Aurora’s Life of Dreams

Two

Faith’s POV

*Flashback*

“Are you sure?”

“Faith it is my job as a healer to know these things, not to mention it is one of the gifts the Moon Goddess bestowed upon me from an early age. Yes love, I’m 100 percent sure.”

I don’t understand how this could happen, we’re not mates and I wasn’t in heat.

“Would you like me to notify the father? I just need his information.”

“NO! He can’t know. This shouldn’t even be possible. Can we do an ultrasound just to be sure?”

“If you insist, but I can assure you I’m not wrong.”

I watched as Taylor took out the ultrasound equipment and set everything up. She took out the wand and plugged it into the monitor, applied the gel and was ready to go. I laid down flat on the table and started to shake. This couldn’t be, I can’t be a mom. He didn’t want to be a father to Aurora, he certainly wouldn’t want to be one to this child either.

“Faith you need to take a deep breath. It’s all going to be okay, are you ready for me to take a look?”

I nodded as I took deep breaths.

I held my eyes closed tightly not being able to see the screen in front of me, if I don’t see it it’s not real. Then I heard it, a little heartbeat. It sounded different like it was beating in double time.

“Faith, you’re not just pregnant. You’re having twins.”

With that my eyes shot open and I instantly fell in love. Two little ones, growing inside me with not a care in the world. Two little pups that I will love and protect always.

*Flashback Over*

“Aurora, Jett I have something I need to tell you, but I need Andrew to be present as well. Is that alright?”

I saw Aurora’s whole body tense at his name but she nodded none the less. I knew this was going to be uncomfortable, Andrew will be beside himself in rage knowing this secret I’ve kept for 14 years. Aurora might feel a sense of relief knowing she doesn’t have to be Alpha of Chesapeake or she could get upset that she’s had family just 5 years younger than her that she never got to know. I didn’t have a choice but to tell them, Jenna throwing me under the bus like this was just like her. She was always the goody two shoes while I was the wild child. Though she did the same with Aurora, my children have their own part to play in this prophecy. So I’ve had them cloaked by a powerful witch so that no one could find them. After Andrew discovered Aurora, he has spent years searching for extensions of his bloodline. I didn’t want that to be how Andrew found out and I certainly couldn’t have The Reaper discover them.

I mindlinked Andrew to join us, Aurora, Jett and I sat in silence waiting for what seemed like a lifetime. You could quite literally feel the tension in the air when what should have broken it almost suffocated the room as he entered. Aurora is still upset with him and he is about to be just as upset with me.

“Okay, so four months after Jenna’s funeral Andrew and I mated.” I started causing Andrew’s eyes to widen and Rory exchanging an uncomfortable glance before I continued. “It was a result of grief, affection and quite a bit of alcohol, but it happened.”

“Faith, what are you-“

“Please dear, just give me a moment.” I told Andrew and he nodded in compliance.

“A month after returning home I started feeling sick so I went to see our pack healer, who in turn informed me that I was pregnant.” As soon as the word ‘pregnant’ left my lips, Andrew tensed. I could feel the anger radiating off of him and the disbelief from Aurora and Jett.

“I didn’t want to believe her, Andrew wasn’t my mate at the time and I wasn’t in heat so it shouldn’t have been possible so I asked her to do an ultrasound which then led to the discovery that I had not one but two pups growing inside of me.”

Andrew stood to his feet and I could tell he was fighting off Kain’s anger as well as his own. As much as I wanted to stop, I couldn’t. They needed to know everything, I refused to meet Andrew’s rage filled gaze and continued.

“Nine months later I gave birth to full term pups, a boy and a girl. Roland was born first, I was convinced then as I am now that he is his father’s twin in looks and spirit. Raina was born an hour later, she reminds me so much of my mother who you favor in personality, Aurora. Today, they are 13 years old. I’ve had them cloaked by magic their whole lives so that they could not be found. They are well practiced witches but don’t have their wolves yet. Roland, by all technicalities, is heir to Chesapeake as Andrew’s first born son. That is what Jenna was referring to in another chosen one.”

Andrew stood staring at me, I was hoping one of them would break the silence but Aurora and Jett just sat staring at each other while Andrew looked as if he wanted to kill me.

“Uncle Drew, please-“ Jett tried to get his attention but instead the end to the silence caused him to run out of the room nearly busting the doors off the hinges. I closed them back with a flick of my wrist.

“He might kill you.” Aurora said quietly.

“No, dear, he won’t. I’m his second chance mate. We discovered this last night.”

“You discovered this and you didn’t think he deserved to find this out last night in private with you?” I could hear the anger rising in her voice.

