After talking to Lord Demetrius about Odett's aging process and mating situation, I think Zion and I both felt better about everything. But at the same time, it makes me sad that I would only have a few years with her as my baby girl before she becomes an adult. She'll always be my baby, but I won't be able to hold her like I do now. As if sensing my discomfort with my thoughts, Zion kisses my cheek, pulling me from my thoughts and back to reality. "Are you okay, my love?" Zion asks me. "Yea, just thinking about the future with Odett," I answer. "And it made you sad?" He asks, confused. "The thought that I just found my baby girl and only have a few more years with her as my baby girl makes me sad," I say. "Everything will be okay. Odett will always be our baby girl, no matter what." He says with a smile as he runs his fingers through my hair, and my anxiety instantly melts away. "You're right. I think I'm overreacting." I tell him. "It's okay, my love. There's no
Zions' P.O.V. As we discuss the idea of my cousin Eithan becoming the new Alpha of the Blue River Pack and Mias' transfer to be with her mate Nick, Orian links me to let us know that they are all packed. I tell him we will meet them at the front entrance, then I link Stephanie, asking her if they are almost here, and she says they will be back in less than ten minutes. When I tell Rain, she nods and stands up, but her face goes pale as he body goes limp, and she begins to fall to the ground. I catch her quickly before she can hit the ground, holding her close to me while Sam, Christan, and Mathew jump to their feet quickly. "Are you okay, my love?" I ask her, and I can't tell if she is shaking or if I'm shaking since my nerves are sky-high at the moment. "I'm okay. I just got a little dizzy." She says, but I can tell she's worried as well. "Maybe we should go see Doctor Jameson," I suggest. "I'm okay." She says as she shakes her head
Rains' P.O.V. After Doctor Jameson explains that Dosha's tiredness and my dizziness could be symptoms of the twins growing faster than normal werewolf pups, he tells us that he will give me some extra prenatal and that I will need to eat more protein-enriched foods to help with the dizziness. When he leaves the room to print off the new sonogram pictures, I look over at Zion, who looks nervous. When I tell him that everything is going to be okay, he nods as he pulls me close. "I know, my love. But I can't help but worry." He says, and I wrap my arms around his waist. "I don't know what I would do if I lost you." "You won't lose me, I promise," I say as I pull away and look him in the eyes. "How do you know?" He asks, and I can hear the emotion in his voice. "Because I choose to believe the goddesses planned for us to bring these amazing pups into the world. They wouldn't give us such an incredible gift and then take everything away.
Zions' P.O.V. After Rain and I get back to our suite and get her comfortable on the couch, Odett comes running into the room. They decide to watch a movie while Sam links me to let me know Orian and Jessica have arrived at the Blue River Pack and are waiting on me to call them. I tell him I would meet him in my office in a few minutes. I tell Rain that I have some work to take care of, and she asks me to bring her a smoothie on my way back, followed by Odett saying she wanted one, too. I asked what flavor and Kissed them on their foreheads after they said strawberry. I told them I loved them and left our suite, heading for my office. "How's the Queen feeling?" Sam asked as I walked into my office. "Tired. Rain's putting on a strong facade, but I know she's scared. The twins are growing faster than they should be, and the doctor believes it's a mixture of our royal bloodlines and her being a hybrid. Honestly, we don't know anything about hybrids
Rains' P.O.V.After talking with Zion for an hour, Odett began to stir on the couch. I approached her, massaging her back to wake her up, and told her Zion had brought her a smoothie, which I handed her. She grinned as she sipped the smoothie through a straw. I returned to the table with Zion and patiently waited until she finished. When she's done, I ask her to come sit at the table with us. "Zion and I have to take a little trip out of town," I say as she sits at the table. "We need you to stay here and help Stephanie and Sam." "Yes, ma'am." She says as she smiles at the mention of Sam's name. "You want to help me pack?" I ask her, and she nods excitedly. "Okay, let's go." We jump from the table and race to my closet, making Zion laugh. She becomes excited as she starts looking through my clothes. She holds up different clothing items for me to choose from, and I can't help but think of Jess. They're so much alike that it makes me lau
Zions P.O.V. After Rain's freak out about not having anything that fits and not being able to find the folder for the plans for the orphanage remodel, I finally got her calmed down. Mia knocks, and I let her into the suite. She hands me the dress for Rain, and I ask her to stay for a moment. She nods, and I take the dress to Rain. When she's dressed, we walk out to the living room to discuss the move with Mia. "Thank you for the dress." Rain says. "I can't fit anything I have." "Oh my, your bump has grown quite quickly," Mia says, looking at Rain's growing belly. "Yeah, it was a shock for me too." She says with a light laugh. "Mia, I asked you to stay because we need to discuss something," I say, and her body freezes. "Have I done something wrong, my King?" She asks nervously. "Not at all." Rain says as she rushes over to her, placing her hand on Mia's arm. "I was going to ask you if you would like to move to the Blue River Pack to
