Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
Liam insisted that we call immediately because it was technically an emergency situation. An alpha wolf, who is supposedly possessed by a demon, isn’t a good thing. If the demon becomes too strong, not even the most secure cells will hold them. I conceded to my decision to wait until morning and I picked up the phone and called my little cousin. Rory was an odd girl, but I think that’s why her and I got along so well. She quickly answered and assured me that they were all still awake and playing card games. I asked her to put me on speaker so that Luke could hear the conversation. Luckily, his parents were also present, as was his grandmother. I explained the events that had happened with Callum, and I heard his grandmother gasp.
“Alpha Loki, my name is Gretchen Bastille. I am Luke’s grandmother and am the former High Priestess of our coven. Proudly, my granddaughter now holds that title. Did I hear you correctly when you said that he summoned a demon to possess him?” she asked. “Ms. Bastille, it seems that way, but we aren’t sure exactly how that kind of stuff works. That is why we are reaching out to your grandson and family. We would like to learn whatever we can,” I replied. Without hesitation, Luke replied saying they would leave first thing in the morning and would be in Blood Moon by noon. I thanked them, and disconnected the call. I told my brother and the rest of the plan, and we both decided to go and try to get a little sleep before it got much later. A few hours of sleep was much better than none at all. Neither of us functioned well with no sleep.
We snuck back into our room , and Mel was still fast asleep. Her soft snores filled the room, and I couldn’t help but release a laugh. She would protest until she was blue in the face that she didn’t snore, but she most definitely did. Once we were nestled back in bed close to our mate, Liam passed out almost immediately. When he is overly stressed, he becomes plagued with fatigue. I wrapped my arm around Mel, and buried my nose in her hair.
I eventually drifted off into a peaceful sleep. I’m not sure if what came next was a dream or if I was actually hearing a message from the goddess herself, but it felt real. I was sitting in the middle of the thickest part of the forest, and was meditating while in my wolf form. I kept hearing words from the most ethereal voice telling me things that I needed to hear. Almost as if she was trying to give me hints on where to start and how to finish the situation with Callum. “You have started in the right direction, dear Loki.” “It will take a powerful witch and your mate’s wolf to beat the alpha demon.” “It won’t be easy, but you will succeed.” “His name is Mammon, remember this.” were the words that kept filling my mind. As I was memorizing what was being said, I was brought out of what I thought was just a dream. “Loki, it’s almost noon, wake your ass up!” Liam yelled at me. I kept what happened in the dream to myself for now, and hurriedly got dressed. Mel had an appointment with her therapist, Peter, and then Dr. Flores for a checkup. I was bummed that I wouldn’t see her before these meetings started, but couldn’t wait to see her when we were finished.
Liam and I rushed downstairs to the common room, and Rory and the others were there waiting for us. Rory ran up and hugged me, and I was so happy to see her. Seeing her and her mate together was kind of comical. Rory was super short at barely over 5ft, and Luke was taller than us. A small elderly woman made her way towards us with her arms spread open. She enveloped me in a hug, and said, “You are Alpha Loki, it’s lovely to place a face on a voice.” I nodded and then she hugged Liam. “Alpha Liam, I am Gretchen Bastille, I am Luke’s grandmother, and I am here to do whatever I can to help. The demon you are dealing with isn’t an easy one to banish, but it can be done. His name is Mammon, and he is extremely dangerous. He wasn’t summoned, but sent to Alpha Callum. We are dealing with very dark magic here.”
Breakthroughs and Good News
*MELIAN POV*
Therapy with Peter went really well today. I had a couple big breakthroughs, and I was able to face them head on. Today we spoke a lot about what I remembered about my mother. I was very young when she died, and most of my memories of her get smothered by all the bad memories of my father and brothers. However, today, Peter was able to help me get through that wall that was keeping me from her. Once we broke through, it was like she hadn’t left me years ago, but it felt very recent. I swore I could smell gardenias and coconuts. It was the smell of my mother’s bath oils. I remember it well because I got in trouble a few times for getting into them. The more I walked down memory lane, the more I could remember. I can remember the way she walked, and how her hair fell over her shoulders. I can remember the way her nose would wrinkle when she smiled.
