Into The Shadows (The Shadows Trilogy Book 1)

by Claremarie

  In the elevator Axel jumps off me saying he wants a walk back to the house, Kyran promises him a run later in the woods, now that we're mated he can hear Axel, making things a lot easier allowing them to communicate and bond better. Entering into our house, we see Mellie Hudson and five other workers all men, standing around waiting for orders and Mellie comes over holding a catalog and notepad.

  "Hi, nice to see you again, here are my ideas. I'm thinking white walls, all black furniture with red rugs, curtains and red painting to the wall to add a splash of color there. If you agree, we can go ahead and start with the design." I watch Kyran for his approval and nodding he adds.

  "I like it."

  "Yeah me too I love it."

  "Here's the catalog, circle what you like and we'll collect it for you, we'll do the living kitchen area, your bedroom and bathroom for immediate moving in and during the week I'll do the full house, sound ok? Fill out this form". She says, walking over to her workers.

  I check through it while Kyran stands to watch me with slight worry on his face, I circle all black oak modern furniture with silver handlebars for bedside tables and everything else. I fill in the agreement form signing it, and I get Kyran to sign them, head over to Mellie to hand it over.

  "We'll be painting so you may want to stay somewhere different. The fumes can be very sickly." I think this through and say, “We’ll remain in another bedroom for tonight thank you, I'll leave you to it."

  I go to my mate who's standing by the home electronic system box, and he informs me.

  "We need to register you as a homeowner with me on the HES." Kyran fills out the application on the screen. The HES asks for me to "Put your thumb on the scanner" I do this, and it says.

  "Scanning, scanning, scanned, Ava James Lewis Verified."

  "Please stand closer for retinal eye scanning" I do this.

  "Retinal scanning started, scanning, scanning, Ava James Lewis verified."

  "Please stick out a finger underneath for blood confirmation." A needle is ejected from the HES box and pricks my finger followed by a strip taking the sample back in for analysis.

  "Blood sample being tested, please hold, testing, testing, testing, Ava James Lewis Verified."

  "Please state your name for voice recognition."

  "Ava James Lewis"

  "House ownership registration complete."

  Finally done with that I yawn getting sleepy and Kyran picks me up takes me into one of the spare bedrooms and goes back into our room collecting the blankets and pillows we slept on last night.

  "Want to sleep in our wolf forms like last night with Axel joining us?" Kyran asks, coming back in and laying the blankets down, and nod closing my eyes I imagine my wolf, and I shift shaking my coat to get comfortable in this skin and trot over to the blanket. Axel and Kyran are already there waiting. It takes me a little longer than him to shift since I am a new wolf. He’s beautiful in his gray coat with light blonde streaks and green eyes blinking at me curled into a ball beside Axel, and I move closer plopping next to them resting my head on Kyran and curling around him.

  Waking blurry eyed in and standing up on all paws I shake out my fur, stretch, and yawn. Only Axel is still with me, and Kyran is with Mellie wanting to hire more workers to rush the house being done so our privacy is back faster. Imagining my human form I begin the change and go over to my suitcase Aaliyah had packed for me on my wedding day to live here until we can bring all our stuff in. I rummage through the clothes needing something comfortable, I choose red sweatpants, and a navy blue V-neck long sleeved top cause I’m cold. After brushing my teeth and putting my hair into a ponytail, I exit and follow Kyran's voice.

  I walk in the living room, and I'm pleasantly surprised by how far the design is coming. The walls are painted but still damp, and the furniture is installed with white rags covering them, protected from paint spatter, and there are boxes of kitchen items like kettle and toaster.

  "Good morning babe, the bedroom, and bathroom are done too, but there is still some fumes left over but by tonight they should be gone. And we'll be able to sleep in our room," Kyran tells me sounding excited our home is almost livable particularly for someone who hates shopping and is all too eager to help the workers, strange. Kyran's eyes flash to my stomach for a brief second, but I saw it and try to read his mind, but he quickly thinks of our weddings vows.

  My stomach begins to rumble and not in a good way, turning I run for the bathroom holding a right hand over my mouth and land on my knees throwing up. Kyran's hand rubs my back and he grabs a hand cloth wetting it, he puts it on my forehead when I flush and pull back from the toilet I lean against the wall stretching my legs out on the floor.

