"Why do we need an office at home? You will have access to my office at 318 and you will still be able to go to the garage to manage it. Once the twins are here I don't want to bring work home. I want to focus solely on them. Hence, the no nanny rule." Remi says as I lead her through the rest of the first floor. "I was trying to wait for a better time to tell you this, but I guess now is as good a time as any. After the mating ceremony, my mother and father are stepping down. They're handing the reigns over to us. That was the aggreement my father made when he decided to take the position of ruling the hellhounds. Once the oldest heir took a mate; he and my mother would get to step down. Axel is taking over the garage. My mother has been talking about nothing, but spoiling these two." I tell Remi pulling her close. Her shock and hesitancy play out on her face. "I made it clear that you wouldn't be taking on any unnecessary responsibilies until you were ready. The only time you will
I wish I could say the next few days are filled with peace and quiet. However, moving into a new home is anything, but peace and quiet when you have a motorcycle club of hellhounds moving your stuff. The days are filled with me and Aiden barking orders of where things will go. The evenings are filled with the drunken stupidity and laughter of friends relaxing after a long work filled day. I'm standing in the kitchen talking to Shade about the mating ceremony and the fight night that are quickly approaching us when the doorbell rings. One of the riders' female bring in a bouquet of flowers. "They're beautiful, Remi. Read the card. See who they're from." Kallista says as she takes a seat on the barstool at the island in the middle of the kitchen. I pull out the card, but there's no name. "It just says, congratulations on your lovely home." I tell the females that have gathered around to see the giant bouquet. Aiden and the guys come in through the sliding glass doors laughing. Aiden
Lucifer, Illianna, Kieran and Gunner all enter the room by portal. Lucifer kisses me and Kallista on the forehead then teleports out of the room. Illianna pulls me and Kallista into her arms. Kieran and Gunner look at me with sad smiles as they partially shift then head for the front of the clubhouse. There's another howl and hellhounds pour out of the rear of the clubhouse. I work overtime trying to get into Blaze and Aiden's heads. Not to dig around or distract, but to see what is going on. Eerie howls fill the air. Gnashing teeth and snarls sound like they are just outside the front door. I hear a yelp and I struggle to break free of Cera's hold. I scan everyone's mind until......"Oh God no! Xavi!" I scream all the fight has left my body as Cera holds me up. "Xavi! Xavi, no! No no no no! Let me go! Please let me go! Xavi is hurt!" I yank and pull until I almost fall. Cera's hot tears fall on my face and shoulders as she clutches me to her chest. There's another yelp and a growl
"Aiden! Aiden! No! No! No! Find someone to get him out of there! Now!" I scream at the only hellhounds left. The ones sworn to protect me. I'm a snotty crying mess. I'm in so much pain. Physical and emotional.I don't know where the strength and will to fight comes from. But I thank all that's holy for it. "Tianna call Doc and Waylon. Get them here yesterday. Kallista your about to get a crash course in using your mind and eyes at the same time. I won't lie. It's a little painful, but it's bearable. We're the only weapons they have left the others don't have. Trust me this ain't a fair fight. But with me and you; we can even out the odds." Kallista nods her head and settles onto the floor with her legs crossed. "Open your mind. Listen to everyone's thoughts. Focus let their eyes become yours. You're going to have to move fast. Looking through one's eyes and talking to another." Kallista nods her head. "I'm in. Let's do this." She says closing her eyes. I take up my position on the
"I'm going to open a portal for me and Bonez. We'll take down the shooters on the left. Reaper you take the two on the right. Me and Bonez will meet up, and I'll open another portal for us to take down the two in the middle."I blink and Reaper is gone. I form a circle with my hands and pull them apart as if expanding the circle. Just like Kallista had been teaching me. Luckily a portal opens and Bonez jumps through. The second portal opens just behind my shooter. I snap his neck. He's not dead. Just incapacitated. The angelblade that I keep at my side appears in my hand. I swing the blade down and watch as his head seperates from his body. I use the gun propped on the hood of the SUV and take down as many foes as I can. I look to my left and see that Bonez has shifted and is doing the same thing. I whistle to get his attention and motion for him to meet me. I open him a portal for the next shooter. I repeat the process for myself again. When I reach my shooter; I know the jig is up.
