And Then There Were Four novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Vow of Love

Heading downstairs, I made my way towards where the laughter and conversation was taking place in the living room. Kate and my mother sat with Hale and James on the sofa, looking over the many albums mother brought.

“You didn’t bring those with you…”

Her eyes looked up to mine, and as if nothing had happened at all, she smiled and nodded her head.” of course I did, Ivy. I have been looking forward to the moment of sharing them with your mates forever.”

“Of course, you have been,” I sighed heavily. “I’m glad that you’re here, though.”

Standing to her feet, she moved toward me with a smile and wrapped her arms around me. The feeling of my mother’s hug was definitely what I needed. With everything going on, I had a hard time believing I could do it without her.

“Everything is going to be okay, Ivy. I’m here now, and from what the guys were saying, you need help with the nursery.”

Pulling back, I stared at my mother with a smile. “You have no idea. Nothing like learning last minute your babies are due to be here in a few weeks.”

“Or sooner…” Kate added, causing my glance to land upon her as she made her way towards me and hugged me as well.

“I didn’t even know you were coming,” I laughed as I stood back, staring at them both. “Well, I figured that having us both would help to level the estrogen in this home a bit.”

The guys chuckled at each other when I looked at them. They held albums in their hands and whispered while pointing out different photos.

“You know, that makes the two of you look so sweet and sentimental looking at those.”

They both looked up at me with narrowed eyes as Hale lifted his middle finger. “This shits to good to pass up. Wait till Talon sees it.”

“Wait till I see what?” Talon said, walking up behind me, kissing me on the cheek. “Hey, sweetie. Are you feeling better?”

Were they really going to act like I didn’t just slaughter three people? 

“Uh-yeah. Where’s Damian?” I asked, looking around as Talon moved to where James and Hale were sitting.

“He is in his office…. Oh damn, is that Ivy?” Talon exclaimed with laughter. “Look at the forehead!”

“Go f**k yourselves. I was adorable,” I said, crossing my arms over my chest.

Kate and my mother began laughing at the comment as Damian’s office door opened, and he moved to stand in its doorway. “Ivy, can we talk?”

There it was. Seriously, Damian. Always looking to conduct business. “Yeah, sure,” I said as I glanced back at my mom. “I’ll be right back.”

As soon as I entered Damian’s office, he pulled me in and pressed his lips to mine. “What the hell were you thinking today, Ivy?”

His actions took me aback, and standing with hesitation, I found myself speechless. “Uh,”

“Uh, what? You could have gotten yourself f*****g killed. You‘re pregnant with the future of this pack, and what you did isn’t okay.”

“Look, don’t preach to me, okay? I know what I did wasn’t exactly thought through, but there is a lot more to all of this. To be honest, there is a lot we all need to discuss.” Sighing, my shoulders sagged, not even knowing where to begin.

How was I supposed to explain to them everything that had been going on? I honestly didn’t even know where to start, because it would leave so many questions unanswered.

“What are you talking about? What’s going on?” he asked as he leaned against the wall staring at me.

Deciding against telling him about what Frigga said for now, I went with the information I overheard in the cabin. “Before I killed them, I heard bits and pieces of a conversation. One where the council and others are plotting to get rid of us. We’re seen as a threat to a lot of people, and they want us gone.”

“I kind of figured that when I went to clean up the place. It seems the council is working with some of our enemies.”

“We have to be careful, Damian. If they think we are a threat, they will come here, and right now, no one can afford for war to happen,” I replied, trying to make him see the point of the conversation.

“Well, that’s kind of thrown out the window now. Look what happened at the cabin. They are going to want to know where the elder went. Guess what the last place that she was, was here. So what do you think is going to happen?”

Thadn’t entirely thought about that when I had killed them, but thinking on it now, I finally understood what Talon had meant. “Shit.”

“Oh, yes. s**t is definitely right. You want to be the Luna this pack needs, you need to think about what you do before you do it. I’m not sure if there is a way for me to talk us out of this one, Ivy. They will be

“We will deal with it when it comes to it. For now, we wait and see what happens.” “That isn’t how this works!” he snapped at me.

Staring at him, I felt my blood boiling. “It is how this is going to work, Damian. Trust me for once, and just leave it be. When they come looking, we will tell them she left here. We have proof from others that they saw her leaving our pack territory in her car.”

“Yes, make them large,” I groaned as i flopped down into my chair. “How is all of this supposed to work if she is constantly taking things into her own hands, Hale? I always feel like I have to be the bad guy in the situation, and I hate it. This isn’t what I signed up for.”