  "I think we both figured out what's going on here babe?" Kyran tentatively brings up.

  "Yeah, I keep having the same dream about being locked in a cage, tortured and am not sleeping or eating, it is messing with me." He narrows his eyes and frowns at me.

  "Not what I was thinking but ok," He returns and helps me on my feet and I remove the cloth brushing my teeth again.

  "Please just help this house be finished on time and everyone gone within the week less chance someone sees something and I'm discovered and found out by The Government and kidnapped." Nodding he replies he will and leaves, somehow I feel like I’ve disappointed him.

  Chapter Thirteen:

  A New Life

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  After a week of tension between Kyran and I over the elephant in the room, being sick and just plain old not feeling well I decide it's time to find out if I'm pregnant. It's not that I don't want a baby with him it's just terrifying right now with the lingering danger that if I am expecting it will make things incredibly hard. The house was finished yesterday by Mellie Hudson and her team, it's a beautiful home with white, black and red colors and all modern design similar to my mom and dad's and we have our privacy back.

  Splashing water on my very pale face after throwing up, I was enjoying a much needed greasy fry since I haven't been able to eat much, thought I had gotten away with it until my stomach had rumbled unpleasantly causing me to run to the bathroom. Kyran's eyebrows lift when I re-enter the room.

  "Still the nightmares huh?" He said, trying to be smug but worried and apparently wants to comfort me but pissed I won't admit what's happening.

  "We need to talk," I tell him while laying down on the couch throwing my right arm over my eyes to try to stop a headache. Following me, he lifts my legs resting them over his lap and grabbing my left hand squeezing gently.

  "Ok, what do you want to discuss?" He asks tentatively and taking a deep breath I say openly.

  "I think I'm pregnant" I squeeze my eyes shut tightly.

  "I believe you are too" he adds then continues, "You’re upset aren't you?" Kyran asks me sounding heartbroken.

  Sitting up and moving onto his lap wrapping my arms around his neck to look him in the eyes so he can see how sincere I am.

  "That's just the thing babe, I do want this baby, so much so that I'm terrified cause only a week ago I was kidnapped, and if The Government finds out about me then discover I'm pregnant they will want me. I'm sure a pregnant paranormal will be right up their alley. Protecting myself is one thing but protecting our baby? What if I fail? So yeah I didn't exactly want to get pregnant right at this moment, but I can't deny the facts or how excited I am plus my wolf has been snapping at me cause she's trying to tell me what we both already know".

  Looking at me with new understanding and relief I wasn't rejecting the baby but the opposite he kisses my lips then my forehead.

  "If only I were listening to you, I'd have read all this from you, but turned off my Ava radar afraid of what I'd hear. I'm sorry I should have known". Kyran says, looking guilty.

  "You have nothing to be sorry for. I should have just told you but by doing that I'd have to admit that we’re expecting and wasn't ready, but I want to get a test now."

  "Ok I'll go get one," he says making no fuss of it stand
ing up grabbing his jacket then heading out.

  Around twenty minutes later Kyran arrives back with a small white plastic bag handing it over to me kissing my lips, taking the bag I walk into our bathroom. Opening the box, I read the instructions the test will spell out pregnant or not pregnant followed by how many weeks if I am. Shaking a little, I unfasten my jeans pulling down my panties and pee on the stick capping on the end to cover the test strip pulling up my underwear and jeans flushing the toilet. Taking the test I go back into the living room where Kyran is waiting and place it on the glass table. I begin pacing in circles chewing on my lower lip shaking out my hands, and Kyran comes up behind hugging me.

  "It's ok whatever the results we'll figure out how to keep you safe. Dad has been working on this." I nod turning around resting my head on his chest.

  "I think the time is up babe, do you want to or will I?" He asks looking excited, and I shake my head telling him to do the honors. Kyran walks to the table picking up the test and just stares for a few seconds then turn and announces.

  "You’re three weeks pregnant" he shouts in happiness, and I cry happy tears knowing how he’s feeling since he’s tuned back into me, he rushes over to me hugging and we kiss hungrily.

