Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Chapter 81

[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

“Devon, Diana!” I exclaimed when I got into my room with my children crying in horror and pain. I wrapped my arms around them, tight enough to make them know I was there, and everything would be alright. “I’m here. Mommy’s here.” I kept whispering to them as I kissed the tops of their heads with tears on the corners of my eyes. Diana was so scared; she was trembling from head to foot. The sweetest thing Devon did that brought ache to my heart was when he reached for his sister’s hand and squeezed it to calm her as he fought his own fears.

“Mommy, what happened! It hurts! It hurts so bad!” Diana cried as she buried her face on my chest. “I’m so scared, Mom!”

“I’m sorry,” I answered with trembling lips, trying my best not to make my voice crack in front of my kids. “I’m sorry, you have to experience something like this. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about this.” My tears trickled down my face as guilt and fear crawled up to my throat, almost choking me. “I’m sorry, I didn’t tell you.”

“It hurts,” Devon cried as he shut his eyes tight. “It feels like I was burning alive and my bones—”

“Shhh...” I kissed Devon’s hair as I held him tighter, “I know, Devon, I know...” I sobbed as I rocked back and forth with my twins, “I’m so sorry...” I kept on whispering in their ears as the three of us cried. I felt Madison, Cynthia, and Ethan leave the room quietly, closing the door behind them to give me time to calm my babies down.

Too focused on my twins, I didn’t notice the door opened again. Someone put a blanket around me and the twins, and when I lifted my tear-smeared face, it was Lena. I was surprised to see her; I never expected she would come back after I saw her terrified face when she left the house.

Lena looked at me with sad, apologetic eyes. I gave her a short, gentle nod to tell her I understand why she acted so harshly after what happened to Devon and Diana. Seeing her guilt was enough to show that she wished she had never done that. She mouthed sorry to me and I reached for her hand and squeezed it.

“Granny,” Diana reached for Lena, wanting the old woman to carry her while Devon was in my arms, finding comfort with my warmth. Lena was surprised that little Diana asked for her and immediately took Diana from me and embraced her.

“I’m so scared.” Diana pouted her lips to her granny with her eyes still teary. “I saw a wolf and she... she talked to me! I heard her in my head.”

“Me too,” Devon added, his voice still filled with perturbation as he looked at Lena and then at me. “He’s huge, and he’s scary! I thought I was just dreaming at first, but I felt him, Mom! I felt him and he told me he’s my wolf and... and...”

“It’s okay, Devon,” I stopped as I saw he was so overwhelmed with emotions. “You don’t have to rush things in your head. You can process all these slowly until you get used to it. I know it’s something new, and you are both confused, but this is how we, as shifters, get our wolves. This can be painful at first, but your body will adjust to it once you get trained.”

“I don’t want to be trained.” Diana frowned. “And I don’t understand. What are shifters, Mommy? Did you get your wolf, too? Were you scared when you shifted?”

I looked at Lena and didn’t know how to tell the kids that I was a late bloomer—that it took me so long to get my wolf and suffered a lot of judgment because of this. But I decided to leave the rest of the details and not tell them about it—in case they make a mistake of mentioning it to Dominic. I wasn’t ready yet to tell him that I already got my wolf so I bit my lip hard and lied, “No. Mommy hasn’t gotten her wolf yet but maybe soon.”

I wish my voice was convincing enough to make Lena believe as well.

“It doesn’t matter whether Mommy got her wolf or not,” Lena tried to change the topic to avoid the kids getting more anxious, thinking that they were going through something I didn’t. My stomach tightened so much that I had to lie to them about it.

What if Dominic finds out I already had my wolf? He must have felt it every time we shared a night, but he didn’t. He still had no idea that I was on heat and I had no courage yet to tell him. Perhaps I was still scared. Perhaps I was still cautious not to give him a reason to take advantage of me again. The funny thing was, I already chose him over Killian. I agreed to move here so we can get closer to him. And yet I still couldn’t manage to give him my one hundred percent trust.

And how could I? When Olivia was still around the Silver Crescent territory and plotting something against me to take back Dominic?

