Heather POV At that moment, Janice walks back in with four of the younger kitchen staff and a little girl who looks to be about eight to ten years old. If you have ever seen a picture of the child actress Shirley Temple, you would think you were looking at her twin. I’m not sure what colour hair Shirley Temple had but this one has dark mahogany colour with beautiful ringlets and light mossy green eyes. Her parents are going to have a hell of a time keeping the boys away from her as she gets older. “You were right,” Janice said as she walked up to Meg. “Your father took the clothes I had, he said they would take them since I was probably busy with food prep. Alpha Shane grabbed a plastic bag from the closet, they went outside and I watched as they put all the clothes in it. They then walked right over to the boys.” Janice turns and gestures for the little girl to come forward. “Molly dear, please tell Megan what you heard.” “Ok, Grandma.” All four of us crouch down so we are close
Levi POV Oh Goddess, what did I do? I didn’t know she was there with them. I know that if Reed had known she was here he wouldn’t have talked about punishments. The poor girl has had enough of that in her nine years of existence to last a lifetime. Jacob, Zane, Heather and Dawn may not know her story, but the rest of us do. I pulled her arms from around my waist, picked her up and carried her down to the table in the kitchen, asking everyone to follow. I pulled out a chair and set her down on it. I crouch down so I’m at eye level with her. “Molly, look at me.” She slowly raised her head until her eyes to meet mine. “What have I always told you?” “No one, not even the Alphas, will ever punish me the way I was punished before.” “That’s right, but you did dump ice-cold water on me, didn’t you?” “No, I did not, Levi. I dumped it on the new cuties.” She says as she points towards Jacob and Zane, who are standing by the sliding doors to the back yard with Dawn in front of them before wi
Heather POV We were out front saying good-bye to Dawn, Zane and Jacob, when Jacob grabbed my hand. “Can I talk to you over around the side of the building for a minute?” He linked me. I followed him around the corner. As soon as we are out of eyesight of the others, he wraps one arm around my waist, slides the fingers of his other hand through my hair and cups the back of my head. “Can I get one more kiss before I leave? I need something to hold me over for the next two weeks. Maybe we can get a little more alone time when we’re back for Quinn's party.” I reach my hands up to link them around Jacobs neck and stand on my tip toes. Damn, I hate being short. Jacob uses the arm he has around my waist to lift me the rest of the way to his lips. The kiss is soft, gentle, not heated like the first kiss against the tree. It seems even less heated than the one we shared when we first got the lake yesterday. Jacob is a good kisser. I think, not like I have a lot to compare it, but the passion
Reed POV I raised my hand to knock on the office door, but before I could, I heard Mom’s soft voice. “Come on in, boys.” Mom was seated on one end of the couch she had in the office curled up with a cup of tea in her hands. Dad was standing by the small bar behind the desk. “Before we get started boys, how strong of a drink am I going to need for this talk?” Lucas and I sit ourselves down in the two wingback chairs that sit across from the couch. I turned towards Dad to answer him. “Well, we haven’t done anything wrong, we just have some questions about a couple of things that have happened. So you choose.” Dad lets out a long sigh, grabs four glasses, a bottle of scotch and makes his way over to the couch beside Mom. He places the glasses down, pours roughly two shots into each glass, hands one to Mom as she sits forward and places her tea cup on the table. He passes one to each Lucas and I, saying as he does, “By the looks on your faces, you may need this too.” He then leans bac
Reed POV I tapped Lucas on the arm and nodded my head towards the truck. I linked Lucas as we are walking out of the house after putting the last boxes inside. “Hey do you think we should see if they want to stay for the party tonight? It would give Heather a chance to meet some of the ones she’ll be going to school with while people she knows are still here.” He answers me with, “Go for it.” We talked with Jacob and Zane for a bit after asking them about the party. Jacob was calling his Dad as we all walked around the house to where our parents were sitting with Lyla, Dawn and Heather. The first thing I smell as I get around the corner of the house is Lyla’s homemade banana bread with walnuts, my favourite. We’ll never get Dad out of here now. “Boys, did you see that? Lyla hit me.” It is the first thing that Dad says to us. “Why, what did you do this time Dad?” We asked in unison. We tend to do that a lot. Some people think it’s creepy. To us it’s normal. “My own sons won’t even
Reed POV “Oh don’t forget that thing with Quinn when we pick Heather and Dawn up,” Lucas says. “What thing?” Dad asks. “Quinn seems to be having some issues lately,” I said. My Mom pats my Dad’s knee. “Remember it’s only two weeks till his eighteenth. So take it easy, you weren’t all that great to deal with at that age either.” I look at Dad. “Quinn has been a little testy the last little while. He seemed fine when we first showed up at Lyla’s. We talked for a bit. We introduced Heather and Dawn to Quinn, Levi, Meg and April. When we went to get in the truck, we had already arranged to have Heather ride in the cab with us and Quinn. Well, the truck is so high, or you could say because Heather is so short, the step of the truck is at mid chest for her. Quinn lifted her up on the step, but then he slid his hand from her hip to her thigh and down to her mid calf. He felt her up. All I’m going to say is the feeling that that caused was really unexpected.” “You felt like tearing his h
Luna Mona POV I waited until I saw the boys heading across the yard towards the training field where Levi and Quinn were sparing before I grabbed a book off one of my shelves and sat back down beside Shane. He sat up straight in order to get a better look at the book I had. “Ok, spill, I know something the boys said has got you thinking.” “I didn’t want to say anything in front of them but I think Heather may be their mate. I know it shouldn’t be possible for them to get the strong feelings that they are only being fifteen and fourteen. The regular teenage hormones, yes, but the calming feelings and need to protect? Did you ever feel anything like what the boys described when you were that age when you would take girls up to the lookout, and don’t deny that you took girls there.” “Yes, I took girls there. No, I never felt things like what the boys were talking about, regular hormones, oh most definitely.” I let a growl escape, Shane takes the book out of my hand and sets it on the
Heather POV When we had left to head to Grandma’s house, I felt bad about spending my second night in the Twin Moon Pack not with Grandma but again at the packhouse. When we first arrived at Grandma’s I had told her a bit about what had happened at the lookout and that was why I was staying another night. As Grandma put it, she is not a wolf, and has never been mated to one, so when it comes to anything about that type of stuff she won’t be able to give me answers. She said that if I felt comfortable asking Luna Mona and she was willing to help, Grandma said that she would not feel offended. Hearing that made me feel less guilty. We had spent about an hour giving Grandma a very detailed account of our high jinks that we had been up to already today. With how hard she had laughed at the video that April showed her of the guys running around the yard trying to catch Molly, I thought Grandma might have had a heart attack. She had tears running down her face and she almost fell out of her
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.”