Kaiden pov Good, you are all here," says a voice I don't want to hear right now. I turn and push Jasmine behind me as Cecilia stands, pointing a gun at us. "Stand down," I alpha order her. She sneers at us. "Your alpha shit doesn't work on me, lover. I can't be affected by that since you boote
"Cecilia, we gotta run," her dad rushes in behind her. "No, we have time. I messed up the code panel, and they can't open it. They won't get it open till it is too late, "she seems confident . "They almost got it, sweetie. We need to go now our window to escape is closing, "her dad begs her. So
Kaiden pov I lift Jasmine into my arms as we rush to find out about Seth. He had a chest wound, and even though we are supernatural creatures, wounds that severe can kill us. "Where is my son?"I try not to bellow at the staff. They all flinch. "Is he okay?"Jasmine tearfully asks. "Doctor Fra
"Baby, calm down. Our Seth is a fighter he doesn't quit," Ian says, kissing her forehead. She sniffles and looks at us. Jasmine rushes to hug her, and both start crying again. I sigh as I sit and watch. Grayson says something about food and how we all need to eat before he walks out. I feel his guil
Eve pov I watch Ian move around my room, and I feel guilt as he cleans up. "Ian, can you come hold me?"I feel bad for asking, but I need warmth and snuggles. I'm still stunned. My mom was a product of rape and so was I. "Can you move over? If your sore don't move much babe I can lift you",he
"I hope so. Eve needs him," I say, tucking Jasmine in. Cecilia is dead, but the men she hired don't know that, and I know they will be back. Rogues don't give up so easy. I sigh as I head to our kitchen for a snack. "Our men spotted her hired rogues twenty miles from Fireside. We got eyes on them,
Kaiden pov I growl as rogues line up, and some look beat up. "What the fuck do you want?",I growl out. "We want Cecilia," I laugh darkly at their answer. "I killed her, sorry ass. She is burnt. I can probably give you her ashes, "I say, and they growl. "Her dad said she was wrongly impriso
"Nope, you get daddy treatment, honey. I'm gonna spoil you today, "she blushes, but I see tears fill her eyes as he cradles her against him. "Thanks daddy",she goes shy. He puts her down, and she goes in, and we wait. After five minutes, I get worried and tap on the door lightly. "Eve, are you o
Liam pov As the Matthews family reunited in mom's hospital room, the door opened again to reveal my Grace, her arms laden with containers of food. Her gift of truth-seeing immediately showed her the emotional scene—Beth awake and alert, My eyes still red-rimmed from crying, dad cradling the twins
Liam pov Mom woke slowly, her supernatural senses gradually returning as her strength rebuilt. The first thing she became aware of was my steady presence beside her. I sat vigilant in the chair next to her bed, my eyes never leaving her face as I monitored every change in her condition. When her
Liam pov With mom finally stable but sleeping, dad reluctantly left her side to visit the twins in the nursery. I stayed behind, my protective instincts fully engaged as he maintained vigil over his mother. "I won't leave her," I promised my dad. "Not for a second." Dad squeezed my shoulder,
Liam pov The joy of holding both twins against her chest had mom glowing with maternal love. She smiled up at dad, then at me and Luna, her family complete and perfect in this moment. "They're beautiful," she whispered, her voice tired but happy. Then, without warning, her eyes rolled back, an
Liam pov We were steps away from the hospital when mom's body decided it wouldn't wait any longer. She cried out she felt the head crowning, and I felt fear. "Stop the car," she gasped, her hand clutching mine with supernatural strength. "Now, Alex!" Dad slammed on the brakes and threw the vechi
Liam pov As mom's birth progressed, we decided the hospital would be better than a home birth. Da was scared she bleed out. So here we are crammed in a car, speeding to the packs hospital. "Mom, breathe," my voice was steady as I helped support mom's weight on one side while dad took the other.
Alex pov Despite Beth's enormous belly and constant fatigue, I had arranged a special evening for us. Our bedroom had been transformed with candles and flowers, and I had prepared all her favorite foods for a private dinner on our balcony. I know she is due soon, so I wanted to do something specia
Beth pov By my seventh month, I found even the simplest movements difficult. My belly had grown enormous with the twins, who seemed determined to take up as much space as possible. Their supernatural energy pulsed constantly, making me feel like I was carrying a small sun within me. I almost fall
Alex pov I arranged my entire schedule around Beth's needs, helping Liam run the auto shops from our bedroom where I could keep constant watch over my mate. My desk had been moved beside our bed, allowing me to handle my duties while maintaining physical contact with Beth at all times. Liam and