When I hear the pain inflected roar of my brother time stands still for a moment. The flames of hell erupt from my mouth and hands as I scream out my anger and hatred of the wretched fools that decided to attack us. Blaze teleports away from me in the nick of time. My brother, father, Lucifer, and the hellhounds are the only ones immune to hells fire. I'm heade towards Gunner. Flames flowing freely from one hand as my blade swings in the other. Reaper rips and tears into anyone dumb enough to approach me. I stow my blade away and form a small ball of hellfire in my hands. Then make it grow until I feel its big enough. I send it flying in the direction of my father; in order to protect him. Lucifer's arms spread out and raise skyward. Hellfire rains from the clouds. A familiar sensation ripples down my back. Someone is watching me as I fight off another hybrid. I scan the crowd and stumble when my eyes meet the eyes of the male watching me. Chills erupt on my skin as the male stands
I groan in agony as Kieran carries my dying body back into the clubhouse. I'm laid next to my baby brother who is also dying; because I couldn't get to him fast enough. "I'm so fucking sorry." I manage to whisper in his mind. Xavier smiles as he places his hand on top of my head. My body always runs hot, but now I'm ice cold. Colder than a vampire. My eyes grow heavy. My body is lifted at the same time as Xavier's. My breathing is ragged and coming slower. It's getting harder and harder to breathe. Sunlight hits my face as the world goes black. I smell smoke and the rancid smell of burning flesh. My eyes won't open. My body hurts all over. My hound is quiet and dormant. The cold seeps into my veins. I pry my eyes open just a crack and the room is pitch black. It almost feels as though I'm back in Purgatory. Between the cold and pain; I'm too weak to fight. It's the same feeling that Remi described having. Pain shoots through my chest, shoulder and stomach as I try to move. I groan.
When I reach the sitting room the screaming and yelling is not what I expected to hear. How did us all coming together to protect Remi and the twins turn into this? What could have caused everyone to be at each other's throats? I stand just outside the room listening."You're pregnant, Remi! You shouldn't have placed yourself or the twins in harms way! Do you know how Aiden would've felt if you would've gotten hurt or killed?" My mother shouts. "Heaven forbid you had lost the twins! Do you know what that would've done to you and Aiden? Do you care how it would've affected the rest of us?" My mother rants some more. She's so angry you can hear the angry tears that females get in her voice. "I didn't forget that I'm fucking pregnant! And I didn't loose the twins! My mate was dying! My best friend was dying! Do you not give a shit that both of your sons were dying? Do you have any idea how I was feeling at being able to see it all unfold and being helpless to stop it? I did what the he
"I have a question. How do we know Skullz isn't the traitor and you're both helping Chance and Bael?" Gunner asks standing along side Aiden and Xavier who have taken up the position of blocking me from Vlad and Skullz view. "If we were the one's working for Bael and Chance; your sister and the twins would be on their way to hell with Bael. Not sitting in a room specifically designed for her to give birth comfortably. I wouldn't have invited you all here to figure out our next move or even told you we are her mates as well. If I was conspiring against you."Skullz stands there with his head hung low. When he raises his head his eyes lock on mine. I see the questions in his eyes. Do I trust him? Do I care for him as I always have? Can there ever be more between us? The answer is yes, I trust him. Skullz has been a part of my life almost as long as Aiden has. Skullz has proven time and time again he would lay down his own life for mine. I don't have to question his loyalty or devotion.
I shove away from Skullz. Remi yanks me into her side pleading with her eyes for me to calm down. "Talk." I demand staring Skullz down. "The first time I scented my mate was the night Remi was attacked. Her seventeenth birthday. Her scent was strong, but it was mixed in with yours. I was sure I was mistaken. Especially with the way you were acting. And everyone saying that Remi was your fated mate. I mean there was no way she was my mate if she was your fated. So, I thought what I was smelling and feeling wasn't right. The more time I was around Remi, I knew she was my mate. I never said anything or came forward because she never showed any signs of feeling the same. So, again I was confused. Vlad here picked up what was going on with me at 318 for casino night. He was having the same problem. Neither of us wanted to step on your toes. Neither of us wanted to force anything with Remi. Remi and I are so close because of the bond we share. Not just because we're friends. She's my mate
When I walk back into my bedroom, everyone is here. I can't believe that my kidnapper called in my calvary. Tears cloud my eyes as I rush over to Aiden and my babies. I hug them as tightly to me as I can. "I can't believe he called you. He said he would. He did." I mumble into Aiden's chest. The twins begin to stir and whine a little because I'm squishing them. One by One my family passes the twins around. Aiden and I look on with pride. "So, what's their names? Remi refused to tell us until you got here." Kallista asks Aiden bouncing on the balls of her feet. She's dying to take my son away from his father again. "Ashton Romie Ramos and AshLynn Yanessa Ramos." Aiden says finally passing Ashton back around the room."Those are perfect names." My father beams with pride as he holds his first grandchild. AshLynn squirms and we all hear a noise and my father cringes. "I think she left her father a surprise." Kieran says handing my daughter to her father. Aiden looks lost as hell. I b
