Unwanted visitors Judging by all of Colette’s excitement in the build up to Christmas, except for me going missing, isn’t it meant to be a joyous event? Now correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Christmas Day meant to be about the sweet laughter of your friends and family, not the roaring commotion that has woken me up! I pull my phone out from my handbag to see the time is 8.23am. My phone needs charging and I reach to the bedside table to grab the cable. Once my phone is plugged in I see missed calls from a number already programmed into my phone…Alpha Rory. Typical alphas, he couldn’t even just put Rory, I chuckle to myself. Oops, twenty missed calls wasn’t a good sign. I hear Colette’s raised voice downstairs and decide to jump out of bed to see if she needs my help. I race down the stairs peeking into the front room to see Colette, Mav, Axel, Tucker, Blake and Lance glaring at Rory and Rafe who seem to have made themselves at home. “Look we just want to make sure she is okay!” Rafe

An injection of wolfsbane.“You can’t be serious?” She keeps her voice low. “Just a small drop, just to calm the hormones and take the symptoms away.” I shrug at her, it’s really not a big deal. “Do you have any?” I ask her not getting my hopes up. “Well actually yes!”“What? You do?” I sit bolt upright. “Yes, I’m a medic who does missions with lycans. Of course I have wolfsbane!” She keeps her voice down to a hushed tone. I jump up off the grass and start to pull her gently up too. “What, now?” She moans at me as she bends her back out from discomfort. “No time like the present!” I beam at her. Within minutes I had her inside the house and in the kitchen. She places her medical set on the kitchen work top and looks through her items. I notice the dent in the fridge and feel awful. I also feel awful that I allowed a pregnant human woman lay outside in the cold, on damp grass. “Why we’re you up so early anyway?” I turn to her watching her look through small bottles of liquid.

A car crash. I wake up to find myself back in the passenger seat and Lance driving us back to Colette’s and Mav’s. “Morning!” He smiles as he pulls up to a drive through coffee outlet. “I’ve got to search the Mulder pack lands today. Axel mind-linked worried where you were and as punishment for his sleepless night demanded we get him some coffee!” He laughs at his friend’s behaviour. I sit up in the chair and glance at myself in the overhead mirror, goddess what a state! “What do you want?”“Erm latte and a muffin please? No coffee for Colette, she has bloods today!” I remind him. “Right, well remembered!” We make an order, of a lot of different coffee drinks, and drive back to the house. I’m already dreading the look from Axel and Blake, and the questions from Colette. So as we arrive, I cleverly race up the stairs to freshen myself up and change my outfit for the day. Lance doesn’t seem to care, but why would he, he’d look drop dead gorgeous in three week old jeans and a dirt

His rejection “You licked her?” I can hear the soft murmurings of Doctor Wessex’s voice as I start to come to. “Of course I did, I needed to get the rogue’s saliva out of her system!” Lance retorts back. “She has alpha blood Lance, she would have healed nicely herself!”“What do you mean?” Lance’s voice sounds confused. “Your saliva being in her system…might encourage the bond more!” “Well that’s only a good thing right?”“Yes but Aida has her barriers up for a reason Lance! She’s been through a lot!” Doctor Wessex gently responds as he touches my ankle. The touch causes me to snap my eyes open from the pain. “Aida…you’re with us!” The good Doctor smiles at me, a knowing smile. He knew I was listening in. “Where’s Colette? Is she okay?” “Ah Colette and baby are doing fine. Nothing a day or two of bed rest won’t solve. Mav is also back to a full bill of health. It’s you we were worried about!” He looks at me from above his glasses. “Me?” “You did incredibly well to fight them

Tingles galore. “Okay, ready Aida? Three, two, one…”“Right…it’s erm…it is placed on, not on the floor or the ceiling…” We were playing a group game where you have to describe an object but you were not allowed to use certain words on a card. This winter break was my first time playing party games and I couldn’t believe how competitive everyone was. “Wall?” Blake guesses. “Yes!” I confirm. It was Blake, Colette and me against Mav, Tucker and Axel. Axel was currently standing behind me checking the card to make sure I didn’t say the words that are connected to the object. He was so close I could feel his breath touching my ear which was putting me off. A good tactic of his. “It is usually…” I can’t say round or circle!“Of a ring type shape and lets you know…what….time…”“You can’t say time!” Axel shouts in my ear, making me jump due to his closeness. “Right…” “Next card!” He chuckles, enjoying my mistake. He was so competitive!“Why are you the one checking me?” I tut out in anno