Rain's P.O.V. After what feels like hours of shopping, I think I have everything I need until after I have these pups. Zion has been carrying my bags for me, thankfully. I'm slightly embarrassed to say that I've bought way too much, and I'm sure the bags are getting heavy. I look at Zion and smile. "I think that's enough shopping. I have plenty to wear for now." I say, and he nods. "Then it's time we head for the Bule River Pack." He tells me. "I can't wait to see everyone," I say, and Eithan, Morgan, and Mathew look at me curiously, and I feel the need to explain. "I grew up in the Blue River Pack orphanage." "Wait, I thought your mother was Lady Ezmerelda," Mathew says. "She is. I was kidnapped as a baby by a witch under Douglas' orders and abandoned on the border of their territory." I tell them. I can feel the understanding and sadness pouring from them. "I'm sorry, my Queen," Eithan says. "It's okay. I found my mate a
Zion's P.O.V. After about an hour of shopping and so many bags later, Rain looks at me and says she's got enough clothes. I nod, and we start walking to the Jeep while She explains to Mathew and Eithan why she's excited to be back in the Blur River Pack. Ryker jumps up in my mind on high alert, and the smell of rogues reaches me as we hear a loud growl. I pull Rain behind me as Eithan does the same with Morgan, and Mathew does the same with Mia. Though he's not her mate, I appreciate his willingness to protect her. "What's going on, Ryker?" I ask my wolf. "It's the rogues. They're ambushing us. I can feel at least fifteen, but there could be more waiting in the woods." He answers, and I grow angry that they would choose to attack while my mate is pregnant. "Fuck! I should have brought guards with us. We're severely outnumbered, and there's no way I'm comfortable with our pregnant mate shifting to fight them off." I tell him. "You migh
Rain's P.O.V. Opening my eyes, I look around to find someone has laid me down in our bed next to Zion. He's covered in bruises and has bandages wrapped around his chest and down his left arm. I try to reach over, but I realize my body is sore and stiff, and I can barely move. "Oh, thank Goddess, you're awake." Jess gasps, walking through the door. "How are the pups?" I ask the first thing that crosses my mind. "All three are safe and sleeping. Lady Ezmerelda is in the nursery with the twins, and Odett fell asleep watching a movie with Sam in the living room." She answered while walking over to my side of the bed. "Is Douglas dead?" I ask, slowly starting to remember everything that happened. "You leveled everything in the area. Orian found you unconscious, covered in blood, but he didn't think it was yours. He said it smelled like Douglas and his minions. You didn't even have a scratch on you." She said with a smile, helping me to sit up. "How is everyone?" I ask
Rain's P.O.V. After recovering from whatever hit me, I turned to see a female who looked so much like Lady Lena that it threw me off. Zion is just as surprised as I am, his face mirroring my surprised expression. Then I realized that the restraints that held Douglas in place were released, letting him recover and stand beside the lookalike as a group of his rogue army stood behind them. "Who the hell are you, and why do you look eerily similar to a dead woman?" Zion asks after he shifts back to his human form and takes his place beside me. "You must be talking about my twin. That foolish bitch refused to leave that weak coven and decided to go against me. She got what was coming to her." She said with a cackel. "I even offered to take her with me after I kidnapped you, but she refused and even tried to fight me. She might have been our parent's favorite, but she was weak, always letting everyone fight her battles for her." "You're
Zion's P.O.V. After Rain's speech, Mia suggested opening gifts, so Jessica and I helped her up and started walking towards the chair designed like her throne where all the gifts were. Midway through the walk, Rain started feeling some pain and leaned over on me. When I asked if she was okay, she said she was. I knew she wasn't telling me the truth, but I decided to ignore it and keep walking. Unfortunately, she doubled over before we could reach the chair, grabbing her side. I quickly picked her up and noticed liquid running down between her legs as Odett called for her in a panic. I yell for Doctor Jameson, knowing he's here somewhere. He tells me to get her to the suite when he reaches us, but I know he wants her in the makeshift delivery room. I rush through the crowd in a panic, thankful that they made a path for us, and up the stairs to our suite where I lay her down on the bed, only now noticing that our friends followed. Do
