ANNALISE… I couldn’t believe that they had included a nursery/reading room. With the teddy still in my hand, I walk back over to them and wrap my arms around both of them as I try not to cry. Fredrick places a kiss on my shoulder and whispers, “Come, we haven’t finished yet.” I pull back and they both step back. Fredrick slides his hand into mine and leads me out of the nursery and over to another door. He stands in front of it as he says. “Now we know that there are going to be times when you have had enough of our overbearing presence, so we made this chamber up for you. It is for you and you alone. If you decide to invite one of us in well, then that is your choice. Otherwise, it is off-limits to me and Nicolas.” Fredrick then steps to the side and opens the door, allowing me to walk in. True to his words, they both stand outside the door as I move and look around the chamber. Nicolas says once again from the door,
ANNALISE… She smiles as she turns the screen to face the three of us so that we can see the two images. Tears sting my eyes as I then turn and look at my mates. A small smile tugs at my lips, seeing the shock on their faces. My attention is brought back to Amity when she asks, “Would you all like to know what you are having?” I smile and say before she can, “Daughters. We are having daughters.” Amity looks at me with shock as she says, “That’s right. Annalise, how did you know?” “Amity, I am not stupid. I did a research paper at school on my family history and found that there were only females with the occasional male born to the 2nd or 3rd daughter of each new generation. So now that I know that I am a descendant daughter of the Moon Goddess, I realised a few weeks ago that any pups I had would be daughters... Would be females.” I turn my head and look over at Fredrick and Nicolas, as I don’t know if they have thought about this. Tears sting my eyes as I whisper, “You do rea
ANNALISE... I smile as he then pulls me into a tight hug, and I hear two low growls from the males that step back up beside me. As Fredrick pulls me in tight to his side, he says, “Back off Father… Annalise, as you have probably guessed or known, that is our father, Chase.” I giggle again as Chase bows to me and grabs my hand, placing a kiss on the back, earning him another growl. He straightens and chuckles as he returns to his seat. Fredrick then says, “And this lovely female is my mother, Nicolas’s stepmother. Katreena.” I look over, and my eyes go wide as she says, “It’s nice to finally meet you, Annalise. You ran off so quickly the day I visited Nicolas, he didn’t get a chance to introduce you…” I lower my head and whisper, “I…I… I was nothing but a slave then…” Tears fill my eyes as I remember that day and how I had thought that she was his girlfriend or lover or mistress with how they had walked down the hall so close to each other and then had eaten privately. It wasn
5 years later…ANNALISE…The years have been good. Anyone would think that being the Luna of two packs and the Queen of a kingdom would be hard and tiring, however; for me, it has been busy but fun and rewarding.Like now, I have a little quiet time, so I am sitting on the swing out in the backyard of the castle, sliding my hand over my swollen belly while watching Fredrick and Nicolas going through some of the playful training moves they came up with. It was the only way they could convince our daughters to pay attention to each of the lessons they tried to teach them.As I watch them, I remember the night that they were born…The night of the Full Blood Moon Eclipse…**FLASHBACK**I had been feeling a little off when I had squirmed and crawled out of bed early this morning. I just couldn’t stay sandwiched between my two mates any longer. I feel a small ache in my lower back and give it a slow rub as I walk into the bathroom and set the shower going. The warm water of the shower and
ANNALISE - FLASHBACK CONT’… Amity gives me a sly smile as she sees what I did. She then turns her attention back to the coming of my pups and says, “Now Luna… Annalise, I need you to take a deep breath and push with the next contraction.” I do as she says and follow her instructions as she gives them. After what seemed like forever, I slump back against Nicolas after my last push and our first daughter slips from inside me. Amity pulls out a small set of scissors and cuts the cord and then picks her up as she says, “Congratulations. You have a daughter, an Alpha female.” She passes her to me as I relax into Nicolas. When she opens her eyes, I smile and I don't know how I knew she was his as look back over my shoulder and say, “Our beautiful Danielle.” Nicolas smiles and closes the small gap and places a soft, short kiss on my lips. When he pulls back, Dominic approaches very slowly and says, “If I may, Luna?” I look at him, confused, until another wave of pain shoots through m
ANNALISE I stretch in my new bed and reach over to turn off my alarm. It was the first day at my new high school. My mother found her second chance mate a couple of months ago and for her to be with him... We, my mother, my little sister, and I had to move to his pack, the Lupin Nightstalker pack. My new stepdad Philip Lupuslyall is the Beta, my mother is Fillippa Ethelwulf, my little sister is Charmine Ethelwulf and my name is Annalise Ethelwulf, we were one of the high warrior family in the Battletail Warrior pack. Our pack was, as it’s name suggests, a warrior pack. Everyone trained, including the young pups, and once trained, they were transferred to other packs that needed warriors. That was how my mother met Philip as he was there in place of Alpha Remington to oversee the final assessment of the warriors our pack was sending his. So we have spent the last few months moving from our pack to his. I had though that I would hate him for trying to take my fathers place not only f
** Present Day **ANNALISE…I had been attending a charity function that Randall was meant to attend with me, but he got called away on an urgent matter. So I was dressed up in a beautiful sparkly black knee-length dress, with my hair up in a tight bun and some light make-up just to cover the last of the fading bruise on my jaw. As Randall had deserted me, I couldn’t decline any of the males that asked me to dance. However, it helped that with every dance that one did, money was put toward their chosen charity. After being swung around the dance floor for the last 4 songs straight, I was starting to feel not only a little tired, but I was feeling those light pains in my lower stomach once again, making me feel sick. So, to duck the next male that was walking toward me, I decided it was time to head home. As I sit in the back of the pack limo, I rub my forehead and think about what has been happening over the last couple of months. Randall has been rather distant and secretive, well
ANNALISE… I am surprised by this as I don’t know the owner of this dance club, well at least I don’t think I do but then as the picture of my mate, my sister and her best friend plays again in my mind I accept the offer and allow the bouncer to escort me inside. I go to the bathroom first and freshen up, removing what was left of the makeup from my face. I give myself a small smile, as I don’t like wearing makeup. However, I had no choice but to become used to using and wearing it, as I either had to use it to cover some of the bruises Randall gave me accidentally where they could be seen or take time off of work until they healed enough not to be noticed. I check the bruise on the side of my jaw and the upper part of my neck. I sigh in relief at the sight and the fact that it has almost disappeared. I lift my head high and walk out of the bathroom. I then make my way over to the bar. I am surprised when people move out of my way, allowing me to get to the bar rather quickly. The ba