It's been hours since Remi and the others went missing. My phone keeps vibrating in my pocket. When I finially pull it out to check it; it's a number I don't recognize. "This is Aiden. Speak." I growl into the phone not at all worried about how I might come across to the person on the opposite end of the line. "Aiden, it's Vlad. We need to talk. It's about our mate. Remington." "She's mine! Only mine!" I growl into the phone. "No she's not. I've gotten her somewhere safe. The twins are safe. At least for now. There's a traitor walking among you. He has Blaze. I got to the scene just in time to get our mate and the other females to safety. They're all here. I'm sending you the address. Bring just the ones you know beyond a shadow of doubt that you can trust. I'll explain everything once you get here." Vlad hangs up leaving me speachless for a moment. I snap my head up looking at everyone in the room. No one here would dare to double cross me and Remi. Flashes of a soft pale yellow
I'm in the middle of a meeting with a vendor for 318 when a flash of images fills my mind. Gunner and Weston rush into the office shooing the two males from the booze delievery company out of the room. "Blaze and Kane's vehicle was found on the side of the road smashed to pieces. No sign of either one of them. Tianna's car was found a few feet away down the small ravine. We gotta go Aiden." Gunner says helping me out of the chair. "Remi was in labor. Where's Remi, Tianna, and Kallista?" I ask forcing myself to finally move. "They were taken. We think Blaze and Kane are on their trail. We don't have all the answers. Xavier and Skullz are at the scene now. Come on! We're going to catch the fuckers scent and go after them." Weston says. I point over at my truck and throw Gunner my keys. It feels a little awkward to have him here. But since Doc and Waylon got him from under that spell Mace casted; he's been trying to do everything he can to make up for the damage he feels he caused. D
Kallista calls Aiden, but doesn't get an answer. I continue to do breathing exercises. "Where's your go bag?" I point to the bag next to the couch in the little sitting room of our suite. Kallista helps me waddle across the room. I have another stabbing pain in my vag and stop walking. I cross my legs and pray the twins don't fall out. "I know it has to hurt. But we have to move. I called Dr. Williams. She knows we're on our way." I nod my head at Tianna, but the pain is too much. Blaze flashes into the room and picks me up. He carries me down the stairs through the house to the garage and puts me into Tianna's car. He pushes the seat all the way back; then leans the back of the seat as far back as it will go. "Follow me. Kallista, keep calling Aiden and Xavier. One of them has to answer. I'll call Kieran. Remi, keep doing your breathing exercises." We all nod our heads and he closes the door. We follow behind his SUV. We're just past the clubhouse when a huge truck crosses over in
The day after my zombie moment is peaceful. Tianna, Kallista, and Aiden's sister, Trinity all come over to keep me company while Aiden works. I feel horrible about all the time and hours he puts in between the mechanic shop ran by the hellhounds and 318. I try to keep in touch with Shade as much as possible to see how things are running and to help out as much as I can. She's training someone to take over for her because she is also going to have to leave in a few weeks. Aiden tells me he has everything under control, but I still worry about my business going up in smoke. I'm about to fall asleep during movie number three when I hear Aiden's heavy foot steps stomping up the stairs. Instead of turning to come to our room he heads towards the nursery. I realize the banging and racket coming from that side of the house has stopped. When I move to sit up all three of the females laying in my bed jump up. "What's up? What's wrong?" They yawn and stretch their sleeping asses out. "Nothin
The grumpy old fae answers on the first ring. "What now Aiden? You have my ass so busy I had to hire another crew to take on some of my other clients." Amos grumbles. But if I say I'm hiring someone else for a job; he bitches my ass out and insists he's the one doing it. "I need the twins' nursery done. Like yesterday." Amos huffs and puffs. I hear him whistle as he flips through the pages of his daily planner. He grunts acting as if he will be too busy. I know what he's doing. He wants more pay for the perfection and rush job only he can do. "I'll pay you double the agreed upon price. Remi, could have the twins any day now. We need it done and fast. And we both know; only you can do what we want done as fast as we need." I listen to him tapping his fingers on his desk. "You don't have to pay me double. Just the original quote plus half that. I'm fae. We both know I can have that nursery done with the snap of my fingers. Besides you and Remi are good people. I'm only gonna cut yo
"Okay, Remi. Tell me what's going on." Dr. Williams says as she pulls out a few hand held machines, a measuring tape and her stethoscope. She lays them on the bed as I explain what's going on. "I started having pains. They're not contractions because they're sparatic. They don't last long. What hurts the most is; it feels like the twins are about to come falling out my hooha." I pant as I continue to try and breathe through the pain in my vag. Dr. Williams lifts my shirt and tucks it under my tits. She measures me, takes my blood pressure then heads back to her bag. Sitting beside me on the bed she squirts some gel on my stomach and begins using a probe wand looking thing on my stomach. When the sound of my baby's heartbeat fills the air I know what this machine is for. "Ordinarily, I'd do this down at the office. However, since we're doing a house call today. I'm going to have to do it here. Remi, I need you to remove your pants and panties. I'm going to check to see if you're dia