Storm's POVMom calmed down after a while and King Benedict interrogated my father about Maureen, our late pack doctor. In all my years of knowing that woman, I never expected she could do something like this."Did Maureen tell you who paid her to switch our babies?" He asked.Dad stroked his jaw, his arm around Mom, " I remember the name clearly, she called him Alessio. She said he was very powerful and rich." King Benedict laughed." Alessio, huh? Why am I not surprised? That bastard had been after me since we were born." I raised my eyebrows, confused." Who is he?" I asked."He was my twin brother. He was jealous that I had been born before him, making me the next in line for the throne, he always looked for a way to attack me but I didn't think he would scope so low to give me a dead child." Wow, what a hateful man." What are you going to do to him now that you know the truth?" Dad asked.King Benedict laughed again but this time bitterly. "I can't do anything to a dead man.
Storm's POVThe doorbell rang, and Fiona and I made eye contact over the table, she shrugged and continued eating her pancakes. I headed to the door and opened it. Bianca stood at the other side looking like she had been in a catfight and lost."Hello Storm," Her voice came out raspy and I almost felt like offering her some water."Bianca, it's been a while." I crossed my arms around my chest and took a defensive stance. I was ready to fight her in case she decided to act mad."Can I come in?" She asked, her eyes downcast. She looked tired and worn out." It depends, are you here to cause trouble for me because if you are, I'm sorry but you can't." She shook her head, " I'm not. I came here to apologize." My eyes widened and I stepped back and she entered. I closed the door behind us. Bianca took a seat, I excused myself, and went to prep Fiona, she had finished her breakfast, I put the dishes in the sink and took her up to her room to play with her tab. I returned to the living ro
Noah's POVThe room had an eerie feel to it, the quickness and the stench of antiseptics made it worse. I walked over to Storm and held her hand. "David, is she fine? Is she hurt anywhere? Does she need surgery? Why is she still unconscious? " I rambled the questions out but my eyes were focused on Storm."She's fine, the impact of the choking caught off the air in her brain for a minute but she's a fighter and so is the baby. She'll be back home in a day or two." He said, my brain had only heard the word baby, what the hell was going on?"Baby, what baby? Who has a baby?" Was he talking about Fiona?David's eyes widened and he cleared his throat."Oh, erm, so I'm guessing you don't know. " He loosened his tie. " Storm is seven weeks pregnant, I don't know why she hasn't told you, she's known since she was three weeks pregnant." My chest ached and my eyes burned, Storm was pregnant and I was going to be a father. How come I didn't know, how could she not tell me?"Noah, are you okay?
Ten years laterStorm's POV"Let go, it's mine." "No, it's mine." Identical sets of screams came from up the stairs, and soon the screams escalated to stomps and thuds, I took a sip from my glass of wine, waiting for someone to cry first before I climbed up the stairs to deal with them."Mom, aren't you going to do something about that?" I turned to see Fiona, she crossed her arms over her chest and glared at me, she was now a cranky fifteen years old and thought she was better than everyone. Fiona had grown beautifully in the last ten years, she was tall for her age, almost 5'8, her glossy red hair was pulled back in a tight bun, her lips were full and she had the eyes of a seductress. Fiona started calling me Mom when she was six and I remember how hard I cried the first time she said it."I'm waiting for them to draw blood." I glanced at Fiona over and couldn't hold the laughter that shot out of me.Fiona was dressed in a black crop top and short shorts with spiky black boots. Th
Storm's POV"Is she ever going to shift?" My mother said to my father as they prepared for the day. They seemed to forget that just because I couldn't shift didn't mean that I didn't have my other werewolf senses."I don't know, we'll just have to keep praying to the moon goddess." He sighed and I could imagine him rubbing his temples, he always did that whenever he was stressed or tired. " What about her mate, will she ever find her mate?" Mom asked, her voice cracking as she said the last word. My heart clenched, knowing that my mother was going through pain because of me."Hazel, please, let's not worry about that now. It's Storm's birthday, she's going to know if something is wrong with us, so put on a big smile and get ready to wish our daughter a happy birthday." Dad's voice rang loud and I could hear Mom shuffling around the kitchen."You're right, I shouldn't bother. Everything will be fine." Mom's fake cheery voice was so evident. I took deep breaths and then walk down the
Storm's Pov"What are you talking about? What do you mean by leaving?" She pushed me back and asked confused. I looked up at the woman who gave birth to me, knowing I was about to break her heart."Mom, I need to leave this town, I need to leave this pack, I can't do it anymore. Everyone here already knows me as the wolfless girl, soon the news about my behavior around Zachary is going to spread and I'll be known as the crazy wolfless girl. I don't think I'll be able to take it. Please help me." I begged. Mom was now sobbing and so was I."But where will you go? You've never lived anywhere but here, how will you survive?" She asked, her eyes filled with emotions."I don't know, maybe I could leave with Summer and her mate for a while before finding my feet." Summer was my elder sister, I also had a brother named Rain, yes, my parents had a thing for the weather."But Summer leaves in Red moon pack which is so far away, how will you cope?" "Mom, I'll be fine, I promise," I reassured h
Noah's Pov"Your girl looks good, Noah. " Jasper, my Delta and second in command said. I glared at him, pissed that he had the audacity to look at her and then turned towards where she was working, hoping to get a glimpse of her smile, but she was seriously concentrating on the drink that was mixing. I didn't know what I was doing here, it was too risky, hell, who was I deceiving, I knew damn well why I was here, my Lycan and I missed her. It had been over a month since we saw her and we were going crazy. "Dude, don't you think it's about time you claimed her? You know it's risky for her to keep roaming around without a pack. Her potion is going to wear off someday and it doesn't even work on Lycans. Most especially, you need her." Caleb said and took a chug of his drink. Nothing he was saying was a lie, I had to do something about Storm but I kept dancing around the issue. Caleb was one of my betas and he didn't have a filter on him. The ruckus from the bar stand piqued my interes
Noah's POVI didn't see her eyes close but I saw her sway and before I could get to her, she had already hit the ground. I rushed to her, picked her and carefully laid her on the bed. As much as I loved to see her naked and beautiful skin, I knew she wouldn't be happy when she woke up, I quickly dressed her in one of my shirts and covered her with the duvet. I didn't want her waking up while I was dressing her and throwing a fit. I leaned down and brushed a light kiss on her head before tiptoeing out of the room.Down in the living room, I called Jasper."What's wrong?" He asked immediately he picked up the call. "Why would you assume something was wrong?" I inquired. Jasper was very intrusive so it didn't surprise me that he could tell something was wrong."You hardly call unless it's an emergency or something is wrong. You're texter." Yes, he is good.I brushed my hair back with my fingers. " So I may or may not have claimed Storm as my mate last night." " WHAT!" He shouted so lou