Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Amelie

Gideon turns and looks at me while he rubs the back of his neck. "OK, come on, girls," I say and pat the spot next to me.

I can see the happiness on Gideon's face than a flash of disappointment. The girls crawl in bed and wiggle under the covers. Rose is next to me, and she looks up and touches my chest right above my heart. "When you have our flowers, can we call you mommy?"

Tears start welling up, "Yes, you can call me mommy."

Daisy pops up, "When will you have our flowers?"

Gideon joins the conversation. "When do you want Amelie to have your flowers?"

Dasiy stands up in the bed, and with all the determination her little body can muster, she yells, "Right now!"

I can't help but laugh. She's so fierce for a three-year-old. "OK, but you need to understand that there is going to be blood. So don't get scared." Gideon tells them.

"We're not scared, daddy." Rose is also standing on the bed now.

Gideon looks over at me, "Well, are you OK with it?"

"Yeah, I am. I kind of like that it's just us, and we don't have a crowd. Did you read how it's done in the mark book from my pack?" I want to make sure it's done right. Otherwise, the marks won't show, and I know the twins would be heartbroken.

"Yes. OK, let's go to the bathroom." We all get up and go to the bathroom to perform our family mark ceremony.

Gideon and I extend a claw, and we each make a small cut on the palm of our left hand. Gideon starts, "I, Gideon Alois ask you, Amelie Ashwood, to please accept my daughters Rose and Daisy Alois as your own. Please love them, teach them, and protect them as long as they live."

"I, Amelie Ashwood, accept your daughters as my own blessing from the goddess herself. I will love them, teach them and protect them all their life." We clasp palms. I can feel Gideon's Alpha blood flowing in mine. I know this will also force my pack mark to change as well. Whenever you share blood with an Alpha and share a bond of any sort, your pack mark will change even without the ceremony. I already held his mate mark. Now I would have his daughter's family mark.

Next, Gideon reaches his hand out to Daisy, "You are the oldest. You go first. Hold out your finger." Daisy held out her finger and closed her eyes. Gideon pricked the tip of her finger.

"Ouch." She looks at him with a grumpy face.

"Well, I warned you first. Now go to Amelie and touch her hand." Daisy steps over to me and holds out her finger. I touch it to my palm.

"I, Amelie Ashwood, accept you as my daughter. Do you, Daisy Alois, accept me as your mother?"

"Yes, I do!" Daisy yells it for the whole packhouse to hear.

"OK, Rose, it's your turn. Hold out your finger." Rose holds out her finger and looks away.

"Owee," a tear rolls down her cheek.

"I'm sorry, baby, it will heal. Now go to Amelie."

Rose steps over to me and holds out her finger. I touch it to my palm. "I, Amelie Ashwood, accept you as my daughter. Do you, Rose Alois, accept me as your mother?"

"Yes, I do." It's so soft, but we hear it.

"Look, Daddy! Look!" Rose and Daisy are jumping up and down. I feel all three marks coming in at once, and it's a little uncomfortable. I can feel a surge of power. I stagger on my feet. Gideon grabs me.

"Am. Are you OK?" His touch calms the surge, and I regain my barring.

I breathe heavily for a second to calm my heart, "Yeah, I am fine now. It was just a big power surge from you and the girls than the three marks all coming in at once."

"I can feel your Luna aura got stronger. Honestly, you are the strongest Luna I have ever felt, and we still have to do the ceremony." I can feel the sense of pride coming from Gideon.

"I'm sure it was just a surge. Let's go to bed. It's getting late, and I want to rest." I feel Rose and Daisy tugging at my legs. I look down.

They look up at me with wide, pleading eyes. Daisy asks, "can we call you Mommy now?"

I get down on my knees, so I am face to face with them. I pull them both into a hug, and they hug my neck. "Yes, you can call me mommy. We are a family now. You girls are going to be big sisters soon too."

Rose looks up at Gideon, "Our brothers are coming soon?"

Gideon smiles, "Brother. You are getting one brother."

Rose looks at him and scrunches her face, "No, daddy, two brothers."

"Rose," I interject, "Not all babies have twins like you and Daisy. Most of the time, mommies only have one baby."

"Mommy," this was the first time Daisy called me mommy, "when will our brothers be here?"

I could tell we were not going to convince them it was only one baby, "They will be here in August. Before they get here, they will grow in my tummy. I will need you girls to help me around the house to get ready for him, OK. Will you help me?"

"Yes!" They say in unison.

