Desert Heat (Complete)

{Evelyn’s P.O.V.}

“Come on babe!” I shouted at Deacon as I waddled down the hall.

“Baby girl, hold on!” he shouted as he closed our bedroom door and ran after me. He put out his arm so I could hold onto to it go downstairs. Everyone else was already waiting at the car for us.

“How is it that I beat you, man?” Lucian asked him. Deacon was normally the first one ready to go anywhere, and this time, we were last.

“s**t happens,” he replied. He helped me into the car first since it would take me the longest to settle in. Once that I was good to go, everyone else got it. Once we were all settled, it was time to head off to Reno for some shopping fun.

“Shopping! I love shopping!” Allie shouted from the very back seat of our Tahoe.

“ME TOO!!” all of us girls shout.

“Too bad Mel and Chelsea couldn’t come,” Lacie said.

“That’s what happens when you have prepubescent pups who messed up at a friend’s house and are now being grounded,” Cianna replied.

“What did they do exactly?” Allie asked.

“The two oldest boys of the five blew up the toilet,” Apollo replied from the driver’s seat.

“What?! How?!”

“They used a DIY cherry bomb,”

“How did they even find the explosives to build one?” Dorian asked.

“Internet,” Lucian responded.

“No one was hurt, but Harvey and Tommy are going to have pay for the repairs since it was their boys who blew it up,” Deacon said.

“Let me know when they’re 18 and shift for the first time,” Dorian replied. We all look at him. “If they can build a cherry bomb at their age now, who knows what they can learn from a professional bomb tech like Andre,”

“Yeah, I don’t think that’s going to happen. Not with moms like Mel and Chelsea,” I told him.

“Evelyn, are you going to allow your girls to become fighters when they get old enough to train?” Allie asks me.

“I don’t know honestly. I don’t like the idea of my girls knowing violence, and I want to raise them to be kind and gentle. But then again, what’s to say that they won’t run into their own Heather or their own Maya when they become our age,” I rub my belly and Deacon places one of his hands on top of mine and interlocks our fingers before speaking.

“I don’t like the idea either, but honestly, when I saw how Shorty handled herself when Heather assaulted her, it was quite impressive. I think the triplets knowing self-defense will be good for them, plus, I don’t want them running into their own Tucker or, whatever Allie’s ex’s name was,”

“His name is not important, he’s dead and that’s what is important. But, Deacon is right, I wish I knew self-defense back then, but honestly, a tiny human against werewolf didn’t stand a chance either way,” Allie replied.

“We will have to see what our girls will want to do. Whatever they choose, we will support them,” I answer, and look at Deacon who just nods in agreement.

“I’m glad all the girl pups within our close-knit family all have their mates already,” Allie says.

“They do?” Eileen and I ask.

“Oh, I guess you two wouldn’t know huh?” Allie responds. “Well, it goes like this…”

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“Wow, that’s crazy!” I exclaimed.

“Who knows, one of the boys in your pack right now are mates to your one of your triplets,” Allie says.

“If that is true, then why aren’t they attached to me the way your pups are attached to their mates,” I ask.

“It’s probably because they’re at the age where they don’t care about girls. When our pups get older, they will lose the attraction of the mate pull, but will always be attracted to their respective mate,” Dorian answered.

“We will just have to wait and see,” Deacon said and kissed my cheek.

“Be happy that they don’t have mates yet though because Daisy’s first word was Kiki which is short for Keegan. I don’t think I have ever seen Dorian so disappointed or butt hurt,” Allie said while trying to hold in her laughter. Dorian grunted and we all just laughed.

The drive to Reno was short and relaxing. Apollo took us to the outlet Mall. Our first stop was Carter’s so we could pick up new baby clothes for the triplets, now that we knew we were having girls. Allie and the other girls went to town buying stuff. We didn’t plan on having a baby shower, given I would be going into labor in a couple of weeks, so we decided to just buy whatever needed right now and as we went along. We already had plenty of diapers and wipes because of the pack members, so that was nice.

Allie was definitely a pro at this, and she didn’t buy anything that was pink, she bought a lot of neutral colors and didn’t do any of that matching stuff that Cianna and Lacie were trying to do. Even Eileen didn’t that do that because we hated it when our parents tried to match us all the time. I picked out a few items that I liked myself,

“Girls, why are you buying so much newborn stuff?” Allie asked Cianna, Lacie, and Eileen. They just looked at her. “Guys, the triplets will grow out of those in two weeks. They won’t even have time to wear it all. Go back and get bigger sizes of everything. Get a mixture of sizes, and go bigger before you go smaller, trust me,” I was so glad that Allie was here. She was the only other mom in our group.

