"So, we just have to assume that they know now." I confirmed out loud.This cannot be happening. All of this planning that we did to keep her away from them and yet they still managed to find out the truth about her. We are going to have to tell her all about it now. Before they are able to get any closer to her."That would be the best bet. If we go on the offenseive then we will not be caught off guard later." Elle says."Do you think that Aurora is going to tell Simonetta then? She seemed like she was on the verge of telling her. Like she might not tell her unless she has a reason." I say. "It is hard to say. I think that she could easily be swayed to but if she is not given the opportunity then mabye not." Elle says.We can only hope that she is not given the opportunity. I might be able to keep track of their comings and goings but I have no way of keeping track of their communications. She might have been talking to Simonetta this entire time but I would never know. Maybe we ca
"Is that why we moved our training here?" Chelsea asks me.The fact that she was able to come to that conclusion on her own is impressive. She is much smarter than any other eight year olds that I know. Since she has already figured it out I might as well be honest with her. The Moon Goddess' warning that she could possibly turn into my biggest threat remains in the back of my mind. The only hope to stop that is by us growing closer as sisters and always being completely honest with each other. "Yes, it is. We were hoping to avoid them learning that you are also a Hybrid but it seems that they learned it anyhow. We might be able to keep it slightly under wraps by not letting them know what all you can do but they have already learned the biggest secret we had from them. We just have to keep them from learning more." I admit."Since they already know that I am a hybrid does that mean that we can go back to the witch house? Training was much more fun there. They know that I can use the
Now that Aurora has learned about Chelsea, we have informed the other witches in our Coven on the update. When Chelsea and I get back to the pack house for the night, I find that Dante is once again in his office going over our plans with meeting the other Alphas. I cannot quite make out the exact words that he is saying but judging by the way he sounds it is not going as well as he would like.He has been just as stressed as me lately with the meeting between all of the Alphas, Chelsea being a hybrid, me being a hybrid, me being pregnant, Chelsea starting school and even trying to help out Rand's pack that I really hate to add more to his stress levels. It is not exactly something that I can keep from him either though. Still, I will wait until he comes to bed to tell him of our other, newer issues."Come on, Chelsea. Let's get upstairs so that you can take a bath and get ready for camp tomorrow. You don't want to be smelly." I say as I plug my nose and pretend like she smells absolu
Chelsea is still playing in the bathtub when I go to find her. I can tell that she is beginning to grow tired when I walk in to find her. Her eyes look much darker than they normally do when she first wakes up. She looks nowhere near her normal bright eyed self. "Are you ready for bed Chelsea?" I ask her after knocking on the door. She nods quickly and jumps out of the water while I turn to wait on her bed for her. She wastes no time at all getting dressed but as she walks into her room her feet are dragging. There is no way she will be able to keep this up the entire week if she is already this tired after only one day. Have we been pushing her too hard? After all, she is only 8 years old. Definitely not old enough to have this hectic of a schedule. "Hey, are you okay?" I ask her sweetly. "Yeah, just tired." She replies with a yawn. "I know. Are you going to be okay tomorrow at camp? Or even at training?" I ask her. "I think so. I cannot miss camp. The other orphans are relying
Dante made sure to help me relieve stress for hours that night. Even though I was physically exhausted with the pregnancy I just could not get my mind to shut off. That is, not until we had a few rounds that lasted well into the night. Only when I was so physically spent that I could no longer keep my eyes open was I able to finally fall into a deep and dreamless sleep. Well, that is the way it started of course.Before I know it I am standing on the ledge in my dreams once again. This time, it is brighter than it had been before. In the distance it is still dark enough to swallow all light but closer up I can see beautiful waterfalls and huge cliffs. I might be standing on a ledge over a huge drop off but What I can see under me is absolutely breathtaking."Ah, Laina, it is good to talk to you again. I see that the training with your sister is going well." The Moon Goddess' voice carries through the air.My heart practically stops when she speaks to me. I am absolutely terrified. Not
When I wake up the next morning I find that the image is still burned into my mind. As well as a sense of urgency that I cannot seem to shake. I have to get started on building it. Now. Even if I just start drawing up the plans before the baby comes I know that I at least need to start something for it. "What is going on in that head of yours?" Dante asks sleepily as we get ready for the day."I visited the Moon Goddess again last night." I answer."Oh yeah, what does she want you to do now?" He asks me."She wants me to start building a school for all of the hybrids to train at. She showed me how she wants it to look as well as what all she wants it to include. The image keeps flashing in my head like I have to get it onto paper now." I tell him."Would you like to share the image with me? Or, we can bring some drawing supplies with us to the camp today and you can work on drawing it all out while we watch the kids try to get along." He suggests."That would be great thanks." I tell
