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Chapter 24

"Flicker" a voice calls

"Go away" I grumble, opening my eyes slightly I realise that its too dark to get up and I turn over snuggling into the covers.

"Flicker" The voice calls again, this time more persistent

"It's too early"

"FLICKER"

"I'm seriously going to kill my mates" I mumble to myself as I sit up in bed. It was still completely dark but with my werewolf eyesight I could just make out my two mates completely asleep in bed.

I frown, confused as to who called me, my eyes sweep the room but there was no one there.

"You can be so stupid sometimes, you know that right"

The voice speaks again and I scan the room but there was still nobody, I'm about to wake Jake and Connor when realisation dawns on me.

"Emma?" I whisper

"Hey Flicker"

"Emma" I squeal, a massive smile spreading across my face

"Shhhhh, we'll wake the Alpha's" she says

I immediately quieten but I cant stop feeling so happy, she's back, my best friend is back.

"God, I've missed you so much"

"What's not to miss"

I roll my eyes.

"So what's been happening" she asks

"Nothing much" I mutter

Emma takes a moment flicking through my memories

"You've done absolutely nothing" she admonishes

"I'm sleeping next to them"

"Yeah, but you haven't slept with them"

I roll my eyes as she huffs her breath in annoyance, but in this moment I really don't care that she's annoyed with me. She's back.

"Do you wanna go for a run?"

I don't even answer her question instead I slowly remove Jake's arm from my waist placing it next to him and then start to move out of bed.

A thought crosses my mind that I should probably inform the Alpha's that I was leaving but I'm too excited to go and if I did they'd probably want to come with me.

I really just want to spend this time alone with Emma.

Instead of waking them I tiptoe out the door but once I'm outside I sprint down the stairs heading straight for the front door.

Opening it, the cold air hits me leaving a trail of goose bumps decorating my skin. A thought crosses my mind that I should probably wait for the sun to come up but I instantly ignore it.

I strip off my clothing until I'm just in my underwear and then I shift.

I had forgotten how good it felt to shift, the cold disappears replaced with the warmth provided by my fur coat. My senses are heightened allowing me to see for miles instead of just metres in front of me.

"Ready to run" Emma aks

"You bet"

I start off with a slow jog which quickly changes to a sprint. I keep running never wanting to stop, but eventually my body becomes exhausted and I force myself to look for one of the lakes in the pack land.

After finding a lake, I take a sip of water before laying down by the edge. I watch as the sun begins to emerge past the horizon and it slowly dawns on me that I've spent at least four hours outside.

As much as I want to lie here and spend my whole day basking in the sun I knew I needed to get back.

Jake and Connor would be worried if they woke up and I was gone, I really didnt want to start the day with them both yelling at me.

I begin to make my way back but before I reach a few metres a growl halts me in my tracks.

Another growl joins the first one and I stay frozen in fear.

"Emma what do i do" I ask

"Well apparently our mates are a little unhappy"

"I got that Sherlock" I mutter sarcastically, I look back seeing the endless forest behind me. "Do you think I can make run for it"

"That worked out so well for us last time didn't it"

A shiver rolls down my spine as I think back to last I tried to escape.

"I'm not trying to escape though"

"Just tell them that then"

Before I can make a decision my mates emerge from the tree's, they look absolutely furious.

I stay rooted in my place as they advance towards me, at this moment I wish I had ran.

I feel the need to bow down to them, but the words that "I'm equal" swirl in my head and I decide to stand my ground. I hadn't escaped I just went for a run.

"Look, I'm sorry I should've told you that I was going for a run"

"Yes, you should've" Jake growls and I feel the urge to take a step back.

"But you know what Flicker" Connor asks anger seeping through his words

"What" I tremble, I can't remember the last time Connor sounded so angry.

"We don't really care" He says happily, his whole demeanour changing in a single sentence. I stay still completely confused with his sudden change in attitude.

"You've got your wolf back" Jake declares. "Do you how happy that makes us"

"Very happy" Connor responds

I breathe a sigh of relief as my mates begin walking towards me, this is a very different outcome than what I automatically thought.

"We love you Flicker" Connor states as he licks behind my ear

"We will never hurt you" Jake says licking behind my other ear before he steps back,"Come on, come run with us"

A grin spreads across my features as I eagerly agree.

Instead of taking control, I let Emma take the reigns. We spend the day playing chasey and just bathing in the sun. Emma talks to their wolves Ryder and Zach while I listen silently in the background. I'm pleasantly surprised that they've also calmed down a bit, there not the dominant and territorial wolves I first met in the car on the way here.

If only we could spend all our days like this I thought, but tonight I was meeting their parents.

I was still so incredibly nervous but now that I had Emma back, everything should be okay, with the day off to such a great start what could possibly go wrong?

......

The sun begins to dip into the horizon and I still can't believe that we've spent the whole day out here, reluctantly we make our way back to the house and I take back control from Emma who wanted to shift in front of our mates.