Once we were done with baby stuff, we moved onto the adult stores. Deacon and the guys went to go put the bags in the car and met us at Guess. I was bummed I couldn’t get anything from here other than accessories. I didn’t know how long it would take for me to get back down to my pre-pregnancy weight, so I didn’t want to waste money on clothes for now.

All of the girls went straight for the girly and fancy stuff but Allie went straight for activewear.

“I figured you would get some dresses or something,” I say to her as she is looking at sports bras.

“Oh goddess no, I personally hate dresses. I am a tomboy at heart. Dorian likes it when I dress fancy on occasion, but he knows I don’t like to be girly all the time,” she says and pulls a pair of black meshed leggings.

“Allie, how long did it take you to get back to your pre-pregnancy weight?”

“Uhhh…About seven or eight months I think,”

“Wow, really?”

“Yeah, but I worked out almost every day. I train with the guys in the morning, and I also do hit cardio and yoga. I did yoga while pregnant and it helped prevent me from getting stretch marks,”

“YOU LUCKY b***h!” I shouted. “I started getting stretch marks last month,”

“You’ll be fine, Evelyn, most of them go away, and be sure to use a lot of lotion on the underside of your belly,”

“I can’t see the underside of my belly,”

“Hahaha, have Deacon help you, silly girl,” I laughed with her, and then went back to looking at the watches. I was a sucker for watches,

“Do you see something you like, baby girl?” Deacon asked coming up next to me.

“Yeah, that silver one with the pink face, that white one with the multiple rhinestones, and the black one with the butterfly wings. But I don’t know which one I like the most,”

“Why not get all of them?” he said to me.

“All of them?!”

“Baby girl, all three are less than a hundred bucks each, that’s not a lot,”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, now wait here while I grab a sales associate,” I nodded my head and he went to go grab someone. He came back a few minutes later and the worker pulled out all of the watches that I liked. She helped me put them on, and sure enough, I liked all of them, so I decided to go ahead and get all three. The worker took them up to the checkout stand to hold for me while I kept looking around.

“Allie! Stop buying shoes!” Dorian shouted. I looked over and Allie had what looked like ten pairs laid out next to her as she was trying them on. For someone who wasn’t girly, Allie sure loved heels.

“Those are sexy,” I say to her as I sit down on the bench across from her. She had on these black strappy platform stilettos.

“They come in white too,” she says and puts the white one on her other foot. She stands up and struts around and looks at the foot mirror on the floor.

“Wow, those are super high,” Cianna says as she comes by with her shopping bag.

“Which one looks better?” Allie asked.

“Black,” we all replied. She smiled and settled on the black ones. She also picked up two pairs of sneakers.

“Allie, I realized that you don’t really buy purses,” Lacie said to her while they were checking out. Lacie picked up some logo shirts and jeans. Cianna also got some denim shorts and a hoodie that was on sale. Eileen bought three purses.

“I don’t have a need for them, and I never saw the appeal of having more than a couple of purses. Leah and Sin are the purse addicts. I love shoes and designer make up,” Allie said as she inputs her card into the machine.

Once we left Guess, the guys wanted to go to the Banana Republic, so we did. Shopping with guys is so much easier because they pretty much already know what they like and what size they are in everything. All of them picked out different colored button-down dress shirts,

“Babe, if you buy three or more polos, it’s fifty percent off,” I tell Deacon.

“Will you pick out three or four me then, baby girl,”

“Sure,” I went over to the polo section and I found that all of the girls were doing the same thing, except for Allie, she was picking out t-shirts for Dorian. I picked out a dark grey, one black, and a salmon-colored polo for Deacon. “Are these colors okay, babe?” I asked him while holding them up.

“Yes, baby girl, those are perfect, thank you,” he said and kissed me sweetly.

“Ugh, I hate not being able to buy any clothes,” I whine.

“It’s okay, baby girl. Once the girls are born, and you’re ready to go shopping, we will make a big day out of it and I’ll buy you whatever you want,” he said and hugged me.

“Dude, you’re such a love-sick puppy,” Dorian said to him.

“f**k off, you’re the same with, Shorty,” Dorian just laughs.

“Here, baby,” Allie says and gives him the t-shirts she picked out. “I couldn’t help but overhear- Evelyn, you know there is an Old Navy here, and they have maternity clothes,”

“Really?” I get excited. “Can we go?” I ask Deacon.

“Of course,” he replied. Everyone paid for their stuff and we went to Old Navy.

