Alpha Onyx

Chapter Five

Two months later…

Looking in the mirror I ran a hand down my bump savoring the feeling of my baby's little kicks. My belly button had decided this morning it would pop out. I sighed wondering if the babies would look like their father or act like him. God help me if my son acts like his father. I roll my eyes and turn from the mirror grabbing my cover, slipping it on over my swimsuit. I walk out as everyone is talking and laughing. 

“Hello beautiful.” An arm wraps around my shoulders as I look to my best friend Ciara and the girl I pray is fated to my brother. It’s taken time to adjust to my new life but I feel safe. 

“Thanks I don’t know what I would have done without your help picking this out.” I chuckle as I make my way towards the beach. The sun beats down on me and I pull off my cover and lay it down in the sand next to the rest of the pack belongings. 

Water splashes around my feet as I feel eyes on me. I look up to see Jasper with his arms crossed; he lets them fall and walks towards me. “Why are you out here Jay?” A play on the name I go by now. A mixture of my two lives becoming one. My brother had taken on the role of an overprotective brother very easily. 

“I’m going for a swim. This heat is too much.” He rolls his eyes and picks me up and takes me to a part of the beach where the babies waddle around. Crossing my arms I glare at him as he raises a brow. 

“Well swim, the waves aren’t as strong here.” I pout as a tear slips out and his face shifts to one of regret. “Don’t do that, you know that gets me every time.” I pucker out my bottom lip and try to not laugh but the look Claire has makes me want to laugh. “Gah fine play where you want but don’t call me when a wave knocks you down!” He throws his arms in the air. I try to hold back a smile as I splash him. He takes off running after me as I maneuver around the kids, careful not to knock them over, some of them getting splashed and laughing at their parent’s smiles at us. 

“Hey I want to play.” Maya says from the bank and takes a bucket filling it with water she throws it to me and I dump it over Jasper's head. He growls in a playful way before he picks me up and carries me further out he dunks me.

Jasper wraps a towel around me as I chuckle. We had so much fun in the water today after our little sister Maya joined so did the others and before we knew it the whole pack was having a water fight. “You got an outie now.” He pokes my belly button.

“Its’ weird right like I have some aliens in there.” He leans back on his elbows watching as Claire lifts out of the water her hair wet she flips it back. “Don’t get a stiffy next to me jerk.” I tease he glowers at me and I laugh. 

“Unlike some I won’t touch her unless she is my mate.” I look up as my heart breaks. I stand up wiping the sand from myself. He looks over realizing what he has said and the way I have taken it. He goes to stand but I hold my hand up to him. Tears fell like rain from my eyes. I leave my coverup behind as I make my way inside. My mother looks at me but senses I need some time alone. I lay on my bed and cry. 

My hand rubs my stomach and I instantly feel calm when the tears stop. I wonder what it would be like to have Onyx rub my stomach. To have him there when I bring them into this world. I can’t think about it too long as my door opens and Jasper walks in. I turn away from him. He sits on the bed. His fingers hook under my chin turning my head towards him. “I’m sorry, little bit. I shouldn’t have said that but I want you to understand why. You have spent your life as a human feeling and thinking the way of a human. I have spent my life waiting. I have never kissed another woman. It angers me that whoever he is did this to you. It also makes me mad for his mate that will never bear his first child. One day that baby will be tormented for the choices of his father. Our pack is understanding and good but our schools are shared and you know this do you think the other two packs will be as understanding. He will be called a bastard and an abomination. It won’t stop there one day you will have to ice his black eye or bloody nose. When this alpha does have another child and he will because of the need to pass on the title that child will sense the challenge in him and they will fight and if he doesn’t win he will be rogue and if he does he will be alpha of a pack that will never accept him. That is our reality, well your reality. I will always be your brother and his protective uncle. Do you trust me to protect you three?” I look down at my stomach and without a doubt I trust my brother with my life and children's lives. 

“Of course I trust you but hearing the comments from others is one thing I can handle. I knew I would face some backlash but I never thought it would be my own twin brother slinging insults my way.” He sighs, pulling me into a hug.

“I wasn’t insulting you but the alpha that did this.” I nod my head as tears fall. 

“So now that we have made up I need you to put on something formal. We just got a request and we must stand united.” He sees my trepidation and smiles. “Ethan will be there by your side.” He winks and my face flushes. Ethan is the beta and I may have a slight crush on him. 

“Fine.” I say getting up and going to my closet. Jasper chuckles as he walks out.