Zanian POV
“ Where are you going?” I asked Crystal, feeling her trying to wiggle out of my arms. She stilled and gave a little sight, “I have to pee unless you feel like waking up in a wet bed.”
I opened one eye and let go of her. As soon as I took my arms away, she jumped off the bed and ran for the bedroom door and not the bathroom door. I threw my arms over my face and groaned.
After we came back, Zane and Tracy helped me move Crystal’s things and my things into the master bedroom. It’s the one room that was off limits to everyone.
We haven’t really seen Zane or Tracy. Kyle is coming back today, Zara is out doing her own thing and it has never felt this good to be home.
I have spoken to Crystal a lot since we came back and I have learned all kinds of things from her, and I know why she didn’t tell me the truth.
I am not even sure what I want? I mean I am happy with my pack and the life I have built for myself, so is war really necessary? It happened. It is over.
* What are you doing? We can’t just give up Zanian.*
“I’m not giving up Blaze, but we have everything we wanted. We have our mate, we have our life and are you not happy?”
*I am happy, Zanian, but if we fight for what is ours, then we can have our pack and we can bless this pack so it can be a real pack, only the blood of a king can bless a pack. Don’t you want that for them?*
After what Blaze said, I have decided I will do this for everyone. As much as I want a nice quiet life, this will never be over until it is over.
I got out of bed, showered and went downstairs. As I walked down I could hear hushed voices speaking and one of them was Crystal. I tried listening, but when I got closer Crystal said, “I know you are there, so why don’t you just join us?”
“how did you know I was there?” I asked when I saw her.
“ My senses are stronger than yours, and I can feel you from miles away. It’s almost like an invisible string that links me to you.”
“ You are amazing, you know.” I said and pulled her in for a kiss.
Looking at what she is wearing, she looks like a goddess. A white dress that hung just above her knees with a tight middle that hugged her curves perfectly. Her hair was pulled into a ponytail with a few loose strands and her blue eyes seem bluer today. I looked again as if I had just realized, “when did you get dressed?” I asked, half stunned.
“I borrowed clothes from Deliah, because I have somewhere to go and you have business to catch up on. When I get back, you and I will have a talk and then we can decide what to do, but for now don’t spread panic please and be nice.”
Crystal kissed my cheek, took Deliah’s hand and she was gone.
Its things like this that make me mad. I have no idea where they are going or when they are coming back. I counted to ten and went to my office.
I looked at all the paperwork on my desk and gave a loud sight. When in the hell am I supposed to finish this?
I looked through them and most of them are about finance, there are a few from work and then there is an unmarked yellow envelope.
I picked it up and there was nothing written on either side of it. I opened it up and a note fell out.
I smelled it and recognized the scent immediately.
Zack.
I opened the letter and started reading,
“I don’t know where you live so I sent this to your office.
I know you don’t want to talk to me, and I understand why, but we have to talk Zanian. there are things I found out that you need to know. I am sorry about your mate and what I did. I didn’t know father would kill her like that.
I left a number where you can reach me and we can meet. If it makes you feel better, you can give a time and place. I will bring my Beta and Gamma and you can bring whomever you want to.”
I looked at the number and a million thoughts swam around in my head. Do I really want to see him?
Crystal POV
I was trying to get out of bed without Zanian knowing what feels like forever and finally just gave up. I started wiggling, hoping he would wake up and let me go. I have something planned for today so I need to speak to Deliah.
I feel bad about what happened when we came back, which was a week ago. I never realized how stressed and worried she was. I wanted to make it up to her, so I decided to take her to Paris with me. She has a passport, so all we need is a stamp and I know just where to go. I didn’t tell Zanian about this because he could reject the idea, saying , ‘we have too much to worry about, or this is not the best time.’ I don’t think Tracy would go with us because she just found her mate and Zane wouldn’t let her out of his sight.
We were all worried that he would flip if he learned the truth, but those two are inseparable and very in love.
I had to lie to get out of bed and met Deliah downstairs. I pulled her to one side and said, “I need clothes.” She looked at me and smiled before pulling me out of the pack house and to her home. She opened her cupboard and told me I could pick anything I liked. She had so many dresses that I settled for a white one. It was beautiful and made to be worn in Paris. I searched further and gave Deliah the same dress just in a different color. Hers is purple and mine white. We did our hair and I explained my plans to her. She was all too happy. Her whole face lit up and she became bubbly.
