Lacy Seeing Double (7 page)

Lacy laughed that her mother had gotten her back up. She rarely saw her raise her voice but when she did, it was serious. She hoped her mates knew what the hell they had gotten into.

Shawn shrugged and looked at his twin and began to get undressed. At the last second, he remembered who he was undressing for and turned around. Lacy laughed, she really did not want to have the picture of her mother looking at her mates junk. It was embarrassing.

Shawn and Sevi shifted as quickly as possible once they finally got undressed. Her mother laughed as they fumbled to hide their cocks from her. “Boy"s in case you haven"t figured it out, I have seen it all before. How do you think I got Lacy?” She said dryly.

“Mom, I will not have you looking at my mate private parts.” Lacy said quickly.

“Seen one, seen them all.” Her mother muttered and then turned back to the bears that were sitting in her kitchen. They were both large and took up most of the room. Shawn lifted his head and sniffed.

“Must smell the meat.” Her mother said. “Should not have made the sandwiches until after you shifted.”

Shawn growled and lifted a paw. He was hungry, and cute. Lacy stood up, opened the refrigerator, and pulled out a packet of lunch meat. She threw them each a piece of ham and then sat back in the chair with the package.

Shawn stepped forward and shook his head. He rumbled a little, then went, and laid his head on Lacy"s leg. Sevi on the other hand went to the door leading to the dining room where all the leaders were sitting and pushed it open. Lacy heard a gasp from her friends and then her mother stood and held the door open so she could see what was going on.

Sevi had begun sniffing everyone at the table until he got to one of the older members.

She knew the man had been sick lately, he and his mate had been to several doctors trying to figure out what was going on. Witches were not invincible, although they had a lot of remedies that could help sickness.

Sevi licked the man"s face and then growled a little and took the man"s wrist in his mouth and bit down gently. The man looked around the room, a little apprehensive about what he was supposed to do. Her mother told him to sit still.

Sevi licked the puncture wound until it healed and then sat back. He grunted and looked around at them. Lacy"s mom said, “Hmmm, Peter, are you okay?” The man looked around the room and had a stunned expression on his face. “Okay? I feel better than I have in years!”

Lacy"s mom clapped her hands and said, “See? I told you it would be alright.” She said and looked at her daughter. “They have taken on your healing abilities when they are shifted.”

“What?” She screeched and looked at Shawn and then Sevi who had come back into the room and rested his head on her other knee.

“Darling, not every shifter witch mating is terrible.” Her mother said softly.

“Now! On to better things.” Her father yelled and motioned for her mother to leave the kitchen so the twins could shift back.

Lacy waited until the door was shut, and then turned to her mates and smiled. “Okay guys, shift back.” In the flash of an eye, her mates were standing before her in all of their naked glory. She looked at them hungrily and then leaned in and kissed Sevi first and then Shawn.

“Sweetheart, we had better stop or I will be taking you against your mother"s kitchen counter. She may not like that.” Shawn whispered.

Lacy giggled and then stepped back. She tripped over the carpet that led to the other room and would have fallen on her ass if Sevi had not grabbed her in time.

“Well, you did not get the shifter"s grace when we mated.” Sevi said dryly.

“Shut up.” She grumbled and straightened her clothes and stuck out her tongue and walked into the dining room.

“Stick that out again and I will put it to good use.” Shawn called and Lacy froze when she entered the room of witches.

They all chuckled and she turned bright red. One of the women spoke up. “Lacy, at least you know they will take care of your every need.” She teased.

Lacy refused to answer; these were her mother"s friends and her coven elders. She refused to talk about sex with them; it would be like talking about it with her parents.

Her mother was bad enough, since she smirked in the corner and leaned in and whispered something to her father which had them kissing. Gross!

Shawn and Sevi finally joined them fully dressed and sat on either side of her. She felt a calmness flow over her and she smiled and grabbed their hands. Even now the lights were beginning to fade and every once in a while one of the small orbs would fly into one of their chests. Her parents just nodded and smiled.

“Lacy, you know everyone here, so I will introduce them to your mates.” Her mother said politely and then pointed to each member of the coven elders and introduced them formally.

Her mates nodded and smiled. When the formalities were finally over, Lacy settled back to listen to what they were going to decide.

“As you know, my daughter is one of the Chosen. We have kept her in secrecy for many years to protect her. She found out last night her true calling and found her mates.

Here"s the rub. The New Council is in Colorado under a magical attack as we speak. We are unable to get any communication in or out of the town they have settled. I suspect the Rogues have enlisted the help of our former coven members. The particular spell that they are using makes me think that Sabrina is involved.” Her mother said and the rest of the room gasped.

Lacy searched her memory for someone named Sabrina and came up empty, well all except for the movie about the teenage witch and somehow she did not think that is who they were talking about.

“As you know, Sabrina wanted to leave our coven when we arrived because she felt that she could use her powers for her own personal use away from here. Last I heard, she was in California, clearly, I was wrong. She also took with her seven of the other coven members, together they are very powerful. If she is working with the Rogues, she also has a variety of shifters at her disposal. I believe that they will all be somewhere in the vicinity of the Rogue headquarters which according to Sevi and Shawn is in Denver.

Suggestions?”

That started a dialogue that lasted into the late morning. At the end of the session, they had a loose plan on how they would deal with the threat. Their coven was entrenched in the New Orleans community and many shifters who visited knew about their presence and kept their secrets. Lacy"s mother knew the head of the Eastern Pride and was calling him. Lacy was a little excited because she had never really met the cougar, tiger and lion members of the Pride. They tended to keep their noses out of politics, preferring to ignore things like this until it affected them.

