SKYLER'S POV
Elijah had to stay in the pack hospital for a month due to his injuries, much to his disagreement. Nathan took care of all the pack work, while I did my Luna work plus visited him every day with Samuel and Emma. I haven't talked about the pregnancy yet to either Elijah or Nathan, especially since Nathan has been even more protective of me since he came back and Elijah has been in hospital. He has also been a lot quicker to lose his temper and it doesn't matter who it is or what it is over."What's on your mind? Sweetheart" Elijah asks while playing carefully with Emma"Huh?" I look up at himHe laughs "What are you thinking about? You looked like you were miles away and Samuel has been pulling your hair for the last 5 minutes with no response from you!""Oh! I guess I'm a bit worried about Nathan, he is losing his temper with everyone. I had a couple of the young pack members come up to me yesterday and aNATHAN'S POVXaiden and I are so restless now, I am happy that Skyler is having Elijah's pup, just like I was when she was pregnant with Cole's pups. I love them all and I can wait until she is ready to be with me too, but it is getting harder. Smelling her everywhere is intoxicating. I am snapping at everyone, and for stupid little things and it's starting to affect the pack, but more importantly, it is affecting our family.Elijah was still in the hospital recovering. Skyler was doing her Luna stuff and visiting Elijah when she had time. I had dropped some paperwork into Elijah earlier this morning to help him get rid of some of his boredom. For some reason, he actually likes doing the paperwork. I went back to the office but after losing my patience with having to do more paperwork; I head to the training field, hoping to get rid of some of my built-up irritation. Unfortunately, as soon as I got to the training field, the few warriors that were ther
SKYLER'S POVI woke up the next morning and stretched, to find a heavy arm wrapped around my waist and from the heat and butterflies travelling through me, I knew it was Nathan. He stirred as well, pulling me tighter against him and placing soft kisses down my neck to his mark, making me moan out in pleasure. I moved my hand along his arm until I reached his hand that was resting on my stomach. We could just start to feel the little movements of the pup. I tensed a little and whispered, "Nathan!? Are you upset?""What? Why would I be upset?" his sleepy husky voice whispered back"Well, first I had the twins, and now I'm carrying Eli's pup. We all never really got a chance to sit down and talk about this before everything happened."Nathan bit down on my mark, causing a low moan to escape my lips. He then very quickly turned me over so that he was on top of me."Listen here, Angel. I have never been happier. I love the twins
SKYLER'S POVI was sitting at my bedroom window, thinking over the last few weeks. I am now 3 months pregnant. We found out two weeks ago that we are having a boy. Elijah and Nathan are over the moon. With the way Nathan has been behaving, you would think it was his pup/son, not Elijah's, but then again, we are one family. I guess, in a way, he is. I feel really bad as it took me a couple of weeks to work past what had happened with Nathan and to stop thinking and seeing both of them as Alphas instead of my mates. I know he still feels bad about making me remember both what Cole and my father did, but I don't blame him for reminding me. Remembering is the only way I will one day get past what they did to me. I don't blame my brother anymore, but I don't forgive him either, because I now remember the birthday that changed him. *FLASHBACK* It's my 8th birthday. I get up early; I head to my fath
COLE'S POV I stop at a distance and watch as Nathan approaches Skyler, gets down on his knees in front of her and apologises to her for what happened on the training field. When I saw that she managed to put him on his arse, I couldn't have been more prouder because if she can get Nathan to the ground, something that only Elijah and I have been able to do and do with difficulty for the last few years. She would have no problem defending herself against anyone, including me. Elijah has taught her well. I then turn and run, allowing them to have their privacy. I stay away from both the house and the packhouse, knowing that Nathan and Skyler either completed the mating that day or in the days following. I run the border and even over the border for the next 2 weeks but I am starting to really struggle though, as the mate bond is pulling at me for physical contact and Xander won't stop growling in my head needing the contact with Skyler as well. I slowly ma
KATIE'S POVHappy Birthday to me!!! I got up early this morning and got myself some breakfast. I was hoping to bump into Max. He is always one of the first ones up to help with the pack's breakfast, but he isn't here. I was so hoping to find out if he really was my mate.Anyway, that was a little bit of a downer. I finished my breakfast and then went outside and shifted so I could do my scheduled border patrol. Exciting for a birthday I know, but some things have to be done no matter what day it is, but then it is a good way to allow my wolf out for a good run. I guess you are wondering why I can already shift, instead of having my first shift today. I shifted at the age of 15, I'm not sure why but I have heard that a she-wolf can shift early if her mate becomes of age before her and is around her at the time, she however still won't know her mate until she becomes of age. If her mate is not nearby, then she shifts with everyone else at 1
XANDER'S POV I knew it would happen soon. I could feel the weight of guilt getting heavier and heavier upon him. It was and is my fault we are here and until he made me relive what I had done; I hadn't realised that I had that in me. Yes, both Cole and I like our sex a little on the harder and rougher side. Me, just that little bit more, but to take Skyler as I did, was against everything we had always stood for. I get to my paws and shake out my fur, shaking off those thoughts. I make my way to the border and before I cross; I let out a howl, letting the patrol that is nearby, know that I am there. As I wait for them to approach where I am, I shift. It isn't long before I have 4 patrol guards standing in front of me. One throws me a pair of shorts and says, "State your business, rogue!" I growl a little. I may seem like a rogue at the moment, but I am not.
