Broken 'Angel'! (Mates And Enemies Series, #2)

Overshadowed Happiness.

Don't ignore your heart and instincts, because they know the way. Don't keep secrets or tell lies, because they can scatter death everywhere around them.

~about almost five days later, late morning, Shining Full Moon Pack, pack house~

Blaire’s pov

“Are you sure there is nothing else you’ll need to take, girl?” Wendy asks while she hands Tia the last jacket she will take with her and Tia groans positively.

“Yes, I have anything I need. Don’t worry, mom…” she hisses teasingly and I laugh.

Wendy rolls her eyes, but doesn’t talk. Deep inside, she knows that Tia has every right to tease her, because she is a true headache for all of us these last days, especially for Tia. She hasn’t stopped running behind her, trying to ‘help’ her prepare her suitcase for Switzerland and putting efforts to talk to Tia discreetly about um… s*x, and well, this is the problem!

I don’t think I have to explain why, right?

Okay, I will, even though I don’t think it’s difficult for you to understand.

So, the problem is that Wendy seems to be ‘obsessed’ with the whole idea about advising Tia for this important ‘chapter’ in every mate’s life, but nobody agrees with her.

I mean… Tia is almost seventeen, she is very mature and she knows many things about s*x. She is aware of everything and I find talking to her about it quite awkward, but Wendy doesn’t. Even my mother believes that Tia doesn’t need advices, because she is calmer than I am when it comes to Tia and these two have recently talked about this topic.

I bet you understand that I’m an over-protective old sister, even though I wasn’t like this before. I was much calmer until some years ago, but this has changed a lot and I think that this happened because of Ian.

Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mean it in the bad way.

Being with Ian has transformed my life completely, it made me more sensitive and this filled me with insecurities, because my life is now perfect and I have everything I ever wanted to. The possibility of losing this life terrifies me to death and that’s why I have become hysteric, strict and I complain all the time nonstop.

Moreover, my hormones have gotten me crazy due to my pregnancy and I release my anger and frustration on everyone and especially on poor Ian. I don’t understand how he stands me, it’s just crazy. I’m so demanding, I murmur things all the time, I have problem with everything, but he surprises me constantly. He excuses me, he doesn’t talk when I am angry, he is patient, sweet, caring and tries to hide how much my behavior hurts him, but he fails, because I know him better than anyone.

Ian has melancholy these last months and it gets worse because of the way I behave and I do my best to stop myself from being so excessive, but I can’t make it, I fail.

“Blaire, what do you say?” Tia asks in a worried tone, bringing me back to reality, and I blink my eyes while turning to her.

Great, I was in my own world again, but never mind…

“I am sorry, I was…”

“Daydreaming again, right, my Luna?” Wendy asks me and joins my side, sitting on Tia’s bed next to me.

She wraps one arm around me and I smile to her, trying to hide my nervousness with great amends. The truth is that my new ‘behavior’ troubles and concerns me more and more lately and I can’t stop thinking about it, but this isn’t our topic now. What’s more important is Tia and Derek going to Switzerland, their life’s amazing beginning.

“So, what you were saying, baby?” I ask smiling, focusing on Tia, who is now closing her dark blue luggage.

“Will they like me? What do you say? Do I have to do something?” she asks nervously and the concern I see in her eyes makes me melt from adoration.

This sister of mine is something else, the kindest and most caring heart there is.

She hasn’t stopped being worried about her meeting with her future pack and no matter how many times, I, Ian, my dad, Nina, Ann and Derek have told her to relax, she keeps on thinking about it. She wants to make a good impression to everyone, she needs to get in their hearts from the first moment and I’m sure she will, but she is too nervous to accept it.

I motion to her to come to me and she does as I want immediately. She walks to me and when she is standing in front of me, she stops, kneels and I cap her angelic face in my hands. Love and adoration overflow my heart and Beth purrs touched.

