Hunter’s P.O.V. I slowly open my eyes as the voices around me slowly become clear and I hear my mates talk about our trip, but I nearly scream as I hear Jax ask Jayce if Mom and Dad gave their blessing to them mating me. “They were actually glad we asked for their blessing. However, Mom had one warning for all of us and that includes you as well, Princess.” He says and I dive deeper under the sheets, but I can’t escape my Mates as all four of them jump on the bed. I look at Jayce and wait for him to tell us about the warning Mom gave him. “We have to wait at least a decade before making them Grandparents.” Jayce says and I am not sure how to feel about this. I always wanted to become a Mom at an early age and I always dreamt of a large family with Pups separated by max two years. Justice and I don’t want to wait a decade before we have Pups, we want them as soon as possible and as many as the Goddess is willing to bless us with. Someone pulling my arm pulls me from my thoughts and I see worried looks on the faces of my Mates. I don’t know how to react or what to say, so I jump out of bed and start checking what they packed for me. I see they thought of everything and that actually puts a smile on my face, but I still feel sad because of Mom’s warning and I quickly rush into the bathroom. I lock the door behind me as I hear my Mates call out my name, but I am unable to let them in. I need to figure out how serious Mom is and what she will do if I decide to get pregnant as soon as I can. Justice has withdrawn to the back of my head and the moment I hear my Mates roar I know she is blocking their Lycans as well. “Pumpkin, will you please open the door. Your emotions are all over the place and your Dad is close to breaking down the door.” I hear Mom say from the other side of the door. Knowing Dad, he will break down this door if I don’t open it and a little reluctantly I unlock the door. Justin rushes in to pick me up bridal-style and he looks angry at Mom as we pass her. He walks to our living room and sits down in an armchair with me on his lap, pulling me closer to his chest. Dad asks what is going on and Jayce tells him he doesn't understand it either. “Mom’s warning is what is wrong.” Justin growls and he looks at Mom as he continues talking, “Did you think about Hunter when you said you didn’t want to have Grandpups for at least a decade or were you just thinking about yourself. Right now, our Lycans can’t reach Justice as she is blocking them.” I can’t see how everyone reacts to Justin’s words and I don’t want to see it, I think Justin hit a nerve when he blamed Mom for being selfish. Justin buries his face in my neck as I keep my face against his chest and I feel safe in the comfort of his arms. I am so wrapped up in my own mind that I don’t hear everyone else walk in, but Emma and Ella roaring pulls me from my thoughts. They are the only ones that know I have always wanted Pups as soon as I found my Mate and they know that I haven’t changed my mind on that in all the years that they have known me. Pops and Papa wrap them in their arms and Mom asks them if they understand my attitude, “Excuse me.” I roar at Mom. “My attitude. Get out of this room and off this floor, Mom. I don’t want to deal with you right now and everyone that thinks I have an attitude can follow her. Get out.” I run to our bedroom and grab my running shoes as I walk into the closet to chance into something more suitable for running, Justice is still retreated into the back of my head. I need time to think and I don’t want to deal with anyone, so I link Daphne to join me for a run. I am out of the Palace before anyone can stop me and Daphne seems to understand I just need her to keep an eye on me. She follows me at a distance as I run into the forest behind Sarah’s grave, I let my anger lead me as I dodge branches. It takes hours before I have calmed down a little and I slow down my pace as I circle back to the Palace. Somewhere along the way one of the other females in my protection detail has taken Daphne’s place and I realize I probably wore her out with my pace. It is nearing ten in the evening when I get back to the Palace and I tell my Guard to get some sleep, before I walk into the Palace. I use one of the secret corridors to make my way up to our floor, because I don’t want to see anyone and taking the normal route means I will be seen by others. My Mates are not on our floor as I walk into our bedroom and after my evening routine I crawl into bed, completely exhausted from everything that happened today. It doesn’t take long before I drift off to sleep. Aspen’s P.O.V. Hearing Justin’s words makes me see that I had been acting selfish, I didn’t consider my Daughter feelings and I didn’t take into account how anyone of them would feel about it. I just want them to enjoy their time together and I know that taking care of a Pup is hard, it takes a lot of your free time. Not that I would have given up Hunter to get some free time, she means the world to me and I loved every second I spent with her. I was lucky that most Werewolves in our old Pack were willing to look after her while I was at work and she never complained about the hours I worked. I don’t think I have ever seen my Daughter as angry as she was after I asked Emma and Ella about her attitude, I know I used the wrong word, but at that moment it seemed to be the only word I could come up with. It takes us a few minutes to realize that she is no longer in the Palace. Luckily Victor is able to tell us that she went for a run and that Daphne is following her at a safe distance. “Emma, I know I used the wrong word to describe what is going on with Hunter. Can you explain why my warning to Jayce upset her so much.” I finally break the silence.Emma looks at Ella and Matt before she turns towards me, “There is one topic we would discuss every single time we were together and that was finding our Mate. Hunter has always had a clear picture of her future and no matter what we would say she never wavered from it in all these years. She wants a large family with as many Pups as the Goddess will grant her and she wants them as soon as she can. She always said she hoped to get pregnant on the first day of mating with her fated Mate. Justice feels the same way about it and I doubt she has changed her mind in the past few weeks.” Emma says. Martha serves us dinner in the dining room on our floor and as I eat my dinner I let Emma’s words run through my brain. I never had a clear picture on what I wanted in life, but I don’t regret anything and I don’t want Huner to have any regrets in her life either. If she wants to become a Mother as soon as she possibly can, then who am I to tell her she can’t. It is a decision she has to make with her Mates and all I can do is be there when she needs me. I have emptied my plate by the time I have made up my mind, now all I need is to talk to my Daughter. After dinner we discuss the teams Daphne put together to accompany my Mate, my Pups and my Dads and she has done an excellent job, Hunter picked the right person as head of her protection detail. We get so distracted by it that it is nearing midnight before we realize we haven’t heard or seen Hunter. Justin runs out of the room using his Lycan speed and soon he is back with a smile on his face, “She is fast asleep in our bed.” He says and everyone sighs in relief. I remember how she showed up outside our room without anyone telling me she had arrived and I know she snuck back into the Palace. “Justin, will you tell her in the morning I would like to talk to all of you before you leave?” I ask him before I wish all of them goodnight and walk to our bedroom. Daniel is right behind me and even though he is curious as to what I want to talk about with our Pups he doesn’t ask anything as we get ready for the night. I crawl into bed next to Daniel and I let him pull me into his arms. I put my head on his chest as I finally except the fact that I might be a Grandmother before I am a Mother again. Daniel and I have decided we want a Pup together and I hope that my next period doesn’t come. A little girl with my Father’s eyes and Daniel’s hair, but with Hunter’s smartass attitude and with those thoughts I slowly drift off to sleep.