Heather POV I was around 4:30pm when we finally arrived at my Grandmother’s. The rest of the ride had been bicker free. I had called her when we were about ten minutes away, so when we arrived, Alpha Shane, Luna Mona and their twin boys, Reed and Lucas, were there to greet us. I know I’m short compared to most female wolves, and with Jacob and Zane being a foot taller than me, I thought I had gotten used to feeling small, but Alpha Shane makes me feel tiny. The man stands at least 6’7”, and his shoulders are as wide as I am tall. Ok, I could be exaggerating, but that’s what it looks like from my point of view. Looking at his sons, they are well on their way to matching their father’s size. They are both already the same size as Jacob and Zane and they are only 15 years old. If this is the size that the males around here are, I’m going to be spending most of my time trying not to get stepped on. Even Luna Mona is close to 6’ tall. While the guys unload my stuff and take it to the roo
Jacob POV after unloading I’m not sure how the four of us ended up unloading the SUV while everyone else is sitting out back. At least with four of us, it didn’t take long. As the twins come back out of the house after taking in the last of the boxes, one of them asks if we would want to stay for the party that is out at the lake tonight. Zane looks at me.”Sounds good, but I’m not dragging your drunken ass off the front yawn again.” “How much did you drink if he had to drag you home?” Asks one of them, I really should find a way to tell them apart. “Most definitely more than I should have. Is there any way to tell you two apart? Any hints at all?” I asked. “Yeah, think of us as right, Reed and left, Lucas.” “What?” “We are what people call mirror twins. We are mirror images of each other. I’m right handed, Lucas is left. My, what did that girl call it the other day? Oh yeah, my hot and sexy little dimple is on the right. Lucas’ is on the left, only his isn’t hot and sexy. That i
Heather POV So the plan is for Dawn and me to start unpacking some of my stuff while the guys go into town to drop off the truck, find out what rooms we will be staying in and pick up things Grandma asked for. The four of them are figuring on being back around 7:30 to get us. The first thing that Dawn starts unpacking is my clothes. “We can’t go to a party in these clothes. Let’s see what we can find.” She says as she starts dumping clothes onto the bed. By 7:00 we were able to get the clothes we weren’t wearing put away, but that was about it when it came to unpacking. Dawn had finally decided on a bright red tank top, forest green zippered hoodie and dark blue jean skirt that I would say is too short since it is mine and Dawn’s legs are longer. It will be interesting to see who freaks out first, Jacob or Zane. I have opted to go with a pair of black cut off jean shorts that are just above mid thigh, a light blue spaghetti strap tank and a thin, black, knit sweater. We have both gone
Quinn POV I had not planned on touching Heather that way. I was just going to help her up onto the step. I mean I just met her. Talk about coming off as a creep. Then I’m not even sure if it was Reed or Lucas that was freaking out on me more through the link. All I know is that they were both pissed. I was able to calm them down by telling them that my wolf had already given me shit for it. With my birthday only being a couple of weeks away, I had met my wolf about six months ago. It is nice to have six months before our first shift to get to know our wolves. It gives them time to help us prepare for our first shift. Unfortunately, it also plays havoc with your emotions and sends your already raging teenage hormones into a whirlwind. I had opened up the link to the twins when I stayed in the truck to talk to Heather. They weren’t so pissed at me now, and when I shook her hand, all I heard my wolf say was ‘Like sister.’ Heather POV I opened the door to see Jacob standing there waitin
Jacob POV Zane and I have been sitting talking with the twins and Quinn. We have been getting some interesting info from Quinn tonight. I know the stuff that we took in health class that I will admit I didn’t pay attention to, and if I asked my Dad he would tell me. It just seems to make more sense coming from someone close to your age and who is actually experiencing it right now, even when he rambles on a bit. “It’s like going through the early stages of puberty all over again, only it is the animalistic parts. Your emotions are all over the place. The need to protect goes into overdrive. I locked April in her room for a whole day while our parents were away because I was scared something was going to happen to her. Boy was she pissed. The worst is the sexual urges. I kid you not, what happened earlier with Heather when I helped her into the truck, is a good example. One minute I’m being nice, no other thoughts in my head just helping her, then I hear my wolf in the background goi
Heather POV Megan has gone to the other side of the fire pit and is now in a conversation with Quinn and Jacob. Levi has run off still trying to find someone to dance with him and April has gone to talk to a friend of hers. I’m just sitting there looking around trying to remember which names go with which faces when all of a sudden I’m surrounded by two large masses of muscle, Reed on the right, Lucas on the left. Reed leans in towards me and asks if I’m enjoying myself. He has leaned in close enough that his breath tickles my neck, causing me to shiver. That’s when Lucas leans in and asks if I’m cold, creating the same effect, making me shiver again. I don’t remember their voices sounding that deep and flirty earlier. I turned to each of them and answered whichever question they asked. Yes. No. That’s when I noticed that neither of them sat back up straight. They are both extremely close and our shoulders are touching. Lucas leans even closer if that’s possible. “Do you think we cou
