7 Amethyst
Ace POV
“Are you ready to meet Amethyst Ace? I think that Della is on the stairs waiting to come back down,” Olivia says to me. I pull back panicked. “Do you mean, like I just met Danica?” She smiles and it instantly calms me. “She hasn’t shifted yet but Amethyst wants to try soon. I think we should wait until after the witch leaves,” she says. I nod and she turns calling Della to come. A few seconds later my sweet little girl steps back into
the room.
“Hi daddy, are you mad at me,” she asks. I crouch down so we are eye to eye. “No sweet pea. I’m not mad at all. I’m sorry that I didn’t realize you had a wolf. I feel like I should have realized it before now.” “You weren’t supposed to daddy. It was supposed to stay a secret until we found our guardian,” she says, reaching for Olivia’s hand. She reaches her other hand out to me. “Now that we are a family, Amethyst says she doesn’t need to stay a secret anymore,” she says.
“Can Amethyst talk to you now, daddy,” she asks. “Of course, she is my pup too.” A few seconds later I’m staring into eyes that match the color of my pup’s name. “Amethyst, your eyes are beautiful.” “Thank you daddy. I’m so glad you finally know about me. I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you before, but the moon goddess said that Della couldn’t tell anyone, especially Candace,” she says.
It’s strange to hear Candace’s name come out of Della’s mouth, but giving birth doesn’t make you a mother, so I understand her need to not call her mommy. “Well, I’m glad you could tell me now. I love you just like I love Della.” She smiles before she launches herself at me. I hold her tight. “I love you too, daddy,” she says.
When she releases me, she walks over to Olivia. She reaches her arms up and Olivia bends to scoop her up in her arms. “The goddess is proud of you mommy. She said that the sign of true love is to put someone else’s happiness before your own. You loved daddy and us so much that you left. She said you are very brave. You
won’t ever leave us again, right,” Amethyst asks, her voice sounding like a mixture of hers and Della’s.
I smile because the goddess is absolutely right. Olivia is amazing. “I will never leave you, Della, or daddy again. You are my pups and daddy is my mate,” she says. My heart beats a little faster hearing her promise
our pups to never leave. I still can’t believe the goddess chose me to be her mate. “Can we tell the rest of the
family about me now? The goddess says it’s alright.” I notice Olivia’s body stiffen. Before she even speaks, Amethyst smiles at her.
“I mean Uncle Connor and Kevin and Aunt Becca and Rain” she says. “How” I say and Amethyst turns toward
- “She can hear thoughts and feel emotions. Amethyst, there are some things that you shouldn’t hear when
adults are thinking,” Olivia says. I notice her cheeks flush and I fight the urge to smile. “I’ll only listen if I need to mommy. I didn’t mean to be bad,” she says. A pit forms in my stomach. Why would either of my pups think
that they are bad? I’ve never used those words.
“Hey sweet pea. You are never bad. There are just some things that are for adult ears only. Why would you think you were bad,” Olivia asks. I move closer so I can see Della’s face. I know without a shadow of a doubt
that they are answering together when I see one eye is purple and one is ocean blue. “Candace said that we were bad a lot when she was around,” they say.
I tighten my fists at my side. I have never wanted to hit a woman in my life, but I’m glad she isn’t in front of me because I might not be able to stop myself. How dare she hurt my daughters? A low growl has the girls
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giggling as they wrap their arms around Olivia’s neck. Her eyes meet mine and they flash black. Danica is just as pissed as Olivia. She takes a couple of deep breaths before she presses a kiss on Della’s forehead.
“You are never bad. You two are the most special pups on the planet and not because you are the midnight
wolf but because you are mine and daddy’s pups,” she says. She sets Della on her feet. Olivia’s eyes glaze over and a few seconds later she smiles. “Hey Della Bella, Aunt Becca wants to know if you want to have a sleepover tonight, if it’s alright with daddy,” Olivia asks before looking at me. “You don’t need my permission, love. You are her mother. If you say yes, then it’s fine with me as long as Della wants to.” She smiles as Della bounces up and down singing about a sleepover.
