ISAIAH Zira screamed and threw a plate full of food at the door. “I said I’m not hungry, you dimwit!” The plate was smashed to pieces only a few inches from where Lisa was standing. Lisa barely flinched as she began to pick up the mess. Her casual demeanor made me believe this was a routine between the two. I heard about she-wolves going through mood swings during their pregnancy, but this was more than I bargained for. She has snapped at everyone at least once or twice, and poor Lisa gets the bulk of it. This wasn’t like Zira at all. Nina, on the other hand, maybe. I’ve been giving her space, but these outbursts had to stop. “Zi, you need to eat,” I said, stepping around the mess to get closer to her to block her view of Lisa. Zira looked like she was going to attack Lisa at any moment. “Doctor Callie says you need to build up your strength.” “Right, Alpha Isaiah,” she said sarcastically. “Just enough strength to move from this corner of the room to the other. Thank you for
ISAIAH That got me excited. I hadn’t even thought about finding out the gender until now, and it finally got Zira to look at Doctor Callie before slowly turning to me. Zira got up from the bed, refusing my help, and took the towelette from a table. She began wiping the liquid from her belly as Doctor Callie waited for our answer. “I already know the gender,” Zira whispered. “It’s a boy.” Did she just say a boy? Those words echoed in my head as if I needed to repeatedly say it to believe it. “A...a boy?” I asked, trying to wrap my head around it. “We’re… we’re having a boy!” I couldn’t help but laugh happily. I picked Zira up and spun her around, ignoring her protests. I finally put her down as she pushed away from me. That was fine. Nothing was going to ruin my mood after this. I felt like the luckiest Alpha in the world. A boy and a girl. What else could someone ask for? Doctor Callie gave me a printout of the ultrasound. I smile while looking at the image of my son. “Our
ZIRAI watched Isaiah smile when I agreed to take a walk with him. He’s been in a good mood ever since he found out he was having a son. Guess that can change men. Having a prodigy as if girls couldn’t be a prodigy. That just made me even more irritated, but I had to control it. Lately, small things got on my nerves, and I didn’t have my mom here to help me. I really miss my family. A walk would be good to vent and breathe the fresh air. Most of all, I love winter and snow and haven’t been in the woods for a while. This could be good. Besides, anything would be better than that stupid room. “Great,” Isaiah smiled. He finally released my hand and walked to the porch where Mary stood. She had a bag and a few other things I couldn’t see in her hands. Isaiah took everything from her before he made his way back to me. I looked at Mary, who gave me a smile and waved goodbye. If she had a hand in this, that’s a good sign. I know I can truly trust Mary. She was one of the few people I k
ZIRAI moved closer to try to get a peek at what Isaiah was doing. A part of me was still nervous to be out here like this with him.He turned towards me with plugs in his hands and the biggest smile. “This,” he said, joining both plugs and trees around the clearing lit up. The colors spread across the trees and reflected off the snow below. I walked under them until I felt covered with all the lights. It reminded me of the drive-thru light festival my family was at. I closed my eyes, imagining myself with them now.When I opened my eyes, I saw two folded chairs under the trees. Isaiah took my hand and helped settle me in the chair before sitting in his. He took a canteen out with two cups and poured something into both. He handed me one, and I could smell the hot chocolate. He pulled something wrapped from another bag, and my nose could already tell it was a cinnamon roll. He handed one to me, and I noticed it was still warm. “How are they still warm?” I asked. Not that I cared. I
ALAIAI was irritated when Omega Lisa talked about Zira leaving with Isaiah, especially after our little earlier conversation. I had to use some power to make him forget about the markings on my arm when he came to question me. Now this! I knew he had to go to the doctor with her since she was getting close to birth, but that didn’t mean I had to like it. The more time he spent with her, the closer they became. No matter how many hurdles I throw their way, they seem to jump over them every time. The only good thing was the poison I had Omega Lisa put in her drink. It started working a week ago. She’s been snapping at many people lately, making it seem as if she was paranoid and crazy. It was exactly where I wanted her, but I wanted more. Later in the day, Omega Lisa discovered that Zira was having a boy. How she found out was awe-inspiring, and I was glad she was on my side. So, Zira’s lucky enough to give Isaiah his first child and his first son at that. How fucking lucky. I had t
ALAIAAfter the meeting with Nas, I headed to the kitchen when I caught my mate’s scent. I followed it towards the back porch where Omega Mary stood, waving at someone. I looked and saw Isaiah disappear with Zira between the trees. “Where are they going?” I asked Omega Mary while keeping my eye on the direction in which they were walking. Omega Mary jumped at my sudden appearance but didn’t answer my question. I turned my gaze to her. “I asked you a question, Omega.” “I…I… don’t know, Luna. I just prepared the items Alpha asked of me,” Omega Mary said while backing away. “Are you sure that’s all you know?” She nodded her head. “Argh! Then you’re useless!” I yelled at her. “Get out of my sight.” I wanted to follow them, but I wanted to avoid getting caught. So, I returned to my office and pulled out the necklace Isabella gave Zira. It was the only one left that was connected to her. I still had some power reserved from the last pull, so a little hex spell might cause a ruckus. When
ZIRA What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I yelling at him? I thought as I watched Isaiah step back. He wasn’t shocked by my shouting at all. Instead, he smiled and looked behind him. That made me more irritated that he wasn’t listening. Again. So, I turned to see who was so important, and a snowball slammed into my face. The pillowy cold ball caught me by surprise. I didn’t know how to respond. I wiped the melting ice from my face, about to yell at the person who assaulted me, when I realized I was surrounded. Shit! They probably heard everything. Then I noticed the scene behind them. There were chairs in front of a white screen with Hunter and Ashlee standing in front of them. I looked around to see Jace and Chris by the popcorn maker with their mates. Next to them was a table full of presents and a banner that said ‘Happy Birthday’ with ‘Baby Shower’ trying to cover ‘Birthday.’ So it was a holiday baby shower. Alaia and Lisa were standing on the back porch. Lisa had a tray
OMEGA MARYAfter I caught Luna Alaia and Lisa conspiring against Zira, I knew I had to find a way to help her. No more Miss Omega Mary anymore. Now I’m Miss Spy Omega Mary. Or maybe Miss Spy Mary? Or...Never mind. It doesn’t matter. I’m going to help Zira, and that’s a fact. Zira has always been nice to me. Talk to me about my books and ask about my day. She even taught me a few offensive moves during one of her training breaks. ‘Every pack member should know how to defend themselves,’ she told me. I thought about going to Alpha Isaiah, but seeing him with Alaia, I knew she had him wrapped around her evil little finger. So, I tried other ways to help, even convincing him to let me help Zira, but then Alaia intervened. So, now she has me working all day, picking up Lisa’s duties. What a…you know…that nasty word. It’s okay, though. I’ll show them. In their eyes, I might just be a lowly Omega, but I discovered a particular skill. I can tell when a witch uses magic. I noticed it for t