The only thing I couldn’t remember, no matter how much I tried, was the sound of her voice and the sound of her laughter. Those are 2 things I really wish I could find in my memories. Another breakthrough was remembering why she told me I was born with the hair colors I have. It explained so much about things my father would spit at me as if they were insults. My great-grandmother on my mother’s side was Fae. My great-grandfather was a wolf, and he was the alpha of a pack that had long since been forgotten. They were attacked by vampires, and my great-grandparents and their daughters were able to escape. They ended up being taken in by Mystic Shadows even though my great-grandpa was of alpha blood. That’s where grandma met grandpa, and mom met my dad. When I was born, I not only had traits of the Fae, but I also had a special wolf. Obviously, Ruby is very powerful. Mom called my form of hybridism a gift. That’s why she gave me the name Melian. It means “dear or beloved gift” in Greek. I wish that it wouldn’t have taken the worst things in my life to help me remember something that was important.
My time with Peter was up and I had an appointment with Dr. Flores for a checkup. I felt fine, so I protested to my husbands. They blatantly told me under no certain terms I was getting out of it, so to make sure I went. I left Peter’s house and went down the street to the hospital. The receptionist told me he would see me soon and a nurse would be out shortly to take me to a room. It wasn’t long at all and I went into the room and changed into the hideous hospital gown that was laid on the bed for me. Roughly 15 minutes later, Dr. Flores came in flashing his big smile that made me feel at ease.
“Luna, how are we doing today? Have there been any issues that I need to be aware of?” He asked. I shook my head no, and told him that if I didn’t know otherwise, I couldn’t tell I had ever been injured. He asked me to lay flat on my back and put my feet in the stirrups so he could check the healing down there. He already knew that it was, but I think he was more concerned that the mating with my mates may have caused some damage to me. The nurse assisting him was an older woman, who held my hand throughout the whole examination.
He pulled the sheet down over me, and sat up to ask me a question. “Luna, have you had any tenderness, mood swings, frequent urination, or fatigue lately?” I thought about it and told him that I had been very tired, and my mood swings were crazy. I also told him that I felt like I couldn’t get enough water, even though I was drinking quite a bit. He nodded his head and placed his fingers under his chin. He looked at his nurse and shot a glance towards the cabinets in the room. She handed me a little cup and asked me to pee in it, but before I did, she had taken 3 vials of blood for testing. I went into the bathroom and peed in the tiny cup, and took it back to Dr. Flores. “Doc, is there something wrong with me? You are acting strangely.” I asked. He gave me that big smile again and told me not to worry, that I was healthy and had healed well, but he needed to confirm a suspicion. He stepped out of the room, and returned 20 minutes later. He had a happy look on his face, but I was still nervous.
“Well, Luna, I got my confirmation. You are pregnant. I want to get an ultrasound to see if we just have one little one, or more. I will be right back with the machine. Congratulations,” he said as he once again left the room. However, this time, he left me shocked and speechless. I was happy. Don’t get me wrong, but how were the twins going to feel? Especially after we just took over as Maddix’s parents. I had to stay positive and believe they were going to be just as excited as I am. Dr. Flores came through the door with an ultrasound machine and got it ready as I lied back on the bed. He had me lift the gown, and he pulled the sheet up over my underwear. “Alright, Luna. Here we go. This gel may be a little cold, but I tried to warm it a little,” he said, and squirted a big glob on my belly.
He took the wand and started to smear it all around. I could hear little heartbeats, and realized there were definitely more than one. ” Luna, it looks as if you are around 4, almost 5 weeks along, and there are two little ones growing in there. From the look of it, they will also be identical. One placenta, two sacs. We won’t be able to tell gender for several more weeks. I’m sure you already know, but werewolf pregnancies are different than humans. Where humans carry to term at 40 weeks, werewolves are about 24. You are also carrying alpha babies, so they may even come a little earlier than normal,” he explained. I nodded my head, letting him know I understood, then I sat up to ask him something important. “Dr. Flores, how long do Fae normally carry their babies?” He looked at me with a confused face and asked why I would ask about that.
I took a deep breath and said, “Because, today in therapy I remembered that my mother once told me that I was special because I would not only receive a wolf who would be very special, but because I was also of Fae decent. I am a Wolf/Fae hybrid, doc.”
Daddies
*Melian POV*
Dr. Flores was in shock by my revelation. I think I would be too if I were in his shoes. He squeezed his eyes shut and let out his breath and said with a chuckle, “Looks like we both have some research to do, don’t we? Until we find out for certain the ins and outs of a Fae pregnancy and birth, we will just monitor you closely. Sounds like a plan, Luna?” I nodded at him and promised to help him find out what I could. The only person I knew alive that might know something was Jason. He wasn’t much older than me when mom died, but maybe she had told him more about our family than I knew.
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.