's kinda the story of my life, so far. Why should today be any different? Am I bitter about it? Not really. It's just the way it is. I have no control over it, and I can't change it. All I can do is go with it. I change into my leggings and sports bra and head straight to the gym. I'm well into my workout when mom and dad walk in. Dad comes walking up to me while I'm doing some pullups with my legs in front of me. He chuckled, "Your mother did those the first time I tried to work out with her. That's when I knew her core strength had to be harder than mine. I couldn't keep up." I laughed as I finished that one and got down from the pull up b
I looked around to see who said it. I don't smell anything, so I'm totally confused. King Mateo and I walk out of the yard to the front of the house, and I see it was Nico! King Uther and Queen Chumani brought their kids, and Nico was growling as Brenna was hugging dad. Brenna is Nico's Mate! Oh. My. Goddess! We're going to have a dragon in the kingdom! I am so excited, that I run to Brenna and Ity. I'm so happy I watch as Nico lays his hand on her cheek, and she leans into his touch. She says, "Mine." and Nico tucks her into his side. I sighed, 'Nico let go of her long enough for me to hug her!" I grab her and pull her into a tight hug, "Welcome to the family, sister." She giggled, "Thank you, sister." Then I turned to Ity and said, "How are you?" He smiled, "I'm good. A little disappointed that we aren't mates, but you look amazing." I shrugged, "Thank you! Me too. But that's the way it goes. We can continue being great friends though, right?" He smiled, "I wouldn't have it any ot
I said, "We really should go to the party first, don't you think? It's partly my birthday party too." He looked sad as he whispered, "I will do whatever you want to do. I just don't want anyone else thinking you are available." I breathed, "I will make sure they know. I will not leave your side. Just don't go all crazy if I hug people. I like to hug my friends. Okay? Like right now." I looked behind him and his brothers were approaching. "Convel and Bodolf! It's been such a long time! How are you?" I went to them and hugged them. They both looked me up and down and smiled, "Ashina! You look amazing!" I replied, "Thank You! So do you!" I heard a growl behind me and I sighed, "Conri, this is what I was talking about. Your brothers are my friends. That's all." He cringed, "I know. It's just hard to see you hugging anyone else." I told him, "If I don't feel comfortable hugging someone, I won't do it. Okay? Don't forget, my wolf has the ability to talk to other wolves without the
I shifted back, "He's not going to able to talk coherently until morning, at least. Let's enjoy the party for tonight." Conri walked back to the wood line to shift, and my underwear had stretched out again, so I just stepped out of them and threw them in the trash. When Conri came back. He was looking as hot as I had ever seen him look. I was suddenly regretting throwing my panties in the trash. Dear Goddess! How am I going to get through this night without having him mark me? Nyla asked, "We should have him mark us tonight, silly. He's mate!" I replied, "What if he hurts us?" She reassures me, "This is the one the Goddess sent to us. He will not hurt us. What if he accepts us as his mate?" I warned her, "Don't you dare tell his wolf to do it. I'm dead serious, Nyla." Nyla replied, "I'm not going to do
I rolled off of him as I panted for air, "I honestly wasn't planning on doing this tonight, but I couldn't resist it. That damn mate bond is no joke!" He laughed, "I was hoping you would let me mark you as soon as I saw you. I don't ever want you away from me. Lycans are very possessive that way. We actually waited a lot longer than most Lycans do." I chuckled as I wrapped my arm around him and snuggled as close to him as I could, "You are now stuck with me for life. I don't ever want to leave you." He smiled, "That's what I want to hear you say forever." I sighed, "As of right now, I can't imagine that changing." He promised, "I will never purposely do anything that would make you want to leave. If I do something that pisses you off, I want to know about it. You need to tell me. I feel your feelings, b
Dad said, "Conri, I know you want to protect her, but she is a highly trained warrior. She will not be sidelined. It doesn't matter how much you try. She does, however, have other ways to fight, besides getting right in the middle of it. She would be a huge asset to your warriors. She knows fighting styles that most packs don't even think of training in. Plus, her mother developed a fighting style that can disable a whole army, without killing them. Ash has been trained in it too. There are only three werewolf packs that were trained in it, and all three packs are now one... ours." Conri asked, "How can I keep her safe if I can't keep her from fighting?" Dad chuckled, "You can't. All you can do is stay close to her in the fight. Like you did last night. You were really good at fighting and keeping her s