“Aurora,-“

She cut me off as she prepared to rip into me,

“NO! First of all my name is Rory, only my FAMILY is allowed to call me by my whole name. Secondly, I may be upset with Drew but you lying to him is inexcusable. It wasn’t enough he didn’t want to take me from Magan and Dom, but you stole HIS children away for what seems to be no reason.”

“Rory, let’s get one thing straight. Roland and Raina are MY children. Andrew was still dealing with the grief of losing your mother when I found out I was pregnant, he was shattered knowing he couldn’t do what was best for you and him at the same time, he even told me he was not ready to be a parent. Would you throw a twin pregnancy on someone going through all of that hurt? Honestly you couldn’t tell me if you wanted to because you have never been in my shoes. I did what was best for my children, maybe I played the cards wrong but my kids have grown up happy and loved in a witch community. Besides, Helena would have kept him from them even if he did know for the simple fact that we conceived five years AFTER they had mated. So judge me all you want but I did what was best for my children. Now, I’m going to leave you to digest this information and discuss it with your mate while I go find mine. I will send for Roland and Raina to join me, but it will be a few days before they get here.” As I stood to walk away I took a deep breath to calm myself, “they know of you, Rory, we’ve watched you grow up. They have seen you through every hardship and triumph. They love you without even knowing you, please keep that in mind.” As I finished my thought I took my leave, when I heard Rory say my name,

“FAITH!” I paused, anxious to hear what she had to say.

“He’ll be at my mother’s grave. He always went there when he was upset or needed to think. That’s where you’ll find him.” I grinned at her, “thank you Rory.” I teleported there, “invisique,” I muttered so that I could observe him without being seen. He just sat on his knees with his head against her tombstone, sobbing as he spoke to her.

Drew’s POV

“What is with you Leroe women and your secret children? I was as upset with you as I am with Faith now when I discovered Rory was mine. I missed four years of her life, your entire pregnancy because you saw how powerful she would be. I could have protected her with you. I could have protected you. You’d still be here. And now I find out I missed my second chance mate’s twin pregnancy and thirteen years of their lives. Here I am, with a child who hates me, a mate who has lied to me and two children that I’ve never even met. I miss you, Jenna. You would know exactly what to say to me right now.” As if on cue I felt a hand on my shoulder. “Exposaire,” she muttered allowing me to see her.

“How long have you been there?”

“Long enough to know your feelings. Andrew, I’m sorry.”

“Why, Faith? Why would you keep them from me? Why would you hide them from me? Are they as powerful as Rory? Are there people like Charles coming for them? Why wouldn’t you just tell me?”

“Because you were lost.” She snapped at me. I wanted to be angry but instead I found myself drawn to what she was going to say next.

“You had only lost your mate a few months before AND found out you had a child you couldn’t be a father to, your life at Chesapeake miserable with Helena at your side. You were beside yourself and not the man who could be a father to two children. I watched you for years after you found Rory, searching for more of your family line. I never knew why until I saw you one night holding Jenna’s picture looking at a map. You thought she may have had twins, as they run in your family. You needed to be sure she wasn’t hiding a second one somewhere. By the time our twins were three you stopped looking and I had adapted to life as a single mother to them. I didn’t want to dredge up these feelings that you’re having now. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry I didn’t give you a choice in this. I just needed to protect their hearts and you weren’t ready to be their dad. I see now that you are and I’m just sorry I didn’t see it sooner.”

As I looked up into her eyes, the tears that fell from hers only caused mine to stream down my cheeks harder. I pulled her to me and hugged her, as angry as I was she was right. I wasn’t ready to be a dad, so much so I knew where Rory was and didn’t pursue her as my child. How on Earth would I have cared for two little ones who needed strength when I was a mere symbol of weakness. In this moment I found myself loving her even more, not just as my mate but as the mother of my children.

“Can I meet them?”

“Of course, my love, I’ve already sent for them they should be here in the next few days. Andrew, they have seen so much of your life already. I never hid you from them. They know the strong, caring man that you are. They have seen the way you dote over Rory and while it brought them jealousy for a short while, they understood why I didn’t tell you. They know how much you will love them because they’ve seen it in your relationship with Rory. I just need you to promise you’ll never make them feel less than Rory simply because I kept you from them.”

“I would never, the love I have for them already is all consuming. I cannot wait to meet them.”

We sat by Jenna’s grave for a while just basking in the sun enjoying the silence. Summer was about to come to an end now, it’s crazy to me that at the start of this season I was playing the quiet role of Uncle Drew to my daughter and now at the end I will have all three of my children together.