ALICE
“Never, baby girl,” Sebastian gently nipped at my neck, “we always knew you were coming. The oracle told me I would have two mates, one that would take care of me,” he smiled against my shoulder, “and one that would challenge me… guess which one you are.” I fake laughed before he continued, “There’s all kind of pillows, fabrics,-”
“Why?” How could they anticipate I would want this? Why was my wolf bordering on the edge of insanity over pillows?
Why?
“Sex, can be just sex,” he turned me back around to face all of the pillows, “but when you want to mate, when your body is entering the optimal timeframe for creating little mini dragons,” his hand splayed over my stomach, “you’ll want to nest. Rian said there's no telling what things or types of fabrics you’ll choo
ALICE “How long do I have to fatten up?” I jokingly said but earned a disapproving look from Rian as he set more food still in front of me. We’d lazed around most of the morning, taking turns getting cleaned up before we had to take another food break. “Is there a goal weight I’m not aware of? Is it a-” Rian’s phone buzzing had me pausing. It had become almost normal for Marcy to call Sebastian in such a short span of time, but when Nixon's voice came through all the playfulness I felt fell away. "Where's Alice?" "She's paying attention." "Marcy isn't doing so great, I don't know what's wrong with her, but she's pale even for a Vamp." "How often is she feedi
NIXON "How's Linden?" Alice's voice was desperate for good news as soon as I picked up. "Better," I alleviated her worries instead of saying something about how offended I was that she didn't miss me enough to ask about me first, "him and Marcy had a moment last night." I bet she does have a favourite brother. It has to be me. "Good. We need him on board to help with Marcy. I'm coming back now, but I'm… ummm,” was she nervous? “Can you get Linden so we can all talk, but privately.” "What the…" "Hey," Alice interrupted Linden's outrage at me flashing him from the kitchen to the office. "Who is this?"
NIXON Linden looked past Alice to where her unmarked mates were standing. They were weirdly calm and looked too relaxed for an unmarked mate to be, but there was something in the way they watched her that told a different story. “Mountain,” I smiled and Alice jabbed me in the ribs with her elbow as she rolled her eyes. “RIAN,” when she called him, announcing his name loudly for me, something changed in the way he was looking around. It was less calculating and more adoring, she was his sole focus and every word she spoke had him spending every ounce of his attention on her, “You’ve already met the unfortunate mess that is Nixon,” she linked her arm in mine, not so subtly checking to make sure my tattoo was still there before slipping her other arms in Lindens, “this is my other triplet, Linden.” She motioned
NIXON Ian’s words seemed to shock Marcy, she seemed less distracted by her needs and more focused on listening for instructions. “Remember what I told you. Take his hand,” Marcy started to listen and do every action as Ian spoke it, “pull him into you slowly, pressing together only when you have enough control to stay there with him a few moments. Close your eyes and listen to the way his blood is flowing through his body. The gentle thump is what you want. If it starts to increase, you stop. If it starts to slow down, you stop.” Marcy nodded her head before she looked shocked and horrified all at once and blush covered her cheeks, but Linden only pulled her in closer, smiling like a schoolboy trying to hide… Filthy, filthy, fucker. Alice looked my way, clearly
LINDEN When I spoke to the pack, it was like Ace was speaking - and maybe he was. I watched it all unfold, watched as Terran stood to the side and acted as if he was listening while he was surveying the pack for threats. He'd find none. Our pack was loyal because Declan was right… we've grown up loved. My parents made sure that they weren't loyal out of fear because that doesn't bind a person. A person loyal under duress will always change loyalties if their fears change, but not here. Aydin almost stormed out at the sight of Al's mate, but Katherine and Bell’s tight grip had him staying put. Xavier was calculating the risks when he noticed that Marcy wasn’t by my side, while Westley's eyes were fixed on Rian and I don't think he was paying attention to the conv
LINDEN Jax tried to tackle Alice, but she pushed off of Westley's back just as he reached them and flipped over him, landing in Ian’s arms. He’d flashed over there to catch her and didn’t look impressed as she laughed wildly watching Aydin shift back to human form as he and Westley tumbled across the field. “I’d say sorry,” Terran laughed as he popped a flower out of the vines where Xavier’s ass would be, “but,” he shrugged and Marie couldn’t control the giggles that followed. “Baby girl,” Ian said in a warning tone but Alice just looked up at him in this way that made something shift inside me. Her eyes were glued to him, looking up at him like he was her entire world and nothing would ever keep them apart as she played with his… oh fuck.
ALICE The night seemed to drag out. Sebastian monitored Marcy feeding every time Linden felt strong enough to go again and in-between those times Rian kept insisting I keep drinking and eating. The pains in my stomach were starting to become a problem… I mean how much food could a person eat? The only light through it being that Marcy's gentle nature pre-Vamp, was resulting in a very mild-natured Freshling. She already had great control over her impulses and Sebastian suggested that they should let her out for small blocks of time. He doesn't think she will pose a threat, he told us '...most Freshlings only go on killing sprees because they want to. They feel the power they have and don't want or need to hold that bloodlust back.'
ALICEThe fluff beneath me told me I was on my bed of pillows but Rian hadn't left my side because I still had his heartbeat thumping against the side of my face. Sebastian's scent lingered around us, the sweet but burnt caramel notes of it making me lick my lips, but the realization that his body wasn't pressed into mine had my chest tightening.The pressure behind my closed eyes began to grow, the wetness in them threatening to spill over as I tried to convince myself to open them and look for him."What's wrong?" Sebastian's strong voice sent a shiver up my spine, removing all traces of the sadness I felt and replacing it with excitement as I turned over.He was standing by the bed, his chest bare and muscles tight with anticipation. His shoulders rippled when he