Hi all. I had day job issues yesterday, sorry I missed updating. Hopefully you enjoyed this chapter. Let know what your thoughts are and if you have a spare gem, I would gladly take that too. Thanks for reaading Gals and Pals! -A :)
Baylor POV I am blown away by Siobhan’s selflessness and I wouldn’t say it out loud, but maybe just a little intimidated by her new found hutzpah. She took charge of everything and even stood up to me when she felt she was being dismissed. When she pulled her boob out to start feeding Alpha Marlon it was a little weird, but it was like it was natural and normal for her. Luna Freya and the other females came back about an hour after Siobhan had fed Marlon and showed Kenneth and I how to change a nappy. I am debating pulling the Alpha card when the little guy poops though, not sure I can deal with that. At any rate Luna Freya took me down to the kitchen and showed me how to make a bottle for when he wakes next. Kenneth and Phoebe are currently curled up on Mitchum’s bed so they can help and I am heading down to the room where the guard Machieste is. Delania is watching over him until the healers can get here. I knocked and then entered the room and Delania’s eyes popped open. “Any
Delania POV I don’t think Baylor meant what he said last night, at least not in that manner. Don’t get me wrong, I would be thrilled if he meant that he thought I was beautiful, but I am sure he meant the lullaby. Ever the gentleman, even tired, wanted to pay a compliment and think of someone before himself. I have noticed he does that, puts everyone else in front of himself. Whether it is physical needs like making sure everyone else eats first, or making the most insignificant feel as if they are the most worthy. Those are the marks of a great Alpha, he may not be the strongest and definitely doesn’t fully grasp all that being a werewolf is, but he is kind and selfless. Whenever his Luna comes, she will be a lucky gal to have him and I hope she is worthy of him. For now I will accept those occasional kisses that are incredible and when I get the opportunity to let Sarafina out to run with Shammus, his wolf. Machieste looks as if he is continuing to progress well, he seems to be l
Baylor POV It felt like I had to hit the floor running this morning, Alpha Marlon woke us all bright and early. I now understood what Alpha Colin had meant by pups not breathing right. More than once I woke up and stuck a finger under Marlon's nose to make sure he was breathing. Thank the goddess that Phoebe is an eternal ball of sunshine and volunteered to go make a bottle bringing coffee when she came back. Then she asked me to go down and see Delania, so much for the shower I was looking forward to. When I had gotten to the room where Delania was, she looked like a whole snack and sent Shammus into his usual dialogue about kissing her and going for a run with her wolf Sarafina. When she asked me to lick the wounded guard, I thought she was pulling some sort of hazing prank on me and figured if I threatened to make her pay she would back off. She remained adamant and so I did as she asked. It was gross and I swear if I find out she lied I’ll have her scrub toilets with her toothbru
Baylor POV The rest of the day went really well, once we got past the shit show of the morning. Agatha came and gave Machieste another dose of healing magic. And After listening to our plan, placed the suppression spell on Alpha Marlon’s aura. I hope that was the right decision, but it feels right and Alpha Colin agreed it was a sound idea. Just before lunch we introduced the Cashel ‘twins’ as the pack’s first of the next generation. After talking with Dane and Alpha Colin, it was decided that we are going to have to really step up pack security and training. However we decided that training would be canceled, just for the next two days so we could focus on getting the housing in place. We have been extremely fortunate that there hasn’t been any bad weather with many of the pack members sleeping in tents waiting for housing. One good rain could make a terrible mess of an already stressed situation. We actually managed to get three of the four structures walls up and two of those
Delania POV I was so surprised when Alpha Baylor invited Sarafina to run with Shammus tonight. I won’t lie and say that for just a brief moment I fantasized about seeing more than his naked chiseled chest and abs. I want to know how far that tattoo on his left hip dipped into his pants and I definitely wanted to know exactly what it felt like to have him pressed against me. When he led me out of the packhouse after dinner I expected that we would strip and shift leaving our clothes on the packhouse porch like we always do. But he led me past the training grounds and to the other side of the temporary housing that is being built. I was already giddy with excitement because he had held my hand the entire time. When he stopped and looked around I asked, “Alpha why did we come all the way out here? We usually leave our clothes at the packhouse.” When he looked into my eyes, it was as if he was staring into my soul. My heart beat frantically in my chest as he replied, “That’s an interes
Baylor POV This morning went far better than yesterday morning. I woke feeling refreshed and ready to face the day. After a quick shower and getting dressed I headed down the stairs. I couldn’t wait to see Delania this morning. When I got to the bottom of the stairs I saw Siobhan with one of the pups in her arms creeping towards the kitchen. I cleared my throat, “I said no work until tomorrow.” She jumped, startled and turned to face me red faced. “I wasn’t going to do anything Alpha, I swear. I was just going to see if everything was going as it should be,” she said sheepishly. “Siobhan, I know you’re a hard worker and you’re ready to jump right back into the swing of things. Just please take this one last day to let yourself just be a mom,” I encouraged. I didn’t want to be stern with her, because I realized she was soft hearted. I just need for her to understand how importantly I view motherhood. Maybe I am a little overboard since I didn’t have my own mother most of my life, but
Baylor POV I walked into the room I shared with Mitchum and told him that I needed to catch him up on everything that had happened since he had left. “Before I get into bringing you up to date with everything, did you happen to find out who the healers in the group you brought home were?” I inquired. “Actually they were the first to introduce themselves. Their names are Lenus and Sirona,” Mitchum replied. “Okay hold on a minute,” I told him. I used the mind-link to tell my Gamma to get the healers to visit Machieste. ‘Clive?’ ‘Yes Alpha?’ ‘Can you find Lenus and Sirona the healers and send them to check on Machieste, please’ ‘Yes Alpha, right away.’ “Okay, now let’s start from the beginning. The day you left we worked on the building sites. At dinner that night Sibbhan’s water broke. At that same time one of the warriors called us to the borders of the territory. When we got there was a vampire holding a pup and supporting a very seriously injured guardsman,” I said and paused for
Machieste POV I feel like I am trapped in my own personal hell. The only consolation at this point is that I am no longer in pain and I know that is in part due to Dagger healing me. Dagger has told me that the Crone Agatha has sent him healing power twice and he says the healers are here now. But there is something else Dagger senses that is near, our mate. I am not worthy of my mate, I failed to protect my Luna. Who would want a mate who failed to protect someone’s life? That day plays on a continuous loop here in my mind , my failure relived over and over again. Dagger says the key to waking up is to accept my victory, but there was no victory I failed. I am doomed to be trapped in my mind for an eternity. As the day once again replays in my mind I try to see where there was any sort of victory in my actions: Flashback “It should be no more than a day’s journey from Oileán Emerald Pack to Skatom Mochain Pack. As Luna Emilia’s personal guard, you are also responsible for protec