XANDER AKA ZANE'S POV "Right go again! You need to give more if you want to survive my training program... MILES!! Come on, I know you have more. Let's see it!" I have been here for just over 3 years now. Out of the dozen recruits I put through my program, I have produced 7 groups of 8 guards. King Noah then decides where they are needed and sends them there. I stand at the edge of my private training field and watch as my new recruits run through my introduction process. I smile, as I know at least 1 if not 2 will quit by the end of this session. We have been out here since 4 am. I have had them going nonstop since then. "AGAIN!" I make my way onto the field and walk in between each of the recruits as they run through the routine I showed them once early this morning. I step up to Miles. He is one hell of a fighter. He just needs the extra discipline t
XANDER'S POV I run for 2 weeks making my way back to the Royal Blood Moon pack territory, once I make it to the border I approach it carefully as something doesn't feel right. I look left and right, taking one step at a time until I cross over the border. It feels strange being back in our territory, the pack link that has just been a soft white noise in the back of my head comes back to life and I have to remember to turn the volume down. I however don't block it as the sound is actually quite comforting and I find I actually missed it a little. I stop when I hear someone coming, I turn my head one way and then another to work out which way they are coming from. I then find a bush and crawl underneath it and wait, I smile as a border patrol pair walk past. One of them stops and takes a deep breath, does a 360 turn scanning the area and then rejoins his partner continuing on his way. I go
SKYLER'S POV With having the twins, I didn't get to spend more than one night with Elijah when we first mated and then, with the resurfacing of one of my bad memories, I only got to spend one night with Nathan as well. So, being here with Cole, I have lost complete track of time. I feel like I'm 18 again and spending imitate time with my mate for the first time.I have fear, excitement, nerves and extreme pleasure running through me, on their own as well as combinations of all of them. Cole has been wonderful, giving me so much pleasure as well as receiving the pleasure I give him. I stretch and let out a mix of a moan and a growl as Cole tightens his arms around me and kisses along my shoulder to where my mark from each of them sits. He sucks on it as he whispers for the thousandth time, "Skyler, this is absolutely beautiful... And I'm glad I can now be proud that you are wearing it... I have finally proven that it deserves to be there..." "Co
COLE'S POV I got back from King Noah's territory a few moments ago and heard the pups outside playing. I walked out the kitchen door and smile at what I see. I then sit down on the porch and watch as Skyler plays with Samuel, Emma, Marcus and Claire. I ponder and still can't believe, even after all this time, that my brothers allowed her to keep both Samuel and Emma as Skyler confirmed to me that they are the result of what I did to her that night. Samuel is so much like me that it is scary sometimes, and Emma, well, she is a spitting image of Skyler in both looks and personality. She will be one strong-willed she-wolf when she grows up. I smile, thinking that if Skyler's mother hadn't been killed, and she wasn't put through all the abuse from her father and brother, she would be a totally different person. As I watch her now, I can see the Alpha/Luna she should have been, but I know that even though what she went through with her family was something no one should h
SKYLER'S POV I have been waiting for Cole to return so I can spend some time with him and start getting close to him once more. I smile a little to myself when I see him exit the house and sit on the porch. He just sits there and watches, it would be nice to know what he is thinking but he has our link blocked, I then see Samuel trip, Emma, he then runs off without so much as a look back to see if she was alright, so I catch up with him and say, "Samuel, that wasn't very nice..." "I didn't mean to, Mummy, it was an accident..." "Samuel! The truth?" "But Mummy, she called me a Wolfie pup!" I giggle a little to myself as it was Emma's way of calling him a Mummy's pup without actually saying it. "But Samuel, that is no reason to trip her over..." I quickly look over to where Emma had fallen and see that Cole is with her, picks her up and heads back to where he was sitting on the porch. "When Emma comes back to play, I want
COLE'S POV I hit the counter with my fist, Xander stepping up next to me as the anger and rage take more of an effect and we snap. "I CAN'T BE HERE... I CAN'T BE THIS CLOSE AND NOT TOUCH HER... I'll be in the barracks if you need me!" I then stormed out of the house and headed over to the barracks. Once there, I walk into Alexander's office and have a look at his patrol map and schedule. Unfortunately, with all the help I had been giving him before, there is nothing here to do. I pace the office for a while trying to bring the anger and rage under some sort of control but it isn't working the only way to make it lesser is to be with Skyler but with just how she reacted there is no way she is letting me close to her, anytime soon. I just hope it doesn't take us too much longer. I am just leaving the office when I see the calendar Alexander has on the wall. I am surprised it has been so long. I walk over to the desk and pick up
