Chapter 54 Marking Him Again

Josie woke up suddenly to the screaming baby across the hall, she relaxed then laid back down.

After another few minutes Josie began to worry, and when she heard a scream that wasn't Baliey she jumped out of bed, nearly tripping over her own clothes on the floor as she rushed to the door.

She slid on the hardwood floor in her socks as she reached the door and pushed it open.

Bailey was laying on the bed crying, while her mother tossed and turned violently on the bed her face covered in sweat and tears.

"Mom, she's having another one!" I yelled as I ran to the bed to grab the baby from the bed, just as I went to grab her Clara began floating in the air.

"Mom, call one of her mates....NOW!" I screamed.

The mark she showed me earlier that night I could see was now glowing, it wasn't doing that before.

I quickly grabbed Bailey "Clara, you need to wake up." I said as I grabbed her hand.

"Both of them are coming honey. Five minutes away." Gloria walked in, she gasped when she took in the scene.

Then her motherly instincts kicked in and she went to get the baby from Josie.

Just as she took her from her arms Clara screamed then cluched her head. "ut de capite meo" (get out of my head)

"Noli hoc durius facere quam puer esset. Da imperium mihi!" (Don't make this harder than it had to be child. Give me control!) her voice sounded demented inside her head. Samuel didn't tell her it would be this soon.

Why did did it hurt this bad "Numquam. Revertere quo tu es." (Never. Go back to where you belong.)

Josie and Gloria stepped back, they weren't sure if the aura she let out was intentional or because of the night terror, but she never released her aura durring one so they were both a little scared.

About 30 seconds later Clara's body went stiff then fell back down on the bed. Josie quickly got onto it by her side and moved her hair from her face.

There was blood coming from her nose and her breathing was shallow. "Clara?" she said she had a few months, it's only been a few hours since she told her the news.

Don't tell me she lied about that.

Gloria heard the front door burst open and two, no three sets of running feet racing down the hall.

"Please wake up, Clara!" Josie cried shaking her shoulders.  She then placed her head down on her chest while pleading.

Both boys growled loudly with they felt a burning sensation in their chest, Wyatt's being more severe because he carried her mark and Noah didn't.

Samuel rushed past them and gently moved Josie aside. He picked his daughter up then placed her on the floor.

He put his head down to her chest and cursed lowly, he leaned back up and put his hands on her chest and began giving her chest compressions, she wasn't dead,  it was too soon.

She should have told him about this. He would have told her this would have happened. This happening so soon only meant that Amara was pushing up the timeline.

If he wasn't with Noah when he got the link he wouldn't have known at all.

He leaned down and gave her two big puffs of air, then went back to pumping her heart. After he hit 11 he heard her take in a huge breath of air.

She then began coughing like she was submerged underwater for a good amount of time.

When she leaned up her body leaned into his, as she took in huge breaths of air. He held onto her hand tightly while she took the time to recover.

"Why is she so strong?" he heard her weak voice ask him, and he didn't know how to answer her.

The sound of her baby crying brought her to her surroundings. She was no longer laying on the bed, but was on the floor.

Noah and Wyatt were standing the doorway and Samuel was here.

When did they get here?

"Did I..." Clara closed her eyes "did I hurt her?"

Josie shook her head quickly as she slipped off the bed, she took her hands in hers. "Bailey must have sensed something wrong, because she woke me up screaming. I though it was just another night terror, but this one was different"

"How?" Clara asked, she didn't remember a thing.

"Well..." Josie looked up at Samuel, she knew that he was aware of the situation but her mates weren't. "You were speaking in Latin,"

She then discretely linked her "the mark was glowing as well and you were floating."

"Why didn't you tell us you were having night terrors?" Noah finally spoke, he knew they were keeping something out but didn't push the matter.

"Because it wasn't any of your business" Clara told him.

Wyatt scoffed "The hell it isn't. I felt your heart stop Clara, so whatever that damn terror was about was terrifying enough to stop your goddamned heart." he snapped at her.

"And you wonder why I didn't want to come back home. I didn't want to deal with temperamental Alpha's." she snapped right back. "I've been dealing with these for two weeks now, I don't need you two to worry about me."

Samuel went to say something but was cut off by Noah.

"We wouldn't have to worry if you would just talk to us." Noah growled at her.

"Dont you fucking growl at me." Clara told him as she stood to her feet. "And I'm not the one who needs someone to talk to, apparently you two do."

When they didn't say anything, but just stared at her with wide eyes she growled lowly. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Wyatt and Noah both dropped to their knees unable to keep standing. "You are floating sweetheart." Wyatt said softly.

Clara looked down, and indeed she was a few inches off the floor.

This wasn't her power they felt, it was Amara's or they wouldn't be submitting to her like that.

She calmed her breathing and her heart rate as calmly as she could before feeling her toes touch the plush carpet.

She just wished she would leave her alone.

"You are coming home!" Noah said as he got to his feet.

"No I am not"

"Yes you are, this right here," he pointed around the room "It wouldn't be happening had you been at home where you should be!" Noah said getting angry again.

Samuel wanted to tell them that what happened tonight had nothing to do with where she was at, but she didn't want to tell them. So he simply stayed silent.

Clara ignored him as she moved over to Gloria, who handed the crying baby to her, "go home please, I'm fine here" she asked them pleadingly.

"Mark me, and I'll leave! Wyatt can feel everything full force when it comes to you and I only get half of it." Noah said "give me that and I'll go."

