IZZY POVThe second that Griz sat up, Troi took to the air again. This time, when our enemies saw her, they threw down their weapons and surrendered.With pops all around, our warriors shifted back and began to get dressed in winter wear. The enemies were all gathered together in an outbuilding with Troi’s Kunisada, Tyra, in charge.“I can’t believe Troi showed up,” Ethan gushed.“I can’t believe she can fly,” I said weakly. Troi and I had just gotten done healing all of our warriors. With her help, we had no casualties, but I was still tired and, to be honest, overwhelmed.“I can’t believe she flew all the way up here. She must have been pissed that we left her behind,” Reese said. He shielded his eyes and looked up. We could hear a helicopter in the distance.“We expecting company?” I asked warily.“Caleb,” E
IZZY POVThe plane touched down and I unbuckled my belt with a sigh. Troi uncurled herself from the floor around my ankles and stretched. I looked over and saw that Kat was curled up on the couch in the back of the plane and Griz was sitting bolt upright in the chair beside me. He looked worried.“What’s up big guy?” I asked. We hadn’t really had the opportunity to talk since leaving the compound. I had thought it would be a fight to get Griz to come home with me. To my surprise, he agreed without so much as a complaint. He usually refused to leave when there were still loose ends, one time explaining to me that he slept better when he knew what the outcomes were. I got it. I sometimes had nightmares that Cornelius was still alive, and I think it would have helped if I could have seen his death.“Do you think you could not tell Destiny what happened to me at the compound?”
ETHAN POVI kissed the top of Izzy’s head and she groaned, pulling the blanket over her. I smiled, patting the bump that was her butt through the blanket. “I’ll see you down in the dining room for breakfast,” I whispered. My brothers had already gone downstairs and it was just her and me.“Not this morning,” she begged. “I’m too tired.”I frowned. This was unlike Izzy. When we returned from the north, she had listened to our report and then promptly went to bed. We were all tired, emotionally and physically, and we had all thought she was just recovering slower than she usually did. It had been over a week, and she was still really tired and I was starting to worry.“I’ll have something sent up,” was all I said. I didn’t want to worry her. I walked out into our sitting room and Troi came with me, twining around my
IZZY POV“I’m what?” I asked the doctor weakly, looking up at my mates who were grinning at each other like idiots.“Pregnant,” the doctor said again. “Congratulations, Luna. You will be due in the fall this time.”He packed up his stethoscope and gave me a reassuring smile before he left the room. Ethan looked at me with a massive grin.“Do you think it’s triplets again?” he asked. I looked at him with disbelief.“Umm, I didn’t know I was pregnant until thirty seconds ago. I have no idea if I’m pregnant with triplets or not.” I shook my head in disbelief but allowed a tiny smile to peek through. I just thought I had picked up a bug while I was up north. That was the only thing that I could think of that would explain my fatigue and nausea. Turns out I was growing a pup. Who knew?&
REESE POV"Talia, huh? We don't even get a vote?" I was teasing Izzy. She made a face at me."You guys got to name the boys. It's my turn. And I love the name. I have no idea how that name even came about, but it's perfect for her." She put her hands on her heart and her eyes sparkled. "I wish you could have seen her. She's absolutely beautiful but in a strong way, even at twelve years old. So tall for her age, and she has the same red hair the boys have. And her wolf is gigantic. Bigger than Dex.”I raised my eyebrow and looked at my brothers. I knew that they were wondering the same thing I was. It was unheard of for a pup to get their wolf that early. Maybe six months or a year before their eighteenth birthday, but never at age twelve. I wondered if what Izzy had was a regular old dream and not a vision of the future.Caleb cleared
IZZY POVI was feeling restless. My dream had done more than give me excitement and hope. It gave me energy.I bounded out of bed and got dressed in real clothing for the first time in a week. I had been living in sweatpants and hoodies for most of that time, ignoring everyone as much as I could. I decided I was going to go surprise my mates in their office, but first I was going to say hi to my boys.“Mom!” Axl shouted, running to me and throwing himself in my arms. I had gently knocked on the door, not sure if they would hear me since I could hear their gaming devices. I should have known that Axl would have his nose in a book instead of playing whatever popular game the other two were enjoying.“Hey, son,” I said, ruffling his hair. “Just checking up on you guys.”“You can come in,” he said, eagerly, opening the door. I saw that they had drawn the curtains
IZZY POV I have to admit, I was feeling a little cocky and self-righteous when I left my mates' office. I had completely worked myself up into a bit of a frenzy and was still contemplating what else I could throw at the Council when I walked into the foyer. My mother was standing there, completely still. I stopped. Something was wrong and I could tell it immediately. She had gone back to Salt Lake to be with Elder Johan shortly after we had arrived back at the Packlands. She was here, now, without warning and without Johan. She was pale and looked like she was in excruciating pain. Her face was red and blotchy, as if she had been sobbing for hours. I ran to her with a cry. "Mom! What's wrong?" I began running my hands over her body to check for injuries. She looked like she was physically hurting. "I'm okay, Izzy," she said with a brave smile. Then her face broke again. "Johan rejected me." "HE WHAT?" I was instantly angry and pulled out my cell phone. I was going to ca
IZZY POV“Yes, a vision.” I was getting annoyed with my mates. They were acting like they didn’t believe me. “How can you be sure it’s the baby’s gift?” Reese asked gently. I rolled my eyes. “Fine. Don’t believe me.” I turned to leave their office. I was so excited to tell them and they just rained on my parade. I was going to go find Lucy. She’d be happy for me. Ethan grabbed my arm gently and pulled me back. “Don’t go, Izzy. We’re just trying to understand.”I blew out my breath and flopped into a chair. “I don’t even understand it myself,” I confessed. “I just know it. I don’t know how to explain it. I know that the visions aren’t my gift. I’ve never had them before and it’s not anything I can control. I don’t even have a desire to control them. I just know it’s Talia’s gift. She was gifted this from Isis but somehow I’m getting them now, probably because she’s not born yet.”Caleb looked at his brothers and then at me. I braced myself. “That’s really cool, a