My dad asked, "Why do you want her so bad that you are willing to attack our pack for her?" He explained, "She's a special wolf. We need one for our pack." My dad shook his head, "We have a few. Why her, in particular?" He replied, "She's the only one that isn't a Luna, Beta Female, or a Future Alpha or Future Beta. But there is something different about her now." I took my jacket off one shoulder and showed him the mark as Conri explained, "You are now trying to kidnap a Lycan Princess! This is grounds for the death penalty for all who survived your attack. Are you the Alpha? You healed faster than anyone else in here." He replied, "I am the Beta. My name is Connor. Our Alpha is Lobo." Conri asked, "Where is your Alpha?" He answered, "Not sure. I know he fought with us because he is obsessed with getting your princess. Although I doubt, he knows you are a princess." I shrugged, "I just became a princess last night before the party started. That was when I
Twenty Years Later I’m sitting in my favorite spot with my mate sitting behind me in my favorite lounge chair. We are both drinking our morning coffee as two mountain lions walked up to the deck. They both bowed to us, and I smiled, “Good morning, Dusty. Good morning, Lilly.” Dusty found his mate in his own pack on his sixteenth birthday. We had a party for him that night and he introduced her to all of us. She is such a sweet girl I really couldn’t wish for anything better for him. Robert and Katie are so proud of them. They had four children and they only have two still at home. I am so proud of the parents they are. The two children that have already found their mates and left are absolutely awesome. Linden found his mate and decided to build another house close to our land. His mate understands that he needs to be close to family and his siblings are all he has left. His father passed away when my triplets were only two years old. It was an extremely hard time for him. We made s
Robert and Katie laughed and shook their heads as Robert smiled, “Now that would make me rethink my choice to be a parent.” I laughed, “I think she did.” Just then, Calista ran out onto the deck, “Good morning, mom.” She sat in my lap and hugged me tightly. I turned her around and introduced her to them. She smiled, “It’s very nice to meet my Uncle Dusty’s parents. I love him so much!” Katie smiled, “I’m so glad you love him, Calista.” I asked Calista, “Is anyone else up?” She smiled, “Dad is up with Raze and Eva.” I laughed, “Is Willow awake yet?” She shook her head, “She was sleeping peacefully when I came out.” I smiled, “Thank you. I guess you would like some breakfast, huh?” She smiled and shook her head shyly. I smiled, “Okay.” Then I turned to Robert and Katie, “Would you like to join us?” They agreed and followed me and Calista into the house. I cooked a big breakfast and had it all laid on the table. As soon as it was all prepared, it sounded like a herd of horses coming down
When Taylor was done feeding the boys, Evan and I took the boys in the living room to visit with everyone else. Uncle Dax was the first to hold out his arms. Evan smiled as he held out the first baby boy, “You are now holding Cain, and the boy mom is holding is Dylan.” After Doctor Harper was done with Taylor, I walked with her to another guest room in the house and smiled, “I remember how all I wanted after all that was to take a shower. Is that what you would like?” She replied, “Definitely.” I smiled, “You go ahead and take a shower. That shower has a bench in it so you can sit. I would highly recommend using it. I will get you some clothes.” I opened the closet door and found a perfect pair of soft sweatpants and a t-shirt that looked lusciously oversized. I grabbed a pair of underwear and a bra and put them on the bed. When Taylor walked out of the bathroom in a towel, I asked, “Feeling better?” She smiled, “That did feel better.” I got you a comfy pair of sweats and an oversized
Seven months later… Taylor and Evan are staying in the guest house with dad and Linden. Taylor wants me to be there for her when she gives birth. She’s afraid Evan is going to pass out. Evan agrees with her, but he still wants to be there for her and to see his babies being born. He swears we will try his hardest to stay conscious. We all laugh and Elliot smiles, “I don’t blame you, dude. I almost passed out a few times.” We were all eating breakfast one morning when Taylor gasped, “Oh dear. I’m pretty sure I’m in labor.” I smiled, “Evan, you need to be keeping track of how far apart the contractions are. Let us know when they are around five minutes apart. Taylor, you need to tell him when each contraction starts and ends. Okay?” She nodded in reply and I called Doctor Harper. Doctor Harper said she would start driving here now, so we will be ready. Wow. The whole family showed up! Within 2 hours, Elliot and I were sitting in the living room with dad, my mom, Evan’s parents, Aidint
