Lily’s pov Eddie’s been here for two weeks now and I’ve invited Amelia, Tao and Mei for the weekend. I know Mei and Eddie had some struggles, but Osiris said they’re friends now. And honestly, I think Charlotte and Eros deserve some time with just the twins and Tao and Mei deserve to have some time away from their parents. “But you did check with Eddie and he was fine about it, right?” Arya asked. I nodded, "yes. He said it was fine. That he missed them." I might have underestimated how busy the packhouse would be. The teenagers could all take care of themselves, but Amelia still needed help. She was five now, so I didn’t have to worry about diapers or telling her to remember to pee. But thank the Goddess it was only for two nights. Having to take care of Amelia, Asher and Kate at the same time was a lot. Amelia loved her step-brother and sister and really listened to them, so that helped in the evening. She was adorable, but also really headstrong and she didn’t let Asher get aw

Eddie’s pov It was really random of April to be asking me and Mei to ride her horses. Didn’t they have staff? Maybe Lily just wanted us out of the house for a bit, I could see all these kids in the packhouse were getting on her nerves. As much as she likes having us around, a lot of noise isn’t really her thing. Even when we were kids, she would just paint in her room, while the rest of us played. I was happy Mei, Tao and Amelia were here. I had missed them, especially little Amy. I know she’s my niece, but growing up with her, made her feel like more of sister. And Mei, it was warm here so she was wearing dresses and shorts and I was totally not over her. Not one bit. Being friends meant that I still had her in my life, but it wasn’t easy. Every time I saw her, I wanted to touch her. Just touch her arm or hair. Did that made me sound like a creep? Probably, but I want to be near her so badly. When April said that thing about mates, it made me wonder. Because honestly, I am obsess

Mei’s pov It had been so hard saying goodbye to Eddie. But I knew postponing it, would only make things harder. When I turned eighteen I would be leaving and I couldn’t ask Eddie to follow me. He needed to be the Alpha, it was his destiny. He would be a great Alpha too, I was sure. He was kind, caring and protective. So when I left the Iron River pack, we broke things off, just like we had promised each other. I knew Eddie was heartbroken, I was heartbroken too. But this was for the better. I was sure. Well, mostly sure, because I kept longing for Eddie. Kept thinking about that magical weekend, our first time together and the times after that. Eddie had his eighteen’s birthday a few months ago. We tried to be friends, but it wasn’t easy. Eddie kept touching me, just slight touches, like bumping into me or stroking my hair out of my face. I wanted to tell him to stop, but part of me really missed his touch. At night I would dream about having sex with Eddie and wake up all flustere

Mei’s pov Things had been so bad. Most of my friends changed and apparently so did I. So when we would meet up, it was awkward and nothing like how it used to be. I had asked the Alpha for a job, but since I didn’t even finish high school, I didn’t have many experience or skill for a good job. In the end I got a job cleaning the Beta’s house. Me, the daughter of a Beta. It was embarrassing and people here really weren’t nice to their omega’s. I felt so silly and dumb. But most of all, I felt selfish. Fen had tried to convince me to just go back, that everyone wouldn’t be upset. But I felt like a failure. This had been my plan for years and now that I was doing it, I was going to give up after only a few weeks. I knew I could make this work. Maybe I needed this. Life had been pretty easy for me, well, except for losing my mom. I thought being here would make me feel closer to mom, but it didn’t. It was nice seeing the places I used to visit with her, but it also brought back the ba

Osiris’ pov Mia offered to watch Kate, so Lily and I could see the midwife during school hours. We didn’t tell the kids yet, we wanted to be sure. Well, Lily wanted to be sure. I didn’t know why she felt like something was wrong or why it didn’t feel real to her. “Maybe because you didn’t plan this one?” Santos asked. Maybe, or it’s because she was on the pill. Or maybe she doesn’t want this baby? I wasn’t going to bombard my mate with questions, right now we only needed one answer. Was Lily really pregnant? Lily laid down on the table while the midwife inserted a big weird looking thing. “Just say it. It looks like a giant dildo.” Santos laughed. Apparently you can’t scan the belly yet at this time, but I wondered what the hell Lily was thinking while the doctor had this thing up there poking around. “It’s fine. It doesn’t hurt, just a bit uncomfortable.” Lily mindlinked me, clearly feeling my discomfort with the whole thing. We looked at the screen, while the doctor tried to