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“You boys come with me,” my mother said, still holding the baby we’d called Lanie.
What was it about that name?
She motioned for the midwife to bring over the other baby, a boy this time.
The midwife gingerly placed the tiny pup in my arms “What should we call him?” Zane asked, finally looking up.
His eyes were red and full of pain, and I was sure mine were, too.
“You don’t need to think about that now,” my mother said sadly.
I nodded.
That was all I could do.
Hours later, Zane, my mother, and I were still waiting for my father to return.
The babies had finally fallen asleep after crying nearly constantly since birth.
But who could blame them?
Their mother was dead, and their real father was missing in action.
“Where the f uck is he?” I asked for the millionth time that night while I paced the great room. “He’s the 1/3
“Don’t raise your voice, Xander,” my mother said Wearly. getting any rest.”
“Orlon,” Zane suddenly said, and my mother and I both spun around.
He stood in the doorway silently, an unbothered expression on his face.
“So nice of you to finally f ucking join us,” I spat as I stared him down.
“What happened here?” He c ocked his eyebrow as he strode into the room. “You all look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
Anger rose like bile in my throat.
I rushed at him, planting my hands on his chest before he could react.
I shoved hard, and he stumbled back, his wolf flashing in his eyes as he recovered.
“What the f uck do you think you’re doing, Xander?”
My breathing was heavy.
Hunter was pawing inside me viciously, dying to be released, dying to attack the man who caused all this. “Alice died tonight,” I growled.
My father’s face drained of color, and his whole body seemed to slump.
“No,” he said plainly. “That’s impossible.
Zane walked up next to me.
He could sense that I was about to blow again.
“She was asking for you the whole time she was in labor,” he said, his voice shaking With anger.
He was losing it, too.
“The boys are telling the truth, Orion.” My mother’s voice was cold, and she wouldn’t even meet my father’s eyes.
“What are you trying to say?!” His face twisted up with anger. “That it was my fault? Just because she was calling out for me?” I shook my head.
He was really going to argue with me right now?
That self-righteous as shole.
If he wasn’t going to talk, then I would make him talk.
“Xander, don’t,” Zane warned, stepping in front of me.
As the Alpha, I could compel people to tell me the truth if I wanted them to, but I never used that power, especially not on my father, once an Alpha himself.
“You can’t stop me.”
I pushed past Zane and looked my father dead in the eyes.
“Alice didn’t want me or Zane there with her, she wanted someone named Mason.”
My father’s eyes went glassy.
The compulsion was working.
“Are you gonna tell me who the f uck that is?”
His voice was distant and robotic.
“Xander…Mason is your brother.”
Katie “You heard what I said?” I asked Asher.
Only mates were supposed to hear a she-wolf’s thoughts.
But Asher was basically a stranger… there was no way he could hear mine.
“Yes,” Asher said, his brows knitting in confusion. “Why wouldn’t I? It’s a small car.”
He laughed, but I was having trouble seeing the joke “I just…” I trailed off.
There was no way to explain this without sounding like a crazy pregnant lady.
Or maybe that was it.
Maybe the hormones were scrambling my brain.
“Never mind,” I said, brushing it off. I’m probably just nervous about the party.”
“No need to be,” Asher said, reaching over and giving my knee a light pat. “We’re in this together.” A few minutes later, he pulled up to a huge, sprawling lodge tucked away in the woods.
The whole place seemed to be glittering, lit up all around the perimeter by delicate tw inkling lights. Expensive cars of all kinds were parked outside, and the people walking up were wearing gorgeous dresses and impeccably tailored suits.
Despite Asher’s reassurance, a stab of panic seized my heart.
I felt like crying and barfing at the same time.
There were going to be wolves here from packs all over the region, and I still had no idea where I’d come from or how I’d actually ended up in Stillwood.
What if someone from my past was here?
Would I recognize them?
Or worse, would they recognize me but not tell me? Would their cold eyes and whispers follow me around the room?
My hands traveled to my belly again, rubbing it protectively.
Maybe I should’ve stayed home and rotted in front of the TV after all.
“Hey,” Asher said as he opened my door and offered his hand. “It really is going to be fine.”
I stepped out of the car, not letting go of his hand. He squeezed mine tightly in return. 1/3
“And if it’s not, we can go have some I nodded and tried to give him a genuine smile. “Deal”
As soon as we walked inside, I felt like I’d come with a f u cking celebrity.
Wolves approached us from all sides, clapping Asher on the back and asking how he was.
Clearly he had a lot of friends… maybe the nice guy thing was genuine.
Good to know.
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