After sitting down on the bed she looked up at him, her cheeks for some stupid reason decided to flame up and embarrass her in front of everyone present.

Josie walked over and sat on the bed then whispered into her ear. "It wont hurt, Clara. He'll be stronger once he carries your mark!"

"It didn't do anything when he had it last time, he still died Jo!" Clara whispered.

Josie smiled sadly, she couldn't imagine that kind of pain that she felt. "But you are both Alpha and Luna now, the bond will be stronger."

Turning to her, she sighed lightly and nodded her head. "I need everyone else to leave."

Josie smiled and kissed her cheek then hopped off the bed. "Come on Wyatt, lets make Bailey a bottle." she said pulling on his arm.

Gloria and Samuel followed soon after closing the door behind them.

Noah walked over to the bed and sat down, he smiled as he watched the loving interaction Clara was having with their daughter.

A little smile slipped onto the baby's face when her mother brushed her cheek softly, her eyes shining under the light in the bedroom.

"I don't want to feel that pain again, Noah!" Clara said, not removing her eyes from the baby in her arms.

That's the only reason she hasn't marked him yet. Loosing him once was enough, she wasn't sure if she could handle that pain again.

He nodded "I know you don't"

"Give me time after this to complete the mating process?" she asked him finally looking up at him and meeting his gaze.

Noah smiled. "I can take all the time in the world. It's Wyatt who is the sex fiend!"

Clara gave him a pointed look "I'm serious, Noah"

"So am I!" he pointed out. "But because I had to remark you, you know you'll be going into heat again, sooner than last time because of our positions."

Releasing a deep sigh, Clara nodded her head at him, she looked back down at Bailey who was sucking on her fingers, then back up at Noah. "Can you hold her?"

Noah went to take the baby but once his hands touched her she began crying, not wanting anything to do with him. "little traitor" he huffed.

She held back laughing at him by clearing her throat. She adjusted how she was holding her and moved a little closer.

Noah raised a perfectly sculpted eyebrow at her as he leaned down to where she had better access to his neck.

He could feel her warm breath on his skin and it made him shiver.

He could feel her anxiety slip in through the bond but she quickly blocked him out so he wouldn't feel her emotions. Seems like both he and Wyatt would have to talk to her about not blocking them anymore.

Her canines slipped out and Clara just stared at the spot she needed to mark, she took in another deep breath and gently licked the area first, earning a moan from Noah.

When she sank her fangs into the soft flesh his hands reached up and gripped her shoulders.

Pushing past the tissue and muscle in his neck and shoulder until she hit bone, her eyes closed and she felt tears want to fill in her eyes at their tether fully coming together.

When she pulled away Noah felt her lean her forehead against his shoulder. "Please come home? We don't like being away from you!"

"I can't go back in that house, Noah, I'm not ready yet." she whispered to him.

Noah sighed and brought her head to his placing his forehead against hers. "You didn't loose me, Clara, I'm still here."

"If I do come home....I want Samuel there too." Noah was taken aback by her request. "But not tonight, I'm tired." she whispered.

He nodded and kissed her head just as the bedroom door opened, and in walked Wyatt with a bottle in his hand.

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The next morning Clara stood on the porch in front of the doorway Noah and Wyatt had already went inside but she had yet to go in herself.

She jumped when a hand landed on her shoulder causing her look up only to meet eyes that matched her own.

"Still debating if this was a good idea?" Samuel teased.

Relasing a breathy laugh she shook her head. "I walk in there, all those memories that I've been trying to get rid of since finding out he was alive will come rushing back!"

He wrapped his arm around her "Lets do it together?" Samuel offered and ajusted the bag on his shoukder.

Clara took his hand that was over her shoulder and nodded.

Seeing that he wasn't moving she internally groaned because she knew he wanted her to take first step. "I hate you..."

Hearing him laugh at her gave her the confidence to take a couple steps but when she reached the threshold she stopped.

Samuel squeezed her hand, and seen her take in a shaky breath before stepping through the doorway, he smiled proudly and walked in behind her.

He took the bag she had in her hand and asked "is this going in your room?"

Clara shook her head "The guest room beside yours" she whispered. he went to ask her why when Noah came in to answer.

"She is afraid because we had to mark one another again that the pull to complete the mating will be to much for her to handle." Noah smirked at her.

Samuel looked down at only to see how red her face now was.

"That is not what I said and you know it."

"Sir our bedroom is soundproof for a reason." Noah said not caring that he was embarrassing his mate.

Clara turned to Samuel "The room beside yours please?"

Wyatt walked in as Samuel was going up the stairs, he smiled as he seen Clara standing in the doorway. "Hey, we have a few guests coming over for dinner tonight."

"Who?" she asked looking down at her feet

Wyatt walked closer and offered her Bailey who was kicking her feet and pulling at his shirt, his smile only widened when when she took her from him.

"My mom, Noah's dad, Anna, your brothers and....." he trailed off not sure how to bring it up.

Clara looked up from the baby to see how nervous he was, she could even feel it coming off of him. "Who else is coming?"

Seeing as Wyatt wasn't going to answer her Noah did "Hank and Stacey"

She looked at both of them like they grew an extra head "Why?"

"Because as our new Beta we have to get used to him being around us." Wyatt told her.

"By that you mean me!" Clara told them both, she shook her head and pushed past them then went up the stairs.

"I'm not cooking!" she yelled down at them.