CHAPTER 13~Crash course~

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Lily      When the Alpha walked into the waiting room, I became uneasy. His face looked completely defeated, clearly my sister’s condition was worsening. I wrung my hands.  I felt so helpless out here, but I knew I’d only be in the way if I tried to help.       Brantley grabbed my hands, bringing them up to his lips. “It’s gonna be ok baby.” he said planting soft kisses on my knuckles. His softness sent shivers straight to my stomach. I could feel the heat in my cheeks. He flashed a dazzling smile that made my knees weak.     Standing at a height of 5’11, Brantely had a wide chest and thick toned arms. His fair skin was peppered with light brown freckles, and he had a beautiful cluster of them that spanned across his face. His eyes were a dark amber brown, and they held a hint of mischief. His dark ginger hair was unkempt and his beard was wild. He looked untamed and oozed masculinity, but smelled like caramel and apples.     I slid my hand from his grip to rub his right forearm where my family’s symbol rested. Brantley breath hitched at the contact. Before we left Mexico, it was decided that the guys would conceal their markings until the Alpha agreed to accept us. I’m worried he will cast us out once he learned who we were.     A woman carrying a clipboard approached us, breaking up our moment. “Hello, my name is April, Alpha Devlin sent me over to evaluate you.” she smiled at me. I looked over at Devlin who inclined his head. “Ok.” I said, letting go of Brantley’s arm. I followed April to an examination room where she checked my vitals.      “Did a silver blade cause these cuts?” she asked. I bobbed my head. She jotted down some notes, then grabbed a cotton swab. She went to work cleaning my cuts. When she finished, she proceeded to dab ointment on my busted lip. “Alright, your healing pretty quickly considering the silver. Dr. Williams will review your charts when she's finished with the Luna and Gamma.” she said, dismissing me.     I retraced my steps back to the waiting room where I could hear my nieces and nephew raising hell. I saw the men trying to calm them down by rocking their seats, only making them angrier. I sighed and pushed Brantley out of the way. Unbuckling the straps, I grabbed Autumn out of her seat. She had fat tears rolling down her cheeks.       “Hey baby girl, stop all this crying.” I bounced her up and down, her cries quieting. “There you go sweetheart. Here, let your uncle hold you.” I said passing her over to Brantley. He looked terrified, taking a step back. “You're gonna offend her if you keep running away.” I told him.          Cyrus chuckled from behind me. Brantley opened his hands so that I could position her inside his embrace. He stared down at her in amazement. Autumn stopped crying, now fully distracted by his overgrown beard. She reached up and started yanking on it, causing him to grunt. The sight of him holding a baby made my stomach flutter, maybe he will be holding our own pup soon.        Cyrus was still laughing at Brantley when I handed Summer to him. His eyes widened with panic. Summer was wiggling around, flinging her hands about. I giggled while I helped situated her in his hold so that he wouldn’t drop her. Feeling confident that she wouldn’t jump out of his arms, I stooped to get August.         I slowly approached Devlin who looked ready to bolt. I held August out, his little legs kicking wildly. Devlin tentatively reached out, cradling his son up to his chest. August cooed, while dragging a drool covered fist across his father’s face. Devlin murmured something to August, his eyes lighting up, his kicking became faster. The Alpha just chuckled, completely mesmerized. “Are you his aunt?” he questioned without taking his eyes off August. “Yes, and my twin sister was taken in with her.  He looked up and started to say something when Dr. Williams walked in.       “So, the Luna and Gamma female are suffering from very potent wolfsbane and silver nitrate injections. The Gamma does have a head injury but it is mostly healed with no long-term effects. I expect her to wake up sometime tonight or tomorrow.” she said, Cyrus sighed with relief.          “The Luna has to let the poison run its course, but depending on how well her body keeps up she should be expected to recover soon. She does have a broken ankle that needs to be reset, but we will have to wait until she is fully recovered from the poison.” Dr. Williams finished. Devlin kissed August’s head, “Thank you.” She nodded, “I’ll bring you to the room.”        We walked down the hall and entered my sisters’ room. They were both looking better than before, my fear for them immediately subsided. Dr. Williams walked up to me, “I’ve looked over your charts and it seems that you are healing well. You should be fully recovered by morning.” Brantley grabbed my shoulder and pulled me closer, Autumn fast asleep against his chest.            “Dr. Williams, why am we recovering so fast?” I asked, confused. She pursed her lips together, “It's probably because you are in close proximity to your mates. The bond does extraordinary things; it assists you and your partner during the good and bad. Now, having said that, I recommend that you all get some rest next to your partner tonight. It will help ease some of their pain, speed up the recovery process and bring you comfort.”           “Of course, Dr. Williams, thank you for everything.” Devlin said. “I’m just doing my job. Betas, you both can head home after everything settles down. Just no extraneous activities until tomorrow, ok?” She winked at us while I blushed and Brantley cleared his throat.  “Alpha, I can take the pups to the nursery if you’re ok with that?” she addressed Devlin. He shook his head, “No, I don’t want them to be away from us.” “Ok, I’ll send some formula, bottles and the crib so that you can all rest together.” she replied and exited the room.         “Dev, I sent Donavon off to the house to bring back a change of clothing for you and Cy. I also called your mother; she should be here sometime tomorrow or the day after.” Brantley told him. “Thanks man.” There was a knock on the door and a nurse pushing a crib came inside, followed by Donavon. Summer started to cry, making her siblings join in.        “Uh-oh, it looks like it's time to eat and get them changed.” I told the guys. They just stared at me with confused looks. I rolled my eyes telling them to place the babies in the crib. I quickly jumped into a crash course of diaper changing, bottle making and clothes changing. After watching Donavon successfully put Autumn’s feet into her pjs, I felt confident that they could take over babysitting for a while.        I was exhausted from everything that had happened and I needed a break. I slumped down in a chair that was in between Lotus and Lila’s beds. I tilted my head back, resting against the wall.     Brantley       Devlin and I were huddled in the corner, whispering. “What the hell happened to them?” he demanded in an angry tone. “I don’t know! They said that they are being hunted but refused to tell us by whom or why. They won’t give us any information on what pack they come from or where the rest of their family is.” Devlin frowned, “Why are they hiding this from us? Do they not trust us?”        I glared at him. “Of course they don’t trust us! With what you did to Lotus and the way you acted when we came here, it’s a f*****g miracle they didn’t leave!” Devlin's face was covered in guilt, “I didn't think I was worthy of her! And when she told me she couldn’t be with me she failed to elaborate why!” I scoffed, “Did you even ask her why?” he shook his head. For f***s sake, sometimes Devlin was a real dumbass.        Donavon and Cyrus joined the huddle, interrupting our bickering. “The pups are asleep.” Donavon reported. I glanced over to the crib, the babies' pudgy faces were peaceful as they rested. “So is your mate.” Cyrus stated, and jerked his head towards Lily. She was sleeping in the chair between the beds, softly snoring.         Devlin followed my gaze, patting my back. “B, take your mate home and get some rest. Report back at 0800. Cy, do the same.” we nodded. “Donnie, I hate to ask this of you, but I need you to stay in here with us. We are going to need help with the triplets and I don't trust anyone outside our circle. Besides, it appears that you and my Luna have become close, so she trusts you too.”     I shared a look with the guys. We still haven’t told Devlin that Donavon is actually his Delta now, and it wasn't going to be a pleasant conversation without the Luna present. “You’re all dismissed.” “Yes Alpha.” we replied. Dev and Cy walked over to the beds. They both stripped down to their boxers and climbed in. I watched Dev pull Lotus to his chest and heard him sigh.         I lifted Lily up and made my way to the door. Donavon was making himself comfy on his cot. “Lock the door B.” he said. I reached out and flicked the switch, and secured the lock. I could hear the guys snoring before the door closed behind me.    Lily       “Lily baby you gotta wake up.” I groggily opened my eyes to see Brantley staring down at me. “Where are we?” I asked, looking around. “Our bathroom,” he stated. Our bathroom? It was monstrous. It had his and her sinks with brown marble countertops, a medium sized walk in shower with glass doors, and a large bath.         “Our bathroom is beautiful.” He tossed his head back laughing. “If you like ours you should see the Alpha’s.” He sat me down on my feet and led me to the shower. He turned on the water, then started to undress. His body was magnificent. His back and chest were hard and his abs were sharp. His thighs were huge and I could see some veins popping out. He looked absolutely delicious.            I covered my gasp when I saw his member nestled between his legs. The moon goddess has truly blessed him, I thought with a blush on my cheeks. He turned to me in all his naked glory, “Are you gonna stare all day or are you gonna join me?” “Oh, um right. “I stammered out my response, embarrassed that he had caught me ogling.          I removed my blood-stained clothes and covered my chest and my womanhood as I stepped into the water. Brantley stared down at me. “You’re absolute perfection.” he said, his eyes darkening with lust. He pulled me in for a kiss. My stomach fluttered and I had to grip his shoulders to keep myself from falling. I felt his hard length press into my stomach, the pressure making me growl with desire.        He groaned against my lips and turned me around, putting my back to his chest. I let my head fall back to rest against his shoulder. I fit perfectly in his embrace. Lily and I were 5’6 and I had always felt insecure about my height. Especially since Lotus was so tiny and petite. I never felt very feminine but in Brantley arms I felt like a precious gift.       He bent his head, placing kisses on my collarbone. “I promised the doctor that I’d behave myself tonight. So, let's just shower and go to bed.” his voice was husky and laced with regret. He reached for the shampoo, pouring some in my hair. I wanted to protest and say that I didn't care what the doctor said, but the thought quickly dissipated the moment his fingers glided into my hair.         He massaged my scalp and my neck; I was moaning from the pleasure. He rinsed my hair out then handed me some soap. “Why do you have women’s soap?” my voice on edge. He chuckled, “It's my sister’s. You‘ll meet her when she returns from California in a few weeks.” “Ok, I’d love to meet her.” I got busy washing the dirt and grime off while he cleaned himself.          My body felt heavy by the end of the shower, I had to press myself against Brantley for support. He grabbed a towel and dried me off, wrapping it around my body when he finished. He repeated the same steps on himself then carried me to our bed. He turned off the lights and cuddled up behind me. I was already half asleep when he murmured good night.  
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