Fighting for Love

Chapter 48

Desiree's POV

We leave the clinic after the appointment. I appreciate everyone’s support, but I think I need to be alone. As soon as we get outside, I take off running to the lake. I hear the twins calling after me, then I hear their footsteps running after me. Everything I said to them before the appointment is true, but just thinking of this woman giving my mates a baby is just too much right now. I open a portal and go home. I exit the portal in my room back on St Simon’s Island. I curl up in my bed and cry myself to sleep.

I don’t know how long I have been here sleeping. But when I wake up, there is a bottle of ibuprofen, crackers and water on the bedside table. With a note from mom that she is available when I’m ready. She knew with all the crying I would wake up with a headache. I take the medicine and go take a shower. I find something in my closet that still fits me and just sit in my room, thinking. I watch the sunset and hear a knock on my bedroom door and my mom peeks her head in

“Hey bug, you, okay?” Mom asks

“Mom, I’m too old for you to still call me bug” I reply

“You will always be my little bug. Can we come in?” she asks, and I nod

In walks my mom, Aunt Susan, grandma, Mama Gene, Luna Sharon, Claudia, Leticia and Sharon

“What are you all doing here?” I ask

“Once we figured out where you went, we knew you would need support, so we called your mom and aunt Susan”, Sharon said

“You ready to talk Desi?” mom asks

“That’s the thing I have talked about it. I have cried about it. I have rationalized the situation every way possible. My head knows there’s not anything I can do about it, and I will stand by them no matter what happens, but my heart hurts every time I think about it. It breaks every time that b***h mentions how she will be given them their first child. It shatters whenever I think about her trying to manipulate her way into their lives through the baby” I cry

“I feel inadequate, that someone else is giving them something I was supposed to give them” I cry harder.

They all come and hug me. Just letting me cry out my sorrow

“Oh Desi, I am sorry you are going through this. This situation is just going to take time for you to adjust to. I saw how those boys looked at you before they knew you were their mate; I know they love you. But this is going to be hard to deal with, and only time will help you adjust to the situation”, Grandma says.

“We all know you are strong and will get through this, but that’s a lot to get through. You need to give yourself grace” Mama Gene says

“I have never cried so much over something. Sometimes I am hurt and sometimes I am angry. I am doing my best to control my emotions, but they get overwhelming at times. I want to blow something up”

“We can go outside and destroy some things if you want to” Mama says

We go to the big house, where there is more land. And for the next 2 hours, I use guns and my magic to blow up and shoot at fruit, cans and other objects. I then go for a run in the woods behind the house and then use the punching bag in the gym. I fall on the mats in the gym crying again. No one touches me, so my emotional field must be up. I just don’t know how to deal with this right now.

Antoine’s POV

She left. She ran from the clinic, opened a portal and left. I know this is a lot for her to deal with, and we don’t know how to make it better. We f****d up, and we must live with the repercussions of our actions. I don’t know how to fix this for her. Listening to Brenda say those things angered me. I know they upset her too. Then the ultrasound confirms that the gestational age aligns with when we had s*x. So, this may be our baby. s**t!!!

Leticia calls us and tells us she is home in Georgia. They are there with her along with her family, mom and Claudia. She will come back to the pack when she is ready. I inform my brother that we have to make some boundaries regarding Brenda, baby or not’ we can’t let her get to Desiree like this again. We still have 4 months to go, and I can’t have her away for that long. We have to fix this.

Alpha Teddy’s POV

I decided to meet this stranger and hear what he has to say. What could he possibly tell me that involves Desiree. The thing is, no matter how much I dislike the situation, she is not my mate. I want her; I think about her often, her sexy body, beautiful skin, and so much power. I jerk off at least twice a day thinking about her. She was supposed to be mine. I wonder if he can fix that for me, this is the only reason I am driving to this diner.

I walked into the diner and see the warlock. I take a seat and order a coffee.

“I prefer to get right to the point. The power that Desiree holds is supposed to be mine. There is a prophecy that, in a nutshell, says a powerful hybrid will be created, and her power can be shared, making others powerful. I want your help getting Desiree. Once I perform the ritual to get her powers, I’ll erase her memory, and then you can make her your mate and Luna”, he says

“If you take her powers, she won’t be the powerful hybrid she is now, she somewhat looses some of her appeal. Her being powerful is part of the allure of being with her. I can’t say I would still want her if you took her powers”

“She will still be a hybrid and that alone makes her powerful. She will still have her witch powers. So, she will still be powerful, just not as powerful as she is now. She will still be a benefit to you”

“Will the ritual and the erasing of her memories hurt her?”

“Yeah, a bit. But once it is done, she won’t remember anything, so what difference does it make? My advice would be to mark and mate her as soon as possible”

“So, all you need me to do is kidnap her from Crescent Lake property?”

“Yes, then bring her to me. The time it takes to perform the ritual and erase her memory is about 3 -4 weeks. After that, she is all yours”

“And what happens if Crescent Lake declares war for taking their Luna?”

“That’s your problem”

“So, no other compensation for the possible loss of life my warriors I may sustain? Going up against Crescent Lake is a death sentence”

“It’s up to you to decide if she is worth whatever recourse that may come from your actions”

“Is there a timeframe for this plan?”

“She is 18 or about to turn 18. I must have her before she turns 19. I know she is the Luna of the future alphas. The longer you wait, the harder it will be. Especially once she become Luna”

“Okay, I’ll do it. How do I contact you?”

“He gives me a name and phone number”

“Nice doing business with you, Alpha Turner. I look forward to hearing from you soon” he says getting up and walking out of the diner.

I look at the card he gave me. It’s a phone number and the name is The Master