Chapter 164


    Alora’s POV


    Thest leg of the drive was almost a relief, I hadn’t realized how much I had been missing home.


    Not until we were almost there. When we first started out this morning, the sun was justing


    over the horizon. The hills and the trees changed as the sun gradually rose to the sky, I got some


    really good pictures as it made it’s journey up.


    When we passed by the wee to the Moon Mountain Pack sign, I felt a sense of relief that my


    mate and I would be back under our own roof for the night. I hadn’t had the nightmares that I usually


    had while we had been gone, but that couldn’tst, and I didn’t want to have one outside the safety


    of my own bedroom.


    There was a tap on my shoulder, I looked back at Sunny, she had aplicated look on her face.


    “What is it?” I asked her.


    “I need to visit ady’s room.” she says.


    I frown, trying to figure out what she meant, it only took me a second. “Oh! You need to…okay. I


    looked at my mate. “Damien, we need to stop at the gas station.” I tell him.


    He nods, “Okay, I’m sure everyone needs to stretch their legs, and the Jeep needs gas anyway.” He


    says.


    We pulled into the gas station, it would have only been thirty more minutes till we got to the


    Mansion, but Sunny’s face said she really needed to go. That and I did as well, they say the further


    along you get in pregnancy, the more often you would have to go. I hadn’t noticed much change in


    my bathroom habits till recently. I was only effected a little so far, and for that I was grateful, I was


    not looking forward to being chained down to bathrooms.


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    So far there was no morning sickness, or as my mom was calling it, anytime sickness. She said with


    Kass, she was sick sun up to sun down, and as she was getting sick with this one, she believed it


    was going to be another girl, because with all her boys, she didn’t have any sickness at all. I was


    with twins, one female, one male, I didn’t know how that was going to affect me, as it hasn’t yet. I


    was however starting to be hungry all the time, and my cravings were bing really weird.


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    I mean, why in the world would I be craving mustard on a vani ice cream cone? It was so weird,


    and normally would have me gagging at the thought of such abination. So I decided I would


    settle for a hotdog with mustered and a pint of vani ice cream from the gas station, and maybe


    some potato chips to go with it….and a dill pickle. Goddess I was craving pickles all the time now,


    when I looked up why, there was no truly useful information, other than I may be low on sodium.


    “What has you annoyed mate?” my mate asked me.


    “Pregnancy cravings.” I said, growling a little as I did so.


    My mate seemed to freeze up at my growl, I felt his nervousness. I gave him a questioning look with


    a raised eyebrow, he let out a nervous sounding chuckle “Sorry my sweet Starlight, I think it’s just


    instinctual for a male to be wary of a pregnant female’s growl. He says, giving me a cautious smile.


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    Iughed, it was so adorable. How was it possible, for him to look so adorable? He was such a sexy


    hunky Werewolf, he shouldn’t look adorable, but he managed, and Iughed. His mood rxed,


    and a loving smile reced the nervous one that had made meugh.


    He leans over the consul and kisses my cheek. “I love you my beautiful Starlight.” He says to me.


    His tone and emotions through our bond telling me just how much he was in love with me.


    I stoppedughing and gave him a sappy in love smile, it has be my mostmon expression


    now days. Sunny opens the door to the Jeep and hops out, bringing mine and Damien’s attention


    back to what it was we were here for. I hopped out of the jeep just as Beatrice and Serenity joined


    me. We walked into the store, and head to the bathrooms in back. First to relieve my dder, then


    to get food and more drink.


    I hadn’t realized how badly I needed to go until I was practically sighing in relief, Sunny actually did


    sigh in relief. After we got through and washed our hands we started to get food. I wasn’t the only


    pregnant female, and poor Serenity was right there with me when it came to cravings. She actually


    got stumped at the pickles, there were the traditional dills, and then there was the spicy dill.


    Finally I said. “Grab both, Darien can eat whatever you don’t.”


    She smiled brightly. “Thank you.” she says and grabs both.


    I grab two of the traditional, then I grabbed two hot dogs with spicy mustard, onion, dill slice, sour


    croute, and celery salt. I also grabbed arge order of chilly cheese tots. A one liter of Pepsi to go


    with my food, and a bag of vinegar and salt chips and I was happy. Although Sunny looked at thy


    choices in horror when I got to the check out counter. I took it that she was not a fan of my food


    choicebanation right now, she actually looked slightly green at it. Until she got a look


    Spicy and traditional pickles, ming hot Cheetos, a big mountain dew code red. A big thing of


    nachos with jpenos, onions and cayenne pepper on top. I looked at Sunny’s haul, she grabbed a


    big bottled water, a in mustered and ketchup hot dog and a bag of in potato chips. Beatrice


    chose basically the same thing, only she had three hot dogs instead of just the one. The difference


    between the pregnancy fed choice in food, and the everyday choice was ringly obvious right


    now.


