Just my luck, I just happen to be visiting during the full moon. I love this tradition, and this time they are going to have a barbeque and pool party. This time it is more of an all day affair. After breakfast, Devaney and I help with the final set up. Zoey is still too young, so Scarlett offered for her to play with her son Drago, who is about six months younger than Zoey - a real cutie too. Julian is busy with Beta duties, so we basically left each other alone today - I'm sure to Scarlett's relief.

While some of the guys are cooking the meat, my cooking time is over. All of the rest of the food for the barbeque was completed this morning and ready for setting up when it was time. Plenty of ideas were thrown around for activities we could do like bean bag toss and a game of backyard football, but with the pregnant women around we decided on just relaxing by the pool. I might have been scared of starting another relationship, but that doesn't mean that I am going to go into hibernation. Having the genetics to wear a two-piece means I am going to wear one. Devaney and Zoey wear one too and go to play with the other kids their age. I'm not as familiar with the parents of the kids playing with Devaney. Devaney is playing with a few kids that I found out were Zale, a water mage, and Sylvia and Wyatt, werewolf siblings that were part of the Sanguine Silence Pack before Scarlett took it over. Zoey however is another story. Brazil and his mate Phoebe have a set of twins that are four, Violet and Rosemary. Romain and Ao have a five-year-old daughter named Lilah. Mariah and Juniper adopted twins, Wyatt and Emmett, who are also four. The place is now teaming with kids, and it is great to see.

It didn't go unnoticed by me that I am getting plenty of stares from the unmated males, but what surprises me, kind of, is that I don't see Julian anywhere around. I wouldn't admit to anyone else that the bathing suit was more for him than anyone else - but I guess it doesn't matter anyway if he isn't going to show up.

Well if he isn't going to show up, I am going to make my rounds talking with all the other people of the pack. Damn him.

First I make my way over to Romain and Ao, who is pregnant with fraternal twins. The first thing I get is a huge hug from Romain. Luckily Ao and I have come to terms with anything between Romain and I a long time ago, and I am very happy with this. For some reason, I have a feeling she suspected that I was in love with Julian and doesn't feel a bit threatened by my presence. However, I think I hear some sort of growl behind me, but when I look back I don't see anyone. It seems strange because that only usually happens between mates and Ao was standing next to us. Oh well. I shrug.

"How have you been?" Ao asks while giving her own hug.

"I've been better. I guess it's no secret now that Callum and I aren't together anymore." I state.

"Maybe so - since he's not here." Romain replies.

"We just had a rocky relationship, and he did a few things that I just couldn't forgive." I comment.

"Was it really that bad?" Ao asks.

"He did things that you would leave Romain for - if that gives you any idea." I respond.

"I understand." She states looking at me with understanding.

"How have you guys been?" I ask.

"Romain has been hovering lately. Lilah was born prematurely after medical complications, so being pregnant with twins isn't helping much."

"Hey I only want what's best for you and the babies." Romain interjects, and all I can do is smile at the two of them - slightly jealous that Callum and I couldn't have been this way.

Since I don't see Julian, I decide to mingle with the rest of the pack. There were a couple of guys sitting off to the side who kept trying to get my attention, so I decide why not talk to them - what the hell.

Andre Duval is a vampire that just recently joined the pack. He is more on the serious side, asking lots of questions about my past. He seems genuinely interested in getting to know more about me. I think it is kind of him. Maybe one day we can become rather good friends, something I've missed being away from Blackrose. For some reason I didn't have as much support at New Dawn, Sienna and Camden's mate, Andrea, were the best friends I needed, but it still hurt to not have more females who wanted to get close.

Dante Carbone was an extremely sexy vampire hybrid with black hair and steel blue eyes. I could see why all the girls were basically waiting in line to talk and socialize with this guy. He didn't hold the same glow that Julian did for me, but he is nice to look at all the same.

I didn't talk much with the other two guys, they seemed more interested in chasing women. Cesar Martinez was a werewolf hybrid with a dark past, here to try and start a new life. He was a bit young, but nice looking with the most amazing pair of amber colored eyes I've seen. Alex Spencer was a werewolf who just wanted to belong. Although with his looks, it wouldn't take him much to belong to most of the unmated females around here. He had black hair and beautiful gray blue eyes with just enough stubble to accentuate his already defined jaw.

But even with all of this mingling, I am still feeling restless. I thought I would see more of Julian, hell this time there are no mates in the way, but I've seen less of him then any other time I've been here. Has he changed his mind? Did I do something wrong?

Julian POV

Wondering where she is, I look out over the pool party and notice Eva walking around in a yellow two-piece with a cover up. She looks good of course, like she always does. I attempt to go and talk with her, when she gets up to go talk with Romain and Ao. She gives him a hug, and I shouldn't be jealous, but my damn wolf growls. Eva looks around, but luckily with my speed I hide in the shadows. The urge to tell her how I feel only grows, but I don't want to push her. Seeing as my wolf won't calm down, I decide it best to go do something else for a while. There is still the pull there I never understood, and now I have a chance to explore the possibilities. My wolf is also clawing at the surface.

Go talk with her - you idiot. Takka growls.

And say what? Hey I'm glad you aren't with your mate, want to be my mate? I shot back.

Of course not that direct. Just let her know you're interested.

I'm scared of heartbreak again. I admit.

