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“Good, because it seems you get to hang out with me this afternoon,” he exclaimed. And Derek let out a sigh.
“Derek, it’s fine. You know Liam would protect James and me with his life.” I told him. I love Liam, but not in the romantic sense. He was fun, careful and a breath of fresh air.
“Doesn’t mean I won’t kill him.” He mumbled, and I smacked his chest with my free hand.
“Go,” I ordered, and he sighed.
“Fine.” He pushed his lips into a line.
“Come on, Derek. Ashlyn said she’s got this.” Mason told Derek, and it impressed me with how far he had come. We all needed to learn to trust each other.
Derek leaned down and kissed James’ head before stopping to kiss my lips. He rested his forehead against mine.
“You mindlink if you need anything or if anything happens.” He whispered, and I nodded.
“I promise.” I told him and I meant it. I wouldn’t risk our son’s life. He pecked my lips before he let go, and Mason took his spot in front of me. Mason kissed his son’s head and then me.
I watched both of them walk back towards the tent. Mason looked back at me before he spoke.
“Ashlyn, remember, you promised.” He said, and I blew him a kiss. While I watched them walk away, Liam came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist, resting his chin on my shoulder.
“Your mate is a little grumpy,” he said, and I shook my head.
“I know you pushed his buttons on purpose.” I told him, turning around in his arms to face him. He just shrugged and turned his attention to James.
“Awe, my baby nephew. He’s just the cutest.” He cooed, and I smiled at Liam’s cuteness. I looked behind him and noticed that Ian and Alex were giving me an eyebrow.
“Is he also your mate?” Ian asked, and I started laughing, shaking my head.
“No, Liam and I are just friends.” I told Ian.
“Close friends.” Liam said, squeezing me into a side hug. Ian was watching me intently.
“So if everyone is organized here, can we go eat, please? I’m starving.” I told them. It was true, even if I just needed to change the subject. I could see that Ian was having a hard time seeing Liam being so close to me.
We made our way back over to the mess tent. Brandon and Sage were exiting when we were almost there. Sage came running over to me and wrapped me in a hug, but not too tight.
“Ashlyn, how are you feeling? Is everything okay? Have you named him yet?” She rushed out, pulling away from me. She leaned down and kissed James on his little head.
“We have. Did Mason and Derek not tell you?” I asked her and she shook her head.
“Please tell me. I’m dying to know.” She dragged out.
“I don’t know. Maybe I should wait for Mason and Derek to be here.” I told her, and she frowned.
“But I’m your favorite sister. Please?” She begged.
“Fine, but I need food first,” I told her, and she squealed with excitement. She turned around and rushed back into the mess tent.
“Did you do that on purpose?” Brandon asked me with a smirk.
“I would never trick my only sister into getting me food.” I told him, over dramatically. And he raised an eyebrow at me.
“Come on you guys, I’ll share his name with all of you.” I told them, entering the tent. At the back of the tent, I could see Sage running around. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her move so fast before.
We all took a seat, and Ian sat beside me. I knew that this must have been hard on him. He believed I was his mate and now I’m marked by two other men and we have a baby together.
“He’s beautiful, Ashlyn,” Ian told me while looking at James.
“Thank you, Ian.” He wrapped an arm around my back and I rested my head on his shoulder. I was so thankful that James could sleep through anything and my milk was keeping him full.
“So, about Eric? I should probably explain why he is here.” I spoke, and Ian nodded.
“Eric found his mate, your father’s gamma’s daughter. She cheated on him and he killed the guy she was with.” I explained. Ian pulled away from me to look down at me.
“What?” He asked me, stunned.
“I know. He shouldn’t have been banished. He did what any of us would have done. Something I actually did.” I told him, and he raised an eyebrow at me.
“You killed Chantel?” He asked me, and I nodded.
“I’m not proud of it, but yes, I did. But I’m not sure when this all happened, but I told Eric that he could come to Silver Moon. And Mason was going to offer him a position in the military.” I told Ian, and he nodded.
“I’ll look into it when we get back to Blue Moon. My father should never have banished him in the first place. He’s an excellent warrior, with a clean record.” He told me and I agreed.
“Also, Grace killed Brad. I don’t know if anyone told you. I know you knew about Donny.” He nodded after I told him. He squeezed me close and kissed my temple.
“I’m sorry, Ashlyn.” He whispered, and I could feel the tears building. And the guilt was churning my stomach into knots.
“It’s not your fault, Ashlyn,” Alex said. He was sitting across from us with Brandon. Liam was sitting on the other side of me.
