Drained Bonds

VI

YEARS

hushed whispers and giggles above me were the first indicator that I was not alone. The sound of their t

he pain of bringing up triplets all by yourself, the pain of being rejected by yo

ecognized the voice. It belonged to my eldest daughter Cel

oice chimed in. The voice be

imagined them cupping their ear in their little hands to get a closer inspection of my beati

blings shuffled closer, probably to see

ist the urge to laugh, and I shot up, causing my children to scramble away. Oh no, you don

to me and scattered kisses across his face

inted out of my room, their giggles echoi

ith each loud kiss, I scattered on his cheek, h

ssault, kissing his face, nose, cheeks, an

ized the opportunity of my momentary distraction by her sister's cry and grabbed hold of her

r than yesterday when they ha

his mischief and my brown eyes. At first, forgetting Theo had proven difficult. My wolf had cried most nights, and all I wanted to know was why he would do this to me. My heart ached for what could've been, an

at could've been; instead, I was going to focus on what is. I went to the kitchen and found my triplets giggling

the doorframe, my

eir little hurdle scattered, and th

lurted and was immediately me

he whi

attention was drawn to the unwashed plates on the sink and the raw eggs in the pan on the stove. My heart

urn on the stove, so we decided

evel and wrapped my hands

placing a kiss on each of their cheeks.

a chair for me "M

in her hands as a cardboard cutout of a crown.

she and her siblings had done. The word MAMA was writt

revealing her missing tooth. I smiled, my heart filled with joy as

," Travis beamed, his eyes filled w

este, who was currently pouring milk into the cereal. I gu

ney," I said when she momentar

nd I shook my head. It was best

al on the table, and the triplets wa

triplets exchanged glances amongst thems

eighbor Maggie would come and watch them while I went to work. I worked as a waitress at the local dinne

eady, and by the time I was

ut of each other's hair, and please keep them away from the medici

've got this."

to fix the dishwasher," I added as I grabbed my purse from th

imes I heard her voice was either to scold me about the kids or beg me to return t

ds in my pocket, I resumed my walk to the di