So what do you have to lose? We like her and her wolf. Her wolf his beautiful. Takka says dreamily.

They both are. I admit.

So why not take the chance?

Fine. I say just to shut him up.

But with the way the unmated males are looking at her, it is going to be a difficult day - but I am not going to avoid her all day - I can't.

Eva POV

When it gets to late afternoon, everyone started to set up the area where anyone could dance - if they wanted to. Wanting to look my best, I go in to shower and change clothes. I have to admit that I want to impress Julian, so I chose a dusty rose colored floral wrap around skirt with an ivory colored twisted crop top. I put my hair up in a neat bun with little pieces of loose hair falling down. I put on some eyeliner and mascara and a light pink lip gloss.

The guys from this afternoon all ask me to dance. Seeing as I don't see Julian anywhere and I don't want to be rude, I dance with a few of them. Cesar asks me first to date, which was quite surprising since he seemed to take the least amount of interest in me this afternoon, but there is a strange pull between us - but more like a familial pull - interesting. Next is Andre and then Dante. Last but certainly not least is Alex. He is a flirt and a little handsy, so I want to end our dance rather quickly. Luckily I am dragged away from Alex by a rather impatient looking Julian. Has he been here the whole time?

Julian POV

Once I get the courage and am tired of her dancing with everyone but me - I drag her to the dance floor. I know this song and it fits my angel perfectly - "You Look Good" by Lady Antebellum.

"What are you doing Julian?" Eva asks.

"You've danced with everyone, I think - but me." I grin.

"Is that so?" She says momentarily crossing her arms over her chest.

"Yes and this song fits you perfectly." I admit without a hint of hesitancy.

"So I look good?" She questions, like she doesn't know I think she's beautiful.

Not answering right away, I twirl her around the floor until I pull her close.

"You know I've always thought so." I whisper into her ear, and I swear even on this dimly lit floor that she blushes. She doesn't say a word and just continues to dance and spin with the song.

I don't think I've seen a more beautiful woman in all of the world. Too soon the song is over, and now is my chance to extend my time with my angel.

Eva POV

"Do you want to go on a walk with me?" Julian whispers in my ear, but the devil didn't wait for my answer. He just grabbed my hand and drug me away from the crowd.

We walk down one of the garden paths to a wooden bench under the stars. We sit there in the quiet of the night for a while holding hands before I break the silence.

"So your mate cheated on you, huh?" I ask Julian, still looking up at the sky filled with stars.

"Yeah, she thought she could hide it from me. She thought I wouldn't know what she was doing. She forgot about the marking." He says sadly.

"I'm sorry Julian." I state sincerely and grip his hand a little tighter. He smiles sweetly and that makes my heart melt.

"So Eva, what happened with you and Callum?" Julian asks, obviously changing the subject from him to me quickly. I don't have the strength to change the conversation back.

"What didn't happen?" I answer looking back up at the stars.

"I have all day to listen to you angel." I love the nickname he gave me. Another thing that makes my heart melt.

"You weren't the only one who was cheated on. The first time was a few months after my kidnapping. I forgave him because the kidnapping put a huge strain on our relationship. He turned to drinking to try to drown his issues with the whole ordeal."

"First time?" He growls.

"Yeah exactly." I chuckle a little and then continue,"I was nothing but devoted to him. Even though I have feelings for someone else, I never acted on them."

"Feelings for who?"

"Like you don't know that answer."

"Maybe I want to hear you say it, angel." He counters looking over at me, which I return.

"Well you won't get that wish right now. Right now I'm going to finish this story." I tell him, as I look down.

"You're not done? Wasn't that enough? Wait, you said first time - didn't you?"

"The second time was when Zoey was three. The last time happened about four months ago. I was pregnant." I tell him, as I start to cry.

He takes my face in his hands and wipes the tears away. "You were?"

"Yes. That night when he slept with the other woman, I fell over in pain. When I did, I tripped on a chair and tumbled into the coffee table. The pain from the mate bond added to the physical trauma from the fall caused me to have a miscarriage. I was pregnant with twins." I sob.

"It's ok, angel." He whispers, as he pulls me into a hug and begins running his hand through my hair. This almost immediately soothes me. He understands me so well.

I finally stop and look up at him. "I suppose. After I recovered from the shock of losing my children, I realized that it wasn't my fault. Once this became clear, I rejected Callum. Luckily he didn't fight me and accepted my rejection. I was tired of piecing my heart together and of being the one who always took the brunt of the accusations, even if he knew damn well that I wasn't sleeping with another man. He would shut me out, not include me in important discussions, and, just in general, he became extremely distant. The day I went to tell him I was pregnant with our second child, I didn't know it was twins at the time, and he brushed me off. His continued betrayal and the loss of my children were the last reasons I needed to end the relationship - well and my wolf almost killed Callum one night when he came home drunk."

"You shouldn't have gone through that." He argues. "But your wolf is one spicy she wolf - well rather she-devil." He chuckles.

"She certainly can be devilish." I agree. "Everything has a reason. Who am I to argue with the fates?"

Hey, I'm not that bad. My wolf argues.

Oh really? And the actions with Callum weren't bad?

I didn't kill him, did I?

I guess not, so thank you for that.

No problem. I knew we would have to pay a heavy price if I hurt the poor Alpha. She scowls with a bit of sarcasm.

I agree.