I stand up, and a second surge hits me. I stagger again, and Gideon grabs me. I can feel my marks are fully formed now. I turn to look in the mirror, and my eyes are now glowing topaz. They have never glowed before. "Inari, are you doing OK."

"I'm more than fine. I have never felt this strong before. Hold on. It's almost done; we have one more wave coming. It's going to be the strongest." I brace myself on the sink.

I bond-link Gideon, "Put the girls to bed. I'm going to get hit with one more surge of power. I don't want to scare them." Gideon nods and picks up the twins.

"Mommy is going to be done in a second. You girls get in bed first mommy and daddy will be right there." Gideon quickly sits the girls on the bed and comes back to the bathroom.

"I didn't read anything about it being this intense. Are you OK? How's the baby?" I could feel his worry.

"It doesn't hurt. It's just my body needs to get used to the Luna and Alpha power. I don't think it's normally this strong, but I'm also pregnant, and three bonds are forming. I can feel the girls and the pack. I also think our bond is getting stronger. I didn't think it could get any stronger." I take a few deep breaths, and I feel it start.

I can see the marks getting richer in color, even my mate mark. My eyes are glowing brighter they look like gems more than ever. Gideon is standing behind me, holding on to me so I don't fall. The surge hits me like a shock wave throwing me into Gideon. It's so strong that it almost knocks him off his feet. I feel my Luna power pulsating in me. I'm breathing heavily and trying to control it.

"Am, you have to control the power. If we walk out of here like this, it could scare the girls. Right now, I am the only one who can stand it. I'm even having trouble withstanding the pressure. My Luna is the strongest Luna. She can even make Alpha's bend their knee. You are truly my Queen." He kisses my forehead.

"Inari, we need to control this power. I don't want the girls to be scared of us. I also don't want the rest of the pack to fear us. What do we need to do." I'm desperate to get this under control fast. It doesn't hurt; on the contrary, I feel amazing.

"I don't know. I'm trying to channel the energy. I think we need to do it together. I am just not sure how." I can feel her struggling to get it under control.

"Normally, we would shift, and the power would naturally adjust. I'm sorry, Inari. I know we can do it. We might need Gideon and Ulv to help." I pull Gideon closer. We sit on the floor, and I am in his lap.

"Gideon. I think we need your help. We can't shift the power won't settle on its own. I think I need you to use your Alpha aura." He holds me tighter.

"OK. I'm not sure if this will work but let's give it a try." He takes a deep breath, closes his eyes, and I can feel him channel his Alpha energy. He opens his eyes. They are glowing Rubies. "Luna Amelie, do you submit to me your Alpha and mate?"

"Yes, I submit. You are the only wolf I will submit to." My head adjusts to expose my mate mark to him. He pulls me closer and kisses my mark before biting down. As soon as he does, I feel the power calm and Inari relax. "Thank you. I feel the power has leveled out."

"Am. Look at your shoulder." I look down at my shoulder, and I knew my pack mark would change, but I wasn't expecting it to match Gideon's until the Luna Ceremony. It was larger and took over my whole shoulder as he did.

"I guess I'll get the connecting pattern and Luna mark in two weeks. I already have the ranking pack mark now." My head feels dizzy when I realize I can hear the pack. It's different than the mind-link I was used to as a pack member. This was almost more invasive. I felt like I was spying on them, and I didn't even mean to. "How do I turn that off."

Gideon looks at me and tilts his head, "Turn what off?"

"The Pack-Link. It feels creepy being in everyone's head." I shake my head, trying to tune them out.

"You have the Pack-link already. It's different than the mind-link, which allows you to talk the pack-link is more like an alarm. If anyone is in distress, it will signal you. Inari will need to help with this one as it's more connected through our wolves." I feel Ulv push through to Inari. After a few minutes, the noise in my head disappears.

"That's better. OK, I'm exhausted. Let's go to bed. We both have a ton to do tomorrow." I kiss Gideon's cheek and stand up.

"Are you OK to walk?" He's still worried.

"Yes, I feel great, actually. Just tired is all." We walk out to the bedroom together, and the girls are still up waiting on the bed for us. We get in bed with the girls between us. We all get under the covers, and Rose cuddles up to me, laying her head on my chest.

"Mommy, I'm glad you are daddy's wuna," Rose whispers to me.

"Thank you, Rosie. I'm glad too because now I get to be you and Daisy's mommy." I kiss her forehead, and we all drift off to sleep.