  Kyran turns me around facing the wall then pushes me against it and puts his hand down my jeans into my panties entering two fingers into me while putting his other hand over my mouth to silence my cries. He pulls down my pants and unbuttoning his, I hear the zipper lower, and it gets me so much wetter, then without fanfare, he thrusts into me hard. I put my hands up on the wall to steady myself, and Kyran covers my hands with his tangling our fingers together. He kisses my neck while growling and I can feel the vibration of it against my back, he thrusts harder making me moan in desire.

  "My seed is growing in you, and it's turning me the fuck on baby, and you’re hugging my shaft tight like a glove it’s gonna make me blow real soon if you keep squeezing it." Kyran pulls down my jeans even lower, and I kick them off completely, he grabs my thighs holding them further apart. Then he spreads my ass cheeks, and I feel his finger go to my forbidden place slowly circling it before gently sliding his finger inside moving in and out I cry out in euphoria. And I know I’m done for I begin convulsing around him squeezing so tight and shatter moaning loud my release, Kyran follows with me shouting his own, and I can feel his warm seed splash into me one shot then another before he eventually stops.

  Taking deep breaths to get our breath back we start laughing just because we're happy, and he slowly pulls out kissing my neck, I bend down to get my panties and jeans putting them back on. Turning to him I smile, and he does too, my ED rings I jump startled by the sudden noise and answer it to Una.

  "Hey, girl I'm coming over with the fam for a house warming party, so you better be dressed and ready since you two are rabbits. I swear walking in on you both going at it on the couch was disturbing but man he's got a glorious ass" Una says, and I growl at her, she just laughs.

  "Ok, what time?" I ask curling my hair around my finger watching Kyran as he gets me a yogurt only thing I seem to be able to keep down.

  "We'll say around 5 pm, ok? Cool got to get back to work". She hangs up, and I just shake my head in bemusement.

  "That girl is something else" I mutter to myself taking the yogurt and spoon from my mate sitting down to eat and hopefully enjoy it.

  At 5:10 pm our door opens to a crowd of our family everyone came to celebrate our new home, Mom, Dad, Aaliyah, Addy, Augy, Gabriel, Mollie, Riley, Avery, Grandma Abby, Grandpa Austin, Tobias, and Rick. Una opens up a bottle of champagne getting glasses down from our kitchen shelf while Mom and Mollie serve up the Chinese food they brought. My stomach rumbles but this time from starvation, and I'm so happy to eat possibly food that isn't just yogurt I almost cry happy tears at this thought. Kyran looks up at me smiles, and all is right in the world.

  When Una hands me a glass of champagne, Kyran frowns at it like it's Satan. And not sure yet if to tell everyone I politely put it down on the table which my dad spots and his eyes go wide, my mom who is tuned into him shoots up her head from dishing the dinner and looks at me with the question in her eyes. I turn to Kyran for his approval to tell them since the news is almost spilled, and he nods coming to my side taking my hand in his.

  "Everyone there's something we want to share with you all," I say sounding a little nervous, and everyone quiets down looking at Kyran and me expectedly.

  "I'm pregnant" I blurt out. Everyone comes at us excited congratulating the both of us.

  "I knew it," Una thunders her voice loudly followed by the girls who said they had been suspecting. Gabriel explains that once we knew we were pregnant, the scent of my pregnancy became noticeable to him as he is the Alpha, so he was aware when they arrived today but didn't speak about it yesterday when he saw me.

  "Oh these next six months are gonna fly, enjoy the bonding with the baby before you meet him or her it's truly magical," Mollie tells me smiling proudly at her son and me. Still hung up on the six months comment, I ask confused and a little nervous.

  "Don't you mean nine months?" Mollie smiles at me carefully.

  "I forget you still have a lot to learn about our kind but no honey, a werewolf's pregnancy is six months. It's longer than three months by a standard animal but less than a human pregnancy it's right in the middle. How far along are you?" She asks smiling looking at my belly.

  "The test said three weeks" I answer a little hesitantly freaking out that I have less time to figure out how to protect my baby.

  "Then it's nearly five months now" She answers, and I begin to hyperventilate. Kyran brings me to the couch putting my head between my legs telling me to breathe and explains to our family who all look concerned by my reaction what's been going on with me.

