(Book 2) – Chapter 70
“Will this room do?” Bonnie asked shyly. She had Koda and a few warriors of the pack help me from the hospital to her side of the pack house. “I figured you wanted some distance but I wanted to be able to hear you if you needed help.”
The room looked the same as the room with the guys but the bed was so much bigger. I had an inkling she ordered a new bed for this room and I was thankful for it. I knew the guys were still mad at me but there wasn’t anything I could do until they actually wanted to hear my out so we could overcome it together. It had a bathroom attached with a big tub. I was hopping in there when I was left alone for a warm soak and some tears. I would ask for some wine but none of that for the next few months. Holy crap…
“How long are shifters pregnant?” I shouted before turning back to Bonnie. “Is it different for the royals? What is birth like? Do the pain killing drugs work on us or do we just have to suffer?” I can’t believe I didn’t know any of this s**t.
Bonnie walked over to me and rubbed my back helping me calm down. “It is going to be ok. I don’t know if it is different for the royal line so you may need to have the twins talk to their dad. A normal werewolf pregnancy is 5 months so that is good.”
“What about the fact that there are two?” I asked feeling the stress start to eat at me. “Human pregnancies with twins are shorter since they take double the amount of everything to grow. My pregnancy better not be cut down to like two months. I need time to heal, get home, and get everything in order before I bring new life into this dang world through my v****a.”
Bonnie just laughed and reassured me that everything would be fine. Koda came walking in about the time she was heading out so I could have some time to freak out without someone there to freak out with me. He looked pissed off but gave me a tight smile when he saw me laying on the bed.
“Hey, baby. I missed you.” He whispered as he climbed into the bed with me. Since it was so big and I was in the middle he actually had to crawl toward me. “Did my mother order this bed? How big is this sucker?”
“Big enough to make me happy.” I laughed as his lids lowered and I could smell this l**t. “But none of that now, mister. Why are you so angry? Is it at me?”
Koda made it to me and turned me on my side so I could be the small spoon in our cuddles. He shoved his nose into my throat and took a big whiff relaxing almost instantly. “I would never be pissed at you. I might be upset with you but I love you too much to get this pissed at you. The other mates in our group are a whole other story. They are stubborn assholes that my dad is about to put in their place since their heads are stuck in the butts.” He growled out holding me tighter. Blue began to purr, helping calm us both down.
“I am sorry this all happened, but I don’t regret it. I love you and I love these babies.” I confessed to him. “I am scared shitless about pregnancy, birth, raising kids, and winning this war while keeping my family unharmed. I am scared that my parents would be disappointed in me like the guys said. I am scared I am a disappointment to you guys and that you deserve someone so much better.” I hated having these fears but it was time to share how much weighed on my mind when making decisions.
“Oh baby. I hate that you feeling like that. No wonder all I feel is despair coming from our bond.” He whispered putting his hand on my stomach. “I swear on these beautiful babies that you are the one I need, want, and crave every moment of every day. You stood up for yourself, you tried to explain yourself, and you didn’t take any crap which makes me so proud of you. You are so strong and that is exactly the way you were made so you are perfect.”
Holy crackers! This man was so freaking sweet. I am so glad I got him and I need to make sure to thank his shitty brother. I would never have been happy with someone who cares so much about him being the big dog. All my mates were great…normally.
“Thank you.” I told him as I dried my tears. “Now how do I go about asking the twins to talk to their dad or get his phone number?”
“I think you may have to be the bigger wolf in this situation. They are all acting like babies.” He huffed. “Good thing they will know how the baby feels at all times.”
I rolled my eyes at his lame joke. He poked me and told me he knew I rolled my eyes. It just made me laugh more. I made sure to let him know I am going to try to link the guys and see about meeting up. He gave me a k**s and headed to hang out with his parents for a bit. I am glad he understood that I needed space to deal with the fifty percent chance of rejection.
‘Guys?’ My link came out weak so I had to try again. I shoved some power in my voice and tried again. ‘Guys??’ I made sure to include Koda just as some backup and peace of mind.
And now we wait. They didn’t have a block up so that was good sign. It took a min before any of them replied which was the longest.
‘Yes?’ Asher replied in a flat tone. Oh, crap. That was not a good tone.
‘Could we all sit down and talk?’ I stated holding back the anger that rushed into my body. How could they just leave me to handle everything and act like babies? Selfish.
‘Probably not right now.’ Blake responded in the same tone as Asher. ‘We have a long drive home soon and we can talk then.’
Blue growled in anger and I agreed. ‘Are you f*****g serious right now? Is this how you want to play this? Leaving me here still hurting from my last mate bond and growing TWO babies inside me? Last chance to come fix this before I lose my shit.’
‘We have every right to be angry. You want to take our unborn babies into a deadly situation.’ Edgar hissed through the mind link.
‘Ok. You all made your choice. I will do this all on my own. You can head back to the pack today. I won’t be needing or wanting you around me.’ I linked back totally done with them. ‘Koda, ask your mother if some of her warriors can travel with us home in a few days so we have extra protection?’
‘She said that is fine. She also said your mates are selfish assholes who only care how they feel on this situation. What about how hurt you are and how alone you feel? She also says that ganging up together against you is pushing them away from you so maybe really want they want is a different mate. I have to agree.’ Koda growled out. I could feel the anger pouring out. ‘Our MATE WANTS TO PROTECT THESE BABIES JUST AS MUCH AS YOU ASSHOLES BUT SHE KNOWS THAT ALL WEREWOLVES ARE DEPENDING ON HER SO NO MORE OF US HAVE TO DIE JUST FOR THE SPORT OF IT. ALL MOTHERS DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN AND OUR MATE DESERVES MEN WHO WILL STAND BY HER, LISTEN TO HER, AND PLAN WITH HER ON WAYS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. All you guys are doing is making her insecure in her bonds and when you weaken them you weaken her.’
Blue blocked the link after that knowing that Koda was headed our way. She didn’t want to hear anymore excuses from them or how they are only caring for themselves. She purred before listening for the babies heartbeats. They sounded strong and beautiful causing me to cry for a whole different reason.
“It’s ok, my loves. I have faith your daddies will get their heads out of their asses and come experience you grow within me.” I told my babies rubbing my stomach. “I would never do anything to harm you and I will do everything I can to make sure you are snug and safe until we win the war. There are other mommy’s out there who deserve to experience this same thing but are being killed for their b***d by b***d suckers. Others are being used as sacrifices for the dark witches. I can’t just let that continue. What if it happened to either of you? Id bathe this world in b***d before I would let you come to harm and I hope your daddies realize this soon. I love you both.” Blue agreed.
“Id help make it a bloody place.” Koda said as he snuck back into his big spoon position. “Sleep love. All three of you need it. I won’t be going anywhere.”
With that I smiled and fell into a dreamless sleep. I would just have to take a bath later.