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~Ben’s Point of View~ Everything in my being told me it was a very stupid idea to bring Meadow to my bedroom, but she asked and who was I to turn her down? I sure as hell didn’t want to be apart from her. I’d given her a big black t-shirt and I was sitting on the edge of the bed nervously waiting for her to change. I very rarely saw my wives in my own room, I’d visit theirs. I liked my space and my privacy when I could get it, since it was rare. But with my mate, all I wanted was her succulent light fruity scent all over every inch of my space. All over me. It killed me not to know what she was thinking, what the hell did Tobias say to her? Whatever it was, I’d certainly have to thank him later. I wasn’t going to expend the energy necessary to try and mind-link him but I doubted he’d be able to intercept it yet anyhow, we were still working on that. My thoughts were interrupted when my little love emerged, complete with a yawn. I rose and quickly pulled back the covers for her. “
~Meadow’s Point of View~ It had been two days since the island was attacked, and I hadn’t heard a thing from Ben. All of my brothers were gone as well, which meant I was on baby duty, helping Lilly. My mom was always off who knows where, helping the wives with whatever. Not that I wanted to see her, we weren’t exactly on speaking terms. “Jett, where’s your brother,” I asked, as it seemed I’d lost one of the two year olds. Who the hell could keep track? I’d put them all in matching shirts, trying to make sure I kept them separate from the Greeks. Although with their bright blonde hair it was kind of easy. I heard a snicker and turned around. One of the teenage girls was laughing at me while another girl was making gestures with her hands. I gave them both my best nasty glare. I then turned and followed their line of sight and saw Orion hanging upside down about three feet above my head. He didn’t look like he was enjoying it. How long had he been up there?? *Get him down,* Coral
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “You Shadows! Always some shit … that’s why I don’t mess with you. Why I tried to take a break while you had your stupid Christmas party but oh no I could’t even enjoy that. Had to come back to deal with this shit. Tell you what blondie, there’s a guardian in the tower named Zeno who can let her in if he’s properly persuaded,” Sebastian said, disappearing. “Oh that fool! Always so prissy. Worse than a woman. He’s probably on his period,” Valaria scoffed. I smiled and shook my head. I went to take a step forward and jumped again, my heart nearly stopping. Valaria let out a hiss and I immediately grabbed her arm. “It’s my sister,” I shouted, letting her know not to do anything crazy. *Why does everyone have to give us a flipping heart attack tonight! I mean really,* Coral said, beside herself. I was getting there myself but Sunny I always had to excuse, she still just didn’t understand normal movements. “Ohh what’s this place! Lights with colors! So pretty
~Ben’s Point of View~ Staking out a witch coven is definitely not my fucking preference of how I’d like to spend my day. But watching the coven that has housed some of the world’s most angry, brutal and temperamental witches? Sure, why not. I tried to hang back as much as I could, while always acting as though I were paying attention, like I was on top of things. Of course my mind was only on one thing; the memory of Meadow in my bed. Her scent combined with mine, the way she looked in my shirt. I was too desperate to know what it would have been like to hold her in my arms as we fell asleep. “This fucking sucks, we can’t get any closer without calling attention to ourselves. There’s no chance of us getting a spy in there, they’d see that coming, they’re all too close. Come on Ben, how can we get intel on this coven,” Angel asked, putting her hand on my shoulder. If ever there was a more glaring example of why I didn’t want to be a full time Shadow this was it. I was no strategist
~Meadow’s Point of View~I had no idea what to make of Sebastian and Diana as mates. It was a hell of a lot more unlikely than Ben and I. At least he didn’t have wives and children. But I had to admit I knew really nothing about the male. Arrogant, but most witches were really. Ben seemed to be much more calm and reserved considering his family. He could be arrogant certainly, a male with all this and the females? Kind of shocking, that he was so humble.Diana however was loud and proud to be what she was … the life of the party and ready for action. Any kind really. I had heard plenty of rumors about her. I once overheard my brothers snickering about her having a crush on Tyson of all people. I mean he was very looking, and quite a body, but not at all my type. Not to mention I could probably never get past what he did to Lilly and her family.I had to admit, I was kind of jealous of Diana’s confidence. She clearly knew what she wanted and took it, so how would her getting a mate fac
