Throwing back my head, I laughed. Full blow, let loose laugh that I couldn’t hold back even if I tried. Finn’s face screwed up in pain.
“Are you laughing at me?”
“No…I mean, yes but not for the reason you think.”
Shaking my head, I traced his belly, not his abs. Leaning down, I kissed the belly and he froze in shock. I straightened and put my hand on his cheek.
“You’ve been ignoring the fact that you’re pregnant, haven’t you?”
I saw him swallow and he didn’t make eye contact with me.
“Finn, you’re not fat. You’re carrying a pup in there. A strong pup. It’s not something to ignore or try to work out. You need to embrace this time and you need to tell Noah.”
“How can I when…”
I growled. “He’s acting like that because he’s confused! He doesn't know what’s going on with you. All he
*** Silas POV ***“As you can see, Alpha, she is both beautiful and would make the perfect Luna. She’s a little young but she’s been raised right.”I looked at the woman in front of me. Alpha Reid wasn’t wrong. She was beautiful and the old 50’s kind of beauty. Classically beautiful some might say. The issue was he also hit the nail on the head with how young she was. She just turned eighteen. We were separated by double digits in age. It made me grimace and I’m sure my reputation may have made me look far scarier to her than I meant to be. However, being surprised by Elder Herman and Alpha Reid, throwing his grand-fucking-daughter at me. As though she had no mate out there to love her, as though she was washed up like me with no mate in sight.Behind me, I could feel Nate and Sam’s amusement at the situation. They’d come over to the pack house at nine in the morning. Knowing Sam, Nate, and I didn’t really leave to start whatever we were doing until after ten a.m. However, all of us w
A soft knock on the door and Sam stuck his head in. “The first family is here.” I nodded to him. “Send them in, if you wouldn’t mind.” Aelia got up from the corner of my desk and leaned her back against the window. Nate set up to the left of my desk, leaning against the bookshelf. Taking up my usual spot at my desk, I laced my fingers together and waited. The first family to walk in was the Reeds and Faulks. The Reed’s daughter hadn’t shifted yet and she was supposedly the Faulks sons’ mate who had turned twenty. The reason they were requesting an early bond was because he was going for training at the Alpha King’s palace for the next four years. So it was more understandable that they wanted to make sure the two were connected during that time. It kept both of them out of trouble. However, not only had she not shifted but they were promised to each other at birth supposedly. The Moon Goddess doesn’t give a shit about that and I didn’t either. “Good morning. Thank you for seeing us
“How did it get here?”“Nailed to a tree outside the territory.”She clicked her tongue. “When?”I glanced outside. “I don’t know…I’ve been holed up in here.”Sighing, she put her hands on the sides of my face and pulled me down. Our foreheads touched and my eyes closed.“Don’t make the same mistake Father did.”I growled loudly. “I’m not letting those bastards get…”“Silas.” She cut me off, voice harsh. “I don’t mean that. I mean, thinking you can take this on alone. You’re not alone.”My eyes opened and she was staring into my own, seeing the anger she also had. The fire that I had been feeling in my own soul but hers smoldered instead of exploded. It didn’t come out in a blind rage. Sighing, I shook my head.“I know. I just…”“You obviously don’t know. Three days, Sil. You’ve been holed up here three days. Haven’t spoken to anyone, haven’t reached out. Even if you didn’t want to speak to your pack about it, you have me. Not just your sister or some rogue, but it’s my duty as First
*** Solaris POV ***I had had a rough few days that I didn’t know if I would even have a good day left in me. There wasn’t even the strength to hold up my body on my right leg, let alone put weight on my left leg. Yesterday, I felt better to walk around the house. Now, I was sitting at a local diner waiting. I ordered a coffee and was pouring the cream into it when Charles walked in.He looked around, caught my smile and headed over. He slid into the seat across from me.“How are you doing? Silas said you were having a time after…”I smiled. “Better. Though, I don’t think I’ll have many more of these days.”He smiled at me sadly. “I guess we should enjoy it then!”His optimism made me smile even wider and I nodded. “We are waiting on one more person.”“Another person? Is this the reason why you wanted to meet me?”I nodded.
“Differences?”I nodded to Sam. “Someone who has become an Omega is different than someone who is like Noah and Finn.”Sam opened his mouth but I put my hand up.“I’ll explain. A changed Omega will test as an Omega and their mannerisms and even hormones will adjust before even meeting their mate. However, no bodily changes will occur until your mate marks you.”Charles raised his hand and I raised my eyebrow at him.“This isn’t a classroom, you don’t have to raise your hand.”“It’s a non-related but related to marking.”I cocked my head to the side.“Can a human mark a werewolf?”I broke out in a grin. “Yes, a human can mark a werewolf. It’s the same way a werewolf would mark a human. A bite. You just have to bite a little harder.”Sam chuckled and Charles just nodded.“Now, back to what I
Taking a deep breath, I looked around the diner. I was right in saying not a single person was paying attention to us. There were some teenage wolves in the far corner ditching there morning classes. I wondered if they were a part of Silas’ pack. I caught eyes with the waitress and she ambled over.“Anything else I can get you?”I smiled at her. “Can I get a top off on the coffee and the check?”She nodded and looked at the boys. They shook their head but Charles raised his eyebrow at me. “Didn’t Noah and Finn ban you from having coffee?”“You know Noah and Finn are my Betas right?”Sam chuckled and shook his head. “They are only doing it out of love and concern for you.”“Yeah well, if I’m going to die, I’m going to die happy with a fucking cup of coffee in my hand.” I glared at Sam as the waitress put the check on the table. “Preferably Ir
*** Silas POV *** I stared down at my desk, not reading the words on the page in front of me. Turning around, I looked out the window of my office. There was so much going on right now, it was hard to concentrate.‘You should call Aelia. See if you can talk to her.’I sighed. ‘Noah and Finn won’t let her. They blame me for her getting that bad. Which, partially, was my fault. I should have just taken her home knowing she used her power.’Eros quieted and I rubbed my face. It had been four days and still she wasn’t doing well. While Noah was beyond angry with me, Finn at least would text me with updates of her condition. Neither of them allowed me to speak to her but at least I had something.Then there was Nate. He had holed himself in his room this entire time. I had Meredith refuse to give him food unless he came out. He stopped eating all together. I tried to coax him out of the room with some of his favorite things but he refused. Nate wouldn’t talk to anyone, look at anyone. It
We pulled up to a house at around seven in the evening. Everyone piled out and I narrowed my eyes. The house seemed familiar but I couldn’t quite place it. Nate also seemed to have the same face as I did while Aelia, Noah, and Finn grabbed their gear. The door opened and a woman stepped onto the porch. My mouth fell open.“Aunt…Aunt Maggie?” Nate stammered next to me.She laughed. “Of course. Who else would it be? The Boogie Man? Come inside. Dinner is ready.”“Oh thank Goddess. Maggie, these people are trying to starve me.” Finn walked up and kissed her on the cheek.Noah grumbled. “Yeah, until he eats his way through the entire gingerbread house and the witch.” He leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Maggie, you look radiant as ever.”Aelia came up the stairs next but I saw there was more of a serious limp in her walk. Maggie reached out and hugged her.“I’m so glad you could make it out again, Aelia. Thank you for bringing these two too. I owe you.”She shook her head. “I owe you, yo