Chapter 69

here with my mouth wide open, awestruck by what Eve had done, my heart swelling with love for her. The room was pained in a light blue, white clouds also painted and a sun on one wall. The carpet was a dark shade of blue, white rugs lining where the two cribs were side by side.
toys, clothes and nappies were neatly put away into drawers and their was two changing stations ready for when the babies arrived. I couldn't believe that she had done all of this in the space of two days.
i walked towards a chest of drawers, running my hands over the stuffed animals and soft toys, my mind going to what my children would be like. How they would act and what personalities they would have, who would my children become?
What movies would they enjoy?
what would their favourite colours be?
I couldn't help but wonder if they would be similar or completely different, would they share a bond with one another that no one could break? I knew that I would love them unconditionally no matter what, that whoever they turned out to be would be perfect in my eyes.
they were my children, and although they were not born yet, I knew that they would be caring like Zane, they would be like the hotheaded and sometimes sweet Dean. They would be strong and yet reserved like Matthew, loving and cheeky like Alexander.
I believed they would have all the great aspects of their fathers, all the best parts of them that no one will be able to diminish. But what would they get from me? What characteristics would they inherit from their mother?
"soooo, do you like it?" Eve asked, breaking into my thoughts.
"it's more than I could have ever dreamed of, it's perfect." I say with a soft smile, pulling my sister -in-law into my arms. "Thank you so much for this."
"i would do anything for those babies inside of you, and I'd do the same for you, you are all family; and here we take care of our family." I could feel the certainty in her words and the strength behind them, even though I was an outside she saw me as family, as one of them.
"I couldn't dream of ever being able to repay you for your kindness Eve, you accepted me when I believed I was all alone, when I didn't know what to do or who I was going to be." Tears stream down my face. "You are the sister I always wished for but never had."
Eve rubs my back, soothing me. "You are the sister I always wanted, you are so strong and brave Annalise, I could have never gone through what you did and still have hope. You are worthy of the Red wolf title and I know the goddess chose right everyone I look at you." She whispers, making my heart swell with love and pride.
"sometimes I don't feel strong." I admit, "sometimes I feel like the weight of it all is just too much."
"Everyone is entitled to having doubts, I doubt myself every day, but know that you have people behind you that love and care about you. We won't let you fall Annalise."
"Thank you." I say, pulling back and wiping my eyes.
"anytime sis." She winks, turning towards the door. "I'll leave you to have a look around, the clothes are mostly neutral as we don't know the genders yet."
"Alright, thank you again."
once she leaves I shut the door and go to sit in the rocking chair by the window, my mind once again wondering. What would my future be like? I rubbed my stomach, humming a soft tune as I rocked in the chair.
I hoped that their life will be better than mine, I want to give them everything I never had and more, I want them to know what the meaning of being loved is. I will never hurt them, and I will never let anyone else lay a hand in them. They are my babies and they are perfect already, I just hope that Balthazar doesn't come back with his men, I don't know how many of them I would be able to take on.
I wouldn't risk my children, but I couldn't risk the lives of anyone else either, I needed to find a way to keep everyone safe.
im the Red wolf, I can do this.
"Correction." Nyx growls softly, "we can do this."
I heard shouts from outside, causing me to stand up and walk towards the window, my chest heaving heavily, I hadn't seen most of the pack, or the other betas yet, I wasn't even officially Luna, but that didn't mean I didn't care about the people. I wanted them all to be safe and happy, just as I wanted my mates to be happy.
i opened the curtain and leaned against the windowsill, trying to get a better view of outside, my heart thudding in my chest at what I saw. Rogues we're making their way into the territory, hundreds of them and I could smell them from here; the rotten flesh and stink of blood.
I had to do something! They were coming from the west side, and if they continued most people would be caught by surprise. We'd lose loads of the pack that way, especially with how many rogues were out there.
"Nyx what should we do? We aren't linked to the pack yet, we can't warn people." I asked in a panic, children running around outside, completely oblivious to then danger that was coming.
"use our power!" Nyx shouted, "we are the Red wolf, act like it!" She snapped.
I looked deep inside myself, calling upon the gifts I were given from the moon goddess herself, I could protect them, I had to. I opened my mind as wide as it would go, concentrating on the movement of all others around me, the omega in the kitchen helping Zane. The children laughing and telling jokes outside. The workers building houses for everyone as the pack meld together. My mates filing through paperwork and arguing amongst themselves.
I could feel them all, even the rogues that were sneaking into our land with intention of hurting and killing anyone they come across.
"Rogues at the south border!" I cried out mentally, pushing the warning into as many heads as I could.
The children below the window scream and run for their homes and their parents, one little girl tripping over her untied shoes. I spot a rogue heading straight for her, panic aching me, screaming at me to do something; and fast.
I open the window carefully and climb up, knowing that I could survive the short jump down to the ground. The warriors were coming now but they wouldn't make it in time, the little brown haired girl was in danger. I needed to act.
I took a deep breath and filling myself out of the window, the fall short and fast as I hit the ground with a loud thud. The girl screamed when she spotted the rogue, and he was close, gaining on her faster than I had imagined.
I called upon my gifts, using both mine and Nyx's strength to throw the rogue backwards with a flick of our wrist, it's snout contorting in pain as it was slammed into a tree.
I rush towards the girl and help her into a nearby house where she could be protected, turning my attention toward the attack, we were being surrounded. Rogues were entering the city at all sides, and even those that weren't trained were fighting for their loved ones, fighting for their lives.
I screamed in frustration and rushed into battle, momenterally forgetting about the lives growing inside of me, all I knew was that I had to protect the pack at all costs. I had to protect the people that were under my mates care.
"hey you!" I shouted, getting the attention of three of the rogues, each one as disgusting as the last.
they rushed towards me at the same time, believing that they could outnumber and subdue me easily, they were wrong.
I was going to kill them all.
I held up my hands, faking surrender as the ground shook Beneath my feet, my power surfacing once more, empowering me more than ever before. I could feel the moon goddess cheering me on, as though Selene herself was witnessing this battle. Telling me to win.
I threw my power forward, and with a gust of wind and several cries of agony, the rogues were withering on the ground, crying and screaming as their bodies failed them, their bones shattering and crumbling within their bodies. I was crushing them from the inside out, ensuring that they would never hurt another souls again.
they picked on the wrong pack.