~Ben’s Point of View~ It had now been two days since I’d seen my little love, and every hour that ticked closer to the full moon was nearly making me come out of my skin. There’s no way she’s not feeling it too, she has to be. The entirety of the Black family, Lilly’s family and others had now come to the island, and I felt like a complete outsider in their world. Outside of offering words of condolence, there was so little I could do. Godfrey and Sunny both lost their minds with anger, and they both essentially disappeared. Katrina allowed Sunny out of the portal against my advice but I wasn’t about to get her wrath while she’s grieving. Now was not the time to separate and hide, plan any type of revenge on our own. We needed to band together, now more than ever and put on a united front. I’d been in contact with Dina briefly but she had little to say that was of much help. I also contacted Anna who said they were still at their post in Russia, but not getting anywhere of use. I
~Meadow’s Point of View~ How is this my life? I gulped and fiddled with my hands as I stood in the hallway outside of where my mate’s wife was giving birth to their second child. Yes, that was my reality. *Irony of life I guess. The Goddess’ way of reminding us that it all moves on,* Coral said, like she was so smart. I turned my head away from all the others milling about to shake my head at her. Was she sneaking off and reading Greek philosophy while we were out here? “It’s a boy,” someone shouted and I let go of a hard breath. I told myself I’d come in just to wish everyone well and then I’d be off. Hardly like anyone wanted me here. I was sure I reeked at any rate. I had been so worried about mom and Sunny both I’d barely had a second to think about anything else. My feet moved on their own, likely Coral pushing me, and I found myself in Ben’s room. His bed was missing, a couple walls were covered in putty, about to be repainted. Oh jeez. I made my way into his bathroom
~Ben’s Point of View~ “I think I should like to honor your friend in some way, what was his name,” Lyra asked. Tearing my gaze away from my new son I looked down at one of my newest wives. We’d hardly gotten much time together, only married about thirteen months ago. I could tell how disappointed she was that I lacked affection during her birth. It’s normally a time I go above and beyond to shower the wife with love and everything they might need emotionally. It's usually such a deeply emotional time for me, to be given such a blessing. Today, with everything going on and the recent loss of Ash I just felt like I was on autopilot. Everytime I found myself doing more for Lyra than just a light touch or friendly hug it was like my body was pissed off. I find myself again wondering how the hell shifters can possibly compete with another voice in their head. Sometimes I feel like I am being pulled in different ways, guided by a different force and its maddening. “His name was Ash,” I
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Ben and I had talked about doing an actual ceremony, for him it was an important thing. Tradition. He assured me ours would be completely different from anything he’d done before, that the vows he made with other women were somewhat superficial. More of a just a promise they could join his family and that he was willing to have a child with them. More like a guarantee he’d get to sleep with them on demand. I still struggled with that sometimes. How do I just walk around knowing that all these women had shared something so special and intimate with MY mate? It wasn’t like they were one night stands. I knew it would get better, the more distance I could put between them and him, but it still tugged at my self esteem. It was even harder trying to help care for Dorothy and Calista’s children, especially since even now they still asked for their moms. Sometimes they cried out for them at night. A few times we both slept in their rooms with them. Dorothy was banished for five years, then
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “Don’t you just feel like a cow sometimes,” I muttered, staring down at my adorable twin pups that seemed to drink me dry each time they nursed. They were so cute when they weren’t screaming. When they weren’t crapping their pants. When they were just … motionless. *My beautiful babies,* Coral cooed. “Yeah, but it's such an incredible bond,” Lilly said, as I turned to cut my eyes at her. She was four months pregnant with their sixth child and THANKFULLY it was only one baby this time. I thought they were all insane. I nearly said, ditch the crap woman, I’m a freaking milk cow, a spit up rag and yesterday Reed whizzed in my face while I was bathing him! “It gets easier, they’re only six weeks old,” Lilly said, running her finger over Hazel’s cheek. That’s what they ALL keep saying. “It gets easier.” Ah huh. *We have been getting more sleep lately,* Coral protested. Yeah right, like SHE ever gets up. Really, I had no right to complain, since I had mo
~Ben’s Point of View~ I barely had to wait another minute for several vampires to try swarming in. Oftentimes there are some creatures that will take on a not so common alliance for the sake of a power grab. I knew in my bones that’s all this was, unless this sister had taken one as a mate. While you’d expect Godfrey to perhaps have reservations about killing his own kind, he absolutely didn’t. As a councilor, he took that shit pretty seriously. If they wanted to fuck around and be stupid, test the waters well, that was on them. I stood still watching as numerous Shadow vampires, witches and fairies seemed to descend from nowhere, and I also recognized two of Godfrey’s children. He likely called them through their bond, but I was pleased for the support. I bounced around, throwing some fireballs from my fingertips and even conjuring up some various weapons such as shurikens or ninja stars, which were one of Godfrey’s favorite things. Only it was hard for him to touch silver unless
