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Heather POV It’s been about a week since the day in Alpha Sean’s office. Things between Dawn and Zane were much better now that they understood why Dawn was paranoid. She still had a few episodes wanting him to mark her, but Zane was able to calm her down by holding her and watching how he worded things. The small scratch that had been on the back edge of Dawn’s ear, which is why nobody noticed it. It had finally disappeared yesterday. Dawn and I have spent the day in the kitchen preparing things for the going away party for Jacob and Zane tomorrow out at the lake. Now we’re relaxing by the pool before supper. It is easy to see that Dawn is back to her old self, since she hasn’t once been in a panic about finding Zane. He'd been with Jacob all day finalizing their travel plans. “So are you going to tell me how it was?” Dawn asked as she sat up on the edge of her lounge chair. I pulled my sunglasses down my nose to peak over the tops of them. “How was what?” I asked, a little confuse
Reed POVDad turns towards us from where we had stepped to the side of the hall to allow Mac to pass. “Come on in boys,” Dad says as he waves us through the door. He sits down, puts his elbows on his desk and starts to rub his temples.“Dad, what was that all about? What’s going on? We know you’ve been stressing about something.” Lucas blunts out as soon as we’re seated.Dad gets up, grabs the bottle of whiskey from the cabinet, grabs three glasses, and sits in one of the wing-back chairs over by the fireplace. Lucas and I walked over to join him. I watch as he pours a glass for each of us, downs his and pours another before sitting back. “There has been an increase of hunter activity in Europe over the past few weeks or so, mainly in Italy, Spain and Greece.”“Spain, as in where Meg is?” I asked, starting to get worried about Meg.“Meg is in Scotland right now. She finished her program last month.”“Does Quinn know? He has been waiting so long for her to come back.” I’m starting to g
Luna Mona POV “Ok, so I’ve gone over all the information you sent me. I’d like to hear your take on it, see if I understand it the same way you are.” I said to Meg over our weekly video chat. That girl had been a Goddess, sent gift. When she first offered to go to Scotland, I wanted to tell her to come home and put poor Quinn out of his misery one way or another. The guy was falling apart. He just wanted to know for sure if Meg was his mate or not. It took some convincing on her part, but she was finally able to talk her parents, Shane and myself into letting her go. The main condition that we gave her was she needed to talk to Quinn, which she hadn’t done since she left around three years ago other than the text telling him she believed him when he said he blacked out, but she needed time. I needed her to explain to him the reason she was going and that it wasn’t because we were trying to keep them apart. I knew she wanted to get to the bottom of everything just as much as I did. It
Luna Mona POV“And what would that be?” Meg asked.“Think about it," I said, "you said that all of the past mates have either been a human or a witch. That includes Heather’s Mom. Therefore, they have been unable to mark the twins in return. If Heather is my boys’ mate, and she is able to shift, which the chances of that being very high since she is already in contact with her wolf and her father was a Beta, she will be able to mark the twins.” I can’t stop the smile that spreads across face. I can’t wait to tell Shane.“You’d almost think that something or someone made sure that Heather’s Mom got a chance to meet the right guy and have a kid with her mate.” Meg says with a chuckle. “Oh I almost forgot I have a picture that I took. It’s a spot that is on what used to be the original pack lands. I think it will explain why the elders settled the new pack where they did.” Meg says, with a smile on her face and more joy in her voice than I'd heard in way too long.“Meg?”“Yes Luna?”“I t
Reed POV “WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN MEG IS MISSING?” Mac yelled as he pinned my Dad to the wall. "You swore to me that my girl was safe. She's only there because of your damn family. She wouldn't have even run off in the first place if your asshole nephew had been able to keep himself under control. “Mac, calm down a little. We need to come up with a plan." Dad said, trying to calm Mac. I have never seen Mac ever lose his temper, but then again, can you blame him? He's scared for his little girl. Uncle Aaron put his hand on Mac’s shoulder. "Mac, that is my boy that you're talking about. You know as much as I do he would never intentionally hurt Meg. It would have been like you hurting Kelly at that age or even now. Meg went because she wants to help fix things." Mac slowly releases Dad and steps back. "I know, I know. I'm just scared." Mac says rubbing his hands over his face. "And now my girl is over there too and has no idea what she is walking into. Like Shane said we need a pl
Luna Mona POV I’ve pulled out all the information that I have about this damn curse. I have it sitting on the coffee table sorted into piles. One is everything that I have already shared with the boys and Heather. The second is everything Meg found, and the third is the stuff that talks about only having until their twenty-fourth birthday to mark their mate. That was one of the things that I didn’t point out to Meg the last time I talked to her, and I’m not sure if she caught onto it. All the previous mated twins had died within their twenty-fourth year. I’m pulled from my thoughts at the sound of the door opening. “Hey Mom what’s up,” Reed asks as he and Lucas walk in and take a seat on the couch. “What’s all this?” Lucas asks, pointing to the table. “We will get to that in a minute. First I want to tell you that I got a call today from the North America Wolf Council (NAWC). They wanted to let us know what they had decided concerning Keegan Murphy." They both lean forward waiting f
Luna Mona POV We all sat there silently staring at the picture on the table for a few minutes while the information that I just gave the boys sinks in. Reed suddenly grabs the folder of information from Meg off the table and starts skimming through the notes. He flipped back and forth between the pages, making sure he was reading things right. He looked up at me, then at Lucas, then back to the folder. I watch as a huge grin spreads across his face. He looked at Lucas again. “They couldn’t mark them back.” Lucas looks at Reed. “What?” He asks in confusion. “All the previous set of twins’ mates..." Reed says, pointing at the folder in his hand. "...were either humans or witches,” Reed states, staring at his brother waiting for it to click in. Lucas’s eyes went wide. He grabbed the folder from Reed's hand, flipping through the pages the same way his brother had. “They couldn’t fully complete...” “The bond,” Reed finishes. “But Heather...” Lucas “Has her wolf...” Reed “And as lon
Reed POV The one thing that pulled me out of the drinking that started back when we first messed up with Heather was reading that file about us all dying. It took a bit, but when I finally realized that there was a way to break the curse, I knew I had to straighten myself out and get Lucas on board with the plan. I thought that if I was good enough and could get Heather to forgive us, we could stop the curse. Now, I’m starting to have doubts again. I watch the golden brown liquid go around as I swirl it in the glass. A hand stretches in front of my face, taking the glass from my hand. “No matter what we decide, which I think, we have kind of already have, this...” Lucas gives the glass a small shake. “...is not going to fix or change anything for the good.” Closing my eyes, I let out a sigh and leaned back on the couch, locking my fingers behind my head. Knowing he’s right, I try to refocus my thoughts. Moving my hands to my lap and keeping my head on the back of the couch, I turned
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.”