“Hey Amelia, foods awesome! I love your Fettuccine Carbonara. You taught your boys well. It’s delicious but, I love yours the best” A pack member told me as I passed by his table. I gave him a smile.
It’s been two months now since I opened my restaurant, the guys banned me from working at the restaurant, since I looked like bloated whale. I’ve saved up a lot of money from my restaurant and was now thinking of opening another one after my baby boys born.
I was due in a week or so know I couldn’t wait to hold by bundle of joy in my arms, and watch him grow. The guys and the rest of the pack members have been trying to figure out the sex of my baby for a while now and only I, Bane, and Dr. Black knew I was having a boy still. The guys sucked at investigating.
My puppy Mattie crashed into my legs making me lose my balance for a second, my heart beating wildly. Bane came running into my office, Ricky my kitten in his arms.
“Oh, sorry Rosy I tried to stop him but he was just so excited and oh, God are you okay? I’m so sorry! What if you fell and couldn’t get up?! Oh, I didn’t mean that, you’re not a turtle! What if you or the baby got hurt?! I would never forgive myself. Are you okay?” Bane rambled yelled at me while his eyes roamed my body looking for any signs of injury.
Ever since I got into the last stages of my pregnancy the guys have each taken a different approach to ‘help’ me. While in reality it just got on my fucken nerves. Joseder took on the silent protector persona and hardly let me out of his sight. Bryan became so helpful he became unhelpful. Camden and Cane took me shopping whenever they could to get me ready for the baby that I almost began to have fantasies to kill them creatively, mostly with a shopping bag or their credit card which ever was closer.
Joseph would read me baby books and watched what I ate like a hawk, he wouldn’t even let me have one square piece of heresy’s chocolate! Do you have any idea how hard it is to not eat chocolate for 2 months? Very difficult. And Bane became a rambling idiot whenever he got near me.
I wonder how Hilton would have acted if we were together, and if he loved me. As soon as that thought enter my brain I shoved it out.
“It’s okay Bane. It wasn’t your fault” I say trying to sooth him.
“No its not you could have-
“I could have feel and not get up again. Or what if I and the baby got hurt… I know what could have happened, but it didn’t right? So why are you so strung up?” I say interrupting another Bane ramble.
Bane sighed and nodded his head.
“Now, are you okay? Are you sure you’re not going to have another Bane ramble?” I ask Bane. Bane nods his head sheepishly. “Aren’t I supposed to have the ramble attacks and melt downs?” I ask Bane jokingly.
He laughs and shakes his head “Come on smartass I’m dropping you off at your house today, I’m on duty” Bane tells me. Ever since I bought my house the guys have been taking shifts so one of them is always there with me in case something happens.
“Well then Chauffeur, let’s go” I say me and my big belly leading the way.
As, usual Banes Audi Q7. We climbed into the car, Bane helping me buckle my seatbelt around my large stomach, and made our way to my house. “So how was work?” Bane asked.
“Good, I’m kind of tired actually even though I didn’t do anything but talk with the customers, check up on the chefs, waiters, and sue-chef” I tapped my chin thoughtfully “Oh, and I looked into my financials and how much I earn at the Sanguinem Luna. I can open up another restaurant!” I tell him excitedly.
“What are you going to name the new restaurant?” Bane asked.
“Oh, I was thinking of naming it Concilium. You now Romano in Latin?” telling Bane my idea.
“That’s good” He told me smiling “the Pack loves that you named your first restaurant Blood Moon in Latin” He tells me.
I smile back at him happy that I made my pack happy. “Awesome, but can you step on it I’m so sleepy” I groaned resting my head back.
“See I told you. You don’t have to work. We have plenty of money for the pack” Bane stated.
“How many times have I told you, I want to be a part of the Sanguinem Luna” I rebuke him.
“And that It’s your restaurant, you have responsibilities, blah, blah, blah” Bane bit back at me.
“Shaddup,” I muttered, my eyes already closing.
“You know I’m right” Bane retorted. I didn’t want to argue so I just stayed silent.
I was passed out by the time we reached my house, I felt Banes hand sliding around my back and legs, holding me bridal style. I always wished to be held this way, though in a different situation, a different person.
Calmed with Banes familiar stride I was engulfed by darkness again.
It was a Monday morning, I was 11 at the time. The all-to-familiar feeling of piecing cold water crashed into me hitting me in a harsh and painful wave. The glacial water quickly soaked my thin tee shirt, sweats and bedding as the feeling of my skin burning from the shock of cold caused me to gasp and lurch with fear and agony.
“Get up!”