~Ben’s Point of View~ My heart swelled as I watched Daisy doting on Ash. Since their mating bond had been broken, they re-mated and apparently all that entailed. They were both like young teenagers in love all over again, and it was a sight to behold. I couldn’t wait to bring Meadow to see. They had been left alone for a couple of days, much like my little love and I. But now guests and well wishers poured in from all over the place. I could tell he was grateful and overwhelmed but the relief on everyone’s faces seemed to rejuvenate him. Shane and Godfrey had brought him up to speed on all that transpired and he kept insisting he was to blame in some fashion for not having a security detail and allowing himself to be caught. It was all we could do to reassure him that we were all to blame. I felt I was more so than anyone. Apparently this attack had been decades in the making. Ash was just an innocent bystander, but as not only a Shadow but also a councilor he knew the risks. Doe
~Meadow’s Point of View~ *Are you happy now,* I whined, scolding Coral. She didn’t answer, but instead played like she was asleep. Jerk! This was now the third night I’d been in the mountains with my mate, and while I’d felt the heat mostly subside a few hours ago we still couldn’t keep our hands off each other. I was beyond exhausted and not at all sure my legs would work. “And that position was called the hill but since I can levitate us I can actually hit you from underneath with a bit of acrobatics,” Ben said, running his fingers over my butt. I laid breathless, my head in a pillow, totally spent. I just wanted to sleep for a couple days, how the hell did he have this kind of stamina?? I mean he practically died just a few days ago! *Males always make an effort when it comes to their release,* Coral said, yawning. I had no doubt that was the absolute truth. When I had said I wanted to spend time in the coven’s library learning, I hadn’t realized I already had my own personal
~Ben’s Point of View~ It was obvious my little love wasn’t yet capable or able to express herself in words when it came to sex, but her body told a different story. The fact that Meadow was still so shy, so bashful could not have possibly been a bigger turn on. If I could get her to the point where she talked dirty to me, I’d be coming in my pants just by her words. All the women in my life had always been so daring, so sure of themselves. Her sweet innocence, her timid nature and her untouched body was all too much. I felt as though I had split personalities … on the one hand I wanted to be her fierce protector, the macho male who puffs out his chest and kills a spider in the bathroom just to be her hero. Then fuck her relentlessly to further stake my claim and beat my chest. On the other hand, I wanted to sing the songs of love and make sweet love to her for hours on end. I’d serenade her in Greek, as the words of love just sounded better than in English… I’d make her dinner and t
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “She must die, she’s lied to us all for decades. She’s kept you from Georgia, and Little Ben was just…” Sebastian trailed off. Coral shivered, remembering our brief time with the boy. He was so hopeful, curious. Yet he knew his days were numbered, how depressing. There was too much having us all on edge, especially since we were waiting for word about my father. Clearly I didn’t have the same attachment to Athena as everyone else, as her own son would. But if this was how he felt about it… Our eyes darted to Ben. “Fifty years of banishment, then we reconsider. Give her the same courtesy she gave to me,” he finally said. Numerous others murmured in agreement. “On the matter of Georgia I’m not as easily able to decide. We’re going to give her a chance to prove herself. I believe we define ourselves on the decisions we make and while some … have to be made in the blink of an eye, they can still very much have very real consequences. Georgia has lost, she ha
~Ben’s Point of View~ I was certain I’d missed a hell of a lot while I was knocked out, but there was no time for trips down memory lane. No time to address the pain that still wracked my body. The reek of the venom that was still radiating from my pores. The fact that my mate smells of pure arousal, and was laying on top of me in her panties with my blood on her hands. Definitely need more of an explaination on that. Everyone is depending on me, I have to do this. It has to work. I briefly said a prayer to the Goddess that we often ask her to pass on to through our ancestors. To draw on their power when we need it. Then I began the spell as I recalled it, hoping like hell it worked. Katrina and Cleo came to either side of me, and we locked arms. Sebastian should be here, even Athena’s strength would be good. But no time now. Just as I had that thought Georgia appeared in front of me and got between Katrina and I. Her scent immediately calmed me, it was what helped my younger self