Packs, Prides, Sidhe and Witches had the largest contingency on the North American Continent. The rest were small bands of shifters who either joined Packs and Prides or remained in hiding. According to the twins, their Alphas had already alerted the necessary Packs about what was going on. The Sidhe was also notified when one of their own became a mate to one of the Chosen. They were helping, but the spell that had been put on the compound had been strengthened and now no one could „pop" in or out.

Blaine"s mate, Dalton, was the son of the head Sidhe in the United States. Lacy"s father was currently on the phone with him and explaining the situation. Soon many of the magical community would descend on New Orleans, for the sole purpose to help the New Council. When the Witches became involved, most of the shifter community who supported the beliefs of the New Council would be willing to help.

Chapter 8

He was taking chances that he should not be taking. When the witch found her mate, he should have left. But something made him stay. If he could just get her alone for a little while, he would be able to convince her that joining the Council was not in her best interest. She would be one of the most powerful witches of their age; Lacy should not waste her time with helping the bleeding hearts.

Her powers alone would win them the battle with the Council. If he could break them apart, they would never reach their full potential and eventually he would be able to take over the Council. Oh, it would still be a fight. But he knew that until the entire Council was assembled they were weak.

The Master stood across the street from his little Lacy"s parent"s house. She was inside.

He could feel her. So was her mother. Soon she would realize that her daughter was still in danger. He had no plans on engaging the Red witch. He could not waste his power on such a battle. However, he could not leave just yet. He wanted his Lacy to see that he was still there. Waiting and watching for the right time to meet her.

When they did the research about the Chosen, Lacy and one other drew his attention.

He spoke to several different witches and shifters. If he took these two women as mates, he would absorb their powers. With that he would be more powerful the Alphas. They were all brawn and little brain anyway. If they did not have their little female, the Alphas would never have found Lacy in time. Something to think about in the future.

Now that she had had the Alpha spawn, maybe they were more relaxed. Maybe he could use that.

Looking back at the house, the Master pushed his power a little toward the gated building. If there had not been so much security, he would have walked right in and taken his Lacy. To think that she had mated with those two lowlife bears pissed him off.

Of course, it was not her fault. She could not have known that he was planning on saving her from a life of mediocrity. She was destined for greatness at his side.

He had missed his opportunity with Blaine. His mate had been in his sights when he discovered that his other mate; the Sidhe „popped" practically the entire Council to help her. Of course, he had used it to his advantage. With the Alphas gone, he called the witches and started his campaign to contain them while he searched for the remaining Chosen.

They could not be allowed to join and make the Prophesy come true. The humans were happy and stupid right now. They had no clue that the magical community used them to gain power and money. Why rock the boat?

He stepped back, reached into his coat pocket, and pulled out a cell phone.

“Update?” He said briskly into the phone.

“Master, the spell is holding. When are you returning? We have many things to discuss.” The woman purred into the phone.

“I will get back when I get back. Don"t question me.” He said quietly with the hint of impatience in his voice.

“Master, I am not questioning you. I am merely asking when you will return. Your presence will go unnoticed only for so long. Oliver will begin to wonder where you went off to soon. We have already intercepted several phone calls from his assistant. We have put them off, stating that you have been in meetings with the Sidhe. But if they call and check, they will find out that you are not there.” The woman said with an equally impatient tone.

“Oliver will believe whatever I tell him. He is weak minded. The years have taken their toll. Besides, since Josephine has returned he is more interested in being a father once again, not an Alpha. He has been easy to manipulate over the years. Soon, he will see that he placed his faith in the wrong person. It will devastate him to learn that he was the one who gave us all the information that we needed to take over the Council.” The Master said.

“And then we will rule together.” The woman whispered.

“Of course, my dear. Just like we planned.” He said smoothly. Although he had no intention on following through on this promise. He was going to mate with the two women who would give him the most power, it was not her. She would be taken care of soon.

He hung up the phone and then played with it for a moment before making a decision.

He looked at the house while he dialed the now familiar number and smiled when Lacy answered.

“Hello? Potions.” She said into the phone. Potions was the name of her store. He knew that she had the phone forwarded to her cell when she was not there. The other woman who opened the store this morning told him when he bought a few things. She had been a fountain of information. It was sad really, how trusting people were.

“Hello, Lacy.” He said in to the phone.

He could hear her in the background whispering to her mates and giggling. “Stop, it"s the store phone.”

He waited patiently while she shooed them away. “I"m sorry; you have caught me on my day off. Can I help you?”

“Yes, my dear, you can. I was wondering when you would be back in the store. I bought an amulet from your store this morning. It says on the card, for specific help with its use to make an appointment. I am calling to make that appointment.” He said smoothly.

“Oh, I am sorry, sir. I"m not sure when I will be returning to the store. I have had a family emergency and have to deal with it.” She said.

“I understand, however, this is a bit of an emergency also. It is for my daughter, she has been in a relationship that is harmful. I have tried to get her out but so far, she refuses to believe that he will hurt her further. The amulet was for protection.” He said. The Master knew that this is what she prided herself on. She would never turn her back on a person in need.

“Shoot. Let me talk with my boyfriends and see if I can run in today. Call me back in a few hours and I will have an answer.” Lacy said into the phone.

Chapter 9

Quin and Jaden sat at the head of the table they had made for the New Council. The Chosen were all in attendance. The meeting had been called to talk about what they were going to do. They were all getting frustrated and impatient. They had been cooped up in the compound for days without being able to find a way out, or a way to communicate. Their phones would not work and computers would not connect to the internet. It was like there was interference.

Dalton had been able to „pop" in and out of the compound, but since he returned with his mate Blaine two weeks ago; he had also been unable to leave. It was frustrating. Cami, the Alpha female, had found a way to send out Blaine"s brothers before the spell that surrounded the town became too strong. But they had no clue if they had gained the help of the witches.