Tia has grown up, a lot. My baby sister is not a baby anymore. She is a beautiful, young lady and she found her mate, one chosen brother of mine, Derek. It’s too much, I am excited for her, but realizing that I am going to ‘lose’ her, hurts a lot.

And at this point I sound like George Gordon, but don’t say this to anyone, especially to him.

“They will love you, sweetheart. You are their heart already, remember? All you have to do is be yourself.” I say and kiss her forehead, fighting to hold back my tears.

“Yes, my friend! Blaire is right, who doesn’t like and love you? You were born to be loved, adored… You were born to become a Luna, you have the heart and anything else it takes.” Wendy states and places her hand on my back, feeling that I am getting overwhelmed.

“What would I do without you two?” Tia asks before she kisses my one palm and I caress her cheek with my other hand.

And what would I do without her?

Tia may be younger than me, but she always was special. Her presence always was necessary for everyone. Having her gives me hope, because Tia never loses her hope and positive way of thinking.

“I want you to have fun. Enjoy your time with Derek, do things with him, be there for your pack and be happy. Okay, Tia?” I continue, since I’m about to cry and I don’t want to upset her and Wendy more.

Damn the hormones and my untamed heart. I don’t want to start sobbing, not until Tia leaves. I can’t get her sad, today is one of the best days of her life. Both she and Derek are blissful and I want to make it easy for them, just like we agreed with all the others last night.

You see, we promised that nobody will cry until they go, as Tia and Derek will feel sorry and guilty. I get that it would be logical for my dad and mom to cry, but anyway… We made a promise.

“Yes, Alpha-Luna! Whatever you say.” She replies with her eyes shining like rare precious stones.

“And if you feel ready, and both you and Derek want to take it further…” it’s Wendy’s turn to say, just to make me growl to her, warning her to cut it out on time.

Goddess, this girl is unstoppable!

“WENDY!” Tia exclaims ashamed and her cheeks begin to blush.

“I’m sorry, okay? I’m not trying to pressure or stress you. I just want to help you understand that it doesn’t matter, if you are still sixteen or not!” Wendy defends herself with honesty, which gains my favor, because I know what she means.

My dad allowed Tia to go, but with one condition. Fine, he put this condition from the first night, when he, my mom, Tia and Derek talked privately in his office. He told the guys to keep her hands away from each other and I assure you that he meant until Tia turns eighteen (but this is a small detail he didn’t emphasized to). Kyle had to mention it to Tia, as we had no doubt that Derek had already understood, and that’s something that made Tia feel awkwardly, probably stressed and worried.

This is why Wendy says all these. She wants to help Tia understand that our dad wouldn’t tell her anything else, because this is who he is. He told me the very same thing before I leave to go to my college. Back then I hadn’t found my mate yet, but he wanted to ‘warn’ me, and now that Tia and Derek are together and Tia is younger than I was, he has freaked out about the whole ‘s*x thing’.

“Look, sister…” I begin to say, as collected as I can be, and Tia stiffens, without taking her eyes from mine.

Uh, talking with Tia about it it’s like talking to Eleanor and I feel like an i***t, scared mother. I have no idea how my mother did this with me and now with Tia. She was so relaxed…

“Dad would never tell you to mate with Derek and it’s something we have to respect. No father feels comfortable with it, but this doesn’t mean that you can’t do it, if you feel ready. If Derek and you feel like it, whenever this time comes, you will know and I will be happy for you. Don’t think of dad or anybody else, think of you and Derek.” I say and her cheeks turn pure red, but she nods in understanding and exhales heavily.

“That what I was trying to say with no success. This is only up to you and Derek.” Wendy continues and Tia nods again.

“Cozbi told me the same thing, you know… She thinks that mating with Derek will be amazing, if both of us want it.” Tia states and Wendy groans, unable of hiding her frustration about Tia’s friend from the college.

She doesn’t like her at all and the weird thing is that they never met each other. She knows about her only from the things Tia has told us and I can’t find a reason for Wendy to feel this way about Cozbi.

