Tattooed Luna by Mrs Smith

Everyone was quiet for a moment before someone put something in front of my face. “Bite this.” “Don’t fight passing out.” Alec said towith a thick voice.

Lifting my head, | tried to assess my injury. The gash was deep and about five inches wide. A chunk of meat was moving in and out as | breathed. It wasn’t just a surface thing. This was layers of muscle.

My head hit the floor as | accepted my fate. Taking the stick, | bit down on hit as | focused on my breathing. Four pairs of arms held my arms and legs down. The girls shifted to the front while the men focused on me.

“Ready?” | heard him ask.

Squeezing my eyes shut, | just focused on the girl's cries. | knew he wasn’t going to show any mercy since it needed to get done and done correctly but fuck. His fingers shoved into my side a second before a needle stabbed me.

“FUCK!” | growled as my jaw clenched around whatever was in my mouth.

“Fuck, he is strong.” | heard the guys say. It sounded like they were trying to use all their muscle to keepdown. Penny's face flashed before my eyes, tellingto relax.

My mind instantly followed her. Surrounded by smoke, | followed her. She wasn’t pregnant but she kept motioningto follow her. So, | started running. It didn’t matter how fast I ran, | couldn’t catch up to her.

“Come.” | heard her whisper “I'm trying.” The urgency in my voice was clear. It was almost a worry as | tried to get to her.

Eventually, she stopped walking and turned away from me. The sounds of babies crying replaced her angelic voice, bringto my knees. As Penny faded away, three babies wrapped tightly in blankets laid before me.

Elijah Colt was etched into a nplate. It was on the chest of the first baby to the right. Cooper Brian was the next baby boy and then was the smallest baby of them all. Where Elijah and Cooper were solid babies, the little girl was the tinest. Wrapped in a floral blanket, her ntag read Eliana Penelope.

My legs gave out as | fell to my knees. Tears ran down my face as | scooped all three of them up. First was my little girl, the spinning image of her mother. So sweet and so little. Then my second born son. The one that will test my patience but be incredibly loyal to his friends. The one that is everyone's ride or die friend. The last one is my first born son. The one that is the heir to the pack. He will be strong and intelligent. He will guide his siblings on the right path, keeping them out of trouble.

This was my family. As | looked up, Penny wasn’t there. Standing up, panic rose as | kept looking around for her.

“Penny!” | yelled over and over again but she wasn’t there. Nothing was there. The area | was at was completely white with smoke. Fog covered everything, only getting thicker as I ran. With all three babies, | kept frantically looking.

My little girl, my little Eliana started crying. It was like my stomach flopped as | stopped looking for Penny and focused souly on my daughter. She was already wrapped around my finger. My little princess.

“It’s okay, daddy is here.” | said as | hugged all three of them close. As soon as she touched my skin, she relaxed under my touch. Elijah cooed, as if to tell her to quiet down and go back to sleep. She instantly closed her eyes before her sweet little breathing leveled out.

“COLT!” | heard a man’s voice from far away. My head snapped behindas | tired to see who it was. The voice was so familiar but | couldn't place it.

“Wake up!” | heard another voice call out.

Looking down, my arms were empty. All of my babies just vanished. Thinking | dropped them, my hands frantically searched the floor but cup with nothing. Slowly, | started getting pulled backwards.

“No! | need to find my babies!” | yelled but | just kept getting pulled back.

A white light so bright blindedas | tried to blink a few times to adjust. The sounds of beeping interrupted my peaceful space. People were pulling on me. Touching me, squeezing my arms or pushing on my stomach. The pain cback at this point. Sharp pain in my side made the last few hours flash before me. Kara, the girls and then the stitches.

“I'm fine!” | yelled as | realized it was just my mind playing tricks on me. My mind tookto a place of comfort and safety. What confusedwas if | saw the future. Would | have three babies and no Penny? “Colt!” Penny's sweet voice filled my ears before the electrifying sparks ran down my arm.

“Penny!” My hand found her arm and hung on to her for dear life. It was like | lost her and finally found her again. She was alive and beside me. | wasn’t about to let her go. Pulling her closet to me, | felt myself relax.

Slowly, | tried to open my eyes again. “Turn the lights off.” Penny said in a more authoritive voice than I heard before.

The world instantly dimmed, allowingto open them more and focus. My pack doctor was standing beside the bed, examining my wound. “He did a great job stitching this up. | am going to give you a shot of antibiotics but your alpha healing as already has this looking pretty good. Obviously, take it easy in the next day or two.” “Thank you, doctor.” Penny said more softly. | watched as the doctor walked out before | saw movement to my side.

“How are you feeling?” Alec asked. Ice was holding on to his arm for dear life as she looked at me.