Melody Reese"Two hybrids." I heard Astra's voice from afar and the unmistakable touch of Draven as I opened my eyes."Two hybrids?" I repeated in a groggy moan, making everyone snap their eyes towards me."Babe?" Draven called, standing from the chair he sat on to gently embrace me."You scared us, honey." Jaxon's father cheerfully stated."They didn't even tell me you weren't okay!" Astra exclaimed, glaring hard at Draven, then softened her gaze when she looked at me."You said two hybrid babies." I repeated, looking at Astra and then at Draven, who sat down again and squeezed my hand. His eyes were shiny with moisture, and his lips stretched into the biggest smile I had ever seen. He looked so handsome and carefree, genuinely elated."Yes baby. You are carrying twins." He nodded. A soft cry passed between my open mouth. I couldn't control the sudden surge of warmth in my chest or the trigger of my own set of tears. My lips trembled while my heartbeat accelerated, and my mind took i

Melody"I just want you to come back to me as soon as you can." I spoke to Draven, who stood behind me, placing my hands on his arms that crossed over my upper abdomen, right under my boobs."I will. I'm just going to choose an alpha and make sure the Starfall pack understands that I am in no need for a new pack on top of mine." He responded, trailing his nose along my throbbing vein on my neck."So you decided to keep the next alpha a secret, even to me?" I asked, swaying my hips to the side and rubbing on him innocently. We were standing on the porch, spending our last few minutes together before Draven left for my former pack."It won't be a surprise if you find out beforehand." He responded, delivering an open-mouth kiss on the spot under my ear. I visibly shivered, closing my eyes as I tried to get my feelings under control."Fine," I huffed. "Be like that." I added, shrugging my shoulders."Come on, babe. Don't be like this." His tone sounded pleading when he spoke."Is it Holde

Melody ReeseEvery adult in the pack except those who were on various duties gathered inside the pack lands, right in front of the pack entrance, awaiting the return of our alpha. I wanted everyone to witness their leader come back victorious, having gotten rid of the pack's enemy inside his own pack. As the luna, I stood at the front of the gathering with Scarlett by my side, the elders on the line behind us, and then the rest of the pack."I can't believe Nathan is no more." I stated, feeling the peace I had so much desired when he was alive already taking control."You better, honey; finally you can breathe." She responded, rubbing the spot between my shoulders, her eyes focused on the gates as they opened. We watched as SUVs were driven in, piling up neatly on the right side of the entrance. My toes curled on the flipflops I was wearing while I swallowed hard."Relax, Mel; there's no reason for your nerves to act up." Mom whispered in my ear while I watched as Holden hopped out, r

Melody Reese"I must admit that was genius." Caleb stated, rubbing his chin. Whoever came up with that plan for Mercy to mark Jones so she'd access Jones thoughts without knowing was genius."Was it? The stupid bitch marked Jones clearly as her chosen mate, knowing she could lose her own mate if she met him." Mason argued, shaking his head. We'd driven Jones to Caleb's place, fixed him something to eat, and after he cleaned up, we came down the stairs for a chat, just like old times. Draven had loosened up and allowed it to slide because clearly it wasn't Jone's fault."Well, if you put it that way," Caleb trailed off."But, how come you didn't see the mark sooner?" I asked, getting comfortable on Draven's lap. He was quiet and a bit distant, and instead of probing, I decided to give him time until he was comfortable talking about it. I knew he was feeling bad because he almost killed his friend without listening to the other side of his story."I saw it when I woke up, and when I ask

Melody ReeseI awoke to find myself alone in our bedroom. The spot beside me was cold, indicating that Draven hadn't left the bed recently. I thought about calling him but decided to check downstairs first; maybe he was still around. As I took a hoodie to throw over my nightgown, my stomach growled. I remembered I hadn't awoken in the middle of the night like I usually did to have what I called a mid-night snack. That was how much appetite the pregnancy had bestowed upon me."Babe!" I shouted as I descended the stairs in socks-covered feet, supporting my hands on the wooden railings, which I had painted white from the previous black that Draven had."Draveeen!" I called louder, but I was only met with silence."Well, this is odd." I mumbled to myself, heading to the kitchen to prepare a hearty meal for myself. I didn't know what the exact time was, but given the happy chirps of the birds outside, it was sometime in the morning. By then, I was used to finding mom in the residence anyti