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As I get closer to the end, I’m able to untangle faster, pulling more and more threads out of the chaos. The voices in my head are quieting down and it makes it easier for me to hear Eli.
When his light shines brightly, I’m on the last group of threads. I can hear his desperation. I can hear his tears and it makes me move faster, trying to get these last voices separated so I can get. back to my mate.
As he finally tells me that our son needs his mother before I hear his choked sobs, I untangle the last knot and it frees my mind from the chaos. I open my eyes and maybe it shouldn’t be my first question, but really, how does he know we’re having a boy?
When he lifts his head, I can see exactly how much of a toll my unconscious state has taken on him. His face is lined with stress, his eyes look like he hasn’t slept in weeks, and he looks like he’s aged. How long have I been unconscious?
I touch his face, wanting to comfort him but instead he breaks down, sobbing and all I can do is hold him. As he sobs, I take inventory of my surroundings. I’m in the pack hospital, I don’t smell good, and my stomach has a small bump where my baby is.
Wait! I was less than a week pregnant when we went to war with the hunters and now my stomach has a rounded bump? I’ve been out much longer than I realized.
As Eli finally gets control of his emotions, he wipes his eyes and nose before reaching down to kiss my softly on my lips. The tingles rush across my lips, making me sigh. I was worried that his tether breaking might impact our bond, but it hasn’t at all.
I pull back, looking into his exhausted eyes. “How long have I been out, baby?”
He cups my face in his hand, his thumb rubbing across my cheek. “It’s been a month, love.”
A MONTH! No wonder my mate looks awful.
“Oh Ell, I’m so sorry. But I’m here now. I’m back and I’m not going anywhere.”
I need to get closer to my mate. I want to reassure him that I’m okay and I need to reassure myself that he is okay. There are too many wires and lines connected to other beeping machines and I can’t get close to him.
In frustration, I pull a tube from my nose and start to pull lines from my arms before Eli grabs me.”
Careful, baby. Those have been keeping you and our son alive.”
“Well, let’s get rid of the others, then. I need to snuggle with my mate.” I tell him and he hops off the bed and maneuvers the lines around, removing the ones that are monitoring me, but leaving the ones monitoring our son. Our son?
“How do you know we’re having a boy?” I ask him again as he lays back down. I curl up next to him and sigh as the feeling of love, protection and comfort flood my system.
“I can smell him. I haven’t let Sirona tell me. I wanted you to hear it at the same time, but Liam and Rik both said they knew based on smell, and I do too. He doesn’t smell like you at all He smells like what you said I smell like, sandlewood.”
I smile. We’re having a boy!
Sirona kept me in the hospital for another week. She said she is positive that our little boy is doing well, confirming that we are having a boy.
I’d say I was frustrated with being kept in the hospital that long, but I had so many visitors and Sirona also went into labor. So, I got to meet her little girl in the same week that Tula, Lelani and Lolana brought in their little ones to meet me. The twins both had boys and in some odd twist of sprite weirdness, their sons were born at exactly the same time. Luckily, Alexander had Sirona place them in the same room so he could be there for both births. Tula and Thomas had a little girl and I found out from Fanella that she is having a boy. Angel brought Leana to meet me, and she told me she is pregnant again. Cara and I haven’t stopped teasing her about it. She just smiles happily. I can tell Cara is a little jealous, I know she wants another one and Rik has been holding out. I’m confident there’s another baby in her future.
I listened with rapt attention while they told me about their deliveries and holding their precious little ones for the first time. I’m so excited to hold my own child. Now, at least, my happiness for them is genuine with no heartache of my own. It’s not that I don’t trust Sirona, but Maia confirmed that our little boy is safely tucked away with her guarding him.
Paisley brought Levi to visit me while I was in the hospital. She had been getting progressively stronger. I think I finally convinced her to come to a mate gathering. She hadn’t felt confident enough about it until now, but I’m glad she’s going to go. More and more werewolves who are looking for their second chance mates are joining the mate gatherings and several matches have been made. I also tried to convince Benny to join, but he says he’s too old for that.
After returning to the packhouse and Eli and I getting a couple nights of much needed sleep. things got back to normal. Now that the construction is nearly done, Eli, Carlos and Noah were back to their normal morning and afternoon training schedules. We set up transportation so the pups in our pack could be bused to and from school, and Cammy resigned as my Lead Omega to work in her diner with Benny’s assistance. Melinda took over the morning shift and she hired on another omega that she and Cammy agreed could take on the afternoon shift.
Eli and I set up a nursery next door to our bedroom. Jeremy made our bassinet, crib and changing table. Eli took some time to carve little wolves into the furniture once we had it set up in the room. Then he painted the night sky on the ceiling, and I added the moon and some stars for our little one.
