Four years later.The Moon Stone Pack is more hectic than it was before. Although Phoenix, Violet, Magnolia, Henry, Charlie, Harper, Phillip, and Isadora all fell into a season of peace where there were no more worries concerning the safety of the pack or one another, they also fell into a season of chaos with all of their children and being thrusted into the joys of parenthood. What makes parenthood even more chaotic is the fact that each one of their kids are guaranteed to be special in some way or another.Charlie and Harper ended up having a baby girl who they named Annabelle. So far, she seems to be the sweetest and most easy going child of the group. They are now pregnant with their second child, but they don’t know the gender yet.Phillip and Isadora also had a little girl who they named Hazel. She’s been rambunctious as she always wants to chase after her older brother and keeps her parents on their toes. Since having Hazel and also co-parenting with Franklin, they’ve decided n

QuirinaI wipe my sweaty hands along my dress. I take a deep breath trying to remind myself to keep my emotions in check. Everything is okay, I can handle this. There’s a knock on my door and I practically jump in surprise. I breathe out before calling out, “Come in!”The door opens and shuts and I turn to see Franklin in my room. He asks, “How you doing, Rina?”I breathe out, “I’m fine.”“It’s okay to be nervous, it’s a long weekend.”I nod in agreement. I’m about to be 18. My parents don’t know exactly when my birthday is but they planned a party to celebrate. Because my parents are so well known within the community, lots of visitors are coming to celebrate with us… for them.It’s no secret that I’m not normal. I think people want to know whether or not my parents plan to give me the Alpha title. They have Felicity now and she’s biologically their child, it makes complete sense if they want to wait 13 more years before relinquishing their position.My dad has told me not to worry

QuirinaI ran as fast as my legs would carry me. This trail is quiet, rarely used, and I know it’s a place that I can exert my energy without anyone really watching me. It’s exactly what I want, what I need, a space to be unhinged and not have to worry about anyone reporting back to my parents about how I might be “breaking” or whatever word they would use.I focus on the burning pain in my legs as I run, digging in deeper and relishing in the pain. Pain is the only distraction from my constant racing thoughts and the power that is always ready to come to the surface. Finally, I slow myself down to a stop and check my watch. I only have 20 more minutes before I need to be back at the house to get ready. I breathe in and out, the pain in my legs slowly fading, I’m about to run again when I hear a voice, “Nice to see you again.”I jump from shock, not realizing that I wasn’t alone. I turn and see one of the boys I met while we were greeting people. He’s an upcoming Alpha… Titan? Timmy?

QuirinaI walk into the ballroom where there are at least a hundred people already in attendance. Just the sheer number of people is enough to make me break out in a nervous sweat.It’s easy for me to pick out my friends and family though. I knew what my cousin Franklin was wearing. He wears a charming smile as he talks to a small group of women and there’s two other men that I don’t recognize on either side of him. He seems comfortable, obviously in his element. Like he didn’t need alcohol to help loosen up and behave the way that’s expected of him.Annabelle is already on the dance floor. She wears a pastel purple dress that shimmers and has black details that help outline her figure. Her strawberry blonde hair is pinned up in a nice bun, she wears a black mask and I notice that her eyes appear dark. She must’ve put in colored contacts to help disguise who she is. It’s not every day you see a girl with pale purple eyes.Hazel is wearing a formal romper and sticks out compared to the

AnnabelleThe party is in full swing and the dance floor is full. I’m exhausted. I’ve had fun tonight, but honestly, I wish this party was a few months later. There’s a chance that my mate is in this room, but I wouldn’t recognize him because I haven’t turned 18 yet.I look around and watch as my younger sister, Josephine runs off with our cousins Cameron and Declan. The three of them have been stuck together like glue for as long as I can remember and the boys are fiercely protective over her.So, when another young boy comes and asks her to dance, it doesn’t surprise me that Cameron and Declan watches the two of them like a hawk.Franklin comes to my side and says, “You know, with the way they act you would think that Josephine was their little sister and not their cousin.”I chuckle, “I know, I’ve thought the same thing.”I glance around the room, it’s flooded with people, but for the most part I’ve known where our group has been the entire time, except… I haven’t seen Quirina. Did