Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
She holds her hand out expectantly.
Jena walks forward and holds her wrist out. The little crescent shape on the inside of her wrist looks just like it always did to me. The opening of the shape towards her elbow and the tribal looking markings filling the center are softer than the ones in mine. Then I noticed it.
“Why does yours look angry? It has a red tint around all the edges, like the tattoos is fresh.”
I step forward and touch her brand. I don’t remember them having any color before. Lil, let me see yours. Lil shows me hers and it also has the red tint. “What the hell is that?” I look at Elena. 2
“I have a theory, but let’s give it a couple days and see what comes of it. Next line of business will be this barrier that is up, but I think you should go greet your king, he just arrived.”
I didn’t even hesitate. I pushed past the girls and rushed back through the house and to the front door. Alpha Reggie was barely out of the truck when I jumped at him, wrapping my arms around his neck and making a poor attempt to wrap my short legs around his waist.
“Umpf! Hello to you too, Little One, I have missed you.”
He hugs me back and then sets me down so I can hug Luna Anne.
“What, no jumping hug for me too?”
I laugh. “Give me a couple seconds to run to the porch and I can fix that.”
“Nope, I’m good just like this. Thank you very much. How are you? Really?”
“Not great, but there isn’t a whole lot in my control right now, which sucks the most.”
“Little One!”
A second oversized SUV pulls up with Nickolas and Osiston in the front seats. I don’t know if I have smiled this much ever. I am so excited to see all of them, I might actually cry. I walk to each of them, though, letting them pick me up and hug me like a little doll. With them it’s the only time I don’t mind feeling like a little girl being protected and I don’t know why, but it feels so great, I don’t care.
The back doors open and Mina climbs out and my eyes almost pop out of my head. “No way!!! Are you serious?!?” | walk up to her very small but obvious baby bump. She nods and gives me a hug.
“Don’t be mad, but we are only here for Lucas’ celebration and then Xander and Oscar want me back at the castle for obvious reasons.”
“Oh Goddess, NO! I could not be mad about that. This is so great, I’m going to be an auntie!” I clap my hands and bounce up and down with her.
“Hey, stop stirring up our kid!” Xander walks around the truck
“Oh, shut up.”
I reach up to hug him too, then Oscar. “Okay come inside we need to get everyone set up and then my team has work to do. The guys are all out working on things, but they should all be back for dinner. I haven’t seen Ava since the hospital.”
I look over my shoulder at Luna Anne. “I think Brett is with her, we haven’t seen him either, but Lenny assures me she’s been taking them food. Things have changed a bit since you all were here last. Alpha Reggie you and Luna Anne will be in the same room as last time. Xander, Oscar and Mina will be in Xander’s room from last time. Nickolas and Osiston you can have the last two rooms on the second floor and the rest of the warriors with you can stay at the house at the end of the block. If that’s okay with you Alpha Reggie.”
I look over my shoulder, just now realizing I gave instructions to people who are authorities over me. 1
“I like your plan, Little One.”
He chuckles. “When we get settled would you have time to show me your war room and we can get started filling you in on our own adventures.”
“Of course.”
Everyone dispersed for a little while. I did take pity on Sam and mindlinked him that Sierra was here, though. I think I am just as excited to see them together as he is, because it wasn’t five minutes before he was banging through the front door, thundering down the hallway to the kitchen. He actually hit the glass door and bounced off onto his ass because he couldn’t stop his momentum before he could open up the door.
The look on his face was priceless. I don’t think he felt the hit from the door or the floor, once again, he only had eyes for my friend. The rest of the world doesn’t exist for him when she’s around.
He clambered up from the floor and opened the door slowly and walked to her. He seems shy for some reason. I still don’t know what happened the night she left, just that she left with no explanation. “You’re here?! How…Why…Where did you go?”
“It was an emergency. Would it make you feel better to know that I accomplished everything I needed and I am here to stay, if you want me to?” She looks down and fiddles with her fingers and her new bracelet. I have never seen either of them act shy, not even pretending. This is so weird and yet, Jena, Lil and I aren’t making a move to leave either.
“You’re here for good? No more leaving in the middle of the night?” She shakes her head. “And you are going to explain the disappearing act?” She nods. He walks to her and wraps her up in a hug, lifts her up and walks back into the house, her face tucked into his neck.
“Well, we are clearly not going to hear her story anytime soon.”
Lil laughs. “We should actually go see if Elena is settled. I’m interested to know if she can help us find that damn pentagram. You can’t sense it’s magic, but maybe she can, or you guys can together.”
We both nod, then we all get up. As we walk back into the kitchen Alpha Reggie and Osiston come in.
“Anne is up with Ava and Brett. She’s taking this hard and doesn’t want to be a destruction for the boys, but Brett is keeping her fed and hydrated. Hopefully Anne will help her process this too. As much as she says she doesn’t want people around, she really needs it. You should go visit her, Little One, she would like that.”
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