SWNOVELS Chapter Twenty-Three: The Aftermath
Twenty-Three: Aftermath
Dustin
I was very sceptical about letting Mykayla and Natalya go and have their normal girls’ day out. Mykayla was starting to show; she was even more captivating now that her belly was rounded with my pup. We were unsure of how long she would carry. A normal wolf pregnancy was five months, but humans carried for nine months. I figured it would be somewhere in between. I was also worried about the entire pregnancy. Human women were not made to carry pups. Mykayla asked about me changing her, but Chris had stepped in and said that would be deadly. When I asked why he said he wanted to check into a few things and would get back to me. He had also said that if his hunch were right, Mykayla would have no problems carrying and birthing this pup or any future pups. For some reason, I completely believed him. We (all twelve of us guys) were sitting in the rec room when Kaleb all of a sudden jumped up and grabbed his right side as if someone had hurt him. We all looked at him because there was no one else besides us down there. That's when we all felt an enormous burst of power surging through the ground. The five of us looked at each other because we had no idea what the fuck was happening. We had no idea what could create a surge of power that great. I looked over at Donte, and just as I was going to ask him what the fuck was happening, Natalya came busting in, followed by the rest of the girls. Mykayla ran into the room and straight into my arms. She looked on the verge of breaking down and was shaking terribly. I was getting mad because something had happened to my pregnant mate, but I was also just as confused. I was just going to ask her when the rest of them came walking through the door. They had obviously been in a fight. Alexis was not using one of her feet, and her ankle was three times the size it should be. Bryn had a long cut down her right upper arm, and her wrist was starting to turn black and getting larger. Jailynn and Leah were both holding their arms, and I could see blood seeping through. Daniylla was limping and had an ankle that was way bigger than it should be. She was also holding her side. I saw Nate run to Daniylla and Ashton run to Jailynn. Then walking in last were Mykenzie and Kylani. Mykenzie was holding her hand over a spot on her right leg that was going to turn into a huge bruise. Plus, starting at her shoulder and disappearing under her shirt was another area that was going to turn into a huge bruise. Kylani was holding her right side as I saw blood oozing through her fingers. She also had a scrape on her right arm that would probably also bruise. I looked at Kaleb. He looked like he was going to lose his shit when he saw her. What was really frightening about the whole picture was that both Mykenzi e and Kylani had a dark red glow around them and their eyes were glowing green. I almost pulled Kaleb away from her, but when he touched her, she started to calm down as all the red began to disappear. Her eyes started not to glow anymore. I mind-linked mom and dad and asked them to come help take care of these girls. I explained what I knew so far, and mom said she would bring Aunt Mandy (Nate's mom). I knew between the two of them that they could get the girls patched up. I did see Chris get up and look at his sister's backs. He let out a sigh of relief, and I am not sure what that is about. Mom, Dad, and Aunt Mandy got there quickly, and when they saw the girls, they were shocked. I knew my dad was pissed. He hated when men put their hands on women. However, something tells me that whoever attacked them was in far worse shape than these women. As mom and Aunt Mandy started patching up the girls, the rest of us asked Natalya what had happened. Mykayla was sitting in between Mykenzie and Kylani. I had a weird feeling like I could almost see a family resemblance in the three of them. I know that is not possible, but it is a feeling I can't shake. Natalya tells us the entire story from beginning to end. She even says that Mykenzie and Kylani took out four of them on their own. She describes how three of the guys were practically flayed open. This also means that a few of their attackers probably didn't make it out alive.
“Natalya, could you take us back to where they trapped you?” Tarlek asks.
“Yeah, no problem. Fucking bastard trying to hurt my girls. They deserved everything they got.” She angrily replies.
The next day Natalya takes all of us to where it happened. Even our fathers come down. Apparently, even though we haven't known the girls that long they have apparently grown on all of us. Nate and Ashton’s fathers absolutely love Daniylla and Jailynn. Kaleb's dad has taken to Kylani and Mykenzie like they are the daughters he never got. Alexis, Bryn, and Leah have been adopted by mine, Brighton's, and Natalya's fathers. I think they have even worked out some kind of weird joint custody thing. When we get to the side street, we all start looking around. We could both smell and see lots of blood on the ground confirming that some of the guys didn’t survive the fight. Natalya shows us how they separated her and Mykayla. She shows us how they had Mykayla backed up into a corner when the girls appeared.
“These guys have to the dumbest fucking idiots to corner my sisters.” Chris states.
We all look at him; he begins to explain that it is a death wish to corner them.