“You know what? How about I get you something to eat? I know you kids are very hungry right now,” Lena smiled at Diana and Devon, “I believe Madison prepared something yummy downstairs.”

“Yes, please,” Devon agreed shyly as he put his hand on his growling stomach, and Diana and I couldn’t help but chuckle as we saw his face grimace. Devon grumbled, “I can eat a whole cow right now.”

The heavy tension somehow lifted with Devon’s charming little joke. I felt every muscle in my body relax as soon as I saw my children were slowly getting better from the trauma brought by the sudden transformation with that smile on their faces.

Lena and Madison prepared something downstairs, while Diana, Devon, and I embraced each other in silence inside my dark room. I could hear their heartbeats getting slow and calm, and their breathing has improved while listening to the rustling of the wind outside the windows.

“Why didn’t you tell us about this, Mom?” Devon asked. I expect he would fret about it, but he was gentle with his words. The frown on his face was free of any accusation.

“I don’t know,” I admitted to them because I wasn’t really sure how I should explain it. “I thought it was too early for both of you to know that you have Shifter’s blood, and I still had time. Normal shifters get their wolves at the age of fifteen and...”  I sighed, “...and you and Diana are—”

“Does that mean we’re not normal?” Diana asked, her voice shaky and worried. “Are Devon and I not normal, Mommy?”

“No!” I panicked a little when I realized they weren’t getting it right, and I never wanted them to misunderstand me. “I mean, you and Devon are very special; that’s why you got your wolves early, honey. Both of you are amazing and strong and smart... And I love you so much.”

“I love you too, Mom.” Devon smiled and wiped the tears on my face with his small hand. “Diana and I always love you.”

“Me too, Devon. You and your sister are my world, and I will do everything to keep you both safe.” I promised it to them. “Nothing can harm you while I’m breathing.”

*****

After Lena and I fed the kids and made sure they were comfortable as we tucked them in bed, I didn’t notice that she sent more maids to fix the kitchen and the living area and saw Madison and Cynthia sweeping the floor and picking up shards of glass and china wares that scattered everywhere. Ethan was nowhere, and I thought perhaps he decided to go back to the packhouse. I wondered if he was loyal enough to Dominic and would tell him what happened with the kids despite Lena’s warning. But I knew Ethan. He won’t do such a thing if it hurts my feelings.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that.” Lena approached me with a warm glass of milk. “I shouldn’t have left when the kids were in distress.”

“It’s okay, Lena. I understand.” I replied. I wanted to ask her again about her strange behavior when the chaos happened and hesitated after seeing her avert her eyes when I opened my mouth.

“I know you want to know what’s going on, Samantha. But for your safety and the kids as well, you better stay out of it.” Lena pleaded and then turned away to give more orders to the maid as they continued cleaning and fixing the living area.

So many doubts and questions emerged in my head as I watched the maids work. Madison, as her usual self, has a smile on her face as she cleans the kitchen with another maid. Cynthia, on the other hand, looked suspicious after I caught her looking at me from the corner of her eyes, making me more concerned if she was Olivia’s undercover spy that was sent to ruin my reputation completely here in Silver Crescent.

And then I noticed it wasn’t just Cynthia. The other three maids were looking at me stealthily with ill judgment in their eyes.

I could tell they knew; I could feel the disdain in their eyes. I wasn’t sure what their reasons were. Perhaps Olivia had already poisoned these girls’ minds against me.

Fresia, one of the maids who was about Madison’s age, approached me after Lena told me she finally had to go to a meeting with the elders. Whatever it was, I had a feeling it was about the twins, and I needed to find a way to get those answers from Dominic’s mother.

“Miss Samantha,” Fresia greeted me with a poker face as she clasped her hands behind her. “The Mother Luna told me she prepared an office for you in the Pack Manor. You are needed there tomorrow morning at exactly seven in the morning. You can’t be late.”

I frowned. I didn’t like the way she talked to me, but I just chose to ignore it. I saw how she lifted an eyebrow at me before she gave me a hateful look and then turned her back on me.

Goddess, she was lucky I wasn’t in the mood. I didn’t know what kind of treatment I would get from the people here, but that night, I was too exhausted to even care about any of them.