I didn’t bother to respond, they pretended not to hear any words that’d pass my lips any way so why bother? It felt like it had been forever since anyone had acknowledged anything I’ve said, am I alive, if I am please kill me. I don’t know how long I’d last I whispered to my Luna this is no way to live a life.
The usual morning greeting had my head spinning and my body tingling. I carefully pulled myself up, trying to make sure my face didn’t show any emotion, it just made them more violent.
The Pack teenagers had just gotten back from school my head was bowed, they were laughing and smiling. When was the last time I smiled? The thought made me frown, but I regretted not have a better control of myself when it got me unwanted attention.
“What are you frowning at freak?” My brother Aaron sneered at me as Adam’s hand came in contacted with the back of my head. The force made my head snap downwards, coming in contacted with my chest making a horrid snapping sound.
“Aw, is the freak ignoring us?” my twin brother Axel cooed at me brushing off my pain. Again I didn’t answer knowing he only wanted silence from me. Aaron pushed me down as the rest of the pack members crowded around us, this always happen after school was out, they got bored.
My head bounced off the wooden floor of the living room. He didn’t look fazed at all and looked at me with disgust. When he saw what I was wearing the emotion in his eyes intensified making my throat close up with emotions.
“Will you get off the fucking floor” Hilton spat at me I flinched feeling his spit land on my face. Aaron, Adam, and Axel left me again, how many times will they leave me to get beaten?8
“Aaron, please don’t leave me! I’ll be good I promise!” I plead to him, he only shook his head in disgust. Am I so horrible that my own brother can’t even stand to be in the same room as me? I questioned my wolf, but got no reply. My wolf was already weak and withering in pain, the rejection from my family members only nurtured her pain and self-loathing.
“Shut up! You worthless whore!” Eleanor screeched at me kicking me in the stomach as I tried to stand up. Her bright pink high heels harshly stabbed me in the chest. “You’re nothing but an ugly bitch who doesn’t deserve to live!” She said as she continued to tap dance on my abdomen.
No, don’t believe what they tell you their only trying to break us. My wolf said in weak tone, even though she was in pain she still was trying to lift my spirits. We’re beautiful, they know that and you should to.
Rough hands dragged me to the stair way and shoved me down, my head hitting all of the steps as I went down, I let out a cry of pain. I heard laughing from every direction then felt someone start to repeatedly kick my stomach until I started to cough out blood. I screamed out feeling a sharp object rip through my back echoing its action repeatedly, I yelled out loud as my back arched in pain lifting off the ground to move away from the object, but it followed. Slashing at my back endlessly, repeating its motion again and again. Soon enough I didn’t even feel the pain, I couldn’t hear. Then it all came back breaking the barrier of ice and released an inhuman cry to escape from my lips.
They laughed even harder hearing and seeing my pain. I pried open my left eyes to see my brothers standing there with the rest of the pack laughing at me. That’s what hurt me the most knowing that my brothers saw what they did to me, but didn’t even care.
I laid there feeling the raging pain ripple through my body paralyzing me.
“Amelia are you okay?” Banes deep baritone voice ask, his voice was laced with worry, I knew something bad had happened knowing that he used my real name and not my nickname.
“Uhh… What happened?” I whimpered out sweat bathing my body.
“You don’t remember? You were screaming your head off! I thought you were in labor. And all I could think was holy hell I’m not ready for this. I came running up here to see you thrashing around your bed asleep. Then I ran up to and woke you up, and here we are” Bryan told me quickly, any other time I would have laughed at his cuteness, but right now I felt like crap.
Looking over his and Banes shoulder I saw that all of the guys were here anxiously waiting.
“Don’t worry it was just a bad dream” I tell them softly.
Are you sure?” Joseph asked worriedly.
“Ya, because
We got some
Mint choco
Chip Ice cream13
With your
Name on it!”
Cam and Cane told me their eyebrows furrowed together in worry.
“And, I have a new drawing pad for you” Joseder baited me.
“I’m fine” I mumbled to them “But I still want the ice cream and drawing pad” I tell them with a mock serious face.
They all laughed. Since I found out about my pregnancy I’ve been drawing things for my baby. Bane and I finished my baby’s room a week ago, I got all white furniture for the nursery with light blue walls the wall where the crib was I painted it with the seven wonders of the world in black in white. I wanted my baby to see the world and thrive in it. The trim was also white. I painted birds on the ceiling, and baby animals on the wall where the crib was.
After I was done with the nursery I still had drawing/painting fever so I kept on drawing.
“Help me get up guys I want to sit in the living room.” I tell them lifting my arms up.
“Camden, Cane” Joseder commands them.
“Yes, big brother dear” they mock while helping me up.
As I took my first step, I felt wetness run down my legs. I turned my head towards the guys my voice laced with excitement and fear.
“I think my water just broke”