Mac

The next morning a few of us sat in the kitchen eating breakfast. It was still early so it was peaceful. Corey, Nick (who was now Corey's Beta), Uncle Thomas, and a couple of warriors sat around eating well enjoying some small talk. I must have zoned out because I didn't hear what they were talking about right away till I heard my daughters name.

"I know. The past couple months her mood swings have intensified. It reminds me of..." Corey dropped whatever he was going to say.

You know I taught myself a long time ago if you don't really want to know the answer then don't ask the fuckn' question. But do I ever listen to sound advice? Of course not. I like to torture myself. "Reminds you of what, Corey?" My voice may have been a little sharper than intended but the deer in the headlights look he was sporting while avoiding my eyes was a pretty good give away, I wasn't going to like his thoughts.

The room went silent. I swear even the appliances went quiet. Corey continued to stay quiet so I looked at Nick since he seemed to be agreeing with whatever my mate was going to say. He was nervous but still spoke up. That could have a lot to do with me being his Luna. Or the fact that he was one of the main members that would tell me the hard truths. He was a good friend to both my mate and I.

"It...ah...reminds us of when you were pregnant with her and struggling with your magic." My body froze. I didn't know what to think or say. Instead I calmly stood up from the table and was about to leave the room just as the talk of discussion walked in. Charlie.

My not so subtle self just blurted out the first thing that popped in my head. "Are you pregnant?" I wanted to take it back as soon as it left my lips. This was a private conservation and not a kitchen conversation.

"What the fuck?" Charlie, my oldest and only daughter, jumped at my voice while looking at me with disbelief. "No! I am not pregnant. What kind of BS question is that?" She was pissed and I honestly didn't blame her. I was an idiot.

Rushing over to her I gave her a tight hug. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." I slowly took a step back when she kept her arms down and her body was tight from the unwelcomed hug. Before she could turn away, probably to ignore her bat shit crazy mother, I noticed something. "Charlie? Sweety, where is the necklace Kain gave you for your 10th birthday?" Oh please don't tell me you took it off.

Charlie snorted as she turned away to walk to the fridge. "Kain? Who's Kain?" She tapped her chin with a finger feigning confusion. "Oh you mean the asshole that hasn't been around in 2 years? The douchebag that graciously takes 5 seconds of his time to shoot me off a text once a month? Are you talking about that Kain?" Her voice was rising with every sentence. With that little sparks came from her fingers.

Now I know what the issue was and why her temper had been increasing over the past couple of months. Shit, this was not good. Not good at all. "Yes, that is the one I am talking about. Now where is the necklace?" I kept my voice neutral. If she was going to be anything like me when my magic started then things could get really chaotic real fuckn' fast. Later I would worry about her sudden dislike for Kain. Those two were so close before he finally had to take over the Fae HighKingdom.

She relaxed her shoulders and the sparks disappeared. I took a deep breath and from what I could hear, so did everyone else in the room. I waited, somewhat patiently, for her answer. "I don't know. Maybe I lost it or threw it away. I can't remember. Not that I wanted to wear it anymore anyways. It was ugly." The last was a lie. We all knew that and she didn't believe that herself because if she did then none of us could tell without really needing to pay attention.

"Dammit Charlie! What did you do? That necklace was there to protect you. Kain gave it to you because he loves you!" My temper got the best of me. Once again. The necklace was similar to the one Kain gave me but bigger and a gorgeous red stone. It was far from ugly.

Charlie turned on me, her anger in full force. "Why? Why is it so important? To keep me from my magic? So not only don't I get a wolf but I can't have my magic either? What kind of bullshit is that? Kain and love do not go into the same sentence. The only thing he loves is his power, kingdom and all the whores he sticks his dick in. So don't try to guilt trip me into some bullshit fairytale." She practically screamed before storming out the back door.

"Mac? What is going on with our baby girl? She is so..." Corey asked as he was getting up to most likely follow her.

I stared at my mini me, in looks and attitude, as she walked towards the woods. "She is hurt, pissed and confused. Let her cool off a bit before you try your daddy magic on her." I left the kitchen to head up to our room. I needed to make a call to a certain King and find out what the hell he knew. My gut was telling me that he was involved somehow and I was not going to like the answers I would get.