“Everyone keeps telling me that, but I just don’t believe it,” I told them. Before anyone could comment, Sage rushed over with a tray full of food.
“Now, spill.” She huffed out, sitting between Brandon and Alex.
“Alright, Aunty Sage, everyone meet James Knight Landon Blake.”
Ashlyn
“It looks like he’s awake,” Ian said while looking down at James. I tried to look down on him and he yawned, making my heart melt.
“Did he just yawn?” Sage squealed, and I looked at her and nodded.
“He is just the cutest,” She said, watching James in awe. Liam stood up so he could look over my shoulder at Ian’s side.
“Of course, he would have Derek’s eyes.” Liam huffed, and I laughed.
“He looks like both of them. I don’t think I see any of me in there, even though I did all the work.” I pouted.
“These cheeks are all you, babe.” Ian said. And I’m not sure if I was more stunned that he called me babe or that he called my cheeks chubby.
“Awe, I totally see it now.” Sage exclaimed, and I glared at her.
“Really?” I huffed out.
“You forget that I’ve known you since you were 8 years old. These chubby cheeks are all yours.” Ian laughed, and I wanted to punch him.
Liam leaned down and kissed my cheek.
“They are just jealous,” Liam whispered. I could hear Ian’s chest grumbling at Liam. I rested my free hand on Ian’s knee.
It would be hard for me to see him with someone else, especially if they had a baby together. It’s bad enough I had to see him balls deep in someone else. We may have a weird relationship, but I still care about him.
Liam sat down beside me again. Everyone was cooing over James, and I don’t blame them. He’s beyond adorable. James fussed, so I moved him lower down my chest so he could latch. I looked down the front of my shirt and made sure he was all good before I turned my attention back to the others.
“When do you have to portal to the airstrip? And where is Nathan?” I asked Sage. She was snuggled into Brandon and it was so sweet to watch them together.
“Nathan is napping before we have to go. We should hopefully leave within the hour.” Sage answered.
“You should take a few warriors with you, just in case.” I told her.
“Someone sounds like her mates.” She smirked, and I pushed my lips in a line.
“I would come with you, but I promised I would stay at the camp.” I told her.
“And you have James to take care of. It’s not like you can just go running into danger with him attached to your boob.” She said, and I glared at her.
“Really?” I rolled my eyes at her.
“What? You know I’m right. Now you have to think before you act.” She said.
“And what the fuck is that supposed to mean?” I asked her, getting defensive. Yeah, I’ve made some mistakes, but it was to protect them. I thought I was doing the right thing.
“I mean, now you can take a backseat and just be a mother,” she clarified.
“I still have three people to kill, then maybe I’ll take a backseat. But I will not change who I am because I’m a mother.” I told her.
“We have already stormed the pack house. The three you are looking for are gone.” Alex told me and I noticed that Ian, Liam and Brandon growled.
“What she deserves to know what is going on. She risked her life.” He told them.
“Brandon and Liam, what the fuck is he talking about?” I growled out. And they both sighed.
“We already went to the pack house. Susan, Grace and the former vampire king weren’t there. We found more of their warriors and we brought them back.” Brandon explained. And Liam leaned his head on my shoulder.
“We didn’t want you to worry. And you have James to take care of now, beautiful.” Liam told me.
“That’s why you needed more blood, because there were more vampires?” I asked, and I felt him nod on my shoulder.
“Then what is the plan now?” I asked them.
“When the plane lands, we will portal the vampires and then we will start cleaning up here. Also, take James home. You both need to get checked out. We saw the bathroom.” Brandon said, and I sighed.
“Not that bad. I’ve watched women give birth before, working at the hospital.” I told them.
“It looked like a murder scene,” Ian said.
“Yeah, well, it’s not like I had much to work with. And I also had a four-year-old princess to protect.” I sighed.
“I know you feel you need to be on the front lines, but we are all here for you. You have our prince to take care of. We will get them, but we need you to be safe.” Liam said, kissing my cheek, and I sighed.
“Fine. What else did you guys find?” I asked them.
“Nothing of importance. King Theo is going to launch an investigation into what happened, and he is also looking for his grandfather.” Brandon explained, and I nodded.
“And we are expecting his plane soon?” I asked, and Brandon nodded.
“So, what else needs to be done?” I asked them.
“Nothing. As soon as the vampires leave, we are going to transport the rogues back to Silver Moon, and we will investigate why they became rogues.” Brandon told me.
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