Eighty-Five: Kids Mykayla I had to take early maternity leave. Well, sort of; I do all of my work from home. This pregnancy has been more taxing on my body than my last one. No one can figure out why, though. At least the morning sickness stopped. That was fucking terrible. Kylani’s morning sickness ended as well. I think she still gets nauseous, though. Since being home all the time, I have gotten to spend more time with Bree and Araya. Well, when they are not at school. Both of them have done amazing at this school for the last two years. I was worried in the beginning, but they have not had any issues with any of the kids there. Mykenzie. Kylani and I have been helping Bree get control of her powers. She has become very good at them. I have started to notice things about Araya, though. She is constantly staring at the sky and seems fascinated when Hades comes around. She will ask him endless questions about the underworld. He is very patient with her and answers a
Eighty-Six: Other Packs Dustin With everything that had happened this last month, I had forgotten that this year our pack is hosting the Alpha meeting. There are six other alphas attending. They are from the packs closest to ours. We have an alliance with three out of the six packs. I am hoping to form an alliance with at least two more. The other alpha is a huge asshole, and no one likes him. They are all due to start arriving tomorrow. We are continuing to set up the large ballroom where the gathering will be held when there is a loud commotion out front. Kaleb and I hurry to see what is happening because we can hear a low deep growl from the front. We arrive to find Alpha Aiden and Alpha Bryan standing there. Alpha Aiden has his mate and their three-year-old son with him, and I see Mykayla trying to diffuse the situation. “What seems to be the problem here?” I ask. “Sorry Dustin we weren’t sure where you guys were so we just came in but we accidentally hit this guy w
Eighty-Seven: Convention Dustin All the alphas and their entourages had arrived. The banquet was in full swing. So far, no one has done anything to anger the girls. Which I have been grateful for. Even Alpha Darrius (he is such an asshole) seemed to behave around them. I was currently talking to Alpha Bryan and Alpha Stephan when Chris wandered over. I introduced everyone, and Chris joined in our conversation. I noticed the girls casually dispersing around the room. They seemed to be mingling well, but I noticed how they had positioned themselves seemed off. I wanted to ask Chris, but I was unable to with the other two alphas there. If it had been Aiden there, it wouldn’t have mattered. I continued my surveillance of the girls. I decided to get another drink and walked over to where the drinks were. As I was walking back, Brighton and Kaleb walked over to me. We stood there talking for a while; soon after, Chris and Aiden joined us. “The girls seem to be behaving the
Eighty-Eight: Wolves and Bears Damien Marshall, Ian, and I are sitting in a cabin, waiting for an old friend to show up. The cabin is in his territory. He, his beta Thomas and the three of us have been friends for years. The two of them used to attend underground fights when they were younger. That’s where we all met. We have been here many times. It is safer for us to meet here than to show up at his place. We have been there for about thirty minutes when the two of them show up. “It’s good to see you again Damien, Marshall, and Ian,” Darrius says. “It has been a long time friend,” I tell him. He and Thomas take a seat, and we get down to business. Darrius tells us that he was just at the Alpha convention on the Silver Moon Packs territory. Well, isn’t that an interesting coincidence? I explain why we are here and what is going on. I see a huge smile spread across his face. “I hate that pack. I hated it before, but now that they somehow acquired that land, I h
Eighty-Nine: One Month Later Tye It has been a month since we found out that the bears are working with Alpha Darrius. Not that I am surprised. That guy is a worthless piece of shit. Donte spoke with Poseidon, and he helped us find a way to set up surveillance of the pack. The best part is that there is no way that he can ever find out. We are all piled into the rec room to discuss what Nymyra learned about Einyn. We have decided to order a bunch of food for this. Dustin thought it would be a good idea since we have three pregnant women now. Leah just found out she is pregnant. When she told us, I thought Marcus’s chest was going to explode from him, puffing it out so much. He was very proud of Leah for being pregnant. “YOU FUCKING BASTARD! GIVE ME MY CUPCAKE BACK NOW!” Kylani screams “YOU DON’T EVEN LIKE HAZELNUT FLAVORED STUFF.” Chris retorts. “THAT IS NOT THE POINT YOU ASS HAT. I NEED SOMETHING SWEET, AND IT IS THE ONLY THING HERE.” She screams at him. I turn
Ninety: The Phone Call Nate I am sitting in my office when my phone rings. It made me jump basically because I was not expecting it. I picked it up and saw that it was Vynessa. I couldn’t understand why she would be calling me. If she was going to call anyone, I figured it would be Dustin or Mykayla. They seemed to have become friends at the convention a week ago. We all kept in touch with Aiden afterwards since he knew what was happening. I picked up the phone. What she told me caused me to become mute. I asked why she called me, and she said she tried calling Dustin, but he didn’t pick up. Ahh, that’s right, he and Kaleb are meeting with Dimitri today. I told her that I would tell Dustin what she told me. I hung up my phone and sat back in my seat. I am not surprised by some of the information. I am not sure how we are going to handle this. I mind-linked Dustin to let him know that we all needed to meet and have a talk with everyone, minus the girls. He asked why a
Ninety-One: Wedding Day Nate Today is the day. I am getting married to Daniylla. I am so fucking nervous. I feel like I am going to have a panic attack. I am seriously freaking out. I am pacing in the room when dad walks in and finds me in a mid-panic attack. “Calm down, Nate.” He tells me. He tells me to take a deep breath and sit down. I sit down and do what he says. I actually start to calm down. My nerves are still up, but I think my panic attack is over now. I tell him thanks as Ashton walks in. He is the best man. He laughs at me. I tell him to fuck off and that he will be him one day. He just recently finally asked Jailynn to marry him. That stops his laughing fast. I stand up, and the three of us walk to the door because it is time. We walk to the centre, and I stand in my spot. I look behind me to see Ashton, Dustin, Kaleb, and Brighton. I am so glad to have these four guys. We have been through a lot together. I have been standing there for ten minu
Ninety-Two: Dinner with the Parents Kylani We have been at Dustin’s parents' dinner for about thirty minutes. I am really excited to be here. I have not been out of the house for a few days now. Yes, it is all Kaleb’s fault. I love him, but he is driving me absolutely crazy. I know I am overdue by wolf standards but not by human or immortal standards. Both the doctor and Imyra have checked, and I am not even close to being due yet. They both determined that I was not as far along as was originally thought. I just looked like it on ultrasound because I am having twins, and one twin is a bit larger than the other. We still can’t see enough to tell what I am having, but I also don’t care. This pregnancy has been easier than it was with Jordyn. I really thought this would be worse because there were two babies, but I was wrong. The only horrible part was the beginning when I got so sick. I mean, who gets hit with both morning sickness and the fucking stomach flu at the same