Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Well, the creatures are still considered Fae, but they are the darker versions of them. Goblins, babadook, orcs, banshees, kelpies, Dullahan, Fachan, the Dearg Due, the Caorthannach, all the dark parts of the Faerie plane still exist there.”
“I have heard some of those creature names before, but I don’t know all of them.”
“They are not pleasant, and many of them are quite terrifying, my lady. I do not recommend you going anywhere near them.” There was genuine fear in his eyes now as he spoke.
I was trying to imagine what those creatures might even look like, what they might be, when I was interrupted.
“I will take her now, Riviana.” Vincent was reaching for Rika so he could take her upstairs. I hadn’t even realized he had come back into the room yet.
“Th..thank you Vincent.” I handed my baby off to him and made sure? that my clothing was completely back into place.
Once Vincent was gone again, and it was just me and Gabriel, I looked at him and asked him something, something that I needed to know.
“Gabriel, are you trying to tell me that my great great grandfather was a Fae? Are you telling me that I am not a hybrid, two species in one, but I am in fact a tribrid?!”
“Yes, my Queen, that is exactly what I am telling you.”
I think my heart stopped right then and there. How could I be part Fae as well? How come no one knew about this before I sent Gabriel to research it? Where was my great great grandfather now? Who was my great great grandfather anyway? And why couldn’t I find out about this before I went to visit the Fae? Could I have met him there and not known it?
This was a lot to take in right now. I needed to process it. And I needed to explain it all to my family. They had to know about this as well. They needed to know who and what we really were. This didn’t just affect me; it affected Noah and Carter and their children. This was something that could have larger ramifications for all of us. We needed to figure it all out and quickly before something bad were to happen.
After Gabriel excused himself and left, Joaquin came down to talk to me. He slid onto the couch next to me and put an arm around my shoulders.
“Vincent told me that you have something you need to tell me. What’s wrong, Little Bunny?” I loved it when he called me that. It was the pet name he had for me, and despite everything that we have been through, and all the changes to our lives, that name was still there for me.
“I found out something pretty bizarre today, Fido.” I grinned at him, giving him the first name I ever called him.
“You can tell me, baby, I am here to listen to you.”
“Well, for starters, we need to call my whole family here for a meeting sometime really soon. This news affects them as well.”
“OK, done. We will do it. But what is it, baby? What is this news?”
“Well, I am not a half witch and half wolf like we thought.” I grimaced at him.
“OK, then what are you? It’s not like it matters to me. You could tell me you were an alien, and that I’ve never seen your true form that has six arms and whatever else is different. I would still love you for who you are. I didn’t just fall for you because of the sexy little vixen that you are; I also fell in love with you because of the way you think, the way you keep me on my toes, and the way we bicker back and forth. I fell in love with your compassion, your generous heart, your bright wit and your brilliant mind. I love you Riviana, not what species you’re made out of. You’re my mate, my wife, and the mother of my children. I don’t care what you tell me that you are.”
“I love you, you know that?” I smiled at him after his little speech.
“Yeah, I do.” He kissed me gently. “Now what is the problem? What are you?”
“I am a tribrid, at least I hope that is all. I am part witch, part wolf, and part Fae.”
“Well, that’s new, and cool. I wish we knew sooner, we could have told Queen Gloriana when we went to visit her.” I loved that about him; he really didn’t care that I was not who and what he thought I was.
“Yeah, I guess we will just need to go back sometime soon. I think she will like that, don’t you?”
“Yeah, and she will love the babies.”
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Riviana
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Well, it took a few days, but we managed to get everyone together for dinner. Carter and Emmalee came with CJ, even Bryce and Bree came so that we could have a Christmas celebration before they all left. That would make it a little easier to handle; knowing we had something fun to look forward to after it was over.
When everyone started to show up, Joaquin and I greeted them, each of us holding one of our babies in our arms. It was almost like they had all planned to be here at exactly the same time and were arriving all at once, even those that lived locally.
Mom and Dad cooed over the babies as they came in like they always did. Nikki, carrying Elias in her arms, did the same. Elias was five months old now, so he was getting curious about everything that he could see in a house. Thankfully Joaquin had gone overboard and baby proofed the house before Reagan and Rika had even been born. We wouldn’t have to worry about him being hurt.
When Emmalee came in, carrying CJ in her arms, I couldn’t help but coo over him. He was so cute and made me think so much of Carter. Carter shook hands with Joaquin and hugged me when he came in.
Bryce and Bree came in last. The former had a firm handshake ready for Joaquin, and a hug for me. Not to mention happy grandpa eyes for the babies. They weren’t his grandbabies, but he had gotten that bug, and now he just thought all babies were the most adorable thing in the world. I could tell.
“Oh my goodness!” Bree squealed when she saw my babies. “They are too precious. Oh, I wish Emmalee would have had twins, they’re too precious.”
“Bite your tongue, Mom.” Emmalee snapped at her jokingly. “I love CJ and all, but I don’t want two of him.”
“You’re such a spoilsport for a grandma. Can’t I have a little daydream at least?”
We all laughed at what had happened and went into the other room. I wanted to get the talk over with, I didn’t want to delay it at all. I wanted all of them to know what was going on at the moment. I had made sure that Gabriel was here and at the ready to talk to them all about this as well. It would be a lot easier if he could explain things that he had found as well. However, he would soon be leaving to investigate some more. He wanted to find as many details as possible on both sides of my family. There were two mysteries here that just didn’t seem to add up. This was completely out of my hands now.
Once everyone was seated in the living room with the very large Christmas tree in one corner and a fire roaring in the hearth, it almost looked like a postcard scene or something. It was peaceful and beautiful. All these families together with the little babies. It was perfect.
