‘Candy’ Annie thought to herself as she lay in bed looking up at the ceiling. Was it weird that she hadn’t minded when the woman had hugged her earlier?
She wasn’t really the hugging type, Abby was the more affectionate of twin the two of them. The babies kicked in her stomach and Annie bit her lower lip. What was she supposed to do with a baby, let a lone two? It still didn’t feel real, even with all the morning sickness and the fluttering kicks.
She hadn’t been able to believe that she was carrying Beau’s child until she had seen the ultrasound, two fetuses. Even then she hadn’t wanted to believe that she was pregnant, her sleeping with Beau had been her lashing out at Abby. Yes, she had thought she was in love with Beau. There was no denying that her childhood crush had deepened as they had gotten older.
He hadn’t liked her though, well he had in private. In public it was Abby, it was always Abby.
Even Sam had chosen Abby over her. The devil was supposed to be her ticket out of it. Out of being a blood bag for the vampires, out of the picture so she wouldn’t have to watch Abby and Beau wed. Wouldn’t have to watch him claim her twin, while still keeping her as his dirty little secret.
His behavior after Abby had left made her feel sick, that she was a part of that.
Annie rolled onto her side, trying to get comfortable. It seemed like that was all she was doing lately. Trying to get comfortable and crying, she pressed on her ribs, trying to ease up some of the ache. How was she supposed to do this? Be a mom, her own parents hadn’t been the best.
They had taken care of them, but they weren’t warm or affectionate by any means. Abby had been the one to comfort her when she had skinned her knee. She could feel the tears starting again. How could she keep hurting Abby so much? She hoped her sister's mates would save Abby; she need to make up for what had happened.
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Candy stood outside of the bedroom door, her fingers pressed against the smooth oak. She wasn’t sure what she should say, ‘Hi you're my mate.’ Just seemed a little too forward.
“Just go in already.” Dev said as he walked up to her, he tossed an apple in the air catching it easily.
“I don’t know what I should say.” Candy said glaring up at him as she pushed a strand of pink hair behind her ear.
“Hi, I’m Candy. Sounds like a good start.” The green-haired man smirked at her.
“She already knows my name.” Candy frowned.
“Would you like something to eat? Pregnant women are always hungry.”
Candy smiled, a light filling her honey-colored eyes as an idea came to her as she turned away from the door and walked down the hallway.
“I’m so under appreciated. You’re welcome.” Dev called after her with a smirk as he bit into the apple, heading to his own room. He had never seen Candy interested in a girl and he couldn't help but wonder if Annie was Candy's mate.
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“Where are you, you little bastard?” Candy growled as she hunted for the ginger root she knew should be there.
The pack had several pregnant females and she knew from working in the clinic with her mother; it was something that helped them.
“Found you.” She said in triumph, Candy moved to counter, pulling out the chopping board as she went, sitting them both on the counter. Moving to the cabinet she pulled out the teakettle. She hummed to herself, banging her fingers on the counter as she waited for it to fill up. Candy couldn’t wait to share the news with Eli, her family, and the pack.
She smiled to herself, biting her lip as she turned off the water. Her heart hadn’t twisted painfully in her chest as it normally would with any thoughts of the handsome singer. Moving to the stove, she turned on the burner and set the kettle on to boil. Hopping back to the cutting board, she picked up the ginger, wishing that she had paid better attention to watching her Jiji prep the strange root.
She carefully sliced off a knuckle and began the painstaking process of peeling it, her nose twitching at the aromatic scent. A scent that normally sent her from the kitchen. She would do this for her mate. Annie was special and Candy wanted to help ease some of the sadness she had seen haunting the woman.
Candy couldn’t help but wonder what she would look like smiling at her.
Annie sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, the gentle knock soft and hesitant, pulling from her light slumber.“Can I come in?”The soft feminine voice asked, it was familiar and she nodded before realizing they couldn’t see her.“Yes,” Annie called out as she pushed herself up, trying to smooth out her hair.It was the woman from before, the one who had hugged her when she thought thatSam was about to send her away.The beautiful athletic women, her hair a messy ponytail of blue and pink strands.“I made you some tea.”She said with a smiled that made Annie’s heart do a flip.“Thank you, Candy.”She realized she liked saying her name as she scooted to the edge of the bed as Candy sat down holding out the steaming mug to her.“It’s no problem, I thought you might need something.”Candy blushed as her eyes shyly met Annie's.Her fingers brushed
Stolas focused on the winding road in front of him as he navigated Eli’s van in the fading sunlight.His mind going to the pretty werewolf and Abby’s twin, he tried not to listen to the softly spoken conversation going on behind him.It was next to impossible to not hear Owen and Eli talking.“I feel like I do with Abby.”Eli said and Stolas peeked into the review mirror at the wolf.“What did you do?”“The demonmarked you, claimed you as one of mine.”“Is it like a mate bond?”Eli asked as he sat across from Owen, his back pressed against the door of the band.Fingers picking at a drum case as he tried to focus on anything but the man that he now felt drawn to.“Yes and no, it will fade over time if I don’t feed from you again.”Stolas tried to tear his attention away from the conversation once again, thinking about what Sam had said. 
