Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 37

**** Prior chapter I messed up. I forgot the mother died in childbirth with their youngest daughter. Fixed it turning Matilda into her Stepmother and her fathers supposed second chance mate. So sorry about that. Everything else is just the same just moved some conversation around. Once edited takes a bit to show fixed so give it time, please and thank you.*****

My eyes didn't want to open. I could feel Duncan's warmth around me and his soft purr on my chest keeping me calm and jelly like. The room felt tense and full pushing me back into thoughts that I wasn't enough, that yesterday wasn't enough to convince anyone I was their lost daughter back again. The voice lied. Maybe this was even more of my pack, old packs, jokes.

"I can feel you awake, baby." Duncan whispered in my ear. The warmth of his breath sending tingles down to my toes. "Erin, Jackson, and I are the only ones here. Everything is ok."

"You sure? No one is mad?" I dug my face into his chest putting my hands under his shirt to share his body warmth. "And where are the twins?"

"Yes, baby. Come back to us." I heard and felt the need in his voice. "They wanted to be here but some things came up that the

Alpha's of the pack had to take care of. They are only a mind link away."

I nodded before I slowly opened my eyes staring at his shirt covered chest feeling angry. "Who said you could cuddle me with a shirt on? You know the rules, mister!" I couldn't get enough of their skin against mine and the way it made me feel sent my heart fluttering just thinking about it.

"I requested that he remain clothed. Once we leave you can have all the naked fun time you want." Erin teased from behind me.

I felt my cheeks heat up but I wasn't going to take it back. Duncan was being naughty depriving me of his sexy, hot abs being on view. He stared at my tits and ass all the time so its only fair.

"Fine, grandpa, but next time know he isn't allowed a shirt. I need my man meat on view!" I giggled.

Duncan was chuckling, He knew he was sexy and that he was all mine. Every time I got upset about him being clothed, I could smell the happiness coming off of him.

"She sounds like her mother." Jackson's voice teased. "But I don't need to see my daughter's mate in any kind of undress."

I turned around letting my back sink into Jackson as I gripped the covers to my chest and stared at Jackson and Erin who sat on the loveseat we had just got for the bedroom. Neither of them looked mad but were a bit rigid. This is not how I wanted things to go. "I am sorry I blacked out. I don't normally do that."

"You are fine. I am just glad you are ok." Jackson replied in a soothing tone. "I can't get over how much you look like your mother and that you are actually here."

"I do? I thought I looked more like you but then again I don't really remember her." I looked down feeling the shame trickle through my body. "Do you have a picture of her I could see?"

"Of course." Jackson whipped out his wallet and walked over a small picture to give me. "This was taken right before we lost you. She had planned out the next five years' worth of family pictures including the outfits she wanted us to wear." He chuckled.

The picture had him next to the most beautiful woman I had ever seen with a toddler sitting on his knee. She had light brown hair and green eyes with a small nose and so many smile lines like that was all she did with her face. She wore small glasses that made her stand out even more. She had us all dressed in different colors of brown clothing that complimented each other.

"She is beautiful. That's my mom?" I asked knowing the answer, but my disbelief was rearing its ugly head. "My fake parents always said I looked ugly. That my looks jumped a few generations, and I looked like an aunt that no one liked." "What?" It was Jackson's turn to sound shocked. "I will kill them!"

"Get in line." Erin growled from his seat. "That whole pack has gotta go. I sent a few of our guards over to ask about a missing rogue, which is totally untrue, and they were all horrible. Add to the attacks they have sent here to kill my granddaughter to an ever- growing list of why they should die."

"Attacks?" He looked between us. "I think somebody should give me a bit of the history."

"I can't. But Duncan and Erin have both heard numerous stories plus know all the facts of the attacks and such." I looked back at Duncan, and he was nodding. "I would like a shower before I get my lazy butt out of bed. It is dinner time, isn't it?" Erin grinned. "Close. I knew you wouldn't miss more than one meal. Jackson just wait until you see what this girl can put away. I am impressed daily."

I told him to zip it before giving Duncan a quick kiss. I got up from the bed and froze. I was almost nose to nose with my dad and all I wanted was the world's biggest hug but no idea how to ask.

"Hug her already, dork." Erin demanded from behind. "Hurry up or I am claiming that bear hug."

Jackson growled and jerked me into his arms. I sunk into his familiar scent and held on for dear life. I never wanted him gone again. I had my dad back.

"I can't wait to get to know you and see how a father should have been as I grew up." I cried digging my nose into his chest. "I am sorry I got lost. I didn't mean to."

"Shhhh. Everything is ok." I could hear the sadness in Jackson's tone. "We are together again, and I am never leaving you. I bet the rest of the family is going to shit themselves when you move to the royal lands."

I stepped back biting my lip. "I'm not moving there."

Jackson jerked back in shock. "What? Why? Your mate can come too."

"I guess no one explained. I am mated to Duncan, but I am also mated to Leo and Lucas."

"Huh? Why?" Jackson looked between Duncan and Erin.

"The goddess fated me to all three and she gave me.... an Alpha wolf named Moonlight."

"No." Jackson stated. "Your mother was the last one and thank god. I barely kept her safe from our enemies."

"Sorry, Son, but she is telling the truth." Erin looked grim. "She has more to talk about with both of us but let's let her shower while Duncan and I start at the beginning."

I nodded before running off toward the far away bathroom. No one needed to hear me cry.