Instead I walk into the bathroom before shifting into my naked form. I take a long hot shower, wishing that I could stay under the water forever but eventually I force myself to get out.

Cassidy and I had already discussed my outfit, it was a simple pale green evening dress. I slip it on before I apply my make up and curl my hair.

Jake and Connor are both waiting at the bottom of the stairs when I exit the room.

"Are you ready" Jake asks as I reach the bottom, he wore jeans and a casual top

"I hope so"

"Flicker don't worry, their just our parents"

That's why I'm so worried.

We head out the door, the crisp air caresses my skin causing me to slip my cream cardigan on. It was only a short walk, the previous Alpha and Luna didn't reside in the pack house but in a small cottage in the middle of the pack.Unlike the pack house it wasn't ostentatious, quite ordinary considering who resided within its walls.

The door swings open as we near the house, Carolyn has a huge smile on her face as she see's us and I momentarily relax, maybe the dinner wouldn't be so bad.

She greets her sons before giving me a huge hug,

"You look lovely Flicker "

"Thank you"

Walking inside, I knew it was very much a family house, photographs of my mates and Cassidy line the walls as I walk through to the dining room.

Sitting at the head of the table was the previous Alpha, he stood up and it was like looking at older more mature Jake and Connor, the resemblance was astounding.

"You must be Flicker" he says his voice gruff

I bow my head before answering remembering what Carolyn had said when I saw her last time,

"Yes, it's honour to meet you Alpha"

"No need to call me Alpha Flicker, Tom will do just fine."

"Okay"

We take our seats at the table, Carolyn and Tom both sit at the head while I sit directly opposite the twins.

I listen as my mates discuss the welfare of the pack with their parents, the conversation soon turns to the enemy and rogue packs, I was quite surprised at the extensive number of enemies they had, however what was more surprising was their list of allies. For the most feared pack in America, they had more allies than I had ever suspected.

My old pack didn't come up in the conversation and I was grateful for that. My thoughts begin to drift to my family, I wonder how they were coping without me, had anyone found their mate yet? It saddened me that I would never get to see them again, but this was my new life and the faster I accepted it the happier I would be.

The conversation quietens as dinner is served, I knew that after this the questions would be directed towards me but I should be fine I had Emma with me after all.

"So when can we expect grandkids" Tom asks

I choke on the water that I'm drinking,

"Flicker are you okay" Carolyn questions, concern washing over her face. I nod my head. "Tom you can't just those sort of questions, that's for them to figure out but it shouldn't be more than two months at least.

Two months I think, my eyes go wide in fear and I look to my mates but they ignore me. I can feel the blood draining from my face, they hadn't even marked me yet, I hadn't even thought about having kids.

I quickly remember what the Alpha's had said to me when I first met them "We will decide when you'll have our pups", but they had changed since then, they wouldn't force me to have children, would they?

"No it won't be long now" Connor admits "Your right Mother it shouldn't be longer than two months"

I blanche at his words, he couldn't possibly mean them.

"And how many kids are you going to have" Tom asks Jake and Connor, ignoring me like I'm completely invisible

"At least six" Jake says with certainty

I can't even look at Jake, didn't he know childbirth was painful and dangerous especially for a Luna. Did he really want to risk my life.

"Emma what do you think" I ask, desperate for her to support me

"I don't know Flick, I don't want to anger their wolves"

I grow mad at her words, this was my life my body I should decide what happens to it.

"No" I mutter

"Flicker don't" Emma says warning me but I ignore her words

"No what Flicker" Jake asks confused

I take a deep breath after this there was no going back.

"I'm not having six kids Jake" I say, his eyes going wide at my words. "And I'm not falling pregnant within the next two months" I direct these words towards Carolyn. "This is my body and I'll choose what to do with it"

I'm breathing heavily but I don't stop, "You said I was equal, but you keep making decisions for me, don't you have any sort of respect for me"

"Flicker pleas.." Connor tries to condole me but I interrupt him, sliding out of my chair I begin to walk me out the door.

"Flicker your not to leave this house"

I scoff at his words

"What are you going to do send me down to the pack cells again or maybe this time you should whip me instead" Everybody's face pales at this and I realise that I've struck a nerve, good.

"I'm sleeping in the guest room tonight, don't come and see me" I walk out, slamming the door behind me.

The air is freezing outside but it helps me to think, they had no right to say that to me, no matter if they were they were the largest pack in America it didn't give them the right to treat me like filth.

I can feel Emma arguing with their wolves, for once I'm glad she is on my side.

I make it back to the pack house alone which I'm glad for, I thought they might confront me on the way home but they don't. Walking into one of the guest rooms, I can't even be bothered to take the dress off before I slip into bed.

I didn't know what to expect tomorrow, maybe an apology, I laugh at the thought. I fall asleep again questioning again why the moon goddess paired me with these mates.

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