Candy stilled her movements as she heard the cry slip past Annie’s lips.
“Annie?” She asked, unsure of why her mate was crying.
“Y, y, yeah?”
“Did I do something wrong? I’ve never been with a woman before and if I did something wrong, please let me know.” Candy said as she sat up to look at her mate. Annie had her hands over her face as her shoulders shook.
“No, no. You were perfect.” She said with a sob.
“Then why are you crying baby?” Candy asked as she moved to lay beside Annie.
“I just, I didn’t... I’ve never, it’s never felt that amazing before.” Annie said with a hiccuping sob.
Candy gently grabbed Annie’s wr
Annie straightened the borrowed shirt that Drake had brought her as she followed Candy. Her nerves were frayed and she really didn’t want to go into the clinic.Didn’t want to face the physical proof on the screen that she was pregnant. The flutters and strange alien movements were enough for her. The ultrasound that she had done over a month ago was more than enough proof for her.Asking the pack’s doctor to keep her secret had been a gamble, it was one she was glad she had taken.Beau’s response to her pregnancy hadn’t been a joyous thing. Not that she had expected it to be. He had never raised his hand to her, but when she had told him it was the first time she had been afraid that he might strike her.Sure, he had been rough with her. At that moment though as
“Candy?” Doc said, tilting her head to the side as she looked at her daughter and the woman whose hand she was holding.“Mom, this is Annie.” Candy bit her lower lip as she looked at her mother. She wanted her mother to accept her mate, she wanted her mother to accept her.“Annie it’s nice to meet you. Why don’t you come on back?” Doc shook herself, returning to her professional bedside manner.Annie brought her hand up to her stomach. Looking from the doctor to her mate. She could feel the tension pouring from Candy. She didn’t need the bond in place to be able to see the change in the other woman.She could feel it in the way she gripped her hands, how Candy gulped, how her eyes moved from Annie to her mother.“I am,&
Stolas looked away from the game that he and Sam were playing. His friend was being quieter than normal.“What happened with the wolves and the vampire?” Stolas asked, looking back at the screen.“They wanted time with her.” Sam said with a frown as he watched the character toss a grenade with a smile. He needed this kind of destruction to pull his mind away from her face.Lilith had looked so betrayed as he had placed a hand on her shoulder and one on her chin.“So do you.”“All I’ve got is time, they don’t. Well, the half-breed does.” He said, his lip curling in disgust. “I’ll get her to myself soon enough.”“How will you manage with the others?” Stolas said, watching the screen
Candy walked behind Annie, her eyes glued to her round ass. She bit her lip. She still hadn’t talked to her mother about what might happen to Annie and the twins. Well triplets, if she claimed her mate.
“You’re her mate?” Abby asked as she uncrossed her legs and stood from the couch.“I am,” Annie said, looking down away from her sister as Abby came closer to her.“I’m so glad you have someone who will love you the way that you need to be loved.” Abby said.Annie let out a breath as she looked back up at Abby.“You mean you’re not mad at me?” Annie asked as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Looking over at her sister, she watched as Abby pushed her glasses up.“The past is the past Annie.” She said grabbing her twin’s hand. “Beau and I were never going to work out, what happened between you two was just the push I needed to leave.”Annie’s heart twisted at he
“You guys have a date?” Abby asked as she and Annie walked back to the practice space that the band liked to use.“Tonight?”Annie could hear the soft strain’s of the guitar and Eli’s haunting yet beautiful voice. “We do.”“Why didn’t you tell me?” Abby asked as she turned to look at her sister.“Huh?”“Let me help you get ready.” Abby said, leading her in the direction of Candy’s room.“There isn’t really anything I can do to get ready.” Annie whispered, tugging her hand away from her sisters.“Let’s go through your clothes and find something for you to wear?”“Abs, I don’t have anythin