“This expression of yours gets on my nerves. What is your problem with Cozbi?” Tia asks quite angrily, noticing Wendy’s bitterness, and I get the firefighter’s role with fast procedures.

When Wendy manages to get Tia angry, the outcome is well known to everyone. They end up fighting and then stop talking to each other for a while. Wendy always succeeds in making Tia show her teeth.

“I just don’t like her.” Wendy replies truthfully and I open my mouth to talk, but Tia prevents me.

“You haven’t even met her! How can you say this?”

“Because of what you have told me about her. She is way too reckless, provocative and immature. You could call her a party animal. I get that she is your friend, but you two have completely different personalities!” Wendy speaks back strictly and Tia stands up and heads to the window, breaking their eye contact.

It smells like fire in here, what did I tell you?

“Girls, come on. Forget about it. You disagree, so…”

“What do you mean? That you approve that girl? Blaire, tell Tia to stay away from her. I am telling you that she isn’t a good company for her.” Wendy interrupts me, causing Tia to turn around with a serious, furious expression and her arms crossed in front of her chest.

“What is your problem? She is nice to me and that’s what matters! Her choices don’t affect me.” she shouts and I stand up, getting ready to put the end here, before things cross the limits even more.

“Yet! They don’t affect you yet.” Wendy insists with frustration.

“Okay, that’s enough you two!” I state using my imposing tone, although it can’t affect them that much, since both of them have alpha’s blood.

This time they don’t try to speak again, which makes me win this round, and I clear my throat while checking the time from my watch.

Shit!

The time has come and they have to leave. Their flight is in about three hours from now and if they leave from here in ten minutes, they will need about an hour to go to the airport.

“Alright, ladies. Time is up. We have to get downstairs, everyone will be waiting for us, we can’t get late.” I say cheerfully, putting amends to enlighten their mood and help them forget this small fight, and Wendy rolls her eyes, while Tia sighs deeply.

I walk to Tia’s luggage to help her with it, but she grabs it before I do, and gives me a firm look, reminding me that I mustn’t carry weight in my condition. I sometimes forget that I am pregnant and I need to be careful, but fortunately for me I have everyone reminding me.

I smile to her gratefully, proud of the young woman she has become, and Wendy walks to the door and opens it. She gets out without waiting for us and I raise my right hand to caress Tia’s cheek one last time. Her eyes are now revealing melancholy and fear, but a smile of mine is enough to make any sign of hesitation fade, and she walks first with me following her.

I observe her back as we get out of her room and when I close the door behind me and then turn to follow her, a feeling I had years to sense snicks into my heart and Beth moves panicked in my mind.

It’s like those days… I feel like before it… Happens. The sentiment is the same, but not so intense.

My breath gets cut and my legs turn weak, heavy. Images from that day pop in my mind and my fear about a possible loss gets bigger, gets spread inside me. Beth growls outraged, knowing what I feel and think and I place my hands on my quite big belly instinctually, but I know that my baby won’t be in danger.

It will be someone else and I need to talk to the only person I trust the most…

Ian.

~about ten minutes later, outside the pack house~

George’s pov

“Take care of them, don’t leave them alone for any reason and call me between your flights and once you get to the pack.” I repeat while Albert gets in the passenger’s seat after Tia, Derek and Ann have gotten in the back seat, and he nods for once more.

He is mad at me for being so tiring, but he prefers to say nothing. This look of his could easily kill me, because I haven’t stopped telling him the same things again and again.

I get that I’m excessive, I won’t deny it, but I am worried. Now you are going to tell me that I shouldn’t be this way, because it isn’t the first time Tia leaves, since we have been through this again when she left to go to her college some months ago, but it isn’t the same thing.

Now she goes away, to the other side of the Pacific and she goes to her future home for the first time. This is not so formal yet, but still… It is the beginning of her new life as Derek’s mate and pack’s Luna and I won’t be there with her this time. It feels quite painful.

