Fierce (Wattys2014)

Chapter 4

The hospital kept Tasha, Mckenzie, and Bryce for four days. She was happy when it was finally time to head home.

Mckenzie was dressed in a pink onesie underneath a pink pant and shirt set that Rose and Justin had bought for her. Bryce was wearing the same outfit as Mckenzie but his was blue. Mckenzie and Bryce had gained five more ounces, which surprised the nurses who didn’t know the twins were shifter babies.

The soothing motions of the car ride had put the twins to sleep on the way home. Which was good for Tasha because she hadn't been sleeping well in the hospital. The exhaustion from the sleepless nights, finally set in. All she wanted to do when she got home was take a shower and try to take a nap. Her eyelids weighed a ton from deprivation of sleep, but since she hadn't pumped, she'd have to wake up when one of the twins did. As long as she got an hour of power sleeping, she'd be good.

Jewels watched in silence as Drake carried one of the children into the house. She snapped a photo of Drake with the baby before running off into the woods. Her boss needed to know Drake and his little family were finally home. She couldn't waste any time. The plan had to be set in motion as soon as she got back to the hideout.

Tasha stood in the shower letting the hot water run over her body. Her stomach had slimmed, and she was looking good again. Her eyes got heavy, and she shut off the water. A warm breeze blew through the open window around her naked body. Wrapping a towel around her hair, she let the breeze dry her body while she stood in front of the window. The sun taking the chill from the breeze away.

her head hit the pillow, and she was out quicker than ever. She dreamed about Mckenzie and Bryce and what life would be like when they grew up. It hadn't been a pleasant dream. Bryce had mated with Elizabeth, and Elizabeth had convinced him to leave his family with her. Elizabeth had gotten mad at Kat for not telling her she was adopted.

"Tash, Mckenzie is hungry," Drake said as he shook Tasha's shoulder.

she opened her eyes to Mckenzie peeking up at her. Sitting up in bed, she took Mckenzie into her arms and kissed her warm head. Mckenzie bright blue eyes stared up at Tasha.

A snap of a twig outside the window sent Drake to check outside. Tasha stopped feeding Mckenzie and ran downstairs to be with Bryce while he slept. She sat on the couch and continued feeding Mckenzie.

Jewels had made a mistake. She had snapped a twig while trying to take a picture of one of the babies in the living room. She needed to remain quiet and hidden, but had failed. She ran through the woods as fast as she could. She had to get back to the hideout. She should have left after the first picture but couldn’t resist the urge to see what the children looked like.

Drake sat next to the couch beside Tasha, his chin rested on her shoulder as he watched Mckenzie nurse. Mckenzie made the cutest little sucking noises as she punched Tasha's boob with her little hand.

"Did you see who it was?" Tasha asked as she watched her daughter.

"No," he shook his head. "But I'll call dad and let him know someone was here. Daddy loves you, Mckenzie," he cooed.

Tasha rolled her eyes and looked back down to her daughter. She couldn't get over the feeling that someone had been watching her. Someone who wasn't welcome. Mckenzie's eyes were closed, but she continued nursing. Leaning down, Tasha kissed Mckenzie's forehead. Mckenzie's tiny body relaxed in the crook of Tasha's elbow. She had fallen asleep. Lifting Mckenzie into her chest, Tasha burped Mckenzie so she wouldn't get a tummy ache.

Drake smiled and pulled out his cell phone as he left the room. He had to let the Alpha know someone had been outside the window. He couldn't shake the feeling that his family was no longer safe. Ever since he had found out the truth about Tasha, he knew she was no longer safe.