I laughed, “I understand completely.” Calista smiled, “I can sing for you, Uncle Dusty.” He looked at me and I nodded, “Trust me… You want to hear this.” Dusty nodded, “I would love to hear you sing.” Calista started singing the most beautiful and relaxing song I have ever heard and Dusty looks so relaxed and happy. When the song ends, Dusty chuckles, “Calista, you are awesome!” She smiles proudly, “I’m a mermaid/wolf hybrid and an omega. My mom and dad rescued me from my old alpha. He kept me in a tiny room under the stairs in his packhouse. He was planning on marking and mating me. They rescued me just in time.” Dusty asked, “What happened to your family?” She looked down at her hands in her lap, “My old alpha killed my parents and my brother. My parents hid me, but I saw him rip my brother’s head off. But I have mom and dad now and I have the best family ever. I have LOTS of uncles and grandparents and now I have a brother and SISTERS! I really am a lucky girl.” Dusty pulled her clo
One week later… Mom spent the night with us last night because mommy, daddy and sister all needed to get a full night of sleep. We were all starting to get quite cranky. I don’t think I was ever more thankful for my mom when she offered to stay overnight. After feeding the babies at eight pm, I went straight to bed. I think Calista went to bed before I did and Elliot was waiting for me in bed when I got there. We all slept like rocks and I didn’t wake up the entire night. It was my best night’s sleep since the night before I gave birth to all of them. Don’t get me wrong, I love all three of my newborns. But they are definitely little sleep robbers! Ladies, let me give you a bit of advice. When other women tell you to sleep when they sleep, LISTEN! Trust me, it makes perfect sense. If the things you need to do can wait, do it. They have been wearing us all out. Raze has an insatiable appetite. We were at the grocery store yesterday, and a little older lady heard Raze’s hungry screams.
I held her close to me, “I don’t care how many little girls we give birth to; you will always be our baby girl. You just won’t be the only one anymore. Okay?” She smiled as she snuggled closer to me, “I like that idea.” I smiled, “Me too.” Then I asked her, “What do you think of being a big sister now that you’ve seen your new brother and sisters?” She giggled, “I am going to have so much fun. Especially with Eva! She’s like me!” I started yawning and Elliot sighed, “Are you ready to get some sleep, love?” I shrugged, “Yeah, I better sleep while I can. Doctor Harper left some formula on the counter with the bottles. There are plenty of diapers in the nursery next to our room. Would you please turn on the baby monitor before you come to bed?” Elliot smiled, “We have plenty of help, love.” I reminded him, “Doctor Harper told me to alternate between formula and breast milk. Next feeding, you all can feed them, but please wake me to feed them when they wake to eat after that.” Mom nodded,
I suddenly felt fear wash over me and I was almost paralyzed. What if I’m a horrible mom? I mean I would never do what Dahlia did to me, but what if I don’t develop that mother-child bond? I’m scared to death but then Elliot leans to comfort me and says in low voice into my ear, “You’re going to be fine, love. You are nothing but kind and nurturing. You’ve worked wonders with Calista. You have nothing to fear, baby. You also have tons of help at your fingertips.” I smiled as he kissed my forehead, “You always know exactly what I need to hear. I love you so much.” With that, I felt my stomach get tight and I lifted my torso to bear down, pushing to help our first baby through the birth canal. Doctor Harper encouraged, “That was a really good one, Elisa. Need another push.” Another contraction hit and I started pushing again. I was pushing and felt a sudden reduction in pressure. Doctor Harper smiled, “Here is your prince!” Our little boy started wailing as his father cut the cord, “He’
I sat in the living room with my feet up with dad, Elliot, Evan, Linden and Max. I was trying to relax, but my back started hurting. The ache started moving around to my belly and I could feel my belly squeezing tightly. It wasn’t so painful that it was alarming, it just really caught my attention. I raised my shirt to expose my belly as another contraction hit. As my belly contracted, I tapped Elliot to get his attention. As we both looked down at my belly, Elliot gasped as the babies were clearly visible as my belly squeezed around them. He asked, “That looks like it hurts so bad, and you are just sitting there looking at it. You are tougher than I am.” I laughed, “My back hurts worse than my belly.” Doctor Harper walked in, “Don’t get used to it. It won’t stay this way.” I looked up at her, smiling, “It will all be worth it. I can’t wait to meet them.” Doctor Harper smiled, “You are going to be such a great mother.” I asked, “Do you think a numbing spell would be a good idea?” She