Lilly's POV"Lil, hold on, love," Max said as he came toward me.I turned and looked at him. I knew he could tell that I was upset."Look, Lil, I know that this is unexpected, but she is our daughter, and we need to support her.," He said,"I am the one that raised her. I am the one that has supported her all her life. I don't need you to tell me what I need to do," I snarled. I knew I was taking it out on him and didn't care if I was being fair or not."You are right. I haven't been there for any of you, but I plan on changing that. I want to be there for you and our children. You know I am right, Lil; she needs the both of us right now," He saidI took a deep breath and looked at him before responding."You are right. I am sorry, Max; I know this is not your fault. It's just a lot to hear that our daughter is pregnant," I said"I know, Love. Let's go back and talk to her," He said, and I nodded.Rose's POV"Don't worry, Flower, your mother is shocked by the information," Derek said.
Rose's POV"You look so beautiful in that dress Rose," Kate said Kate, my mom, Aunt Lisa, Grandma Joyce, and I are at the dress shop right now trying on dresses for the ceremonies next weekend"I think she should go with white," Grandma Joyce said"I think she looks pretty in purple." My mom said"It is like a wedding, so she should wear white," Grandma Joyce said"This is a Mating Ceremony. It is different than a wedding," My mom said"I don't see how. They are going to vow to be with each other. It is a wedding if you ask me," Grandma Joyce argued"It is different, though. A wedding isn't forever like a mating ceremony is," Aunt Lil said"Whatever, all I am saying is that she should wear white," Grandma Joyce saidMy mom looked at her like she wanted to say something, but Aunt Lil beat her."So Rose, are you nervous," Aunt Lil asked me"A little," I said"You have nothing to be nervous about. Derek is so happy and lucky to have you. We all are," Aunt Lisa said with a genuine smile.
Derek's POV"Hey man, congratulations on your Mating and Alpha Ceremony that are coming up this weekend," Jace said as he and Landon walked into my father's office."Thank you. What has been going on with Vivian and Jacob?" I asked"That is what we wanted to talk to you about. Sally found out that there had been some drugs put in Vivian's tea by our father. She said it is something that a dark witch would use to mess with someone's mind," Jace said"What do you mean?" I asked"We believe he has been using the herb to mess with her mind. Make her believe that I am trying to trick her into believing she is my mate," Landon said"Why would he go through all that trouble?" I asked confused"Because he wants her to be mated to you," Landon saidI thought about it for a while and knew he was right. Jacob has always wanted us to be mated, and I was sure he would do anything to make it happen."We need to make Vivian see the truth. She thinks I am trying to trick her into believing we are mat
Rose's POV"Congratulations," Lacy, Jace's mate, came up to me and said. "Thank You," I said with a smile.I was sitting with Kate and Kayla at a table. Aunt Lisa decided to throw a barbeque for the pack to celebrate all the good news."Do you mind if I sit with the three of you?" She asked"Of course not," I said,, and she sat down with us."Thank You. So how are you feeling being pregnant with twins?" She asked me"I have just started having morning sickness. Other than that,, I am fine. I am worried now that I know that this pregnancy will only be about five months. Well,, four now because I am having twins," I said"Don't worry about it. You will have a lot of help,, and I know Derek can't wait to be a father. You know that he was depressed when he didn't find his mate. You have changed him a lot and in a good way. I've have never seen him so happy,, and he treats you great," SHe said"Yes,, he does. I can't wait for all the she-wolves to understand that he is taken," I said,, ro
Rose's POV"You know you are not worthy of him, right," I heard a female voice say.I turned around and saw a female standing in front of me."Excuse me?" I asked as I was walking out of the bathroom."I don't think we have properly met. My name is Samantha. Derek and I travel together every time he has to go far away on Pack Business. He brings me along to take care of his needs that he isn't getting at home," She said with a smirk.I was getting pissed off. It seemed like I could never get away from the nonsense. When I thought we were done with all the bullshit from his past whore another showed up. I took a deep breath and calmed my nerves before speaking to her."Look, Shelby, I don't give a fuck who you are and what you used to do with Derek, but those days are done. He won't be asking you to go on any more trips with him, okay," I said"It's Samantha, and you are wrong. He will be asking me to go with him again," She replied"I am sure that now that he has me, he won't want you
Derek's POV"What happened? Why is Rose so upset?" Max asked as he and Aunt Lil walked over to me"This She-wolf told Rose that she and Derek have been messing around," James said"What? Is that true, Derek," Max growled."No, I haven't messed with her since I met your daughter. I would never cheat on Rose. I love her," I said honestly. "If you love her, then why did you take me with you to Blue Moon Pack?" Samantha asked"You are a flight attendant, and we didn't do anything that night? You tried to seduce me, and I kicked you out of my room," I growled."How dare you try to cause problems between my Luna and me. Jace takes her to a cell. You will be tried for disrespecting your future Luna and will most likely be banished from the pack," I growled."What? No, Derek, I am sorry," She yelled as Jace took her to a cell.I turned around and saw my parents and Rose's, looking at me."Do you think you are overdoing it," Mark asked"No, I need to make an example out of her. Everyone will
Vivian's POV"Hey, girl, you have been on lockdown," Sandy said as she entered my room."Yeah, I have been stuck with Landon or two other guards," I said, annoyed."You hear about what happened between Samantha and that bitch Rose," She asked. "No, what happened?" I asked"I guess Derek has been fucking Samantha behind Rose's back. Now there is trouble in paradise. They just found out she's pregnant with his baby, and they had a whole barbeque in the backyard.They are supposed to have their Mating Ceremony next weekend, but now I don't know if that will happen," She said, and I just listened to her. Honestly, I didn't care about what was going on with Derek and Rose. I had my own problems that I had to figure out. One of them was Landon and this mate pull that wanted me to believe that he was my mate."You don't seem to care," Sandy said, and I shrugged."Well, the guards are outside the door. So we could have some fun before they decide to disturb us," She said and came over to me
Rose's POV"Are you ready to talk to Derek, sweetie," My mom asked "No," I replied"Sweetie, you can't avoid him forever," My mom said, and I sighed."Mom, if I talk to him now, I know what's going to happen. He will apologize and say that nothing like this will ever happen again, and I will believe him just for the same thing to happen with another female. He is going to have to show me that he is going to fix this before I go back to him. I can't keep letting this happen over and over again. It isn't fair to me," I said"You are right, sweetie, but what will you do? Cancel the Ceremonies that we just told everyone were going to happen?" My mom asked."That's not what I said. I just want him to do something. I am not going to keep fighting his exes or whores or whatever they are," I said"I agree with Rose. She needs to put her foot down now, or this will keep happening. Better to take care of everything now. Show my brother she won't stand for his shit," Kate said, and my mom sighe