~Octavius~"Daddy!" Lucas jumps into my arms, and I toss him into the air to hear his laughter. Val stayed at the castle with Hazel while I ran to get our son from my brother's house."Hey, Buddy! Did you have fun with Uncle Ash and Aunt Carlie?" He nodded enthusiastically."We made cookies!" He rubs his little tummy."Where are my cookies?" Lucas wiggles out of my arms and runs into the kitchen; Carlie follows him."So, a second mate?" Ash asks quietly."Hazel is so innocent and sweet. She and Val are already hitting it off as if they've been best friends forever, and she loves kids. I'm nervous about them meeting, but I know he will love her as much as we do." Hazel fits us like a glove, so there is no doubt in my mind Lucas will love her too."How will you explain it to him? Will he see her as a second mother?" Ash looks slightly concerned because this is not typically the Lycan way."He's only three, so it'll be a simple explanation. As he ages, he will form a proper understanding
~Hazel~Lucas is a ball of energy. I'm a pretty fit woman, but this little guy made me doubt my athleticism while playing on the playground. Today has been the best day of my life. Val and I went shopping for new clothes this evening while Tae took Lucas to an arcade in the mall. After dinner, we played Go Fish with Lucas and did a couple of rounds of hide-and-seek. Lucas said he wanted to be on my team, so we hid and found his parents together. Now that I'm showered and lying down in the bed, I feel exhausted. Val is giving Lucas a bath in the bathroom attached to his bedroom while Tae is showering in our bathroom. The privacy gives me time to call my parents. After two rings, my mom answers."I'm assuming you found a beast to corrupt you since you never returned home." I knew my mom would be upset, but I did not expect her to say something like this when she answered my call."Hello, sunshine. Put Dad on the phone." I don't feel like talking to her. Dad might not be any better."Haz
~Hazel~Sex is intimate, but Tae cleaning me up after I noticed the aftermath is a different type of intimacy. When your body is no longer running on adrenaline and lust, you feel raw and vulnerable. I wanted to rush to the bathroom and clean myself, but there's no way in hell I will be rushing anywhere after what he had just done to me. Val helped me up so I could use the restroom while Tae changed the comforter on our bed. He just left to check on Lucas to make sure he was still asleep, so Val and I are lying in bed, facing each other and waiting for him to join us."Sorry about the blanket." I don't know why I'm embarrassed right now. I'm assuming this is normal."I know how you feel, don't worry. It didn't bother Tae during my first time either. To be honest? I think he loves it. He did well with not getting too crazy. I can't say he'll be as easy next time." So that was him being easy. Noted."I assume he was gentle with you last night so I wouldn't get scared about my first time
~Valentina~Why isn't she awake? It has been seven days, and Hazel's heart sounds weak. Our family doctor came right after she closed her eyes to insert a catheter, hook her up to a heart monitor, and put her on oxygen to take the stress off of her body. Doctor Green said it would most likely take her longer than most to wake because of the amount of neutralizer in her system, but she needed it from both of us to complete the bond. There was no other way, but I'm getting scared. What if something goes majorly wrong? Werewolves have more than one mate all the time, but they always recover quickly after being marked.Tae is beginning to get anxious too. I know he is trying to be strong and positive for me, but we can sense something isn't right. I hate leaving Hazel's side because Lucas doesn't understand these things yet, and we won't let him come into our room while Hazel is in a coma. Thankfully, Tae and I can take turns sitting with her most of the time, but he can't always put work
~Valentina~"I'm going to mindlink you, okay? To respond, all you have to do is direct your thoughts to me. That will open our communication, and you can try it with Tae later. We will receive it as long as we keep our minds open to one another." I have a ton to talk to her about, and these simple questions are limiting us tremendously.Do you hear my voice? She squeezes my hand so I know she hears me.Kill that fucking doctor, Val. I get back into the bed and lie next to her.What has he done? I need to know everything. He's a dead man, for sure. Being able to talk to her lifts so much weight from my chest.He keeps injecting me with something that makes my pulse slow. I think he called it a beta-blocker, but it also contains a muscle paralytic. As far as touching goes, he makes me uncomfortable as hell. He ran his finger across my chest while I was regaining feeling a couple of days ago and told me he's doing this for the greater good. He also talked about my body and said it's a sh
~Octavius~This can't be the man who cared for me for over half of my life. He has never given me a reason not to trust him, but now has shown the utmost disrespect. I'll be sure to get the answers I need before I snap his neck. Niko opens the cell for me as I put on gloves."You're making a mistake! You should have rejected her!" Doctor Green is sweating profusely."Why the hell would we reject our mate? The Fates made her for us for a reason." It seems I won't have to beat the information out of him."The prophecy! She said I must kill her!" I don't even recognize him. His eyes are cold, and his body is fidgeting."Who said it? What is the prophecy?" It has to be a witch. I wish he would get to the fucking point."It's a Tribrid. She's here to ensure Hazel dies. If I do not execute it, she will kill me!" I feel my heart sink into my stomach. How did a Tribrid get into my territory? A Tribrid is the last being I would want to deal with, but I will do anything to protect our people an
~Hazel~Being paralyzed for a week was traumatizing. It's been three days since I gained control over my body, but learning how to walk again was not easy. I still feel unsteady on my feet sometimes. I would have fallen down a flight of stairs last night if Tae wasn't there to catch me.Tae and Val's parents are staying with us until the Tribrid, Eden, is found. I guess King Coolidge was unaware of the prophecy or her plan to invade our territory, but he is not willing to interfere with it. He told Tae to do what he must to protect his people, but he could not put his queen and the other two Tribrids at risk. He also mentioned how weird Eden has been acting for the last few weeks. She barely left her house and refused to eat meals with them as they usually did. If she knew about the prophecy that early, I can only imagine how much she prepared for this.More than anything, I'm terrified. I wonder how many people Eden has convinced to kill me. I don't know what spells or potions she is
~Hazel~Even as a Lycan, Tae takes his time. For obvious reasons, I assumed a quick 'doggy style' was the go-to position when they make love in their animalistic form. What I didn't expect was Tae licking the holy hell out of my hoo-ha. This is a contradicting feeling for me. It's a cross between weird as fuck and gooder than a goddamn. I don't even care if gooder isn't a word. It should be! It might be nasty, but I won't deny the pleasure that rolls through my body. For shame, for shame.Val is right beside my head, touching herself. The sexual aroma is driving me wild. Her smell was enticing before I became a Lycan, but now? My mouth is watering for a taste of her. My senses heightened beyond anything I imagined.I need to taste you, Val. Your scent is making me crazy. A small whimper escapes me. I can tell Val prefers staying in her human body the majority of the time. I think I'll be more comfortable in that form as well.She stops touching herself and straddles my head, facing Ta