I am the proudest father there is for all of my kids, the six of them, because I consider Ian, Nina and Derek like my own kids and I trust them all, I believe in them, but I am their father and I can’t stop myself from feeling this way.

“Say one more word, Gordon, and I will kick you.” Fern whispers through her teeth warningly from next to me and I wrap one arm around her and then force a smile, since Tia is looking at us.

This woman of mine is a killer… She denies getting in my place and her composure drives me crazy.

“Have fun! We love you!” Eleanor shouts enthusiast and Nick raises his hands and starts cheering with almost all the other kids mimicking him.

Almost, except two. Luke and Kate, Kyle and Nina’s kids, who seem ready to cry. These two tornados love Tia so much that began crying when we announced to them that Tia had to leave for some days. Luke wasn’t talking to Derek for one day and Kate begged him to take her with them, but Nina and Kyle explained to them that Derek and Tia had to stay alone and both of them softened. They are very clever kids and quite sensitive and innocent, it was a matter of time for them to ‘forgive’ their uncle for taking Tia away from them.

“I love you! I’ll bring you presents when I come back!” Tia yells from the car after she has opened her window.

“And make sure George’s bedroom is ready, Alpha Peterson! You never know when he can appear in Switzerland without warning!” Dean shouts to Derek, who breaks into laughing with all the other doing the same.

God, this is true ridicule!

I feel my cheeks burning and my skin turning hot, although it was cold from my sweat, and I land my gaze on Tia, who smiles to me touched. I will miss her very much, I already do, but watching her face shining from bliss is everything I ever wanted.

Fern was absolutely right, like always. Our angel needs to spend time with Derek, like we were doing when we were at their age. Back then, I was obsessed with Fern, I mean I had lost my mind with her and everyone was teasing me. She couldn’t come to stay here with me yet, because she was at her college and I had to be patient like Derek, but I was visiting her almost every week. Our story has many similarities with Derek and Tia’s, even though I didn’t know Fern from before like Derek.

This is why I gave my permission to them, because I have been in their place and I know that it’s hard for them to stay apart. In addition, Tia has to get used to her future pack gradually and this is an opportunity for her. She has to take it slowly, because it’ll be too much for her later.

“Baby girl, I wish from the bottom of my heart you have the best time. Don’t forget I love you!” I tell Tia through our private link and she smiles brighter, too close to cry.

I can’t believe she grew up… It feels like yesterday when she was a baby and now she is a breathtaking woman, a true Luna-Alpha and she hasn’t even turned eighteen, she hasn’t shifted yet.

“She took from her mother.” My wolf whispers proudly and I groan immediately in agreement.

Yes, she does. She is like Fern in everything while Blaire has taken more from me, with Kyle taking things from the both of us.

“Dad, don’t worry. I’ll be great. I will be thinking of you and I do love you too!” she replies and I take my eyes from hers to look Derek.

He is like my mirror. I see me in him. It’s amazing how lucky I was for having him as my second son in law and maybe I had the feeling from before, because I always admired him for his strength and courage. His story is the best example of what faith and work can do, he is simply special and this is why I am sure that Tia is in good hands.

Fine, I know that I seem too strict sometimes, especially the night I found out about them, but it was my duty to behave like the bulldog, because we are talking about my daughter, it was typical.

“Hey, enough with the goodbyes! Your flight won’t wait for you and Evan is slower than a turtle!” Alex shouts obviously not standing this type of things and Henna slaps his arm playfully.

This kid…

“I will deal with you once I come back, jerk!” Evan shouts from the car and Ian rolls his eyes while Kyle and Cai chuckle.

“Okay. Alex is right. They have to go.” Fern states, putting an end in this mini chaos.

Evan turns on the car the next moment and all of us raise our hands up to greet them.

Blaire and Ian are standing on Fern’s and mine right with Eleanor and the rest of the kids in front of them, while Kyle and Nina are on our left. After them are Alex with Henna, Dean with Nora and Cai with Liza. Next to Ian and Blaire from the other side is Matthew with Wendy, next my brother with Julia and Isaak with Kara, and in the end they are Bill and Layla.