I had Anna make all of my baby and maternity clothes. It’s good to know a seamstress because in the last month of pregnancy. I felt like my little boy was growing like a weed and I was outgrowing my clothes almost weekly.
Eli and I had agreed that we would name our son after his father. And nearly four months after I woke up in the hospital, we welcomed our son, Emerson Cale to the world.
One year later
Life is amazing! After the hunter war, after everything settled down with the missing humans and after my mate woke up, things finally began to fall into place.
The birth of my son, Emerson, was the most amazing moment of my life. Well, that is until today. Today, I am holding my baby girl for the first time. Emlyn Grace. She’s beautiful, perfect, just like her mother. And while I love my son more than I could ever put into words, there is something different about holding my daughter. A fierce protectiveness flows through me. It’s a feeling I’ve had with Emerson, but it’s different, more intense. There is something special about the father/daughter bond and I vow that no one will ever hurt my little girl.
I lay her in my mate’s arms, watching as now the two most precious women in my life curl up and fall asleep together. I gently kiss them both on the tops of their heads before leaving them to rest.
I head back to the packhouse, picking up Emerson from Carlos and Amber. Our baby boom has continued, and Carlos is expecting their third child any day now. Sirona and Noah had their babies back-to-back, a girl then a boy. Angel and Liam have had two boys in the last year and Cara finally convinced Rik to have another baby, a boy this time. The sprites aren’t any better than Angel and Liam and soon we’ll have our own pack of hybrids if this keeps up. Especially now that more sprites have mated with our pack’s wolves.
“How is our Luna?” Amber asks me, rubbing her stomach in a gesture I’ve become accustomed to seeing from Grace.
“She’s tired. Emlyn took her time, but they are both sleeping peacefully now. Come by later to say hi and meet our little girl.”
“We definitely will.” Carlos says, coming up behind Amber and wrapping his arms around her, rubbing the spot that she was rubbing a minute ago. I learned that when I did that for Grace, both of our babies would calm down. They like feeling their fathers. Carlos seems to have picked up on it too. my
I head to my office, putting Emerson in his chair that he can push around office while playing with the toys attached to it. He can walk without it now, but this way I can keep track of him as he runs into things around my office.
I look over the pack financials. I’m happy to see that our pack is now thriving and has become financially independent. We’ve paid off our debt Liam and Rik and can now afford to build homes without having to borrow money.
Our nursery is so full, that we’re using the space in the children’s home while we build another one. Nearly all my pack members have a job either in one of our local shops, in the packhouse or with Liam’s company.
Joel and Peyton opened their own shop, selling smoked meats and hot sauce, They didn’t exaggerate the popularity of that hot sauce. As soon as he began marketing his product, the humans contacted him and the sales went through the roof. He has hired a full staff of people to help him produce and distribute his hot sauce. Peyton still works part time smoking meat and making jerky for the kitchens, but half of her stock of smoked meat is now sold in their store.
We had Jeremy build us a greenhouse so we can grow our plants year-round. The sprites are happy to be in charge of the gardens and even I have to admit, they are very useful. Year round, our garden is at peak performance keeping our kitchens well stocked and still providing food for the market to sell to the other packs. I’ve even had packs from farther away contact me asking if we have supplies of certain foods.
Amber’s idea for chickens was another fantastic boon for our pack. We now have hundreds of egg-laying chickens as well as eating chickens. It’s a great way to get the young pups involved in the pack and keeps them busy while earning a little money. And while it doesn’t produce as much money as some of the other businesses, it saves a ton of money, since we never have to purchase eggs or chicken meat for the pack.
With all of the baby booming, one of our omegas has recently opened a baby food store. She makes it all from the food grown in our garden. Between all of the packs, she can barely keep any in stock. She sells out nearly every day.
We do continue to get people coming to our borders, but it’s not so frequent. We always make room for anyone that needs assistance, and we now have a full team of medical professionals who can treat the ones that come to us injured or sick.
After finishing my work, I pick up Emerson and we begin walking back to the pack hospital. I’m not sure if Sirona will release my mate tonight or make her wait until tomorrow. Either way, we’re ready. We have the bassinet in our room for Emlyn and the crib is in the nursery for Emerson. By the time Em is ready for the crib, Emerson will be ready for his toddler bed which is due to be delivered next week. He’s currently into dinosaurs, so that’s what his room is getting decorated in.
When we walk in, my mate is awake and nursing my little girl. She looks up at me and I see the love for our daughter in her eyes shift to her love for me, before she shifts her attention to our son.
“How’s my little man?” She asks Emerson.
“Mama. Mama.” He says, putting out his hands and squirming in my arms to go to his mother.
“Hang on, bud. Mom’s feeding your little sister. Do you want to meet her?”