SKYLER'S POV It's been a week since Harper put the dampener on my fear of that night with Cole and everything has more or less returned to normal the only thing is that it didn't quite work how we wanted it to as yes the fear was reduced but even the thought of being alone with him raises that fear. I actually haven't seen him for a few days. I am heading to the office to see if Elijah or Nathan knows where he is. Once outside the office, I knock on the door and open it slightly. Slipping my head just inside, I smile at the 2 Alphas that are sitting in chairs facing both Elijah and Nathan. They all look at me and I hide the wave of fear that goes through me at the feel of all the Alpha auras within the room. Nathan gets to his feet and makes his way over to the door. He opens the door and pulls me into a kiss as he moves us backward and closes the door behind him. When he pulls back from the kiss, he asks, "Was there something you needed, Angel?" "Um.
SKYLER'S POV After my session with Greta and finding out that Alexander and her, are now expecting their first pup. I think back on Samuel and Emma, Marcus and Claire and then the twins I just lost and the joy we all felt at adding to our family, but that memory is now tinged with sadness. So even as the sadness plagues me, not only from losing the twins but as a side effect of the distance I have once again put between me and Cole, I dance around the kitchen as I make lunch and decide on what I will do for dinner. I don't know what the difference was, but I jump and let out a slight scream as 2 arms wrap around me from behind. Terror fills me believing my uncle had returned. Even though I know his king came and got him and that he was executed 2 days after the king returned to his kingdom and territory. Nathan went with him just to make sure he was executed and not just given a warning... "What's going on here?" It isn't until I hear Elija
SKYLER'S POV I feel like I'm underwater trying to swim against a current to the surface but just can't seem to get there. The current pulls me back into the darkness, making it envelop me once more. I feel like I am underwater again, struggling against the current once more to get to the surface. Only this time I seem to make it, but just as I break the surface and take a sharp breath. It seems that I am then grabbed by the ankle and pulled back under the water, back into the darkness. The current isn't as strong this time allowing me to finally break the surface and I wake slowly, I then fight the heaviness of my eyelids but as I manage to open them I have to shut them once more, as bright rays seem to blind me. I hear muffled movements and try again. This time the bright light is gone and I am able to open them all the way. I smile a little as Elijah's worried face comes into view. I move slightly and look around the room. I see another figure standing b
SKYLER'S POV I sigh and make my way around the party, letting the pups and everyone that I pass know that the food is ready and they can help themselves whenever they are hungry. I sit on the back porch, resting my feet for a minute, and watch as Cole continues to play with all the pups. I feel a little guilty and a little sad as I watch him now play and think about what he would have been like with them if that night had gone a different way. I slide my hand over my belly and wonder what he would have been like if he had been with me through Samuel and Emma's pregnancy. I open my mate links as I feel both Elijah and Nathan send down a tug. "Skyler, Elijah, I am on my way back to the packhouse. It was just a small group of rogues that wandered across the border but didn't realise it..." "Okay... I am going to be a little longer as these rogues are here to fight. I currently count at least a dozen running over the border in wolf form... Wi
SKYLER'S POV I wake up, stretch and run my hand over my growing belly. Talking to Doc Isaac, he believes that the twins I am carrying are both Elijah's and Nathan's. Even though there were around 2 weeks between when they had loved me, he said that it is rare but possible. It also explains why one is slightly smaller than the other. I slowly crawl out of bed, as it is getting a little tiring to move as I only have 3 weeks to go. I head into the bathroom for a shower, even though I would love to stay there and soak up all the heat from the water, I don't stay in for too long as I have a little more preparation to do before Samuel and Emma's birthday party starts. I get out of the shower, dry off, and then head out and into the closet. I slip on a loose sundress and then head down to the kitchen. I move around the kitchen, pulling out all the ingredients to make Samuel and Emma their favourite chocolate chip pancakes as their standard birthday breakfast. I jump