Five Months LaterJuliet- Okay, so when do you want me to block the pain?Me- When I am pushing. Let me just deal with these contractions.Juliet- We are about to give birth to triplets, are you sure you want to feel labor?Me- I would rather feel labor than feel the pushing!Juliet- You are the boss this time.“Darlin, you are doing great!” Anderson is beside me with a cold cloth and is feeding me ice chips.“You got this, Luna,” Everly is here too. She gave birth to a healthy baby girl a week ago.Zoe and Claire are going to be the best sisters at Conrad.After fourteen hours of intense labor, Dr. Dixon finally says I can start to push.Juliet- I got your back!Juliet blocks the pain as I pass Baby A, the next ruler of the werewolf kingdom!“It’s a boy!” Dr. Dixon declares.“Bär,” I whisper, and his name is written on a band for his foot.Baby B is next.“It’s a girl!” Dr. Dixon holds up my daughter.“Rose,” I tell her, and Anderson kisses my head.I’m not a heartless bitch!Baby C
Ari’s POV“ARIELLA!” Alicia’s voice rings in my ears as I throw the last of my stuff in my bag. “You traitor!”I barely move before Alicia’s fist swings past my head.“Alicia, stop!” Tristen, her mate, grabs her. Well, I use the word mate loosely, more like Baby Daddy, Mates are fated, Tristen and Alicia are forced because he got her pregnant.“NO,” Alicia screams, taking another swing. “I out rank her.”Juliet- Come on, Ari, let me at her. I was made to defend you!Me- Down girl. Thanks to you, I got this.“No, you don’t,” I speak back to her for the first time since I was four. Juliet, my wolf, finally healed the crushed voice box in my throat. I’ll give you two guesses as to who crushed it.“Ari, you can talk?” Tristan can’t help the smile that takes over his face.“Really?” Alicia slaps him. “Congratulations on being able to talk. Now, cancel your travel. I need you here.”“No, Mother and Father promised me I could leave at 18 and I am leaving,” I say in my still raspy voice. “I h
Ari’s POVA 16-hour flight, 2-hour bus ride and I’m standing outside the gate of Conrad Pack.“Name?” The guard asks.Out of habit I reach for the information card my parents had made me for.My name is Ariella Zillard. I am mute.Juliet- We don't need these anymore.I inhale deeply and smile.“Ariella Zillard,” I tell him. I hope no one puts together the royal last name. Most people have no idea we even have a last name.He checks a list, asks for ID before scanning it and opening the gate.“Kale,” he calls to a Warlock who comes over. “This is Ariella Zillard. She is in Philmore Hall.”Juliet- Yummy!Me- Mate?Juliet- No, but I approve of this snack.“Kale,” He holds out his hand and smiles.I smile and take his hand, “Ari.”He takes my duffle and puts it in the back of the ATV. Then, we are off up a steep hill. When we peak, I see the school.There is a large courtyard with a fountain.Kale stops the ATV and points out the building.“As a freshman, you will be mostly in the all-whi
Finch’s POV“Anderson, left hook,” My Beta, Turk, is instructing my eldest triplet as he fights my youngest triplet. “Finley, keep that guard up. You hear me telling Anderson what to throw you should be reacting to it. Anderson, let your wolf out if you can’t handle Finley.”I chuckle. My wolf, Duke, is also laughing. He has never been very connected to the boys. I think he sees them as the reason his mate is gone. I don’t resent them, but I think Duke does.“Remember when you told us to be nice to Finley because we were older and stronger?” Carter, my middle triplet son, asks as I stand next to him.“I do indeed,” I raise my eyebrows.“You lied,” Carter turns to look at me and I see his jaw healing.“You can’t be mad at him for putting in more effort than you and Anderson put together,” Turk reminds Carter.Carter clears his throat and looks down.I give him a shoulder squeeze as Finley finally blocks Anderson and lands a strong right to the chest.I clap as Anderson lays at his b
Ari’s POVKale holds me behind him as we are pushed into my apartment.“It's okay,” I tell Kale. “They are my mates.”“What the hell is your name and title?” A boy with a Farrah Fawcett flip asks.“Why is that important?” I demand. My voice cracks but I hold my head high.“Answer my brother,” a guy doing a Zach Morris impression growls at me.Juliet- They want to reject us.She is whimpering a little but not the howling in pain I would expect.My jaw drops slightly. As I look at them.“Why are you so angry?” I ask, realizing this is not how meeting my mate should go.“We don’t want you, give us your name and rank,” Farrah states again.“Wait,” I hold up my hands. “You don’t know me, why would you not want me?”“We don’t want a mate until after college. Just accept the rejection now and we will claim you after graduation,” A second Zach Morris explains.My heart clinches. I back up and Kale catches me.“Get your hands off of her,” all three growl at him.This pisses me off. They want f
Finch’s POV“So, what do you think?” Turk asks me as we head back to the packhouse.We are both laughing.“Either one comes out alive and the other is free, or they come out loving each other,” I can’t help the laughter. “Are you expecting the boys to come back tonight?” Turk asks, looking down the driveway way from the school.“I am not expecting them back for a couple of days. We have a large group of females who are here as new students and here for the summer session,” I follow his eyes and see the outlines of the boys coming down the driveway.“Did they walk?” Turk asks.“It looks like it. Did they leave their cars at the school?” I ask and we start walking to meet them.“They look sick,” Turk tells me. “That would explain why they are back so early,” I watch them.“You don’t think that they?” Turk trails off as we get closer.Duke- If they did, I will rip them apart! Me- No, you will not.Duke- You are right, but I will want to.Duke sits down in my mind and has a constant g
Third PersonThe next morning, all three triplets are standing outside Ariella’s door with flowers and scripted apologizes.When they hear the door start to unlock, they kneel down in front of her door.Ariella jumps back at the sight and Kale catches her.“We screwed up,” Anderson starts.“You were right the pain is too much,” Carter continues in a robotic voice.“Please, forgive us,” Finley pleads.They all three hold up their flowers.Juliet- I can’t hear their wolves anymore but I'm not buying this.Ariella- I thought you were going to heal.Juliet- I did. The magic of our Warlock fixed all the broken pieces inside of me.Ariella- So, sex fixed you?Juliet- Okay, the sex was nice, but he healed me.Ariella- I read Anderson and Carter as this is forced because they hurt too much. Finley really seems sorry.Juliet- Finley was the one who didn’t want to reject us.Ariella- I can’t keep Kale if I give them a chance.Juliet- Stab me in the heart.“Finley, I'm sorry, but they don't mean
Months Later (American Thanksgiving)Ari’s POV“Good morning,” Kale whispers as we untangle from last night.“Do you have to go home?” I ask with a whine. “I can’t imagine sleeping alone.”Kale smiles and captures my lips. Kale and I can’t get enough of each other.The triplets have been trying to win me back every day and I am determined to either always keep Kale or find a second chance.After Kale and I climax, we shower together.“Come with me,” Kale says as he packs his bag. “It would be nice to introduce you to my family.”I smile and pull my packed bag from the closet.Kale erupts in laughter.“Sorry, I was hoping you would ask me!” I giggle.“You are the silliest girl,” Kale pulls me to him for a long deep kiss. “I can’t believe you are with me.”“Why?” I ask, looking up at him. He has one arm around me, holding me close and the other hand holding my face.“Because I’m not good enough for you. But you and I laugh so much. Even when we disagree, we end up laughing. It’s so easy