I know some have made comments about being frustrated with Meadow, but I'm trying to show her age, her maturity or lack thereof. She's not been raised in a pack, she's not been subjected to what a lot of normal females have. She's been isolated a lot of her life, only her family around. Not every single female wants what is expected. If I just made it that simple and easy I wouldn't have much of a story :) Thank you for reading!
~Diana’s Point of View~ “Whoa whoa, how many have you turned,” Sebastian asked. I rolled my eyes and reached for a blouse. Centuries of nothing but time okay? You be around as long as I have and try to fill the void. It’s inevitable really. “Don’t you fret about it. They’ll all love you,” I said, pulling on a skirt. “Well I suppose it’s not like they’re actual children. I mean you don’t live with them or anything. I’d just like to know if any are going to come at me,” he said, eyeing me. I licked my lips and took him in, ohh I could get used to being awoken with a hot gladiator on top of me all right. Damn he’s the absolute finest specimen of male I’ve ever seen. And he knows what he’s doing, I couldn’t have asked for better. As far as my children went, unless I called on them they could really care less what trouble I got up to. “Not that I mind you waking me a bit early but you did seem rushed in a way,” I said, poking for information. Godfrey had told me to come out here and
~Ben’s Point of View~ I’d busied myself all day helping with the children, doing all I could to keep occupied. Lilly even sought me out at one point, and basically told me to just go for it. Just mark Meadow. That the whole family was on my side. Like I’d ever do it without her consent, and risk her hating me for all our years. I did all I could to try and wrap my mind around it all. See things from Meadow’s perspective. I knew she was lost, not ready to be a mother. That didn’t bother me at all, we had plenty of time. If she thought I’d be upset about it I just had to assure her that wasn’t the case. As desperate of course as I was to see her with a growing belly, to see our legacy cemented in time, there was nothing more important to me than her heart. I would have a great deal of time to learn about raising a shifter, but for Meadow the learning curve would be instant. A baby might not have strong magical powers yet, but it will have abilities it doesn’t yet understand or know w
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “Jett! I swear by the Goddess if you don’t eat these freaking peas I’m gonna--” I stopped abruptly as a hand squeezed my shoulder and I took a deep breath as my mom snatched the spoon from my hand. Jett stuck his tongue out at me and made a face. Brat!! “Why don’t you go get some air, I’ve got this,” she said, knocking me with her hip. Without a word I stormed outside. Everyone’s schedules were so screwed up, it was making us all pretty cranky. If we were home right now we’d be nine hours behind. Or maybe it was losing dad that was making us all on edge. Just, all of it. The kids were eating their dinner later and later into the evening, if we could get them to even eat. Jett and Olive for some reason were absolutely determined to press every single one of my buttons at all times. The other three kids were so much more easy going and just went with the flow. They had to be River’s kids, I’d decided. The twins were Skyler’s all day, everyday. Just cranked
~Ben’s Point of View~ Being able to feel my little love in real time, her emotions and her overall well-being was unlike anything I could imagine. I felt her happiness, I felt when she was nervous. I had to remember it worked both ways, that was a bit harder for me to grasp. I didn’t want her to worry, but with every up and down of her mood I was already. So she had to be feeling the same. I had to tell myself she was safe, it was all a learning curve for us both. I tucked Meadow back at the cabin with her mom and Lilly, although she wasn’t happy about it whatsoever. The bottom line was that she wasn’t a Shadow or a witch. She had no real way by which she could fight or defend herself and I needed all my wits about me. I couldn’t risk worrying about her while trying to handle business. Having her brothers worry. They had already lost enough. Teleporting to the portal, I saw Calista with a couple of suitcases along with a couple other wives who were saying their good-byes. She was es
~Diana’s Point of View~ “Ohh yes! You show that stupid elk who’s boss!! Hmmm,” I moaned, practically coming out of my skin. While I absolutely loved the thrill of the hunt, after all my years I’d certainly come to appreciate being a spectator as well. I watched with absolute glee as Tyson, Chance and a few others took down some huge animals effortlessly. I felt like one of those … what do American humans call it? A soccer mom! Oh yes! Vampires certainly had their preference of other creatures they preferred to associate with, and while human shifters generally were not one of them, I was unbelievably fascinated with the … uhm, well of course the … uhm… I got distracted by a few who were shifting back, having finished their hunts. Skin, muscles, bulging large masculine-- “Is it always this intense,” I heard, knocking me out of my dream. I turned to see a younger version of Ben, not at all surprising around this place. “Ohh yes, actually would you excuse me,” I said, dashing f
~Ben’s Point of View~ “What are you doing,” I heard through the darkness, as I nearly fell over trying to dress in the dark. “I’ve got a meeting,” I said, being vague. I promised Meadow last night I wouldn’t lie to her, and while I desperately want to keep that promise it’s a fine line. I held her in my arms all night, but our clothes stayed on. Well, I didn’t wear a shirt, I doubt I could sleep with one but it was a great excuse to feel her more. It was nearly an impossible situation to behave, but I won’t rush her. I don’t know for certain if it's lingering trust issues surrounding my wives, or if she’s insecure about her body. She was ready for me the first night, so I had to imagine it was learning about how crazy my sex life had been. I’d take whatever I could get and be happy, I had no choice right now. With everything going on I hardly needed the distraction although I couldn’t decide if being with her or being without her was worse. I just wasn’t at all used to sleeping ne
~Meadow’s Point of View~ Ben’s emotions were all over the place, and as desperate as I was to mind-link him I knew he’d tell me if I needed to know. Was the whole situation a lot worse than I knew? Likely. I couldn’t shake the feeling of some impending doom, and for some reason after he left this morning it just got worse. I’d been having mood swings and sometimes Coral just retreated and wasn’t talking to me. Really since we came to the island, she hadn’t been the same. She told me she was just tired all the time, so I’d shrugged it off. I was going to talk to mom about it, see if it was normal. It seemed like my brothers’ wolves were always on full blast every second of the day. “Mom, do you wanna get breakfast--” I stopped abruptly, shocked to find easily six or seven males in my room, shifters. “Oh goddess is mom--” I shouted, my breath catching. *What’s happened,* Coral shouted, waking up. “Mom’s fine, she’s already gone with Lilly to eat,” Skyler said, putting his hand
~Ben’s Point of View~ The last thing I’d ever want to do is keep my little love from being herself, trying to find a way to enjoy herself in what is now very much her home as well. But the clear scowls from my wives were chilling. It wasn’t at all like we hadn’t blared music through the house before, and yeah they would have joined in. Two or three of them would have been hanging off me though, and clearly now that wouldn’t be happening. The physical end of things was easy for me, overnight it was like my feelings for them flipped a switch. I couldn’t expect it to be the same, and now I was rubbing their noses in it. But I wasn’t leaving my home or my children. I wouldn’t apologize for finding my fated mate. I sighed and stared at the beautiful female on my balcony, leaning over the stone and gazing at the ocean. Her blonde hair floated in the breeze and it was so sexy. I wished I could photograph her. Paint her, make a sculpture of her body. How do I keep her safe here? How can