Breakfast was just as good as it smelled from up the stairs. Now that Chelsea and I have both eaten enough to feed ten, it is time for us to go and meet the other pups for day camp. She practically skips along as we make our walk."Am I going to have the drawing stuff available for me?" I ask him."Yes, Kevin is already planning on bringing the stuff there for you. He is even bringing a portable desk to make it easier on you. It will all be waiting for us when we get there." He says.I am excited to begin getting my ideas down on paper. I have never exactly been that great at art but I know that if I cheat a little and use some magic to make sure it looks right then I should not have a problem. I just won't tell Dante that that is what I did since he is worried about me using my powers. Sometimes, not using them hurts even more. It is not like these powers are going to effect the baby anyways.We are the last ones to arrive to the day camp but it is not like they can start without us
By the time that the treasure hunt starts, it is more than time for me to take a break. My back is aching from sitting in a chair at a desk all day. Instead, I get up and walk with Dante as we watch all of the teams looking for their missing items. Each team was shown their object at the beginning of the morning and then the witches that are helping today went out to hide them all while the pups did some other games.Now, Chelsea is leading a group along with the boy that I had to talk with yesterday. There are only enough of the orphans for the two groups while there are about 10 other groups from my pack. Each group got to pick a leader and I am pleasantly impressed by most of their choices. Sadly, Caleb did not get chosen to lead his group with the other wolf pups."Alright, you have an hour to find your missing object. You will be doing it in wolf form unless for any reason you have to shift back to get to it. There is a witch in hiding at each location so no funny business. First
"Wait, you can do that?" Frank asks shocked. "Yes, of course I can. It is not something that I have done often, actually only one other time but it is an option. It is one that terrifies her." I admit. "Who did you do it to before?" Rand asks me. "I did it to Morden. There was no other way to stop her from coming after my pack or my family." I answer simply. "Your grandmother said that Simonetta was behind that the entire time. That only makes it right that she gets the same punishment if not worse than what Morden received." Rand points out. I had not thought of it that way but it is true. Still, we need to have a system set up for something like this. Otherwise, there will always be somebody that takes advantage of the power and that is not something that I can condone. "That is very true. I had not thought of that but this is not a decision to be made lightly. There might be longer reaching consequences that even I am not aware of by using this ability. Still, I see no other o
It did not take long at all for the Hybrid Council to arrive. They all file in looking a little shocked to see Simonetta there, unable to use her magic as she floats slightly in the air. Quickly, they find their seats. Then, both Rand and Frank walk in as well. I had not thought of inviting them but I am glad that Dante did. With how long she terrorized their pack it is only fitting that they are here for this as well.I smile at them all as they whisper among themselves for a few moments. This is a bit of a shock for those that were not here to see Simonetta arrive. For Frank and Rand, they finally see their enemy tied up and floating in the air. They are not aware that I can take away her ability to use magic so this is going to be a shock to them when the meeting starts. "I take it you called us all here for a reason?" Elle says once everyone starts to calm down."Yes, I did. As everybody here knows, Simonetta has caused quite a few problems for us. She has terrorized werewolves,
Simonetta rushes towards me using wind to guide her speed. It is not enough to throw me off guard though and I shove a wall of dirt up in front of me. She almost crashes into it before she is able to skid to a stop at the last second. If she had prepared then she might have been able to use the air that was helping her speed up to me to jump over the wall but instead, she is used to using her other powers for combat and did not make the decision in time.As soon as she begins to stop, I tear down the wall and shift into werewolf form quickly to land on top of her with my teeth to her neck. Out of all of the forms that I could have turned into this was the only one that registered as an option. I would like for her to see the one thing that she thinks is beneath her be the thing that brings her down. For once, she surprises me when she throws me off of her with some air. I quickly flip over and land on my paws. I shift back and face her again. She is breathing hard and I find myself a
