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Pulling back he grabs my face with his hands, my eyes roll in my head as his skin reacts to my own, his breath fans my face making everything overwhelmingly hot. Suddenly I felt like I was home and to my surprise when I look up at him he had tears streaming down his face.
“I missed you so much, you have no idea how amazing it is to see you, to feel you”
I just nod, my own tears pooling in the corner of my eyes.
“Come eat then I promise we won’t keep you”
Mum tells me, signing as she talks. I nod, smiling at her, my entire family was here now, it was mine and Hadleys 18th tomorrow but she was already gone to her mates place.
When her and Tate met a year ago everything went out the window, he was visiting our pack, kneeling to my grandparents and finding out more about reintroducing Lycan into his werewolf pack and they found each other and after that everything went to s**t.
My sister went from being an academic, head of the class in everything to being totally head over heels In love. Not even I existed in her world when that happened, not that she didn’t care about me before that either.
she didn’t care for the rules, she just demanded that she go with her mate then and there, my parents tried to stop her but her mate ended up living with us for a straight month before they eventually gave in and now she is Hadley Oconnor, Luna to the O’Connor clan, wife to Tate and honestly it’s like I no longer exist in her world.
Since she moved away almost a year ago she has called me one time and that’s only because I didn’t go to her ceremony. She rang to say how unreasonable I was, that I ruined the day for everyone by not being there but she had no idea what I heard.
I know now how she truly feels about me and honestly I don’t need that in my life. So now I’m celebrating my birthday on my own for the first time ever.
Desmond took my hand, leading me to the table. I spotted a present placed on the table, I really didn’t like attention much, so it was a lot for me. Usually I flew under the radar while my sister took the attention and honestly that was fine with me, but this was like a nightmare.
All eyes on me as I take a seat nervously, my grandmother Carly gives me a sad smile, understanding my pain. My parents sat beside me, my great grandparents on the far side, my brother and his mates sat beside Desmond and katiana was already pissed, passed out in the corner.
“Well at least she’s consistent”
Hope says giggling at her position, face down, ass up with her hand gently placed in a bowl of water. My Aunty katiana Mcgregor, future queen to the throne was the funniest person I knew. We were more like sisters than we were niece and Aunty, in fact she was younger than me by a few months, not that that mattered, she was determined to drink her way through the pain of being separated from her mate.
We all deal differently, my go to is nature, being one with the wind and rain, running free with dirt under my paws but most importantly listening to the noises I've been robbed of my entire life.
Mums hand waving in my face pulls me from my thoughts as she points to the present on the table infront of me. I shake my head
“No I don’t like to open infront of people”
“I know, the rest is already packed up in the car but this one is important”
I sigh, taking the small box from her hand and I open it. Inside was the new improved royal ring. It was solid gold, in the centre sat the Lycan symbol and next to it the coven symbol. I pull it out and push it on my thumb then I pull her in for a hug.
I can feel the sadness flow through her, feel the soft sobs as she cries against my shoulder. I wasn’t just her baby, I was the baby that needed the most care, the one she worked so hard to prepare. My parents were amazing and I know this must be hard for them but I had to grow up, I had to move on and start my own life.
I pull back and wipe the tears from her cheek, pulling on my memories from when I was a small child I hold eye contact as I talk out loud
“I love you, I am ready, you made me ready”
Her eyes shoot up in surprise, hope smiles nudging me with pride as mum starts to cry some more
“You remember how to talk?”
“A little, it’s hard, I don’t know if you can understand me”
I sign back, she nods kissing my cheek and pulling away again
“I understood perfectly and I think your right, you are ready and we love you so so much”
I grin, dad kisses my head wiping his own tears from his cheek then I drop my head, not wanting anymore attention. I didn’t want to be in the centre of them all so instead I eat the food on the plate in front of me, not looking up as they talk between themselves.
Desmond squeezes my hand as I finish my food, looking up he looks worried so I smile
“Are you ok?”
He asks me, I nod lifting my hands to sign back
“I just don’t do well with this much attention, sorry”
He leans forward grabbing my face and he kisses my forehead, his lips lingering there longer than they need to but it was a nice feeling. Pulling back he smiles at me, brighter this time
“You ready to go home?”
I can’t help my face as it breaks out into a large grin, his eyes twinkle as I nod, standing up and waving to the family
“I’m leaving now, I’m just next door so don’t be dramatic, I don’t like that”
Everyone starts to laugh at me but I was serious, I hated all this emotional crap, I was literally next door neighbours with them so I can come back any time I want.
“You guys have permission to cross the border at any and all times, my people have been notified”
Desmond tells everyone taking my hand in his
“Ok bye, love you guys”
As I sign it grandpa jaxon falls forward sobbing, everyone looked surprised but I wasn’t, he was more emotional than everyone else put together he just didn’t show it, but I could see straight through it.
Dropping Desmond’s hand i round the table to him, he jumps up and he yanks me into a hug sobbing into my shoulder
“Jezz what is there deal, we will be home all the time”
Hope complains, impatient to leave, pops pulls back with tears streaming down his face
“I’m going to miss you so much”
“I’ll miss you too, I love you, I love you all”
At that the entire table starts to sob, even Carter cries. I screw up my nose shaking my head at them all
“For the scariest people in the world Your all big sooks you know that right”
They laugh at me, getting off their chairs and they surround me, pulling me in for a huge group hug, after a few seconds my patience gets thin so I pull out.
“I’m leaving now I’ll see you all soon”
They laugh again as I pick up my bag and wag for Desmond to follow, passing katy I turn to the family
“Tell her I love her, to ring and text me anytime and visit as often as possible”
“Ofcourse, I’ll have her ring you when she’s sober”
Carly tells me with a grin, I nod and wave before leaving the house and heading down the steps to Desmond’s car. I can feel the vibration along the ground as he runs towards me, taking the bag from my hand he smirks at me
“Not one for big goodbyes I see”
I just shake my head, smirking back. He opens the car door for me, so I jump in and let him close it then he goes to the other side, climbing in and throwing my bag in the back.
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