“Cornering Mykenzie and Kylani is like cornering a wild animal. They go into defensive mode. Not to mention that they were protecting Mykayla. I am surprised any of those fuckers survived. The last group of people to corner them, well, that just says none are alive to tell the tale.” Rye explains.
“They were growling, and it didn’t sound like any wolf. It sounded like a fucking lion or tiger. It was fucking badass and sexy as hell.” Natalya chimes in.
We look around a little longer when all of a sudden we all fucking jump, and I thought I was going to have a fucking heart attack.
“Why are all of you sexy as fuck men here. We already took care of those dipshits.” Mykenzie calmly points out.
We all turn around to find those two just standing there drinking coffee and eating a large order of french fries between them. Ok, so I know they can just appear, but for fuck sake, they need to warn us before they just start talking. I am almost sure Brighton almost passed out. I hear Natalya laugh as Brighton gives her a low growl of annoyance. They ace like it is nothing to be standing there in the cold. Fall had hit, and it had become cold. “Gorgeous, what are you doing here? You are hurt and you shouldn't be out in the cold.” I hear Kaleb tell Kylani.
“Coffee and we got suspicious when the 17 of you took off together,” Kylani answers him with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Besides, who is gonna protect all of your sexy asses if these jack asses return. Plus yeah coffee.” Mykenzie adds.
I give them both glare, and they just shrug their shoulders and turn to walk off. Chris says something to them, and the three of them start arguing as only siblings do. I have heard lots of siblings argue, but not like these three. They remind me of my twin brother and sister. I am pretty sure my brother has a crush on Leah. He attaches himself to her when she is around. It’s actually somewhat cute. Who knows, maybe when he turns 18, she'll be his mate. My parents would shit their pants if that were to happen. I am pretty sure they are just a tad jealous of the fact that Kaleb has Kylani as a mate. I am sure my parents would love to have one of these girls in the family. That weird feeling about Mykayla returns. I shake my head, and we get back to looking around the street more, but nothing obvious jumps out at us. Nate's dad says that he smells something familiar but can’t put his finger on what or why. We are ready to head back to the cars when we hear Mykenzie and Kylani shriek. We all take off running to find them staring at a store.
“Seriously, you too and your god damn love of sweets.” Brandon snaps.
“We thought something was wrong,” Reece says, glaring at them.
“There is something wrong. What is wrong is why we have no cupcakes to eat.” Kylani says.
I get to thinking, and cupcakes do sound good. I finally have someone else who loves sweets as much as I do. I knew there was a reason I liked them so much. I mentally figure out how many we will need to feed all of us. I go into the store and place a huge order to be delivered tomorrow. Kaleb follows me in, and we buy enough to make the girls happy for now. When we walked out, we let everyone know that we placed the huge order and decided to have a spur-of-the-moment family potluck tomorrow in the rec room. Kylani gives Kaleb a kiss when he hands her a chocolate mocha raspberry cupcake. Oh yeah, he is going to get some for that. I can see the look in her eyes. We head back to the car, and I start to figure out how to fit the two in, but I look back, and they are gone. DAMN GODDESSES and their ability to be anywhere at any time. I guess I can't be too irritated. They were there when Mykayla and Natalya needed them, so I guess I can deal with it.
Chris
Those assholes have no idea what they have started. If you want to start a war with a pack, that is one thing. The last thing you want is to start a war with my sisters. If they think they will win this one, they have another thing coming. My sisters are going to tear shit up; if anyone lived through this, they would be lucky. I knew as I felt the surge of power that was happening. Someone had pissed off my sisters, and shit was about to get real. When they walked through that door glowing red, and when I saw their eyes, I knew they were pissed. I saw Dustin about to grab Kaleb, and I was actually thinking the same thing when I saw him start walking up to Kylani. Reece can do that with Mykenzie, but that is different. They have been together for a millennium. I was impressed and shocked when Kaleb touched Kylani, and she instantly started calming down. I have a feeling there was more to this pack than I realized. I have already been talking to mom, but she says this pack has not existed for more than 150 years. She says she has watched it grow and become stronger. I know she told me that it had absorbed two smaller packs at that time. The most recent was when Dustin's dad was Alpha, so within the last 20 years. Then there was Mykayla. There is something about her I can’t place. Let's start with her eye. They were exactly the same as both Mykenzie and Kylani's. Those eyes came from the fae blood in them. I asked mom about this, but she could not explain this. Dustin came to me with his thoughts, and I told him I had a hunch but to let me look into it, and then I would let him know. There is something special about this pack, and I intend to find out what it is.