Chapter 82
And Then There Were Four
Chapter 82: History Lesson Twins.
They confirmed it quicker than I had expected. One day I was listening to Priscilla tell me there were babi es⦠and then the next day, I was on an ultrasound table watching as the pack doctor used cold jelly and
a magic wand to scan my stomach.
âOh, look⦠right there, Luna. There is baby one⦠and there is baby two.â
The doctorâs words didnât comfort me. I was excited, yes, but extremely scared.
âThank you,â | replied, not knowing what to say.
I had grown up an only child and had no clue what it was like having a sibling or raising more than one child. Granted, I wasnât alone. I had four incredibly sex y mates who stood over me as if on guard twentyâfour hours of a day, but it still didnât ease my mind.
âThere is no need to thank me. I would like to see you back in two weeks. That way, we can get another scan and
determine the sex of the babies.â
As soon as the doctor cleaned my stomach, he stood to his feet and went from the room. My eyes cast towards my four mates, who had excited faces as they looked at the photos of my ultrasound that had been given to them.
It shocked me none of them cared to determine who the father of the children was. Instead, they shared in the duty as if all four helped create the children to come.
Which, honestly, was a sweet notion. I was glad the pa ternity of the children would not be an issue for th em. Then again, they never had a problem sharing me.
US âAre we ready to go home?â I asked as their eyes lifted to meet mine. âI mean, we can stay here if you w ant, but I was kind of hoping for pizza and a movie.â
Pizza and movie were two words triggering all their at tention.
It wasnât a Netflix and chill kind of situation.
They literally ordered pizza, and we watched movies. It was the one time I let them surprise me with both toppings and genre. Even though I often questioned their choices b ecause, I mean, who doesnât love pineapple on pizza? Cue dramatic eye roll.
âPizza! You keep saying those sweet magic words to me, and you may end up pregnant for the unforeseeable future, Ivy,â James replied as he moved towards the door with me right behind him.
Laughter escaped me. âPizza and movies turns you on and makes you want to have kids?â
James wrapped his arms around me and leaned in, kiss ing my neck. âWith you, yes.â
James was definitely the most affectionate of the four men and always had me laughing and smiling, no
matter the situation. My life with them was far from dull, but at least communication was better, mostly, no w.
âSo, are you wanting to design the nursery, Ivy? Or did you want to have us do it for you⦠hire someone, maybe?â Damian asked as we climbed into the car.
âI donât know,â | sighed. Designing a nursery was sort of the last thing on my mind for the time being. Whil e they thought about things like this, I was still worried about someone coming to challenge us.
Yes, I was a bloody Sølvmåne werewolf, but I was preg nant.
What the hell was I seriously going to do when I would eventually be as big as a house?
Thadnât exactly thought things through when I started letting them fuck my brains out.
However, we didnât know what I was either, so there was that, too.
âAre you okay, Ivy?â A soft touch on my shoulder from Hale pulled me from my thoughts, and slowly, I nodded with a smile.
âYeah, sorry, just a lot on my mind,â | mumbled, trying to clear my confusion. âI donât mind about the nurs ery. We can look at some things.â
All four of them hesitated for a moment, staring at me before I pushed a smile upon my face. âSeriously, Iâm fine.â
âIs that why you cut us off from linking you this morn ing?â Talon asked with confusion.
I wasnât sure what to say. It was the truth, but I suppose part of me didnât tell them, hoping they wouldnât
notice.
âKind of,â I finally admitted. âThere is just so much go ing on, and I canât help but wonder if having babies right now is coming at the most unrealistic of moments.â
âIvy⦠babies never come when they are needed. They come when they come, and everything else just gets fig ured out around it,â Damian replied with a smirk.
âThatâs easy for you to say, Damian. Youâre not pushing two fucking watermelons out of your hooâ
ha.â I was trying not to freak out. Honestly, I was trying.
However, the more I thought about the fact I had two lives growing inside me, and I was going to have to
push them out of a hole that shouldnât stretch like that big terri fied me.
Their dads were giants among men, and there was no way two bigâ
ass babies were going to be able to come out of my cooter. It just wasnât possible.
Silence descended over us for a moment as the car pulled up to the front of the house. My mind reels wit h the future I have been given. No matter how much time had passed, I could never get used to my curre nt situation.
Stepping out of the car, the guysâ laughter consumed the surrounding air.
