LANIE
I sat on the window sill like I did every day, watching the ripples in the lake as the wind picked up. I had never felt so alone in all my life. Axel had been avoiding me, I could tell. He never made eye contact and always kept his distance. He would only bring the twins by for short visits. He said was it because he didn't want to wear me out, but it felt like he just didn't trust me with my own kids.
I heard a knock at the door, and Axel walked in with a man who looked so much like Lucy but yet different.
"Hey, Babe," I turned my head, glancing at him and then back at the window.
"hey," I said, my voice hoarse for all the crying and not talking to anyone but Dr. Collins. Dr. Collins was my therapist.
"Oliver has some medication that will make you feel better." Oliver must be this man he brought with him.
"Hi Lanie," The other man stepped forward. "I am Oliver Bennet." I almost fell out of the window hear
LUCYIt had been a few weeks since Oliver and Victoria's visit. I had never thought about what Oliver had said. I just figured my pregnancy was because Damon was Alpha. I hadn't considered that because I was a bennet wolf, I would give birth to a Bennet child. Liza didn't have any children; I assumed Lanie would be the only one to give birth to the Bennet wolf line. I really didn't want children, but after seeing that vision of how simple and joyful life could be. I was excited. I knew why Victoria had come. I had not told Damon on purpose because it was Victoria's story to tell. The vision was about her and her mate and the horror that was about to unfold for them. I knew deep down Victoria loved her mate. She kept tabs on him. She had erased his memory of her, unwilling to face the choice she needed to make.The packhouse was finally coming together. I had moved all the omega families who worked in the packhouse and close by into the packhouse. It was loud and buzzin
DAMONI could not wait to get home to Lucy. It had been the most unbearable two weeks of my life. Dirty Facetiming was not the same as holding that gorgeous, stubborn woman in my arms. I blew passed the gate, nearly missing it as it opened for me. I sped down the perfectly paved road."Slow down, man. My werewolf healing won't heal me if you kill me. I have two baby girls who need me!" Maddox laughed while holding the holy shit handle in my truck.I parked in front of the packhouse, tossing my keys to Mikie to park it in the back."Alpha," he bowed while catching my keys. Maddox slowly strolled behind me. When Lucy and Ellen appeared behind me, I could hear Maddox's deep chuckle."You knew they would shimmer?""My mate tells me everything," he laughed and winked at Lucy, blushing. Knowing she was of few words."Angel!!" I scooped her into my arms."I missed you. Please don't ever leave me alone wit
LUCYIt had been four months since we came home from Italy. I left the warm cocoon of dancing under the stars and no threats of border breaches or blood sacrifices. When I had been Luna at Death Moon, Killian just let me do as I pleased. Damon's mother, Katarina, was a traditional woman. Never leaving Theo for all his infidelity, being okay with never being his first choice because their union was one of strategy and pack politics. I attended the local university for pre-med three days a week, and the other two days, I had been in Luna lessons. Think about the 1800s with lady lessons. That is basically what these were. Painfully polite and utterly boring. It took everything inside me not to fall asleep. I was huge for only four months pregnant. Burning the candle at both ends with Luna lessons and university classes. Any spare minute I spent sleeping or eating. Damon had been away the last two weeks on Alpha meetings and preparing for the Alpha, Beta, Gamma youth training cam
LUCYI was still a little shaky as Damon pulled me to my feet. I do not know why but I was feeling usually turned on by everything he did today. We had made love three times under the tree by the pool at the villa and then now in this unknown building. Orgasm after orgasm, and I honestly still wanted more. Was this the mate bond, or was I becoming a sex fiend?"You ready for your surprise?" Damon said, kissing my ear. His signature move. I just nodded my head. He pulled off the blindfold, and the sight before me took my breath away. We were in a giant library, like the one from beauty and the beast. I ran to the shelf ladder and climbed up, laughing. Damon was just watching me with pride and adoration in his eyes. I knew he saved this for the last day to commemorate our bond. He was more thoughtful and sensitive than anyone would ever know. He never let his walls down.I climbed down and wandered through the library. I was touching and smelling the o
DAMONThe ceremony was nice. I was happy seeing Axel and Lanie get their happy ending after everything that had happened this year. I loved seeing Lucy so relaxed and even a little bored. I got lost in our little moment in the woods. I really just wanted to be alone with her, but the mate bond really does intensify everything. Her smell was like a drug. I didn't want to stop even after everyone had caught us red-handed. I could feel Lucy's embarrassment through the bond. She let her wall slip down for just a second. When we got back to the car, and everyone's phones started buzzing, I could feel Lucy's disappointment. She liked being disconnected from all the drama of the packs. Lucy was sitting on my lap drinking her champagne, ignoring everyone checking their phones."Did you have fun at the wedding?" I whispered in her ear, trailing kisses down her neck again."It was lovely!""I have one more surprise for you tomorrow before we head back to the states
LUCYI mind-linked Damon. I was at the road. The driver waiting until he saw Damon before driving away. I didn't know what kind of date he had planned when I saw Maddox walk out of the tree line with a beer in hand."MADI!!""FLINT, how are you feeling? Your wolf giving you hell again?""Ya, she is back, and I feel alive again!! Is Ellen here too?""She will be soon, and she is on her way.""I didn't know you guys were still here?""We never left, wanted to make sure you didn't need us again. You will always be my Luna." He winked at me and made me feel at peace with everything that had happened with Killian. I wasn't sure where exactly we stood."Well, I appreciate you and Ellen. So much, you are the family I always wanted.""Same, Flint, same!" I saw a stretch hummer pull up, and Axel and Ellen jumped out. Ellen was wearing the same dress as me, which I thought was odd until Lanie climbed out. She was wearing a w