THE AFTERMATH ✔

~𝔻𝔸𝕄𝕆ℕ~

Even in this damn office she was here. Her blood tangy sweet remained in my mouth. She would send caresses down the bond we had, claws scratching against the shields I had up, wanting to come in and see my head. Nobody would see in my head. My mate? That was debatable. 

"A request came in from Jade, when she first came here." Peter walked in, his face looking down with a frown directed at the papers in his hands

"What?" even her name sent shivers down my spine

"A glasshouse." he looked up in confusion

"A glasshouse?" I rose my brows

"A glasshouse." he confirmed

"Why on earth does she need a glasshouse?" I asked

"Who needs a glasshouse?" Alice walked past the door, but walked straight in after hearing us

"Jade." I said

"Yeah, the quarter moon's coming up. She'll basically go through witch shift." Alice said in a tone, that we should've already known this was going to happen. Her hand rested on her stomach, that was literally twice the size that it had been a week ago. 

"You realise you can leave and let Jake take over." I said, my eyes transfixed on her huge belly

"Just a few more weeks and then I'll let hi m take over." she said dismissively

"A week." I said firmly looking up at her

"Damon." she said

"Alice." I put some Alpha tone into it and she scowled at me

"Fine, a week and then I'll be out of your hair." Peter sighed in relief before Alice slapped him around the head.

"I'm sorry." he held his hands up, "You've just been really fussy lately." 

"Fussy?" she raised a brow

"I mean it's like that kid wants to drop out now, but you won't let him." Peter said

"He's due in three months!" she threw her hands in the air, walking out, bumping into Tommy

"What's with her?" he looked after her in confusion

"Peter basically accused her of being a hormonal bïtch." I shrugged

"Bad idea." he shook his head

"What do you know about pregnant women?" Peter challenged

"Not much, but when I call Jade or Kar hormonal bïtches I get a shoe thrown at my head." he said. 

"Is there a reason Jade needs a glasshouse?" I turned to Tommy holding the piece of paper up

"The quarter moon should be coming up soon. That's probably why." He walked over to the calendar on the wall behind me, running his finger down the dates. "It should be starting tomorrow night." he looked up, his thumb stroking his chin.

"What is the quarter moon?" Peter asked

"Basically witch heat." Tommy explained, "Since Jade can't shift every full moon into a wolf, her witch makes up for that every quarter moon, it's worse than everyone else, just because her witch is Ana." 

"Why does she need a glasshouse then?" I asked in confusion'

"She needs to be inside the glasshouse, otherwise she could attack other people without realising it. She gets power from the moon to like vent almost. It's hard to describe. It's pretty painful though." he grimaced

"Why not any other house?" a feeling of worry spread through me and I could feel Jade's caressing on the bond start again. 

"She needs the moon. Quarter moons just make her more powerful. I'm pretty sure that since she's on the heat, her quarter moon will start earlier and finish earlier." As soon as he said that I felt pain seep through the bond and into me, forcing me to groan and grip my head in my hands.