We went back into the house and spoke beneath the stairs. We weren’t there long when I smelled Zanian. He doesn’t know, or maybe he did, but he didn’t believe me, either way. I said, “I know you are there, so why don’t you just join us?”
“how did you know I was there?” he asked and he truly looked confused.
“ My senses are stronger than yours, and I can feel you from miles away. It’s almost like an invisible string that links me to you.” I said and watched his mouth open and close and then he said, “you are amazing, you know.”
Being in Paris is supposed to be so normal for me since I have a house here, but the difference is, I have never brought anyone here. No one even knows about this. Before my parents died, we used to come to Paris often, since it’s the city of love. My father bought a house and gifted it to my mother. When they died, the house came to me and I kept it hidden from everyone. I always said that I would bring my mate here and then I found him. He didn’t want me, and I found another who was nothing but stubborn.
“ Wow, this place is amazing,” Deliah said as she looked around.
“thank you. And we are here for the next three days. I will call Zanian and say we are safe. You should call Jeff.”
Deliah looked at me and realized something. She hit her forehead and said, “I am the worst mate in the world. I didn’t even greet him.”
“ It’s okay, we will be home in three days and then you can say goodbye, and hallo.”
Deliah laughed at me and took out her phone.
“ That phone won’t work from here, so use the landline,” I said, and she walked over.
My stomach growled and I felt nauseous. “ What the hell is happening to me?”
I looked at Deliah and she was looking at how I was feeling. She put the phone down and asked, “where can I find the bathroom?”
I showed her and I went to the other one. ‘ Maybe this is just the consequence of teleporting someone with me.
*but this never happened with Tyler.* Raven said and something went off in my brain.
I walked to find Deliah, “I think we need to go to the hospital.” I said when I found her rinsing her mouth.
“why? I’m fine, maybe it’s the side effect of my traveling style.”
“ No Deliah, I think you might be pregnant and me too.”
When I said that her head came up so fast she could have given herself whiplash.
“ Well then, what are we waiting for?” she asked and walked out.
The hospital wasn’t that busy but we had a lot of preying eyes on us.
“ Hello, can I help you?” a nurse asked from behind the desk.
“ Yes, I am Crystal Stone and this is Deliah, we are here to see Doctor Ryan Blackwood please.” I said and waited for the nurse to come back. He is a wolf and a doctor. He is part of Tyler’s pack.
“ He will come and get you now, please take a seat.” The nurse said when she came back.
We sat down and waited. Deliah was a mess. I don’t know if she is happy or angry.
“are you okay D?”
“no. I mean yes. I don’t know C. what the hell are we gonna do? This is not the time to have babies.”
“ You are going to be fine D and I promise you everything will be fine.”
“Crystal, what brings you here?”
“ Hello Ryan, it’s good to see you too. We came because, well, I think we’re pregnant.” I said, and he motioned for us to follow him.
“ Who is first?”
I motioned for Deliah to get on the bed and watched as Ryan worked.
On the screen you could see a perfectly healthy baby growing. Ryan moved around and pointed at the screen. “ You see that there, that is a second heartbeat.”
“wait what? You telling me I’m ganna have twins? Like push two babies out of me?” Deiah said and now she looked panicked. I walked over and took her hand, trying to calm her down.
Ryan wiped her stomach and I was next.
Lying on the bed, I could feel my heartbeat picking up and my palms became sweaty.
“relax, Crystal.”
“how am I supposed to relax? I hadn’t even had sex until little over a week ago and now I’m pregnant. How is that even possible?” I asked and Ryan looked at the screen and then at me. “Congratulations, you are also having twins.”
I looked at him and then at the screen, every doubt I had vanished, every thought I had just stopped and my mind became blank.
“Crystal, are you okay?” Deliah asked and a single tear fell from my eyes.
“how did this happen?” I asked myself. “I never even thought about getting pregnant and now I am. Would Zanian be happy or would he be mad? We have never even discussed babies or anything.
“Zanian is a strong wolf and of a high rank, so your pregnancy will be three months, maybe less, as for Deliah four months and she is already a month in, so you will give birth around the same time.” Ryan said and I looked at Deliah taking her hand in mine. “We will be pregnant together.”
“I know.” She said and smiled at me.
“ Well, I guess this means we have to go home.”
“ Yes, let’s go home.”