I looked around and saw that they had a good selection of maternity clothes that looked like they would fit nicely. I grabbed this really cute off the shoulder berry wine-colored dress, a couple of simple t-shirt dresses, and a black and pink floral halter maxi dress. I tried all of them on and showed them to the Deacon and my sister.

“I don’t like the maxi dress, sis,” Eileen said.

“Yeah, I liked all of them except for that one too, baby girl,” Deacon said. I was a little bummed because I liked the maxi dress, but I valued their opinions, so I didn’t get that one.

“I need leggings,” I tell my sister and she goes to find me some. She comes back with three pairs, and I double-check the sizes. “I don’t think large is going to be big enough, Eileen,”

“Try one on then,”

“I need help,” I tell her, and she comes into the dressing room with me. “Ugh, it’s too tight. I need one size up,”

“Okay, extra-large it is then,”

“That just sounds so wrong, I went from being a small to an extra-large,” I could feel the tears coming, damn hormones.

“It’s only temporary Evie. You will be back to being a size small before you know it. Plus, now I don’t have to buy maternity clothes when I get pregnant, I can just use yours,” she says with a smile, and I roll my eyes. We leave the dressing room, and she goes and gets the extra-large leggings for me.

“Evelyn, here,” Allie says handing me a handful of shirts and tank tops.

“What are these?” I ask her

“They’re nursing tops,” I just looked at her. “They open up while you’re wearing it the like this,” she says and shows me. “It allows you to breastfeed without having to fully take off your shirt,”

“Oh my gosh, I didn’t know these things existed,”

“They obviously won’t fit you until after you give birth, but I figured we’re about the same size, generally, and I had to wear a large after giving birth because my boobs were so big,”

“I’m so happy you’re here Allie, I don’t know what I would have done without your help,” I tell her and hug her.

“It’s no problem, I had a good support system with the others back home, and Dorian’s sister and one of the kitchen Omegas, Katie. They both had their own sets of twins, so they taught me a lot after I had Daisy and Demarco,” I was seriously about to cry. “Any pregnant woman can say they know what you’re going through, but unless they have carried multiples, they don’t know s**t. Especially when it’s multiple shifter babies,” she whispered that last part.

“Are we good, baby girl? Did you get everything you needed?” Deacon asked.

“Yes, I’m good, thank you,” I reply. He goes to the check out stand and pays for everything. We leave the store and head back towards the car. I was so tired after all of the shopping we had done, and hungry. “Babe, can we go get lunch?” I asked as I got in the car.

“Yeah, I’m hungry too,” Lacie said.

“Same,” Cianna replied.

“I’m on the verge of hangry boys, and all of you know how bitchy I can get,” Allie said from the back seat.

“Apollo, let’s take everyone to Toucan’s,” Deacon said. Apollo started the car and took us to the Atlantis resort in Reno. When we went inside, I saw that Toucan’s was a buffet and it just made me all giddy inside. I pretty much figured this would be the most cost-effective with ten people. All of the guys did rock, paper, scissors to see who would pay, and Aries lost.

“You guys are lucky I have money,” he grumbled as he gave the cashier his card. Because we had a larger party, we were actually seated faster than I thought.

“Baby girl, do you want some meat and salad to start?” Deacon asked and I nodded. “Okay, I will be right back. When the server comes by, will you order me a coke,”

“Okay,” I smiled. All of the guys left to get food while the girls and I stayed behind. I thought that only Deacon was lovey-dovey, but all of our guys were. We didn’t even have to tell them what we wanted; they just came back with plates full of food we all liked. Most of us got meats, veggies, and fried foods, but Allie had a plate piled with crab legs and lemon.

As we were all enjoying lunch, and Allie received a phone call, and she answered,

“Hi, Mikey!…Huh?…Oh, it’s broken…It got waterlogged and the rice trick didn’t work, why?… Yeah, hold on…Babe, it’s for you,” She said and handed him the phone.

“What’s up, Mikey?… What!? When!?…By whom!?… What do you mean anonymous!?… How much is it set at!?… f**k!…Okay!” Dorian hung up and gave the phone back to Allie.

“What’s wrong?” Allie asked.

“Mikey said that Warlord just called him from a job in Berlin and that he discovered a half-million-dollar bounty. He was going to take the job until he saw who it was for,” Dorian said. We all just looked at him. “The bounty is for Lacie,”

{Mikey’s P.O.V.}

“Mi Amor!” Sin screamed as I pummeled her from behind.