Candy sat her drumsticks down as she tried to calm the rapid beating of her heart. Moving to stand, she rolled her shoulders, trying to shake off the pull she felt to Stolas. It was wrong, he may call to her the same way that Annie does. She knew she needed to talk with her mate.“Candy, I wanted-” Stolas said, his words trailing off as she moved to stand in front of him. She shoved her hands into her pockets to keep from reaching out to pull him closer to her. She wanted to tangle her hands in his long black hair, to force his head back as she nipped at his Adam’s apple.To drag him closer to her. She wondered if his hair would feel as soft as Annie’s? Annie, who was her mate.Candy repeated her mate’s name again. She was stronger than this.“What are you doing he
“Eli, wait.” Candy called out as she scrabbled to stand in front of Stolas. Looking at the man she had once thought herself to be in love with. The man that had been her closest friend for years now.“Candy, what about Annie?” Eli asked, his voice rumbling and inhuman as he struggled to keep his wolf in check, his movements overly graceful as he prowled forward. She couldn’t help but shiver, even though Drake was the alpha of their pack. There was no denying that Eli was an alpha in his own right. Her wolf wanted her to roll onto her back, show the soft skin of her belly to him. Candy wouldn’t do that though, even as she tilted her head to the side in a subtle gesture.“Eli-”“What about Annie, Candy?” Eli said, cutting off Stolas from saying anything else.&ldquo
“Sam, can you help me over to my sisters?” Abby asked Sam, batting her long lashes. Candy’s cheeks shook as she tried to hold in her laughter. She closed her eyes, tilting her head back as she regained her composure.Wrapping her arms around Annie’s waist, Candy rested her hands on Annie’s stomach. She felt the press of a foot or hand against her and she opened her eyes with a grin. She rested her head on Annie’s shoulder when she felt it. The pull of energy that was almost painful.Stolas let out a sigh of relief, his body relaxing as Annie pulled from Candy.“Yeah, babe.” Sam said as he moved to Abby’s side. Wrapping his arm around her waist as he helped her hop down from the table. Candy wanted to tell her to stay back, but she couldn’t find the words.Annie opened her eyes, watching as her siste
Candy moved to the door, pulling it open and stepping into the hallway. “Dev, wait up.”“Candy,” he said, turning to look back at her. His green eyes filled with worry. She wished that there was something she could do, some words she could give him that would ease his fear. If it were Annie she had to protect, she’d do the same. Candy didn’t think she’d ever need to protect Stolas, but if she had to, there was no doubt that she would protect him just as fiercely.“Wait to talk to Drake before you go.” She said, as she moved closer to them. Anna’s eyes were unseeing, and she worried about what had happened to the girl when she was with Nash to make her close off like that.“I don’t want to put the pack in danger, bringing the dragon elders here...” Dev paused, running a hand thro
Annie let out a gasp as she brought her hand up to her mouth, her eyes wide.“She’s healing, slowly. I don’t know how she survived it.” Doc said as she finished hooking up the IV. Already Amelia’s skin was healing. Annie looked at the sinew man as he pushed his thick auburn hair over his shoulder. He stood beside her sister’s unconscious form. His eyes red-rimmed as his fingers hovered over her hand as if he were scared to touch her.“Drake know you’re here?” Doc asked and he looked up at her. “Or is that a question I should leave alone?”Sin didn’t say anything as he let out a shuddering breath.“He won’t hurt anyone here.” Stolas said, moving closer to his brethren.Doc looked at him, her eyebrows raised as she pressed her lips together. Nostrils
Stolas hissed as he lowered himself into the hot water. He sat down, watching as Candy brought her hand up to Annie’s cheek, guiding her to look up at her. She pressed her lips to Annie’s.Candy’s tongue moving along the seam of Annie’s lips as Candy brought her hands up, cupping Annie’s breasts.Annie let out a small gasp as Candy rolled her nipples between her thumb and forefingers. She could feel Candy smile against her lips as her tongue moved into her mouth. Caressing the roof of her mouth before skimming over her teeth, finally moving against her tongue. She jumped, feeling Stolas’ fingers moving over her hipbones. Tracing the curve before moving lower, his thumb moving over her clit with soft yet firm touches.Annie pulled away to look at him, “But Candy hasn’t-”“It’s okay,” Candy said, plucki