âCome on now, Ivy. It will not be that bad. Women have babies every day.â
Talonâs words did nothing but aggravate me further. They had no idea how I felt, and with my hormones all over the place, I couldnât control the emotional rollercoaster !
was feeling.
Slamming the door behind me, I stormed off towards the house, tired of their bullshit. I loved them dearly, but right now, I wanted to smother them all. They tended to be complete assholes when they wanted to
be.
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A few hours later, and a tub of chocolate cake frosting, I was in a much better mood.
âYou know, I think the only real reason I like these movies is so that I can watch Aquamanâs sexy ass.â M y mut tered comment caught Haleâs attention, and quickly, I felt the jealousy he had for the actor on tv.
Suited him right for pissing me off.
Pizza and Marvel movies were my calling. The guys were thrilled not to be stuck watching some sort of chick flick, and even though I enjoyed them, I was in more of an as sâkicking mood lately.
I felt as if this calmness surrounding me was only the calm before the storm, and deep inside me, I felt something was coming.
I just wasnât sure what it was.
Looking at Hale, who sat on my left, I found myself curi ous about the information he had searched about his histo ry. Priscilla had told me there were things he and Talon knew only they could tell.
Even as a seer, she couldnât see everything, and if | wanted answers, I would have to go to the source, e ventu ally. âHale. Can I ask you something?â
âOf course. Whatâs on your mind?â he said, casting a small glance and a smile my way.
Looking down at my hands, I hesitated for a moment while I gathered my thoughts. âI wanted to know wh at you learned about yourself. You told me you had researched what the ancients were, and while Priscilla is helping me learn some things, thereâs
still so much that I donât under stand.â
Hale stared at me for a moment as if he wasnât quite sure what to say. Every time I mentioned it in the pa st, he avoided the conversation, but I knew deep down that was because he was scared. I just wasnât sure why he was scared. Weâre mates and shouldnât hide anything.
âWhat do you want to know?â He cast his gaze towards the window as if unable to look at me while we talked about 1. it.
âI donât know⦠anything, really.â
To see Hale like this made little sense.
âIf it makes you uncomfortable,â
Turning to me with a wide grin, he shook his head. âItâs not. Itâs just that, honestly, none of it makes sense, but I supposed I can tell you what I do know that will.â
Adjusting, I stretched out over his legs, making myself comfortable as I listened attentively to him. His han âOur mother was a regular werewolf, but she came from a very long lineage. Her bloodline went as far bac possibly even further.â
âVikings?â | giggled. âLike plunder the land kind of Vikings?â
Nodding his head, he nudged me with his elbow gently and smiled. âYes, those.â
âMakes sense now why you and Talon love to throw me around and make claims on me so muchâ¦â
At the moment I said that, laughter from the open doorway behind me echoed through the room, and to m surprise, James and Talon stood there with popcorn.
âI thought we were watching a movie?â James said as he plopped himself down onto a chair near me, and âWe were, but Ivy wants a history lesson,â Hale said pointedly, causing me to roll my eyes.
âWill you continue, please?â
âOf course⦠nowhere was l.â Taking a moment, he smiled. âOh right, so our mother was this descendant
had slowly faded back then, and many just married in for power or wealth. Except, our mother ignored new âWhat a mate he was,â Talon chuckled, popping his snack into his mouth.
âWhoâs telling this story? Me or you?â Hale replied with an irritated expression.
Gesturing with his hand, Talon let Hale continue. How ever, something in Halesâ eyes made me unsure if t a good idea.
As Halesâs eyes met mine, he sighed. âOur mother met our father in the darkest parts of the woods. It was said to be
ago, she felt like he watched her for weeks before she let him claim her.â
âSo he knew that your mother was his mate, then?â
Nodding his head, Hale looked off with a heavy breath and stared out the window as if expecting to see some thing no longer there.
âHe knew, but no one else knew what he was. Except for our grandmother, and she cursed the relationshi My heart all but dropped into my stomach after hear ing him. Those words sounded so oddly familiar, and wish I could remember why, I couldnât.
The creations they made were my mates, and I knew each of them. They wouldnât hurt anyone who didnât âShe was just scaredââ
âNo, Ivy. She wasnât a normal wolf. She was a hybrid herself and Priscillaâs twin sister.â
Holy fuck⦠say what?!