“Mmmm…Honey, I will never get tired of this,” I growled into her ear and kept thrusting. As much as Sin said she doesn’t want another pup right now, I was determined to put another one in her. I grew up an only child, and so did the Brandon, we both wanted large families. Also, seeing almost everyone with a baby girl really made me want one of my own now.

“Harder!” Sin demanded. I gave it to her as hard I could, and I felt her clench my d**k with her tight walls as she started to c*m.

“That’s right, c*m all over it!” I growl again and keep going.

“Ah, sí! Ah, sí! ¡Sí Papi!” I loved it when Sin m****d in Spanish. It always made me go faster and harder. “f**k! I’m cumming!” she shouted, and I felt her c*m again. I pulled out and flipped her back over and put her into an eagle position and plowed into her while I kissed her. I felt her grab my a*s and dig her nails into the cheeks. I don’t know why but that pain from that always turned me on.

“I’m going to c*m,” I grunt as I break our k**s.

“c*m for me, mi Amor. Fill me up, please,” she begged, and then bit my mark. I roared from the pain and pleasure and bit her in return. I felt myself explode and she screamed as I felt her walls tighten from her last high. After I was done, I just slump over on top of her and caught my breath.

“f**k, that was intense,” I muttered, and she just giggled.

“If I didn’t know better, I would think you’re trying to get me pregnant again,” she said.

“It is that obvious?” I asked rolling over onto my back. “I know you’re not ready, honey, but I think we are. Allen will be three this year, and he needs a sibling,”

“I know, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to happen just because you want it to,”

“Well, that’s why I am determined,”

“The moon goddess will give us another pup when she is ready,” she replied and laid her head on my chest. “Until then, let’s just enjoy having s*x, and the lives we have now with Allen, and all the nieces and nephews we have,” I lifted her chin and kissed her. I flipped her over and got on top and go for another round, but my phone rang.

“Ugh!!” I grunted, and she laughed. I rolled back over and picked up the phone. I was already hard, so Sin got on top and started to ride me while I talked on the phone, “Hello?”

“Gamma, it’s Warlord,”

“This better be important,” I growled. Sin was bouncing up and down and trying to contain her moaning and so was I.

“Sir, I just finished a job in Berlin, and I received notification for a new open bounty,”

“Okay, your point…” I tried not to m**n as Sin was grinding against me.

“I was going to take it, but I saw that it was located at home, and then I saw the name of the target,”

“Home?” I sat up and stopped Sin. “As in here in Vegas home?”

“What the…” Sin got upset that I stopped her, but I shushed her.

“Yes, Gamma,”

“Who’s the target?”

“It’s Aries’ girlfriend, Lacie,”

“WHAT!?!?” I roared and Sin jumped. “Who sent it, and when?!”

“It’s anonymous, sir, and it was sent out about half an hour ago,”

“How much?”

“Half a million,”

“Open or closed?”

“Open, sir,”

“You get back here now! I need to call Dorian!” I hung up the phone and immediately dialed Dorian’s number, but it was going straight to voicemail. I tried four more times but to no avail.

“Honey, talk to me,” Sin said.

“Hold on, honey, I need to get ahold of Dorian,” After getting voicemail for the fifth time, I called Allie,

“Hi, Mikey!”

“Gizmo! Where’s Dorian?!”

“Huh?”

“He won’t answer his phone!”

“Oh, it’s broken,”

“Broken? How?”

“It got waterlogged and the rice trick didn’t work, why?”

“Is he with you? I need to talk to him!”

“Yeah, hold on…Babe, it’s for you,” I heard some rustling and then Dorian.

“What’s up, Mikey?”

“Dorian! Warlord just called from his job in Berlin. He said that there’s an open bounty for Lacie!”

“What!? When!?”

“About half an hour ago,”

“By whom!?”

“Anonymous,”

“What do you mean anonymous!?”

“That’s what Warlord said!”

“How much is it set at!?”

“$500,000,”

“f**k!”

“I told him to get home, and I suggest you do the same,”

“Okay!” Dorian hung up, and I looked at Sin who had wide eyes. I put the phone back on the nightstand and g*****d. This could not be happening.

“Mikey, please tell me that I heard that wrong,” Sin said to me with anger in her voice and tears forming in her eyes. “Please tell me that what you said is a sick joke?!”

“It’s not, honey. Someone put a bounty on Lacie for half a million dollars, and it’s an open bounty, which means, it’s fair game,”

“Oh my god,” Sin has started to understand the world of bounty hunters more, which is why I know she is freaked out. I brought her into my arms and held her. Lacie has become a good friend to all of the girls ever since the poisoning. Someone wanted Lacie dead, and we needed to figure out who.