We both chuckle. “Alright sweet pea, go pack your overnight bag. Then we can go see Aunt Becca.” Once she is out of sight I step into Olivia’s space. I wrap my arm around her waist, pulling her body flush with mine. “I think my best friend, your sister, is trying to give us some time alone. As much as I love her for it, I don’t want you to feel pressured.”
A smile spreads across her face and, despite my efforts to keep myself under control, my c**k twitches
behind the seam of my jeans. She leans in, so her mouth is near my ear. “I asked her to take Della, Ace. I’m not interested in waiting. I am yours and you are mine. After tonight, we will bonded and nothing but death will separate us,” she says. I slam my lips down on hers, needing her to feel exactly what her words do to me.
After a few minutes, the sound of little feet on the stairs has us pulling apart. I keep my arm around Olivia’s
waist, not ready to let her go, and offer my free hand to Della. We make our way back toward the pack house,
which only takes about five minutes. When we reach Connor’s office, everyone is already waiting inside. Della
squeals before taking off toward Becca.
Becca peppers her face with kisses before she sets her back on her feet. We take our seat on the couch as
Della continues to bounce around the room hugging everyone. I smile knowing that despite what she is, she
is still a happy little girl. “So, I know you must have something important to tell us since you asked that we all
be here, but Becca and I figured this would be a good time to share with our family that we are having a pup,”
Connor says.
Olivia squeals, jumping up off the couch and rushes over to Becca. I stand and make my way over. I’m happy
for the two of them. “Congratulations” I say, pulling Becca in for a hug before bro-hugging Connor. “How far a
long are you,” Olivia asks. “Just a few weeks. We aren’t going to tell anyone else until I’m a little farther but I
couldn’t keep it from you guys,” Becca says.
“Now what did you need to talk to us about,” Connor asks. “Della, do you want to tell them?” “Yes, please” she
says, taking off her little book bag and setting it on the floor. She closes her eyes and a few seconds later when they open, Amethyst is in control. Becca stumbles back. Connor looks like he saw a ghost. Rain is
smiling from ear to ear and Kevin just keeps opening and closing his mouth. “I’m Amethyst,” she says.
“Holy sh*t” Connor finally blurts out. “Uncle Connor, that’s a bad word,” Amethyst says. His eyes blink before
he looks at me. “Our pup is the midnight wolf.” Becca kneels in front of Amethyst. She stares at her for a long
pause before she pulls her in for a hug. Once she lets her go, the others hug her too. “We can’t tell anyone
else yet. The goddess will let me know when it’s time to reveal myself to someone. Until then, to protect Della and all of you, it has to be a secret,” Amethyst says.
There are nods all around the room. Everyone seems to stunned to answer in words. “I’m going to give Della back control, but we are both excited about the sleepover. Can we watch movies and have icecream,” Amethyst asks. “Of course we can. Whatever flavor you like,” Becca says. Della’s eyes return to their beautiful
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blue, and she rushes over to hug me first and then Olivia. “Are you ready, Della? Uncle Kevin and I will take you to get into your pjs while mommy and daddy finish talking to Uncle Connor and Aunt Becca.
She waves at us before she leaves with Kevin and Rain. “Holy sh*t” Connor says again and I can’t stop the chuckle. “I felt the same way when Olivia told me.” Connor looks at Olivia who retells everything that happened when we were in the clearing. “I’m not sure if I really want the witch here now that I know Della is the midnight wolf. I don’t really care if Xavier trusts her,” Connor says. “I agree,” Becca says.
I look toward Olivia. “Danica thinks we should meet with her. We won’t let Della be there, but with our gift we will be able to tell what her true intentions are. It’s better to know our enemies. If she has been using her relationship with Xavier to get close to the midnight wolf, then she needs to be dealt with now as opposed to allowing her to continue to be a threat to our pup,” Olivia says. Holy sh*t that was f**king hot. Thank the goddess for sleepovers