Annie watched the witches chant around her sister, she could feel the magic pulse around them.Abby lay still in the circle, her eyes closed.She looked peaceful in sleep; the moon was just beginning to shine and it made her sister look otherworldly.Annie felt a hand sneak into her own, threading with her fingers, and she looked up at Annie.Smiling softly at the strength that the woman was trying to lendher.It made her heart beat faster; she was beginning to have feelings for the wolf.Candy didn’t look like she would be the affectionate type to Annie, with her wild pink streaked blue hair.Her arms were bare in the tank top she had on, showing arms that weremuscular from beating away at her drums.Her shorts didn’t do much to cover up legs that were toned and strong from hours spent running.Annie couldn’t help but wonder if the skin of her legs would be soft and smooth if she touc
Abby was taken inside to rest and the remaining members of the pack had headed off to do other things.The witches were taken inside and give space to rest until Sam could teleport them home.Candy stood watching Annie as the dark-haired man spoke with her.His smell wasn’t as delicious as Annie’s but Candy still couldn’t help the way her wolf perked up at his soft scent.Almonds with something clean, like a citrus fruit and incenses that tickled her nose and made her think of magic.She walked closer to two of them. His voice was calm and soothing and she felt the same pull to him as she did to Annie.Candy bit her lip. How could this be?That she was drawn to both of them. She could feel her wolf brushing against the surface.The beast wanted out, wanted to go to its mates.The man turned his head, shaking his long hair over his shoulder as his indigo eyes met hers.Candy felt her pulse qui
Dinnerwas hadin comfortable conversation by the three.Stolas made his way up to talk to Sam while Candy walked Annie to her room.“Thank you for dinner,”Annie said with a slight blush staining her cheeks.“Anytime, I enjoyed cooking for you.”Candy said, she wanted to kiss Annie but didn’t want to scare her away.Stepping closer, Candy nervously fidgeted with the hem of her tank top. Annie looked up at her with wide blue eyes as she tucked a lock of hair behind her ear.She stepped closer to Candy, feeling the heat of her body through her thin t-shirt.“Is it okay, if I-“Annie said before looking down shyly.“Yes.”Candy blurted out as she leaned forward, pressing her lips to Annie’s soft lips.Annie sighed, feeling the sparks from before, the he
Candy tossed beneath the cotton sheets in the darkness of her room. The cold shower she had taken had done nothing to take away the need she felt. The longing to go to her mate, to take her. Claim her, to be claimed.Dragging her hands through her hair, she thought about what Annie’s words. Her mate had enjoyed her kiss, she reached up touching her lips. She could feel her cheeks heating with a blush as she thought about how Annie’s cheeks had flushed as her eyes had shined with arousal. Candy could feel the wetness pooling between her thighs as the need grew worse. Her wolf wanted her to go to her mate, to touch her. To taste her, it was a need she felt ingrained in her bones.Letting out a sigh of frustration she looked up at the ceiling kicking off her covers, her body felt like it was on fire. Begging to be touched. Closing her eyes, she thought about Annie and the kiss they
“I, I-“Annie stammered as Candy’s honey-colored eyes met hers.“You?” Candy asked, her lip twitching into a smirk as she felt her body responding to being close to her mate. The need to touch her had her fingers itching and her pulse racing.“I was just going to ask where the shower was?” Annie said biting her lip as a blush covered the tops of her cheeks.“Was that all you needed?” Candy asked as she bit her lower lip, a mischievous look in her eyes as she stepped closer to Annie. She brought her hands to Annie’s waist.“Yes,” Annie hissed out. Her body pulsing with need as she brought her hands up, tangling them in Candy’s colorful strands. She pressed her lips against Candy’s the kiss was a battle for dominance one that Candy easily accepted and relished in as A
Candy stilled her movements as she heard the cry slip past Annie’s lips.“Annie?” She asked, unsure of why her mate was crying.“Y, y, yeah?”“Did I do something wrong? I’ve never been with a woman before and if I did something wrong, please let me know.” Candy said as she sat up to look at her mate. Annie had her hands over her face as her shoulders shook.“No, no. You were perfect.” She said with a sob.“Then why are you crying baby?” Candy asked as she moved to lay beside Annie.“I just, I didn’t... I’ve never, it’s never felt that amazing before.” Annie said with a hiccuping sob.Candy gently grabbed Annie’s wr