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Chapter 38
JADE
Six Weeks Later
You’re never warned about how much your life gets flipped and turned upside down when you have a kid. Especially not when you have two. Twins. Tiny little humans who’ve already spent their first weeks of life in a hospital. They tell you there will be some ups and downs, sleepless nights, plenty of tears from both the babies and you, dirty diapers, and maybe trouble with feedings. What they don’t prepare you for are the volatile emotions that threaten to destroy you every moment of the day. The fear, anxiety, anger, desperation constantly trying to creep inside and bring you down. The countless nights I spent crouched down in a fetal position in the shower, the instances I closed my eyes and pretended I couldn’t hear the shrilling cries, or even the days I fell asleep sitting up while one of my babies sucked aimlessly on my nipple.
Though the most frightening moments of all are the ones where the happiness and insurmountable joy I feel when I look at my beautiful babies, overwhelms me. The amount of love I never imagined being capable of feeling when I see the two of them, my Onyx James with his unruly blond hair and the same daunting gray eyes as his father, and my sassy Sapphire Gray, whose honey blond curls and dark blue eyes, hence the name, are cradled in their father’s arms. It’s terrifying. Because the fear of this being all a ruse, a rose-colored veil over my eyes shielding me from the true horrors that will soon enough make their impending appearance, is crippling.
The dark thunderous cloud, which looms overhead like an unpredictable storm despite the weeks of calm we’ve had, threatens to create chaos with just one simple strike. And his name is Stephan Silver. He’s been quiet for six weeks, disappearing from our nightmares after he ambushed me in my hospital bed after giving birth, with his threats and check book. Five-hundred-thousand dollars, to leave him my babies to dispose of, and disappear from Sebastian’s life. Of course I went fucking berserk and told him to fuck off and go straight back to whatever fucking hell hole he climbed out of. I sure as fuck wasn’t giving him my babies and I wasn’t leaving Sebastian.
He gave up too easily, telling me I made a grave mistake and would regret it, he’d make sure of it, but that’s the last we’ve heard of him. I didn’t bother to tell Sebastian the extent of what he offered, there’s no reason to make him hate his father more than he already does, and frankly I was terrified of how he’d retaliate.
But it’s been eating me up inside for two whole months. Every creak in the porch floorboards, every rustle of wind in the trees outside our window, or the loud roar of the ocean waves crashing against the shore, makes me jump in fear.
“Honey, we're home!” I’m startled out of my thoughts when Scarlett calls out from the front door. She waltzes in, wearing a long black dress with a high slit and a matching witch hat, with Ace by her side and a beautiful, dark haired little bundle wrapped up in a pale pink blanket in her arms. Ace, who’s wearing a long black Dracula cape, carries the car seat and the diaper bag, looking completely out of sorts. Who would have thought, not one but two Horsemen, two ruthless kings would be tied down and turned into sexy as fuck daddies just four months after graduation.
“Aww would you look at that, my sweet Onyx and Saph in the arms of their daddy, their very hairy daddy,” Scarlett squeals, sighing adoringly at Sebastian, who’s dressed as the wolfman. “I swear I practically orgasm at just the sight of Ace holding my darling Caeli Rose in his arms.”
I laugh at my sister's bluntness, which only seems to have heightened after her pregnancy. She’s not wrong, the sight of my babies in their daddy’s arms definitely gets me wet and ready. “Multiply that feeling times two and that’s exactly where I find myself every moment of the day,” I tease, winking at Sebastian who is already watching me with dark, lustful eyes. There’s the monster I know and love.
“Well I honestly don’t know why you two aren’t fucking every hour of the day like Ace and I, thankfully Caeli is such a good baby letting mommy and daddy play while she naps.”
“Well maybe because you have one little heavenly angel, while I have two little monsters who try to outdo each other’s cries,” I groan, turning back to look at my little family, “But I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
“Mommy and daddy will have plenty of opportunities to make up for all the lost time,” Bass says, standing and handing me Onyx softly kissing my lips.
“Oh my god, is he wearing what I think it is?” Scar shouts, coming closer to look at Onyx. “A little wolf! And you’re Red Riding Hood right?” she asks, but I raise a brow in question.
“No wolf cubs,” Bass clarifies, bringing Sapphire closer and revealing their crochet, matching gray wolf costumes.
“And I’m wearing a red hooded cloak Scar, of course I’m Red Riding Hood.”
“It’s perfect! Two wolf cubs and my beautiful little flower, aaah their first Halloween. Do you know how excited I am!”
“Okay who the hell are you and what have you done with my sister?” I joke at her sudden cheery attitude.
“I can’t help it Jade, I’m just so happy. My family all together, on Halloween my favorite Holiday, don’t you dare kill my mood.”
“I wouldn’t dream of it.”
For the next few hours we eat, watch scary movies, and laugh amongst ourselves at how different our lives are this time around. This time last year, Scarlett was fleeing the Halloween Masquerade Ball at Servite Manor, after being ambushed by Wesley, then preceding to fuck Ace for the first time. And me, well I was right beside her making her promise to help me find my brother.
“Wasn’t Roman supposed to come over today?” Scar asks, just as Michael Myers is about to walk into the babysitters house.
“He said he’d try to stop by but he was working tonight,” I mumble, throwing a handful of popcorn in my mouth.
Scarlett turns to look at me with a curious expression, Caeli fast asleep in her arms. “Where does he work?”
“With Drake, honestly I have no idea what it is they’re doing but I really don’t want to find out, so…”
We’re startled when Bass’s phone starts ringing, interrupting us. He picks up his phone but glares angrily at the screen before silencing it. I turn my attention back to the movie, trying to ignore the jealous monster questioning who it is that was calling, when it begins to ring again and alerting him of a new text message. Once again I turn and find him glaring down at his phone. “Everything okay babe?” I ask, placing my hand on his thigh.
“Yeah, it’s no one,” he snaps, rather clipped. Though just as he does, Ace’s phone starts ringing as well.
“We gotta go man,” Ace mumbles, standing abruptly.
“Go where?” Scar questions, shifting toward him.