Rain's P.O.V. I stood quietly in the peaceful darkness that I'd become accustomed to and waited patiently, thankfully not feeling any pain. I didn't have to wait long as soon the brilliant silver light erupted, and Dosha and Selene emerged as the light dimmed, and I could feel their warmth radiating off of them. But soon, I notice the grim look on her face, and the peacefulness I had felt melts and gives way to caution. "Hello, my dear daughter," Selene says. "I have come to bring you a warning." "A warning about what?" I ask, my stomach in knots as panic sets in. My first thought is that something is wrong with the twins. "The twins will be fine, do not worry, my dear. I will watch over them as I did with Odett. I came with a warning about Douglas." She says, and my heart stops for a moment. "He knows that you are about to give birth and thinks that you will be in a vulnerable state. He is planning to make his move now." "S
Rain's P.O.V. When Zion opened the double doors to the Banquet Hall, I was shocked, to say the least. Everyone was talking, speculating what this gathering was all about, and then complete silence followed by gasps as everyone's gaze met Zion and me as the doors opened. I place my hand on my belly as Zion leads us into the crowded room. Everyone now has faces of relief and tears of joy streaming down their faces as they bow while we make our way past them and to a table set up for us. I feel an overwhelming sense of love and confusion pouring off of everyone in the room. As we reached our table, we were joined by the others in our group, including Morgan, Mia, and Nick, as well as King Arnald and Beta Mark. Zion pulls out a chair for me and helps me lower myself into it before he addresses the crowd. He goes into detail about the reasons for my disappearance while also apologizing to everyone for keeping them in the dark about the
Zion's P.O.V. I woke up this morning and felt something different in the air like something would happen soon, but I wasn't sure what that would be. I asked Ryker about it, but he wasn't sure either. Orian linked me to let me know that everything was ready and that everyone would start showing up in about an hour or so, but that he needed to see me in my office for an important matter. I told him that I would be down soon and quickly linked Jessica and Lady Ezmerelda to ask them to help get Rain ready while I went to handle a few things before the shower and celebrations began. As soon as I told Rain that we needed to get moving and that her sister and mother would be helping her get dressed, she started getting emotional, which I know is from the hormones. Thankfully, I saved myself by explaining that she wasn't fat, just very pregnant. That worked, and just in time, since Jessica and Lady Ezmerelda arrived the next second,
Rain's P.O.V. As soon as my head hits the pillow, I fall asleep, but opening my eyes, I'm surrounded by nothing but black, and I know exactly what's going on. I found the light silver glow and walked towards it before hearing the comforting voice of the moon goddess, Selene. I can't help but smile as she comes into view before panic starts, knowing that we only have a meeting like this when something terrible has happened or will happen. "Hello, daughter. I'm glad to see you in such good spirits," Selene said with a smile of her own as she reassured me. This is a good meeting. There's no need to panic. I've come to inform you of my plans for Odett's future." "What do you mean? Won't she be the next Werewolf Queen?" I ask her, my voice thick with confusion and fear. Was she planning to take Odett away from me and Zion? I don't want to lose her, but I know that Selene will always make the best decisions, and there's nothing I can do or
Zion's P.O.V. After Luna Morgan, Mia, and Nick's arrival, I quickly linked with Orian to suggest we give them time to catch up with each other. I say that, but in reality, I wanted to save myself and the others from the headache their squeals would cause. Don't get me wrong, I love the excitement in my mate's voice, but there are too many females in this suite at the moment. Orian agrees but thinks we should take Nick with us. "Do we have to?" I ask. "Yes, remember he was the one that drove them here. I imagine he's heard enough and needs a break." He responds with a laugh. "Fine," I tell him with a huff before turning my attention to my mate. "Well, ladies, King Arnald, Beta Mark, Orian, Sam, Nick, and I will leave y'all to the planning." We left the suite and made our way to my office on the first floor. Once in my office, I offer everyone a drink, and they accept. Orian pours everyone a glass and hands them out as we s
Rain's P.O.V. After returning to our suite, we all sat around and ate lunch while conversing about different things. I noticed Zion and Orian suddenly got quiet, and when I looked over, I could tell they were talking through the link. I automatically got nervous, thinking something had happened, but then I heard someone approaching the door before there was a knock. When no one moves, and Zion helps me up from the couch, asking me to get the door, I grow suspicious but still make my way to the door anyway. I notice no one is talking, but I know Zion wouldn't be put in harm's way. As I open the door, I'm hit with Mia and Morgans's excitement and their high-pitched squeals, and I can't help but let out my own squeal. "What are y'all doing here?" I ask them in disbelief. "We're here for your baby shower," Mia says while looking over my shoulder at everyone. "What baby shower?" I asked, whirling around to look at Zion. "Ask Jess