Not just the Beta (Oriana and Slade) novel Chapter 44

Ana

Ana had asked what if any, otherworldly creatures Maddie had come across, or seen here in their little town of Greenville, or up in Beaver Cove, or out in the woods when roaming in wolfen form, or human even.

Maddie had smelled quite a few male rogues out there in the woods, though she had only seen half a dozen in human form, in the town itself, she’d seen a few Vampires wander on through the town, they’d been none the wiser either, and to Ana’s complete surprise she’d apparently come across a couple of the Wolfen Council members.

Had known who they were due to the clothes they’d worn, and the pins on their lapels a black wolf head with black filigree below it. She mostly saw the same one, a tall man with black dreadlocks, smoking hot in her books, he was a pure-blooded Alpha Wolf, and always smiled at her nicely and was always friendly. He came in for coffee every time he was there in town, and she wrote Austin on his cup.

She’d see him, she thought, once or twice a year over the three years she’d been here in Greenville, but hadn’t really kept track of that, it didn’t concern he. Then she’d giggled quite a bit and murmured ‘wait till you see him, you’ll want to…well you know, rip his clothes off and just ride the hell out of him.’ she’d practically drooled at the thought of him.

It had made Ana laugh to see her reaction to just talking about the man. Maddie, it seemed, was quite excitable about this buffed-up deadlocked wolf that she saw only once or twice a year. She found Maddie was very good at picking up otherworldly creatures, even though they all thought she was human, very attuned to picking up rank, as well.

Though she’d had this one lady stop and look right at her, as if she knew what she was, it had made her a bit self-conscious and doubt her scent masking oil. But that woman had then just smiled at her and stated, “A cleaver young one you are.” And then strolled off into the woods, never to be seen again by Maddie.

But she’d made one hell of an impression on Maddie, who couldn’t forget her, the aura around her, she’d practically glowed under the weight of the full moon. Had been tall and willowy, with long lustrous black hair that flowed down her back to her waist, had those deep dark blue eyes that practically sparkled like the stars in the sky, and the dress she wore was definitely otherworldly, kind of ethereal she’d thought. It had been dark blue with little embroidered flowers and snowflakes all over it, and dual lace straps, one over the shoulder and one that fell down her arms. Unforgettable.

She’d not been human, Maddie had understood that much about the woman, but although

she had been drawn to her, she’d also not really been able to pick up what she was either. She’d never seen the woman after that one chance meeting out in the woods. Had come across her when she’d just come back from letting Tawny out, had shifted, dressed and been about to get in her car.

Though she thought that woman was from the wolfen kingdom, she had told Ana that she’d seen a really old; or ancient, looking portal out there, further up east in the woods, though she couldn’t see through to the other side, just the forest of the human world behind it, like all portals they did not reflect anything, just had a finish wavy line that rotated and wobbled about, unseen tothe human eye, it had been shrouded in mist, until she’d stepped into the direct area it sat, and she’d not stepped through it, it barely rotated at all anymore, looked dull, and she’d seen the woman heading off in its direction.

Maddie thought that woman had gone back through it herself, vanished back to the wolfen realm, and she’d only come across her that one time. She’d been barely 18, and that was it. She had her suspicions now, after lots of thought, that she was their Moon Goddess, Selena. The way she’d felt and looked, it just fit who she might be, in Maddie’s eyes.

By the time a month passed for Ana here in her new life, she was really showing. Both she and Maddie were trying to guess if that daughter of hers was going to come at three or four months. Neither of them knew, but her belly was growing larger all the time. Thankfully, it wasn’t at all painful. She’d woken a few times with cramping sensations, but other than that, nothing much.

She and Maddie both found it a bit annoying to not be able to mind-link to each other, and constantly having to text if they weren’t near each other to actually speak and out in the human world. It was a bit annoying to have to keep their chatter to human world speech.

All her apps were attached to that company, and she made sure that nothing she created was in any way connected to wolves, no moon or wolf logo’s for any of her apps. Her apps were designed to engage bright young minds. She found that mostly parents downloaded them for their young children, who wanted games with educational purposes to them.

She often sat at night and worked at her desk in the dining room of the house, drawing whiteboards or on paper or a tablet working on her new apps, or making tweaks and enhancements to the ones she already owned.

The dining room was a technology hub, they ate casually most nights when home in the lounge area, or they ate at the café itself. She’d also found that Maddie liked having someone to bounce ideas off when she thought she had something good. Was itching for Ana’s daughter to be born and old enough to be a Beta tester.

For the first time in Ana’s life, she felt like she had a real family, a sister that was always happy to see her, chat to her and ask for help, or offer to do things for her. Their sister bond was good and strong. She’d never once put her down or told her she couldn’t do something.

Ana was happy, she realised with her new life, without the stresses and pressure of someone always making demands of her, settled in her quiet country life, where no one expected anything of her. This life she’d chosen suited her, it seemed.

They were going to raise her daughter well, with love and kindness, and she was going to grow up the right way, be happy and never have to worry about what others thought of her. She would have two fierce and loyal, loving family members to support her always. A mother and an Aunt that would stand behind her, and encourage her to be whatever she wanted, regardless of if the world around them told her she couldn’t do it. They would tell her she could do it.