~Meadow’s Point of View~I had no idea what to make of Sebastian and Diana as mates. It was a hell of a lot more unlikely than Ben and I. At least he didn’t have wives and children. But I had to admit I knew really nothing about the male. Arrogant, but most witches were really. Ben seemed to be much more calm and reserved considering his family. He could be arrogant certainly, a male with all this and the females? Kind of shocking, that he was so humble.Diana however was loud and proud to be what she was … the life of the party and ready for action. Any kind really. I had heard plenty of rumors about her. I once overheard my brothers snickering about her having a crush on Tyson of all people. I mean he was very looking, and quite a body, but not at all my type. Not to mention I could probably never get past what he did to Lilly and her family.I had to admit, I was kind of jealous of Diana’s confidence. She clearly knew what she wanted and took it, so how would her getting a mate fac

~Meadow’s Point of View~ How is this my life? I gulped and fiddled with my hands as I stood in the hallway outside of where my mate’s wife was giving birth to their second child. Yes, that was my reality. *Irony of life I guess. The Goddess’ way of reminding us that it all moves on,* Coral said, like she was so smart. I turned my head away from all the others milling about to shake my head at her. Was she sneaking off and reading Greek philosophy while we were out here? “It’s a boy,” someone shouted and I let go of a hard breath. I told myself I’d come in just to wish everyone well and then I’d be off. Hardly like anyone wanted me here. I was sure I reeked at any rate. I had been so worried about mom and Sunny both I’d barely had a second to think about anything else. My feet moved on their own, likely Coral pushing me, and I found myself in Ben’s room. His bed was missing, a couple walls were covered in putty, about to be repainted. Oh jeez. I made my way into his bathroom

~Meadow’s Point of View~ Nothing like trying to storm away from Ben while keeping my pride but having to wait for him to magically unlock his damn door! Ugh!! I practically roared through the house, pissed off and not caring who knew it. *You’re really kind of an idiot, even I get this,* Coral said, just adding to my mood. I practically spat venom as I went on my tirade, cursing and muttering under my breath the entire way back to the cabin. I threw open the door, making mom jump then I dropped into a small rocking chair. She stuck her nose in the air and sniffed. “No, it didn’t happen,” I snapped. She made a face and tilted her head. “He … refused you,” she asked, confused. “Ugh! I don’t even wanna talk about it,” I shouted, darting up from the chair and storming into the bathroom. *Come on you dumbass! What are you doing? You know he’s probably up there devastated,* Coral said, angry. KNOCK KNOCK “You’re going to talk about it Meadow, or I’ll tell Skyler to come in he

~Ben’s Point of View~ I’d busied myself all day helping with the children, doing all I could to keep occupied. Lilly even sought me out at one point, and basically told me to just go for it. Just mark Meadow. That the whole family was on my side. Like I’d ever do it without her consent, and risk her hating me for all our years. I did all I could to try and wrap my mind around it all. See things from Meadow’s perspective. I knew she was lost, not ready to be a mother. That didn’t bother me at all, we had plenty of time. If she thought I’d be upset about it I just had to assure her that wasn’t the case. As desperate of course as I was to see her with a growing belly, to see our legacy cemented in time, there was nothing more important to me than her heart. I would have a great deal of time to learn about raising a shifter, but for Meadow the learning curve would be instant. A baby might not have strong magical powers yet, but it will have abilities it doesn’t yet understand or know w

~Ben’s Point of View~ Being able to feel my little love in real time, her emotions and her overall well-being was unlike anything I could imagine. I felt her happiness, I felt when she was nervous. I had to remember it worked both ways, that was a bit harder for me to grasp. I didn’t want her to worry, but with every up and down of her mood I was already. So she had to be feeling the same. I had to tell myself she was safe, it was all a learning curve for us both. I tucked Meadow back at the cabin with her mom and Lilly, although she wasn’t happy about it whatsoever. The bottom line was that she wasn’t a Shadow or a witch. She had no real way by which she could fight or defend herself and I needed all my wits about me. I couldn’t risk worrying about her while trying to handle business. Having her brothers worry. They had already lost enough. Teleporting to the portal, I saw Calista with a couple of suitcases along with a couple other wives who were saying their good-byes. She was es