Suddenly, I felt the power shift in me. It wasn’t mine though; it was Eros. He felt larger, stronger in my mind. As though he pulled the power that we shared as one to him. He threw me back and slammed a wall up in my face.
‘I am all Alpha. I have no need for magic, giving me a false sense of power. I am everything you hold. Without me, you would be a meager human, Silas Penn. Get your head screwed back on.’
True darkness and silence engulfed me. I beat against the wall. Clawing at it with my hands, kicking it, and throwing my weight into it. Right now, I was a good as human to him. He pulled a power shift that I didn’t think was possible.
Falling to the floor, I tried to remember the most annoying songs I could. Still, there was nothing. I was stuck. Eventually, whatever he did would snap back to normal. Waiting it out was apparently my only option.
‘Alright! I’m sorry! I won’t…hurt him.&rsquo
“How you doing, Gamma?”Sam let out a loud scoff. “How am I doing? Are you kidding me right now, Nate? Months! You haven’t reached out for months! No word. No nothing. We didn’t even know if you were okay outside of what little Finn told me.”“You got rid of that sedan, yeah?”“Goddess above, of all the things…”I realized he was crying. Quiet sobs came through the line. Looking down, I crossed my feet and stared at my ankles. Leaving them had been hard, but I knew it was probably just as hard on them, too. I had too much to worry about, to also worry about Sam or Charles. Hearing him cry broke my heart, though. It made me realize I should have called earlier.“I’m sorry, Gamma.”His voice rose. “You’re not sorry! You’re not…so don’t pretend like you are.”“I am. I knew it would hurt you and
With my eyes closed, I was sitting on the couch in the living room. Both Landon and Amelia were latched onto my nipples. It was so easy to just slip into a quick nap while they fed. Instead of them being on a schedule, I was on theirs. My eyes opened when I heard the door open.“What the hell Nate!”I smiled at Finn. He was carrying Leah in his arms, Noah behind him, holding multiple bags.“Surprise?” They both rolled their eyes at me, and I chuckled. “Choose whatever guest room you want, Noah. You know where they are.”He smiled and nodded, heading down the hall and up the stairs. Finn came over, sitting next to me on the couch. His smile was so wide it made me happy. I didn’t realize how much I wanted them to be proud or happy about my pups. How much I needed to feel like I hadn’t done something wrong. Finn simply sitting there, smiling softly, made me want to cry.“So Amelia and&hell
I sighed and arched my back, rolling my shoulder blades, hearing them crack like a bag of potato chips. I had hunched over too long while doing some last checks to make sure I had everything for next week. Noah and Finn were flying in on Monday. Today was Wednesday and there were five days left. Then it would be one more week before my due date.The front door opened suddenly, and I looked over at Nessa, who slammed the door shut behind her. My eyebrow rose as she plopped down next to me and grabbed my glass of lemonade.“You okay?”“Do I look okay? Were you in the middle of something?”I shook my head. “Finn and Noah will be in next week. I was making sure I didn’t need anything else for them flying in or me or the pups. Apparently, they are coming to help, but we’ll see.”She sighed heavily, and I realized I lost her attention.“You know you can talk to me. I’m on the out
*** Nate’s POV ***I smiled when I saw the video call connect. Noah and Finn crammed in the picture together. The laptop was setup on the island bar and I was sitting at the bar, having some lemonade I knew I would regret later with the amount of heartburn I was getting.“Nate! You look so good! You finally filled out a bit!” Finn was laughing, and I saw Noah elbow him.“Thanks. I feel like a bloated whale.” I smiled, though. “How is Leah?”“Good. Struggling with the teeth coming in. Honestly, I’m about to try that old wives’ tale of rubbing whiskey on the gums.” Finn let out an exasperated sigh. “Noah just lets her chew on his ears.”Noah chuckled. “Look, if it helps, I’m willing to chance getting my ear bitten off.”Laughing, I shook my head. “Well, luckily, it won&rsq
“I’m sorry, man, but I’m gonna have to cut you off.”I looked up at the two-headed bartender. Chortling, I leaned back and looked at my empty glass. It hadn’t even been that long. This was the third one tonight. Usually it wasn’t until the fifth bar did they kick me out this early.“It’s fine. This place is shit anyway.”“Then you can take your ass out and never come back here if you’re going to insult me.”Snorting, I pointed to one of his head. “Maybe you shouldn’t water your damn drinks down. How about that? Serving everything was way more ice than it needs.”“Fuck off, drunk piece of shit.”Growling at him, I pushed the glass off the bar and it fell next to him. Getting up, I teetered before I found my footing. The humans moved out of my way as I pushed between them. Breathing in the fresh air, I felt better than smelling the stench of o
I leaned my back against the wall with my arms crossed over my chest. Sam was tearing up, and Charles looked torn between comforting his mate and his own feelings. Meredith was standing in the living room, her face soft as she motioned Sam over. He flung himself into her arms and she hugged him tight.“I’ll be around. Just to make sure you guys don’t implode.”“But…but…what are we supposed to do without you?”Meredith dropped the bomb this morning that she was retiring. She would no longer look over the packhouse and I felt a bit of anger. Ever since Nate left, she had been acting off. I wondered how much she knew, but knowing Mer, it was safe to assume she knew everything. Not only that, but she refused to look me in the eye.“You will be fine, Gamma. I’ve already set up a chore list for you. I also have some candidates if you need to have someone replace me. If the chores are too much for you right now.”“But you’re cooking…how will we survive? I