Chapter 75


    Chapter 75


    9 Secrets


    Larissa POV


    I have on the purple dress I picked out when ra and I went shopping with my mom. I head down the


    hallway and knock on ra’s door. She opens it and ushers me inside. “You’re not dressed yet. Do you


    need help putting the dress on?” She smiles “no I just didn’t want to wrinkle it.” I chuckle “it will be fine


    and you will look beautiful. My brother is going to lose his mind when he sees you in that dress.” I help


    ra into the sapphire ball gown she chose. She looks like a princess. I pull her hair into a French


    braid and put light make-up on her face. She really doesn’t need any, she is naturally pretty. I turn her


    so she is facing the full-length mirror. She gasps and I smile. “That can’t be me in the mirror” she says


    in disbelief. “Yes it most certainly is.” She takes a finger, running it down a scar she has on her neck


    and arm. I gently grab her hand. “Don’t do that. Those scars do not change how beautiful you are. They


    are about your past, not your future.” She turns wrapping me in a hug. “I can’t tell you how much you all


    mean to me.” “Well you’re stuck with us, so that’s a good thing.” She pulls back and a knock sounds on


    the door. “Come in,” she says. The door opens and my brother steps inside and stops moving. He is


    just staring at his mate. “Alright, I’ll meet the two of you downstairs.” Neither of them answer me but I


    didn’t really expect them to.


    As I reach the top of the stairs, I see Susan and the other girls all whispering at the bottom. I pray they


    don’t do anything stupid tonight because Eli meant what he said. When I reach the bottom of the stairs,


    Susan walks over to me. “You look very pretty Larisa.” “Thank you, so do you.” I start to walk toward


    the ballroom but she stops me. “I hope we can be friends again, Larisa. I was angry and I let jealousy


    get the best of me. I’m happy for your brother and the Luna.” “As long as you don’t hurt my sister, then


    everything will be fine between us.” She nods and I head into the ballroom. My parents are already


    there greeting the guests as they arrive. Micah, Mason, Rose, Penny, and Jennifer are all sitting at a


    table. I rush over and Penny wraps me in a hug. “I didn’t know you were going to make it back so


    soon.” “My training with the Fae is notplete, but when mom told me that Eli found his mate, I had


    toe back to meet her. You and Eli are like our sister and brother” she says, pointing at Jennifer.


    “When will you leave again,” I ask with sadness in my voice. Even though Penny is four years older


    than us, we are all best friends. I was d when her grandparents found her, but sad that she had to


    go away to train to use her Fae gifts.


    “Hey, it’s not forever. This is my home and I’ll be back to stay before you know it. Maybe you and Rose


    will have your wolves when I get back.” Jennifer crosses her arms over her chest. She still has another


    year before she gets her wolf. I go over and hug her before we take our seat at the table. Penny bends


    down and whispers something in her sister’s ear before she takes a seat next to her. “So what is Eli’s


    mate like”, Penny asks. “She is kind and beautiful. She is perfect for Eli. She doesn’t have a mean


    bone in her body. You’re going to love her.”


    Eli POV


    When I open the door, ra is standing there in a beautiful blue dress. I feel like I can’t even move.


    The door closing brings me out of my trance. “Eli, say something.” “There are no words that will do


    justice to how beautiful you are.” Her cheeks turn pink and I walk forward, taking her hand in mine. I


    pull her hand to my lips, pressing a kiss to the back. “Are you ready to go to the party?” She nods and I


    keep her hand in mine, leading her down the hallway. When we reach the stairs, my Aunt Lily is waiting


    at the bottom. “Hello lovebirds” she says before she hugs us both. “ra, you look lovely. I have


    something very special for you.” She opens her hand, showing ra a ne with a heart-shaped


    pendant. She hands it to me so I can put it on her. “This ne is not only beautiful but enchanted by


    two powerful witches. It will protect you from evil.” “Thank you, Aunt Lily,” I say. ra wraps her in a


    hug again. “Thank you Lily.”


    We head inside and my parents are greeting our guests. The room is filled with pack members who all


    bare their necks at us. My mother waves us over and we join her and my father. “ra, that dress is


    perfect for you” my mother says. “I agree you look lovely”, my father says. I lead her over to the table


    where the rest of my family are seated. Penny hops up and rushes over, wrapping me in a hug. I hear a


    low growl and I smile. Penny pulls back and wraps ra in a hug. “Sorry about that. I should have told


    you who I was first. Believe me, you have nothing to worry about” she says to ra. “ra, this is


    Penny. She is like a sister to me.” I point to everyone at the table. “That is Jennifer, Penny’s sister. That


    is Rose, Lily’s daughter. You remember Micah and Mason.” They nod and she smiles. I pull out her


    chair and she takes a seat. We all talk and I love howfortable she is with everyone. I introduce her


    to Pheobe, Michael, John, and Maureen. As everyone talks she leans in so only I can hear her. “You


    have a wonderful family.” I kiss her cheek before I respond. “We have a wonderful family.” I thread my


    fingers in hers just enjoying being close to her.


