Luna Mona POV“Is she awake?” Lucas quickly asked, barely keeping the question under a yell.I put a hand on his shoulder. “She is still drifting in and out of consciousness. Dr. Beal took some blood for testing. From the exam that he did, she is not physically injured. Dr. Beal said that she needs to rest until the drugs have worked their way out of her system, then she will need to drink lots of water. Dr. Beal said that as long as you can keep your tempers...” I glanced between the two of them. “... under control you can go be with her.Reed and Lucas made their way into Heather’s room. As they disappeared through the door, I wrapped my arms around Shane’s waist, buried my face in his chest and let out the tears I’d been holding back. We just stood in the middle of the waiting room wrapped in each other’s embrace while I got myself under control.With one last deep breath, I leaned back and tilted my face up to look at Shane. “Did you find out what happened?”Shane gently wipes the
Heather POVThe next time I woke up I was in bed by myself. I was lying on my side. The blankets were pulled right up to my chin surrounding me in the scents of cool crisp fresh mint, Reed and smooth rich creamy hot chocolate, Lucas, but there seemed to be another scent attached to them that I couldn’t identify. Did they have a girlfriend? Maybe they found their mate? I gave my head a shake. It wasn’t something I wanted to think about right now. I flipped back the covers, swung my legs over the side of the bed and sat up. Whatever drug Keegan had given me seems to have worn off. I didn't have that heavy can't move feeling anymore. Just a little bit of dizziness, but that could be from sitting up too fast and a lack of food. I scanned the room. I’m alone at the moment. Looking over the edge of the bed down to the floor, why do they have to make things so high? Not wanting to jump if my legs aren’t as stable as I think, I roll to my stomach, sliding down till my feet touch the floor. I
Lucas POVThe second time that Reed and I woke up, I had linked Janice to see if she would be willing to make grilled cheese and tomato soup for Heather for lunch. I know it’s one of her favourite meals. After listening to what Dr. Beal had found out from Heather's bloodwork, we all made our way back to the pack house. Mom took Heather up to our apartment through the private entrance. Dad, Reed and I had made stops at Dad's office and the kitchen before going to the apartment. Dad had wanted to grab his laptop and print off the reports from Dr. Beal. In the kitchen, we picked up the soup and sandwiches that Janice had made. Janice was a little disappointed that Heather wasn’t with us but we explained that she wasn’t feeling the greatest but it was nothing to worry about. Walking through the door, I caught a glimpse of Heather going into her room at the top of the stairs. Yeah, we still call it her room. “Hey boys.” Mom called us. “I've turned the oven on low as instructed by Janice so
Possible Trauma TriggersHeather POVI made my way downstairs. No one noticed me at first, so I just stood there watching the scene in front of me. Mona was standing at the counter plating sandwiches. Shane was standing behind her with his arms wrapped around her waist while he kissed up and down her neck, making her giggle. What really got my attention though were the changes in Reed and Lucas. I watched as the muscles in their backs stretched the material of their shirts. The way their forearms that I had admired my first day here flexed as they carried things to the table were causing thoughts to appear in my mind that shouldn’t be there. In the last three years, they have done a lot more growing. They seemed to be larger than Shane. I had thought they were massive before, but now. I know we are taught in school that when we go through our first shifts and wolf genes kick in more, and there are a lot of physical changes that happen to our human bodies. I guess I just never paid muc
Lucas POV We entered Dad's office and had just sat down when we felt Heather's emotional dam break. If I hadn't already been seated I would have dropped to the ground as the wave of sorrow hit me. Laydon was going nuts. All he wants to do is go to her. It takes most of my strength to keep him under control. He was trying his damsest to push to the front and run to her. I can hear Dad calling Laydon and Rory. He is trying to help us get the control we need. Whatever Dad is saying must be getting through to them. I can feel Laydon backing down. The last thing he says as he sulks off to the back of my mind is, 'Go to mate when Mom says ok.' I want to remind him that we don't know for sure if Heather is our mate yet, but I think that will just set him off again. I lean back against the couch, taking a couple of deep breaths. "You two good for now?" Dad asks as he sits on the coffee table in front of us. Picking my head, I looked at Dad. I could see the worry on his face. "Yeah I think so
Lucas POV“This is supposed to be one of the happiest moments of our lives, and we haven’t been able to tell anyone." Carter says, looking defeated. "We can’t tell Melissa’s parents because her Mom has already been on her case to reject whoever was her mate so she can go through with the deal that was made with Liam's parents. Even with Liam being stripped of his Beta standing, Melissa's mother still wants her to be with Liam. We thought that we would be ok with me being raised from Gamma to Beta, but no. Her mother still doesn't think I'm good enough because I don't have Beta born blood. We found that out when Melissa asked her mother a 'what if' question. She thinks that since Liam still hasn’t marked Sophie she can still push Melissa into the arrangement. Which I don’t understand either. Right from the time that deal was made, Liam did nothing, but complained about not wanting Melissa, then out of the blue he changed his tune. I'm starting to think that it is because he doesn't thi
Heather POVI stood up and started pacing. I felt dirty just thinking about his hands on me. Was there something wrong with me thinking that type of sex was normal, and I wanted to try it, just not with him? My mind is so confused right now. How could I get excited thinking about the twins and trying some of the sexual things that were suggested by my attempted rapist? There really has to be something wrong with me. Mona grabbed my shoulder to stop my pacing. “Heather, Hunny stop. I’ve turned off the recording. Sit and tell me what is going through your head. You need to get your feelings out. Talk about it, so your mind can process.” I sat back down, pulling the throw over me again. Mona sat beside me, putting her arm around me.I told Mona about the uneasy feeling that I had when Keegan had showed up at the school and then again before we even left Grandma’s. “I knew Mona, I knew. That feeling I had I knew something was wrong. I dismissed it thinking that it was just nerves. I leane
Heather POVWe all headed up to the Alpha apartment where I went to the den to call Grandma. I still didn’t tell her what had happened. I told her I was going to be spending some time with Reed and Lucas because I thought it was time we had a good long talk about, well, everything. She thought that was a good idea and that I should take as long as I needed. It wasn’t like I HAD to leave on Monday to go to Blue Ridge. I walked out to the living room to find the three men playing video games. I was having a déjà vu moment. Mona was in the kitchen working on supper. “Is there anything I can help with Mona?”“I don’t think there is much left to do. This is almost ready. You could set the table though?”I set the table then went and stood beside Mona by the stove. “I told Grandma that I was staying here until Reed and Lucas headed back for their exams. I told her that I thought it was time the three of us talked. I hope that’s ok.”“That is perfectly ok. You never have to worry about not b