Free Web NovelChapter 137: Chapter 137 They Are Mine
Amber’s POV
The darkness becomes almost suffocating, before it lessens within a second. The two girls are still clutching my legs, and when the darkness eases they flinch at the brightness of the sun in the sky. They bury their heads further into my legs, and I kneel beside them, taking them into my arms. freēwēbnovel.com
I look up when I hear feet running on the ground, and watch as the guards, alarmed by my sudden presence on the packlands, surround me and the girls. Then one of them shifts back, and I recognize Maze’s stunned face.
"Amber? Is it really you?" He asks in disbelief.
"Who else would I be brother?" I ask sarcastically, clutching the girls into my embrace. Some of the still shifted guards sniff the air and growl. I shoot them a seething stare, and as they see me their tails tuck between their legs of embarrassment.
"Who do you have there, sister dear?" Maze asks, as he kneels down beside me.
‘You may want to retract your fire, sister. Not everyone is as understanding and easy going as me and when display of magic is concerned. You never know who is looking in the shadows.’ Maze mind-links and it’s then I realize; we are still surrounded by my flames.
I call the fire back, and it obeys me with ease.
"This is Melody and Elina," I reply, as the girls look at me with stunned expression. Maze chuckles, while putting out a hand to say hi. The girls look at him warily, not sure if or not to trust this newcomer.
"It’s okay, girls. This is your uncle Maze." I tell them, while smiling like a loon. I’m so proud of my decision, that it can almost numb the aching feeling of my mate being engaged, perhaps married, to another woman at this point.
I stand, taking the girl’s hands in mine.
"Can we talk back at the packhouse? I really want to get out of the open and get the girls to safety." Maze nods and mind-links someone. The guards move on without him, probably to do a perimeter check and make sure we are not followed.
"So, care to explain?"
"Explain what exactly?"
"Amber! You’ve been gone for five days, and now you pop out of nowhere, setting off the magic alarms, with children and your legs and you say ‘explain what?’ Are you kidding me? Your mates have been going crazy, trying to come up with some sort of plan to get you back, but with no luck. Even Willow and Jax have been scouring through the underworld to find the entrance to Keres’s world."
"I only have one mate.. And as for.."
"Since when have you not had two? Both Chase and Blaze have been looking non stop for you. Well, after Chase was crowned, of course. Btw, did you know they were long lost twins? That’s so crazy, sis. You can’t keep that sort of detail to yourself, you know. And then he announces this at the coronation and makes Blaze High Prince..." Maze looks at me and stops dead in his tracks. "You didn’t know, did you?" He whispers as I shake my head. My thoughts going a million miles a minute, again. Why is it my life has to be so complicated?! All I wanted was a mate, some kids and to rule; like a normal Queen does. But no no. Ugh!
We enter the packhouse, and our parents are waiting for us. They are both smiling, but something is wrong. Their smiles are too sweet, and something in my mother’s eyes has me tighten my hold on the girls.
"Amber, my darling. Where have you been? What happened? And who are these little sweeties?" Yup, something is definitely up.
"Keres took me for a visit. These are Melody and Elina. They are MINE!" I growl at the last part, having everyone but the girls back away from me.
"Amber, sweetheart, we don’t want to hurt them, but we know nothing about.." I feel my fire spread through my body once again, creating the barrier as it did when we faced Keres.
"Try and take them, mother. You are no longer Queen, so you have no say whatsoever." I answer with a sneer. She is not taking my pups anywhere without me, and I’d rather be cast out of the pack, then give them up.
"Amber, what are you talking about? Of course, she is!" My brother inquires, his head slightly to one side as if pondering this strange statement.
"You didn’t tell them?" I ask looking between my parents, and I can see the anger in my mother and the exasperation in my father.
"Of course not! You were a target all without the world knowing.."
"That you forced the title and power upon me without me knowing? You were also trying to keep one of my mates away from me. A mate that is now also a royal, according to my brother. I knew you made selfish choices, mother, but I would never take you to be such a fool." She growls, Galaxy prominent just under the surface, but Ignis is near as well not backing down to her mother.
"Careful, Amber. I am still your mother and Luna of this pack."
"But I’m the alpha and you have no real power anymore, mother." Maze interrupts. I didn’t know he had taken over, but it makes sense. Mom looks livid with us, but just as she’s about to make an enemy of us both, dad cuts in.
"How about Amber and her pups take a rest, get some food, and maybe a bath. Then we will do the same. Your mother and I have been worried sick about you, dear. Let’s not lose our heads, hm?"
In my old room Melody and Elina sit on the bed, hand in hand watching over me as I walk around to find some things for their baths.
"Mistress..."
"You can call me Amber, or even mom, but not mistress. You are not my slaves, and you will never be slaves again. I promise!" I reply, while finding towels, soap and shampoo.
"Uhm, mommy?" Elina, the youngest of the two, says in a timid voice.
"Yes, Elina?" I ask, as I usher them into the bathroom. They both stop up, eyes wide and mouths open. "WOW" They exclaim simultaneously and I laugh.
"Eh, why did you take us?" Elina asks, after a moment of stunned silence.
"Because I want to be your mommy, darling. And because I never want anything bad to happen to you. You are special." I don’t know how? But the words I spoke, I knew to be true in my heart. These two were special, and they didn’t know yet.
"Special?" Melody asks, her eyebrow furrowed?
"Yes, special!" I say, while feeling the water in the tub. When it’s warm enough I help the girls with their clothes, disregarding them in the hamper and making a mental note to have them burned. They are nothing but dirty old rags.
After their baths, Maze made sure new clothes along with an assortment of food was brought in. I help the girls dress, and coax them to eat. They look at the food in amazement, as if they are not sure why it is still there. Rage burned through me at the thought of what these two little precious things have been through.
After the meal, both of them yawn, and I tuck them into bed for a nap. Even though it’s barely noon, they are exhausted.
I sit in a chair, after a quick shower to read and watch over my two little angels. After a little while, there is an insistent banging on my door. The girls jump out of bed, as I throw open the door to reveal my mates.
Both. Of. Them.