    Grant POV


    “Grant, if you don’t hurry up we are going to bete.” “I’ming although I don’t think it will be a big


    deal if we arrivete.” She rolls her eyes and I pull her into my arms, pressing a kiss to her lips. She


    pulls back “we definitely don’t have time for that.” I chuckle and lead her out to the car. We drive for a


    half an hour before we arrive at the Nightfire pack. I park ande around to open Evelyn’s door. I


    lead her toward the pack house and a guard stops us to check our invitation. We are led to arge


    room and the party is in full swing. “Evelyn, it’s so good to see you again”, I hear a familiar female


    voice. Evelyn pulls free of my hand and rushes toward Amelia. “Alpha Grant, how have you been”,


    Lincoln says as he steps toward me with his hand outstretched. I take it “good how about yourself.”


    “Very good. I’m d you and Evelyn could make it tonight. We have a rather big announcement to


    make.” “I figured as much with you having this ball.” We talk about pack business for a few minutes


    before he says his goodbyes and walks past me to wee other guests. I scan the room looking for


    Evelyn. When I finally find her, she is walking toward a table with Amelia.


    I start toward her and something doesn’t feel right. I can feel her agitation through our bond. I increase


    my speed and wrap Evelyn in my arms. She looks up into my eyes and hers are as ck as night.


    “Excuse us”, I say, looking around the table and my heart sinks. “Evelyne with me”, I say as I pull


    her out of the room. I walk until we are outside the pack house. Evelyn manages to break free and is


    breathing heavily. “Sadie, give control back to Evelyn now” I say. She takes some deep breaths and her


    beautiful green eyes are back. “Evelyn, what’s going on”, I ask, praying that I am wrong.


    Evelyn POV


    “So something big must have happened for you guys to have a ball” I say to Amelia. She smiles and


    her happiness is contagious. “Eli found his mate.” “Oh my goddess, that’s wonderful. I’m shocked


    you’re not having the Alpha and Luna ceremony.” “We will soon” she says, but she doesn’t borate


    and I don’t pry. “Come on, I’ll introduce you to her.” I walk side by side with Amelia toward a table full of


    people. As we get closer, Sadie seems agitated. “Sadie, what’s wrong with you?” “I can feel our pup”


    she starts to say, and I try to push her down. It doesn’t matter how long ago we lost our pups, we still


    hurt every day. Grant has been a wonderful mate but we weren’t able to have pups with him.” “Sadie


    our pups are”, I start to say, and she pushes forward. This time I can’t stop her. She starts to look


    around the room and I’m just an observer. Our eyesnd on a young woman sitting next to Eli. “Pup”


    she growls before strong arms wrap around us and Grant is able to get her attention.


    Once we are outside, thankfully, she gives me back control. When he asks me what’s wrong, my heart


    squeezes in my chest. The tears start to flow down my cheeks and the hurt is as fresh today as it was


    the day Grant told me that the twins died. He is the only reason I survived losing them. He wasn’t


    happy that I was pregnant when we found each other, but he epted me as his fated mate and my


    pups as his own. “Grant, Sadie feels connected to that girl like she is our pup.” He walks over and pulls


    me into his arms. “Evelyn you and Sadie both know that isn’t possible. We buried the pups. Sadie is


    just confused.” Sadie growls and I step back. “I understand she may not be the daughter that I lost, but


    Sadie isn’t confused. I don’t know why we feel this way, but we do. So, please don’t act like we are


    crazy.” “Evelyn, you know I don’t think you’re crazy. I just want you to think logically. She is not your


    pup.” “Fine, she is not our pup.” Sadie whimpers in my mind. I start to walk past him toward the packC0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    house. “Where the hell are you going?” “I’m going back inside to celebrate with our friends.” “I don’t


    know if that’s a good idea, Evelyn.” I turn shooting daggers at him. “I will be fine, now let’s go and take


    our seats.” I stick out my hand and he takes it. When we reach the ballroom, he leads me to a table


    with our names on it. He never lets go of my hand. I watch as Amelia and Lincoln stand in the front of


    the room. They wave to Eli and the youngdy from earlier to join them. Why do I feel like she is mine?


    “You feel that way because she is our pup. I don’t know how, but I’m telling you Evelyn, she is ours.”