  Gabriel says while standing with his arms behind his back like a general. "Well now is a perfect time as any, I have a guy Joe Riddy who's a computer hack genius and he’s been searching everything about PHS, The Government, and Clark Taylor. He hasn't found much yet on the other two, but for the PHS, Joe thinks he found the leader Richard Kelly. He's from New Jersey, he’s twenty-seven with no kids or partner, and his parents abandoned him as a baby leaving him with paranormals to raise. Both adopted mother and father were vampires not locals from England. Mother was Mary Johnson and father Billy Johnson who went missing nine years ago, who wants to bet Richard kidnapped them?" Gabriel tells us before going on to a stunned room.

  "We have a trace on an ED we believe to be his and gonna bring him in for questioning down at ANYCHQ (Alpha New York Head Quarters) on Lane Drive Avenue. I'll try to figure out if we can help him see the light and if not then we'll hold him in a cell until we decide something out and if I still can't we'll do what needs to be done to stop him".

  Feeling better now that we have a lead and a plan, my heart rate slows and being able to feel this, Kyran's shoulders relax too. Looking up at Gabriel I say.

  "Thanks for telling us, I needed to hear that right now."

  "No sweat Ava anything for the three of you" he adds winking, and I must look puzzled because he clarifies.

  "You, the baby and my son," Gabriel tells me looking proud.

  "Well now baby and I are starving so someone please pass me a plate before I eat one of you," I say, half teasing and by the nervous but amused looks on their faces they know it and all immediately hand over their plates.

  "One plate will do just fine" I huff, asking if I'm that scary to which everyone nods. Una reminds me of how I got super pissed at Kyran only a week ago which is so unlike me, and I smile sweetly telling everyone it's the hormones and to enjoy the next five months. There's nervous laughter at this and feeling smug at that I take the plate mom just dished up and begin hoovering it down barely tasting it. Kyran kindly explains I’ve hardly eaten a thing this past week, and that turns their slightly horrified expressions to one of pity and understanding especially on Mom, Mollie and Grandma Abby who've all been pregnant before.


  A few hours later down in our gym standing on our new mats, dressed in gym shorts and tanks with sneakers on after much pleading for a light training session so I don't lose the progress I have made thus far. We practice left hooks, right hooks, uppercuts, left and right kicks, that's all Kyran was comfortable doing with me. And if I'm honest I'm feeling too flushed to do much more he would barely tap me even after reassures I would heal straight away. I yawn with sleepy eyes, and he growls watching me.

  "I knew it, you’re too exhausted. These dreams are keeping us both up at night, more you than me, though," Kyran says. He takes me into his arms to carry me up to bed I don't argue. He’s right and I'm just too beat to resist, I'm always safe in his arms it's the best place to be.

  I wake up screaming and immediately Kyran and Axel are there, my mate brings me into his arms and Ax cuddles in close beside me giving me those cute puppy dog worry eyes. Kyran doesn't have to ask what happened, this time, he sees them all and tonight even he is shaking that's when I know just how terrifying these dreams are to him.

  I'm in a dark room locked in a cage but brought out of it by an unknown group to carry on tests forcing me to lay down on an examination table or they will use the scalpel to cut open my stomach taking my baby. My hands and feet are bound tightly together, and they give me an injection every day to stop me from being able to change into my wolf and getting out of these chains. My powers also aren't working cause of the serum injected into me, but I can sometimes hear Kyran's thoughts telling me he’s coming for us, just to protect our baby and myself in whatever way I can. I'm four months pregnant with a swollen belly that moves with a child inside I can hear the thoughts it sends me full of love and joy almost as if my baby knows I need to feel it. Since I'm not always able to get through to Kyran for reassurance they have leads to finding me, it's like our baby has taken over daddy's job, then I wake up screaming.

  Laying in Kyran's arms for a while calming myself down taking deep breaths I look at the time on the HES it's 7:30 am I'm working at nine but can't go back to sleep after that so decide to take Axel on his run in Central Park. Getting out of bed and going to the bathroom I hop in the shower for a quick clean up and brush my teeth. I get out a few minutes later and get dressed in black sweatpants, white t-shirt and Kyran's black hoodie left in the corner on a towel rack wanting his smell for comfort. I brush my hair putting it in a messy bun and leave the bathroom to find Kyran and Axel ready to go by the front door. I smile at them both walking over to slip on my sneakers by the door, and we exit for the frosty cold December air.