I bet you noticed that two couples miss today. It’s Dillon and Hannah with their son, Gavin, who couldn’t come, as Dillon had some serious meetings and then, who else… Of course Stefan and Madison, who left for Canada about three days ago, because Stefan had much work and they couldn’t stay for more days.

“Bye, everyone! See you again in few days from now!” Derek says from next to Tia and they send us kisses at the same time Evan presses the gas pedal and the car starts moving.

You see, he will take them to the airport and once their flight leaves in few hours, he will come back home.

I hold my breath, observing the car opening its distance from us, and I tighten my hold around Fern. She turns her body to mine when the car is almost gone and we can’t see Tia anymore and then places her hands on my chest and her gaze meets mine.

She is calm and excited and this makes her look more beautiful than ever before. This woman might have been my stricter judge in the past and lately in the most recent days, but she has my heart and I am grateful for having her, since she always was, is and will be my rock.

“Are you alright, Gordon? Anything you would like to say?” she asks me with a fake, angry tone and her eyebrows raised, and I laugh.

“I’m better than I had imagined, woman. Thanks for putting me in my place.” I mutter and she chuckles, resting her head on my chest.

“This is it. It’s over, do you realize it?” Henna speaks up and looks all of us.

“It feels strange watching her walking away.” Liza says in melancholy.

“Come on, guys. We will never lose her. Geographical distance means absolutely nothing for our family. We can visit each other all the time once Tia goes there officially.” Kyle states, remarkably collected, and taps my back while giving me a look that only I can understand.

“Yeah, we will get used to it, but slowly. This change is still fresh.” It’s Bill’s turn to say and most of them nod positively.

The next seconds pass in silence, since all the kid run to the house to play with their toys and the rest of us stay motionless. The small gap I was feeling becomes bigger and my eyes search for Ian’s.

The frozen expression of his causes my heart to ache and the pain gets worse when I look Blaire and see her lost, blank gaze. Ian keeps her in his arms from the moment they greeted Tia, Derek, Ann and Albert, but they aren’t energetic like every other time. This isn’t normal, I mean that if not both of them, then at least the one of them is noisy, but this doesn’t take place today.

Ian is like this the last one week and something bothers him, but he denies opening up to me and now… Blaire. It’s like she mimics him, they are troubled.

“So, shall we go inside, before the kids tear down the house?” Kara says when noises, shouts and laughs sound from the house, and many mutter a short ‘yes’ and start walking to its direction.

I observe everyone getting in, but Fern and I don’t follow them, because Ian and Blaire don’t seem very willing to join us. I feel Fern’s body getting tensed under my touch, starting to be worried about them like me, and she exhales.

“Why don’t we go with the others? Julia baked your favorite vanilla cake, sweetie.” She suggests, more confident and calm than I am, and Blaire with Ian exchange gazes and try to smile to us without success.

What is wrong here? Are these two up to something? Do they have any problem? If they had, I would know. Blaire tells me everything, at least this is what I think so.

“No, mom. We are sorry, but we would like to go back home and spend some time together, besides… I am tired and quite overwhelmed.” Blaire replies, avoiding my gaze.

Okay, these two are lying. I know my kids and their behavior screams serious danger.

“Are you sure that that’s all?” I ask with my eyes narrowed from countless theories as to what is wrong.

“Yes, George. It was a difficult day for Blaire and this period is tiring for me. We missed each other.” Ian explains, doing a better job than Blaire, and I shake my head in understanding, not completely convinced.

“Fair enough then.” I murmur breathless and make a step backwards.

I just hope there is a good excuse about this act and they don’t hide anything…

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Hello, everyone and welcome to the 6th chapter!

Wow, oops... 

It has been a long time and I am trully sorry, but I will explain everything in the next chapter, which is ready, waiting for you to read it.

Don't lose time, come with me, the best is yet to come for today!