Elias POV The whole room stops and freezes at Erin's out burst at the Luna, the fear rippling through the room like rain falling on the surface of a pond. Chilli slowly puts the chair back down on the floor, turns and gracefully walks back over to a heavily breathing Erin, all eyes glued to her in anticipation of whats to follow. They stand face to face in silence for a moment until Chilli speaks,"I'm sorry," she says softly, taking the clipboard from her, everyone's faces are filled with surprise, except from Leroy's, myself and my parents. After another moment Erin sighs,"So am I." Chilli smiles sweetly as she pulls them both to the closest table that already has chairs where she seats her down, putting the board to one side."It's been a crazy few, well... months, years for all of us. Erin you don't need to worry so much about me you know, Elias does that enough as it is." "No I don't," I add under my breath and Chilli shoots me a look, clea
Chilli POV Once home and in our apartment my exhaustion seems to hit me hard and all I want is rest, maybe some food, but mainly rest, sleep. As I kick off my shoes, my eyes are drawn to the baby's room door and my mind wonders to the painting I still feel I have left to do, but even that, I feel to tired to do. "You still have plenty of time before you are due, so, can't it wait one night?" Elias asks, holding out his hand, I sigh as my eye lids feel so heavy as I let him lead me hand in hand to the couch, to sit down next to him before he pulls me in close, circling my body with his arms. I purr and lean into him, relishing in his warmth and masculine scent of pine and of the forest. I breathe in closing my eyes as my purring intensifies to which his chest I am resting on vibrates as he chuckles at me. Tomorrow is the welcoming and the thought of it is plaguing my mind, as if reading mind, or more likely feeling my emotions, Elias soft voice fills the spac
The next dayChilli POV "I look like a tent!" "No you don't!" Elias calls out from the bathroom as I stare at myself in the full size mirror. "Yes I do!" I mutter under my breath,"Dont!" He shouts, clearly still hearing my hush words, "you look beautiful huni!" "No, I dont!" I retort then mutter again but quieter this time, "you can't even see me.""I dont need to see you to know you look beautiful!" He shouts back lovingly but it just makes me want to growl as I mentally tear apart the blue lace dress I'm wearing, with it's wide scoop neckline, demure capped sleeves and the full skirt that goes down just past my knees, all tide together into a sweet package with a smooth satin sash to give it that vintage charm. It's a beautiful dress but with my growing baby bump, I feel stupid and huge. The way the skirt part lays over my stomach and flows down makes me look like a .. well a tent. Elias emerges from the en suite in a dark suit trous
Nathan POV Whilst everyone is busy mingling, I use this opportunity to slip away from the event and my mate and beta. As I walk the corridors in search of my desired destination, no one stops me or questions my movements, the trick is to look and act like you belong, plus with the event going on today, everyone is at the event either working or attending. I pause as I go to round a cornor and peer around it instead, to find two gaurds stationed outside the door I'm after. I glance down at my watch to watch the second hand tick,'Five... four ... three .... two ... one,' I look up to see the gaurds rush away as a crying sound fills the air from the opposite end of the corridor. Wasting no time, I sprint with the speed of my wolf to and through the door. "Hello ... Logan," I nearly sing as I can't help but chuckle at the sight of the man dirty, alone and locked away in a cell like this. "Oh, you've got to be fucking kidding me," he groans turning back
Elias POVAs we shake hand after hand and greet everyone coming through the main doors to our home, I notice in the cornor of my eye a large, male figure sneaking away and down the hall towards the cells. I catch the attention of my mate by my side as I open a mind-link with her.'That didn't take long,''No,' she whispers back as the next in line steps forward to be welcomed to the welcoming."Alpha," I nod with a formal smile, "thank you for joining us today," I resite for what feels like the hundredth time. He returns the gesture and words as he steps to my right, to shake my mate's hand as his Luna shakes mine next, then his beta and lastly, his young daughter, Elizabeth."Alpha," she says with just a little too much zelist whilst her hand is in mine, turning her body slightly to adcend her attributes, which I only really notice because of the peak of jealously spiking through my bond and a growl rising from with in her. Fuck sakes, I think to mysel
Kay POV As the whole room lowers their head to think about their missing loved ones, my sons words ring in my head as my mind inadvertently goes to Rosalee, my mind is haunted by that tragic day she, Bill and I when for a run after dropping the pups off at school and we lost her, both of them.'We should head back soon,' I remember Bill linking to us both as he scouted the area for possible threats as our security escort, always on guard, there was a reason Bill was the head of security. Sam would never let me run on my own without him or one of the high ranking gaurds with me.'Yes, okay.' But before Rosalee can finish her inner reply, a loud, echoing bang ringed out through the trees, followed by another and then the sound of paniced feathers taking flight.'What was that?' I asked, sniffing the air, 'do you smell ... blood?' My snout followed the smell as I turned to look at my sister's wolf, fear slapped me across my wolf's face. 'Bill? Rosalee?'
Elias POV I can feel the pain in the room at everyone remembering the lost, but mostly from Chilli and my mother. I glance from one to the other as my mothers eyes release a single tear that rolls down her cheek. I know without asking who and what she is thinking about, I've known for years that day weighs heavy on her soul. After it happened I noticed a difference in my mother, she was still the same loving woman I'd always known but now just a little broken in side and no matter what I did it never went away, I couldn't, try as I did, fix it for her. I remember over hearing her crying in my fathers arms, and him repeatedly telling her Rosalee's and Bill's death was not her fault. I remember thinking that's Chilli and Erin's dead mother and father names. Mother was crying also because she thought Chilli hated her, as she barely saw her anymore and when she did Logan would pull her away. I remember wanting to ask Chilli if she hated and blamed my mum for the loss of h
Chilli POV "...Erin Stone." A loud applause thunders around the hall as Erin gracefully pushes out her chair to walk upto the stairs to join us, her mother, Regina, shocked face beams with pride and glee at her daughters newly appointed position in our pack. As Erin reaches us up on the stage, she embraces me, then hugs Elias also before she takes her place by my side. "And," Elias continues once the room dies down, "Leroy Miller!" The room gasps even louder this time as Leroy surprised eyes lock with his alpha as he slowly pushes back in his chair and sheepishly joins us on the stage as our guests clap unsurely, not completely following what's happening or what we mean, looking from one another complex with raised shoulders. I give Erin a subtle, gentle nudge with my elbow to get her attention so we can share a wink, as I think back to last night at dinner in the dining hall after Elias and I decided to ask Erin what she thought about our idea to share and sligh