“It’s going to be okay, sunflower.” Stolas whispered, their steps were loud in the quiet hallway as they rushed towards the clinic.Opening the door, Candy stepped into the room. Her steps sure and swift as she led them past her mother’s small office to the set of rooms that had been setup for births. She looked back at Stolas as he sat Annie down in the birthing area. The dimly lit room dominated by the large birthing tub.“Turn the water on as cold as it will go.” He said helping Annie pull her dress off as she looked up at him with glassy eyes and flushed skin. She pressed herself against him, grabbing him by the front of the shirt and pressing her lips to his.Candy adjusted the taps above the large tub. She didn’t understand what was going on. She trusted Stolas. As the water started to fill the tub she pulled out her phone, scrolling through the contacts until she reached her mother. “Who are you calling?” Stolas asked as he pulled away from Annie, guiding her to the water as he
Looking up at the tree line as the sun painted the sky with oranges and purples. Annie let out a sigh. There were three of them. She wondered why her parents hadn’t told them?If they didn’t know, did that mean that she and Abby were adopted?The fluttering kick moved over her stomach and she pressed a hand to her belly. She could understand how hard it would be to have three babies at once. The thought filled her with nervous anxiety. She didn’t know if she could do this.She would raise three babies.Would they look like her or Beau? She hoped they looked more like her. She didn’t need the constant reminder of their father. With things going so well with Candy and Stolas, she was just waiting for the other shoe to drop.In quiet moments like this, she could almost imagine his voice as he would hold h
“Wife?”“Well, mate. Same difference.” Candy said, pressing her lips to Annie’s before she pulled away to open the door and climb into the back seat.“Wife?” She repeated, her tones rising as she looked towards.“This is a bit more permanent than, but yes.” He said, leaning against the jeep’s door as she climbed in.Annie’s brow furrowed as she buckled her seatbelt. Unsure about how she felt being their wife. Her parents hadn’t had a happy marriage, sure they had loved her and Abby. She just never got the feeling that they loved each other, though.“We could do burgers.” Stolas said before he closed the door and walked around to the other side of the jeep.“Burgers? Yes, please.” Candy looked over at Annie before adding, “I mean,
“Candy.”“Shhhh, just watch the movie.” Stolas said as he trailed his fingers underneath the strap of her dress. A grin spreading across his face as he grabbed a few more pieces of popcorn and tossed them into his mouth. He looked up at the screen, watching the beginning of the movie.Annie pressed her lips together as she turned her eyes towards the screen. Candy’s warm breath moved over her inner thigh as she moved her hands under Annie’s knees, pulling her down lower so she could have better access.Candy’s fingers ghosting over her skin, making Annie let out a whimper as she brought her hand up her cover her mouth.Candy smiled as she brought her hand up closer to Annie’s core, her fingers barely touching her as she hooked her fingers into the crotch of the thin material. Pulling the satin out of
“Did we really need all these snacks?” Annie said as she looked between Stolas and Candy, their arms loaded with candy, popcorn, and sodas.“Shifter.” Candy said as she shrugged her shoulders and smiled over at her mate, “And I didn’t see you complaining when I asked for the sour watermelon candies.”“I’m not, it’s just a lot.”“We’ll work it off later.” Candy said, a plan already forming to make this date more interesting.“I promise to share my popcorn,” Stolas said as they walked up to the attendant. “Can you grab my phone?” He asked Annie as he turned around.Annie’s eyes widened and the tops of her ears burned as she looked down at his shapely ass. She couldn’t help the feeling of wanting to squeeze the flesh under