Heather POV By the time we returned to the clearing at the beach, the fire had been put out, and the area had been cleaned up. The group is standing around the truck waiting for us. Quinn hollers at us to hurry up and get our asses in the truck. I walked up to the back of the truck and turned to Levi, who was standing at the rear of the truck, talking to Jacob and Zane, who were already in the back of the truck. “You can get in the front with Quinn, Reed, and Lucas. I’ll ride in the back.” All three guys look at me with looks of confusion and concern on their faces. I made my way to the tail gate of the truck, looked up, and asked Jacob and Zane to give me a hand getting in. They each grabbed my hand and lifted me up. I took a seat across from Dawn, not wanting to answer her questions that I could see that she had. Jacob sits down beside me. He puts his arm around my shoulder and pulls me in close. “Are you ok? You seem lost. Did the twins do something you didn’t like?” Oh, I liked
Quinn POV I parked the truck and started my walk back to the packhouse. This has been a fucked up day. Heather seems like a really nice person, but some weird shit has been happening since she got here and that was only looking at my phone to see that it’s now 1:00am, eight and a half hours ago. I walked through the back door and headed towards the stairs linking Levi. “Hey, where are you?” “Bottom of the stairs.” I rounded the corner to see Levi, Jacob and Zane standing at the bottom of the stairs. “Hey, did the girls get settled in?” Levi turns to me with a big ass smile across his face. “They are all in the Beta’s quarters. I was told that some serious girl talk needed to take place, so I had to back off and leave them alone. You have to put up with them all night.” I motioned for Jacob and Zane to follow us. I was just going to put them in one of the guest suits on the second floor of the residence building. As we were entering the covered breezeway that divides the residence b
Heather POV The next day, Dr. Beal called me with the results of my visit. It looks like I’m going to be a Mom. I was nervous all last night and this morning. I was able to hold off the morning sickness until after Reed and Lucas left the room. I know they could pick up on my nervousness, so I’m not going to be able to keep it from them for too long. That is why I’m now pacing in front of the fireplace waiting for them to come back for the evening. I know a lot of people nowadays are doing cute little things to tell their partners that they’re pregnant, so I’ve been trying to think of a way to do it without having to do massive planning. I’m so lost in my thoughts that I jump when the door flies open and Reed and Lucas storm in. Reed walks right up to me, grabs my shoulders and spins me to face him. “Heather, what is going on? Your agitation has been driving the two of us crazy. Tell us what is going on.” Taking a deep breath, I stared at these two large gorgeous men. “OK, sit down.
Heather POV It has been a month since Reed, Lucas and I marked each other. The guys have graduated, and we have moved back to Twin Moon. The original plan was for the three of us to start learning the day-to-day operations of running the pack. Fine-tuning our knowledge, you could call it. Unfortunately, with Meg and April still missing, that has been put on hold. We are still waiting to hear from everyone overseas if there is any word about Meg. The visions have been happening more often but are not giving us any more information. April has been keeping in touch, but still won't come home or tell us what she is doing or who she is with. Reed and Lucas are planning on joining Mac and Quinn next week in the search. We need to get the two girls home. We have started doing some remodelling on a couple of the rooms on the second floor of the residential building. We are designing them into a small apartment for Mona and Shane. Mona insists that the three of us move into the Alpha apartme
Heather POV I looked down at my hands where they were resting on the guys’ hands. I moved my gaze up my arm and looked at both Reed and Lucas’ marks on their necks. It all seemed to be glowing. “That has got to be the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,” Rene says. “I think there is much for you and your mates to learn about... this,” Grandma says as she waves her finger around pointing at the three of us. “Yes, I say that they do,” Mona says, looking at us in wonder. “Not today, though Mom,” Reed says. “Today we just want to enjoy being together just like any other newly mated and marked wolves would. OK?” Lucas adds. Mona looks at her boys with so much love it sometimes hurts to see it and remember that it is the same way that my Mom used to look at me. “We are not going to even worry about it until you two have graduated and the three of you have moved back to Twin Moon.” She then moves her gaze to me and I see that same love there for me. “I want my daughter to have time t
