(Nikki P. O. V)
One month later
This one passed like a blur, and fortunately, we finished preparing goodies and packing gifts before the annual function. Mom and I welcomed the guest who had come to attend the yearly function while Dad and Cole were busy checking all the arrangements and the security.
After greeting the last guest, we make sure that there is someone to assist the guest on our behalf while we get ready for the banquet. I went to the nursery room to check on the twins and then went to my room to get dressed for the feast.
I decided to wear a long red dress split from the left side, with long diamond earrings, a simple heart-shaped diamond pendant, and a diamond bracelet to go with it. After getting dressed, I put my high heels on and ordered the Omegas to come to my room and help me put my makeup on.
As they finished the last touch-up of my hair and makeup, we heard someone knock on the door.
“Come in,” I said while checking myself in the mirror.
“Are you ready to go, my love?” Cole asks while walking inside our room, looking dashingly handsome in the black Armani suit I gave him on his birthday.
“Yup,” I said, smiling at him.
“Did I tell you how beautiful you were looking right now?” Cole asks with a mischievous smile on his face.
“No,” I said while trying to make a straight face.
“Well, then let me tell you now, you look so beautiful that if we didn’t have to attain the ball, I would just have locked you in our room and made love to you the whole night while admiring you and telling you how much I love you,” he said with a smirk on his face, making me blush in the process.
“Well, you don’t look bad yourself,” I said to him.
“Then shall we?” he asks.
“Sure,” I said while linking our arms. When we walked out of our room, I suddenly stopped on our way, remembering about the twins since it was time to introduce them to the world.
“What about the twins?” I ask him.
“I have told Stephen and Daisy to get them ready for the ball and bring them to the main hall after we enter the hall,” Cole said to me, and then we walked towards the main hall to join the party. As soon as we enter the hall, Stella and Alisha come to greet us with their mates.
“Nikki, you look as beautiful as always. This dress suits you well,” Stella said while hugging me.
“You too, Stella. This new look suits you better than the previous one.” I said while breaking the hug and looking more carefully at her.
“Really?” she asked with little hesitation, and I nodded my head at her question.
“See, didn’t I tell you that you look even more gorgeous in this look, and everyone will compliment you?” Torak asks while hugging her. And she shyly nodded her head in agreement.
“I am sorry I couldn’t come and visit you in the hospital and come and help you prepare the gifts for the guest,” Alisha said while giving me a side hug.
“It’s okay. Your health and baby come first and don’t hesitate to tell Cole or me if you need anything make sure you don’t push yourself and have enough rest. Anyway, when were you due to deliver?” I ask her.
“Within this month,” Ryan said to me.
“Well, talking about children, where is Benjamin, Stella? I can’t able to see him anywhere?” I ask Stella while looking around for him.
“He is with my parents. They love him so much that they don’t want to separate from him. I am afraid that if this goes on, then they will spoil him, ” Torak said while pointing toward his parents, who are busy playing with Benjamin.
“Where are the twins?” Stella asked me, and I pointed my finger towards the stairs when I saw Stephen and Daisy on the stairs walking towards us while carrying twins with them, with a servant following him while holding a baby walker in his hand. They came to us, and cole and I took the twins from them.
“Oh my god. The twins look more like each other than any twins I have seen. Don’t they?” Alisha asked Ryan, and he nodded his head in agreement.
“Yes, it was hard even for us to tell the difference between them. The only person who can tell the difference is Alpha Cole, Luna Nikki, older witch Emma, and their mates.” Daisy said to them.
“How did you tell the difference between them?” Stella asks me.
“They have different hair and eye colors,” I said.
“How?” This time it was Torak who asked us.
“Ashton has dark brown hair and dark blue eyes, while Adam has light brown hair and light blue eye color,” Cole explains.
“I can’t see the difference,” Stella said while looking at her. The twins start crying when they feel Stella’s sharp gaze on them.
“Oops, it looks like I startled them,” Stella said, moving away.
“It’s alright,” Nikki said while trying to calm them down.
“Emma said that since they were the grandchildren of the moon goddess, they looked the same to the point that even vampires and werewolves had a hard time telling the difference between them. Even though they have more sharp eyes and senses than any normal human being.” Cole informed them.
“Then it will become hard for other people like us, their teachers, friends, and others to tell the difference between them. And it will make it easier for them to create trouble for you and others. What will you do then?” Alisha asks us.
“We are planning to do something about it, like making them wear a pendant or bracelet to help people differentiate between them since they are too young for tattoos and other things,” Cole said.
“But what if they exchange their accessory with each other to play pranks on each other,” Stella asks us.
“I will cast magic on the accessory to make sure that they can’t remove it from their body unless it is necessary to do it,” I said to them.
“I think we should introduce the twins to others. They are all waiting to see them,” Cole said to me, and we excused ourselves, greeted other guests, and introduced the twins to others. Almost all the people everyone had the same questions. It was frustrating to answer the same question repeatedly, but we answered them patiently.
After some time, Mom and Dad come and take the twins from us so that we can do the first dance and declare the opening of the ball. We danced some more and then told everyone to come outside to see the fireworks. After dancing some more time, we decided to go and check on the twins before calling it a day and went to our room to get some sleep.