As soon as my illsuion drops I see Simonetta's face blanche. Chelsea drops to the ground and has it swallow her up as she falls through it to meet the others. I send her a brief thank you as she helps to keep them all safe from whatever back up plan Simonetta could have.She sends me a sad farewell. Apparently she is worried about whether or not I am going to make it out of this one. I might not have used much magic recently but I guarantee that there is no way I will let her get away with this threat. Today, she is going to go down and she is not going to be a threat to anybody with werewolf blood ever again."Wait, you had the baby? No! You can't have had it already!" She screams in rage."Actually, I can. There was nothing stopping me from having it. There is also nothing in the way of me putting a stop to you and your bullying once and for all" I say. She takes a few steps back as she steels herself for what we bothk now is going to happen next. It is a shame that the rest of the
"Why would she ever want to go with you?" I ask Simonetta in shock."I am sure that she can see the benefits when she realizes that if she doesn't then she will never get to meet the bundle of joy in your stomach. I will personally make sure that you are unable to deliever them. After all, the more powerful the babes the less the mother can use magic so I am sure that you are not able to defend yourself very well." Simonetta says triumphantly.I try my best to look worried. I really do. I find that it is difficult to be worried about her though. She has never really had a lot of sway over me. Even when I first realized how much stronger than her I am I had found it difficult to be scared of her. "You really think that I am afraid of you? Even without being able to use my powers you do not worry me. I have plenty of other witches that are able to come and help me." I say."Not before something bad happens to you. Chelsea, I would hate to see for anything bad to happen to Laina. I just
Each team splits up and gets ready to make their way through the obstacle course. They are all going to have to take turns trying to make it through safely. Each team has a designated amount of time before they get elminated. The one that makes it through the fastest and with the least amount of mistakes, will be the ones to win the competition. The course is very similar to the one that we did with the entire pack when we first started training. The one that really got the women moving faster as they fought to make good time through the course to beat the men. This one is just a little more geared towards children and not fully grown adults.Some of the obstacles are smaller to better accomodate their size, some things are closer together and they have even added some new obstacles that would have been difficult for the adults. There are also some obstacles that are going to require teamwork to make it through. If they do not work together then they have no hope of making it to the
It takes much longer than planned to get the babies ready for travel. I have never packed a diaper bag before but luckily Scarlett shows up to help me get them ready and squeal over the twins for a minute. Or more precisely, several minutes."I can't believe that they are finally here! I swear it felt like your pregnancy was never going to end. Every time that I thought you were going into labor and you never did. Yesterday, I had no idea that you were going into labor. How did you keep that from me?!" She says to me."It was not exactly on purpose. I did not even know that I was in labor until I spoke to Dante and then Elle confirmed it. It was a really odd day. We had a lot that happened that day so I thought that everything I was feeling was just from stress." I admit to her."Ha! For once, I could have answered that if you had just talked to me. Instead, you have me doing made up jobs with you to help me out." She says excitedly.I shake my head as she begins showing me exactly h
The first night with the babies was quite a bit of a learning curve. Whenever we put them in their bassinets they just started to cry nonstop until we picked them up again. It took a couple of hours to find out that if we put them into the same bassinet they were able to sleep peacefully and not wake us up. By the time we managed learning that, I was beyond exhausted and ready to sleep. Thankfully, there was more than enough people in the house to help us out throughout the night.When I wake up I find that Dante is already standing over their bassinet watching them sleep. They have managed a few hours of sleep straight which for me was quite shocking considering that they are newborns. "How are they?" I ask him sleepily.Chelsea decided to sleep on one of the loveseats last night as well. She was just too excited to go to sleep in her bedroom after I had the babies. I do not blame her but as she shifts when I start talking I do realize that that might have been a mistake. She is goi
Chelsea comes running in once the babies start to cry for food. Her face is filled with excitement as she rushes over to me. Even though they are hungry, I allow her to hold and rock Caterine while I first feed Archer. I might get good enough to be able to feed them both at once in the future but for now feeding just one is tricky. I never knew that it could be this hard to feed a baby."Hi Caterine, I am your Aunt Chelsea. We are going to be best friends. You are going to get to go to school with werewolf pups and use magic. It is going to be wonderful. I can't wait to teach you everything that I know." Chelsea coos to the baby making all of us smile.It is a good thing that she already has so much experience being around babies because she does a great job holding Caterine while Archer is feeding. She does sit down though as she looks at her. Even though Caterine was crying just a moment ago from hunger, she is now looking at Chelsea with wide eyes. Werewolf pups have much better ey