Six months later NeahMy eyes flicker to the clock as cries echo through the bedroom. Nudging Dane, he doesn’t budge. He is out cold on the bed and doesn’t stir even when the twins’ cries grow.Dragging myself from the bed, I creep towards their cribs. I don’t even know why I’m creeping at this point, they are already awake, it was just Dane that was sleeping.The moment I pull them into my arms, the tears stop. I settle into the large armchair in front of the window as both boys snuggle into me. The cuddles made the sleepless nights worth it. But I still watched.Every night I was awake and alone with the boys, I found myself watching the grounds. Waiting.It had been almost nine months since we had seen Salem and six months since the news broke that there was someone else that looked like me.Damien and Raven returned to the city often to look for Jenson and the woman, though they never saw them again.I should be grateful, but it just put me more on edge. What were they planning? Would they turn up here with an army? Would they come for my sons?’I will protect us.’ Nyx mutters quietly’I know.’ I murmurIt had taken my Lycan a long time to give in. To let me figure things out for myself instead of constantly putting ideas into my head. To keep me away from that ever shadowing darkness. Now we were more like when she first appeared. Talking to me and accepting my decisions.I don’t bother to look when I hear Dane get up. He always felt guilty when he sleeps through their cries, but I let him off tonight. He had been on a pack run.”Sorry.” He murmurs, close to my ear and lifts Evrin from my chest with a yawn. “You are watching again?”I nod, “Gut feeling.””There has been nothing in months. Everything is as it should be.” I know he is trying to reassure me, but that gut feeling never fades. The same around Mallory. She still makes me feel…. Off. “I like to watch.” I mutter”And I would like it if my mate spent the entire night in bed with me.” He mutters with a smile because he knew that wasn’t going to happen even if I wasn’t watching over the grounds. The longest the twins slept for was a few hours. “How was the pack run?” I ask, changing the subject.Every full moon in the last few months, I fought between wanting to go and wanting to stay here with the twins. My need to be with the twins outweighed it everytime, but that was mostly because I had become afraid to shift. He knew that, but he never pushed. Though he thought it would help me gain more control.Maybe I would when I feel like the darkness isn’t going to suck me right under.He smiles at me. “No change.”It was his way of telling me everything is normal in the forest, but his words just seem to make my gut feeling grow. I clutch Logan a little tighter and he lets out a little moan of content.Dane moves over to the crib, carefully lowering in a sleeping Evrin. He then takes Logan from me, repeating the process.”Come back to bed.” He whispers, pulling me from the armchair”Something is off.” I mutter”Your mind is doing that thing again.” He speaks softly, leading me to the bed and sliding in after me. His arm loops my waist, pulling me in against him as he leaves a lingering kiss on my lips. “You need to sleep.” “The twins….””Are asleep.””But what if….””We have it covered.” He runs his fingers through my hair when he suddenly stops. Looking at him, I see his eyes are glazed.”Now?” He snaps in annoyance’What’s going on?’ Nyx asks’I don’t know.’Dane gets out of bed, pulling on a pair of shorts. “Stay with the twins. I will wake Damien to come and stay with you.””What’s happening?””I am not a hundred percent sure.”He hurries out of the room and minutes later a sleepy Damien appears. “Do you know why I’m being asked to guard you?””He got a link and then left.””That’s all he said?””Yep.” I pop the p in frustration. After everything, we agreed that sharing information was vital, especially as it helped to keep my mind from spiralling.Raven appears and immediately leans over the cribs to eye up the boys. She was more than in love with her nephews and made sure that everyone knew it. “Aren’t they so cute when they sleep?!” she whispers happily. I think I had heard that exact phrase, every single day since they had been here.”Raven, let them sleep.” Damien mutters, sensing my frustration and pulls Raven away from them.He turns his head towards the open door, frowning.”What is it?” Raven demands”Lycan I think.” He frownsI make a break for the door, but he grabs hold of me, pulling me back, farther into the room.”It’s not Salem.” He mutters to me as if he knew exactly what I was thinking. “But it is a familiar scent.””If it’s not Salem, how did they get through?” Dane has guards everywhere.I look over to my sleeping children. The need to protect them was on another level. I would die for them, I would kill for them. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Findηovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
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