    The cashier, a Heartsong n member, looked at me and smiled. He was young, sixteen, and he


    had short, but a little shaggy, curly strawberry blond hair, with amber colored eyes surrounded by a


    cinnamon colored rim. He had dark golden skin with freckles all across his nose and cheeks. I


    couldn’t help but think he must have looked adorable as a pup. It most likely got him into trouble at


    school with both females and males. Judging by the muscle I could already see developing, he


    wouldn’t be a skinny teen wolf for much longer.


    “Wee back n Alpha!” he says genuinely happy to see me.


    I chuckled, it was good to be weed. “Thank you…” I looked at his name badge. “Donnie, it’s


    good to be back, I’ve missed home.”


    He looked so happy to get attention from his n Alpha. “Your most wee.”


    He started ringing up our purchases, gave them a curious look, then he lifted his nose and sniffed,


    with wide eyes and a broad smile he says. “Congrattions on your pregnancy Alpha.” he says.


    Then continues to check us out, I pay with my phone. With a wave at Donnie we left the store.


    Walking back towards the Jeeps parked at the pumps, Sunny asks. “How did he know you were


    pregnant?”


    “Because he could smell it. Beatrice answered. “Werewolves are able to tell if a female is pregnant


    by the scent.”


    “Wow, that’s so cool!” she said.


    My mate and the other males had finished putting the gas in the tanks, and were gathered in front


    talking,ughing and rough housing a little. I stopped where I was, just looking at my mate. He was


    so handsome when he was smiling andughing, his eyes sparkling with joy, feeling it through our


    bond. It was such a wonderful feeling.


    “I love watching himugh, and smile, especially with knowing how much pain I caused him with my


    rejection.” Beatrice says beside me, her gaze on Xander.


    “None of it was your fault, ce the me where it truly belongs, at Sarah’s wed hooves.


    Serenity says, her tone firm. There was a bite of anger, but then everyone seemed unable to think


    of Sarah without being angry. My fury at her however had be a cold me, I was able to


    remain calm when I thought of her. However, should she and Ie into contact again…I won’t


    hesitate to do what was necessary…what the Goddess had given me a vision of.


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    “Listen to her.” I tell Beatrice. “Sarah is to me for the pain you have both been through.”


    They came out of nowhere suddenly, bombs of ck smoke, shaking the ground and hitting all


    around us, followed by bright shes. The smoke made my eyes burn and my nose run, the sound


    made my ears ring, the bright shes causing spots in my vision. I waspletely disoriented, I


    dropped everything and grabbed Sunny, wrapping her in my arms, hoping my body could protect


    her from what was happening


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    Through the ringing I could here muffled screams and shouts, but I couldn’t understand what was


    being said. I felt two deep pricks against my back, at first I thought it was shrapnel when they stayed


    in my back, but I suddenly went weak and fell to the ground, no longer able to hold onto Sunny. I felt


    paralyzed, and my head hurt


    where it cracked against the asphalt of the parking lot when I fell.


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    Sunny is knelling on the ground next to me, her hands gripping my shoulders and shaking me, she


    was crying and screaming. She looked so scared, wanted to lift my hand and cup her cheek, tell her


    everything was going to be okay, but I couldn’t even move. My vision was starting to go ck


    around the edges, something was


    seriously wrong, but my mind was bing so hazy I couldn’t figure it out.


    Sunny looks up suddenly, and her eyes start to ze gold, the green gone, out the back of her


    halter top her wings appeared, she raises her hands and they start glowing, she’s screaming


    something and a ball that looked like molten gold colored light shot out of her hands and at


    something. Then there was someone screaming in agonized pain.


    Suddenly Sunny had two dartsing out of her upper left chest, and she fell to the ground like I


    had, her body limp, her eyes full of tears, frustration and fear. Then everything went dark, and the


    last thing I heard was a pain filed roar of “ALORA!!!!!”


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    /////Authors Note: Sorry everyone, it was confirmed I have been sick with COVID, it has kicked my


    ass, I’m slowly getting better, I’ll have moments when I’m fine and I can write, then there more


    frequent moments of not being able to stay awake or focus on a screen to long because my eyes


    are really sensitive to any light right now. Luckily, it’s only affected the adults in the house, the kids


    fortunately have escaped all of it.///// (17)