Heather POV I woke up a few times to make love with my mates, and I did exactly what Lucas once told me that their mate would be able to do. I made love with one of them, then rolled across the bed to the other. I hate to say, even though we had been spending weekends together I was still worried about what they were going to think. But now there are no worries. The bond that I had formed with Reed and Lucas had always been strong and scary when we were younger. Being able to pick up on some of their feelings even when I shouldn’t have been able to, felt wrong, but now it’s even stronger than before and nowhere near half as scary if that makes any sense. The strength of it now... wow. The love that I feel pouring off of these two is something else. The only other love that was this strong was my parents. I spent a lazy morning in bed with my mates showing me many ways that they love me, then a long shower where they showed me some more. It was almost noon when we made our way up to
Lucas POV I woke to the sun shining through the small gap that was in the curtains. It was casting a glow across the face of the beautiful woman who was using my bicep as a pillow. I can see Reed’s mark because of the way that she is sleeping, but I know that mine, the mirror image, is just as prominent on her other side. I’ve never heard of markings like the ones we have. They are very unusual and beautiful. I have heard about when witches mark their partners, but it’s still different from this from what I understand. So I don’t know if it’s because Reed and I are twins. I don’t know if a double-mate mark is different from a single-mate mark. But I think that it has something to do with the fact that Heather is the first of her kind. This would also explain why Reed’s and mine are so different from others we’ve seen. I keep thinking of all the things that led us to this point. Heather has been through hell ever since she met me and Reed. The stuff with Keegan and finding out about h
Possible Trauma Triggers Keegan POV Carter had ended up having to sedate Sophie. The bastard had taken over her body and tried to convince the guards to open the door, then went on to demand it. Then, when begging and pleading to let her go and see her daughter didn’t work, he tried to use Sophie’s wolf’s claw to slit her wrist. The guard that had been assigned to watch her acted quickly, using the tranquillizer gun and sedating her before any real damage was done. I had a feeling that this bastard would consider Sophie expendable. After that, Carter decided that it was best to just sedate us in case next time the guard wasn’t able to react as quickly. I rolled over, reaching for my phone that I had set on the stool that was beside the bed. I feel the drowsiness of the drugs that are still in my system and a wave of dizziness hits me as I sit up. Glancing at the phone, I see it’s just before three in the morning. I was just about to stand when I was hit with an immense pain that sho
Heather POV Reed, Lucas and I started towards the cabin. I slowed, allowing the guys to get a little ahead of me. I wanted to talk to them about what they had been discussing earlier. It may not be common nowadays, but I do know that in our culture it is more accepted. I’m thinking that I would like to take Mona’s approach. If it happens, it happens. Reed and Lucas turn as they reach the door, noticing that I wasn’t right behind them. “Is everything OK M’eudail?” Reed asks before opening the door and holding it for me. I walked in and stood in the middle of the room. “Do you not want to do this? Because we will wait if that is what you want, Mo leannan.” Lucas adds. I smiled at them and shook my head. “No, I don’t want to wait.” They both walked towards me, taking my hands and holding them to their chests. “I heard what the two of you were talking about earlier in the clearing just after I shifted. I don’t want to worry about protection either. “Are you sure M’eudail?” Reed asks, k
Heather POV Slowly the pain reseeded and I could hear Indigo calling me. ‘Heather it’s over.’ I could smell... fire, wood smoke. It reminded me of the campfires that I used to have with my family where I would sit and drink mint hot chocolate. ‘Mates’ Indigo said quietly. ‘Was that the other scent I was picking up on from the guys?’ I asked her. ‘Yes, our mates’ scents. They smell...’ ‘Like home.’ I finished for her. I could feel tingles spreading from behind Indigo’s ear as Lucas sat with her head in his lap. “If Heather agrees, I don't want to worry about protection.” He suddenly says. I feel tingles along my neck as Reed runs his fingers through Indigo’s fur. “Are you sure?” He asks. “Because I was thinking the same thing.” I was just about to ask Indigo what she thought when she suddenly jumped up. I watched through Indigo’s eyes as Reed and Lucas stood and walked towards us. “Are you ready for a run, Beautiful, because we have two very impatient wolves who want to be with y
Reed POV While Mom and the rest of the women went to talk to Heather, Lucas and I stayed with Dad, Gavin, and Alpha Sean. I was nervous, I didn’t know if Heather’s shift was going to be the same as ours or different because of being a hybrid. I was pacing along the edge of the path that led to the clearing we were going to later. Then the question that Lucas asked about us being ready to be parents, was going through my mind too. Was I ready at twenty to be a Dad? Was Heather ready to be a Mom at eighteen? What happens if she’s not ready, and we forget, are we going to spend the rest of our lives together with her resenting us? I felt a hand land on my shoulder and I looked to see Dad staring at me with worry. “What is going around in that head of yours, you look like you’re about to spill your guts, and I don’t mean verbally.” I walked over and sat on the log at the side of the path. Letting out an exhausted sigh, I confided in Dad. “I'm scared that something is going to go wrong.”