And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Surprisingly enough, we never had a library in our pack, which I had never really considered being an issue until I started researching what other packs did and noticed a library was actually very common within packs. Which, of course, made me feel like a complete idiot.

Ivy was going to be excited. I knew she would.

The new building finished only just over a month ago and was filled with so many unique books. Not to mention we had requested books from the citadel and they had been more than happy to give them to us to educate younger pack members.

There was no fight anymore with the council as they had replaced their entire staff at a majority rule of the packs, so with the new council instilled, changes could be made. However, it didn't stop us from worrying to an extent.

There were still rogue players around we had to be careful about.

Ones that weren't happy with the changes we made, and the damage we caused.

The moment I had told James Ivy wanted to go out towards the play group with the children, there was a burst of excitement across his face as he started rambling on about packing a picnic and making sure we took the blanket, making sure Ivy had enough water, making sure the twins had their snacks.

It was literally one thing after another as Hale and I stood stunned by the way James was acting. "Dude, calm down," Hale laughed.

"Hale's right. You're acting crazy right now."

It didn't matter what we said, he just kept mumbling as he went around taking care of things. I wasn't sure what his damn issue was, but it was probably best we stayed out of his way.

By the time we actually left the house and made our way towards the park, Ivy was laughing hysterically as she watched James and Talon try to carry the items James packed while managing one twin. Talon had Castor, who smiled happily, but Pollux was a handful and that boy didn't want to be held.

"Is it always like this?" Ivy asked, looking up at me with a smile.

"Not exactly. James went way overboard today compared to how we normally go to the park. I'm sure that's just because he is trying to impress you."

"Go fuck yourself, Damian," James snapped, having heard what I said. "One can never be too prepared."

His comment caused a commotion of laughter to spill from us as we approached the usual shade tree the twins loved to sit under. The low-hanging branches would one day be a place I had no doubt the twins would climb, and as James sat everything down, he left Talon and Hale in charge of the twins.

They were excited and unwilling to listen to anything being said.

Then again, they were the only one so who could blame them.

"Pollux, no!" Hale shouted as Pollux tried to scamper off near the swings, almost getting taken out completely by another kid who couldn't stop i they tried. Hale reaching Pollux just in time to snatch him out of the way, but to end up getting kicked in the back by the little kid who looked as if he wanted to cry.

"Oh, poor guy. It wasn't his fault," Ivy said softly. "Hale, leave that baby alone. He didn't mean too."

Hale turned to look at Ivy in disbelief, but she narrowed her eyes and shook her head instead. "It's okay, sweetie. Don't let that big bad Alpha worry you. Go play with your friends."

The way she took charge and made that little boy feel better as he wiped his tears away was amazing. It was another Luna quality about her I loved.

"Good job," I said, smiling sweetly at her as I pulled her towards me on the blanket.

"Well, it wasn't the kid's fault. Hale should have been watching Pollux better."

"Pollux is fast," I chimed in laughing, to which she hesitated and gave me a confused face. "Yeah, how is that? They are one... they shouldn't be moving like that so quickly."

Shrugging my shoulders, I looked to James and Talon, who held Castor. We had wondered the same thing ourselves many times, but we didn't have the answers. Even Priscilla didn't and just chalked it up to their good genes.

"Who knows? Every kid grows at their own pace, Ivy."

Nodding her head, she sighed with a content smile. "I suppose... oh, I was going to ask... what's this festival I keep hearing about? I want details."

James' smile grew as he went into a

rant about the festival and all the

party details he had, even down to the dam bonfire I was completely against Ivy seemed intrigued though, and even threw in a few suggestions of things to do with the younger kids.

"I say we celebrate the festival, and our family. We can do something big. Maybe have Kate and my mom fly in?"

"If that's what you want, then you will have it," Talon replied quickly, stealing the words straight from my mouth.

It wasn't going to be exactly easy sharing her between us all, but the more and more we spent time together, the easier it became. I just hoped it would last this way forever.

There was no telling what would happen when I told her about Kara's visit.

I just wanted to wait a bit for her to recover completely before telling her everything, because I had a feeling she would not take it very well.