When we got home, Aidinth got on the phone immediately. I asked, "What are you doing?" He said, "We need to get you seen by the doctor right away. We need to find out if it is safe for me to change you into a dragon now or if we need to wait until after you have the baby." I agreed, "It would be better to know all of this." He got the doctor on the phone, and she agreed to see us now. We went to the castle clinic, and the doctor met us there.
She said, "Hi. I'm Doctor Trixie Harper. I'm the royal obstetrician. I will be your doctor through the entire pregnancy." I said, "Thank you. We just did a pregnancy test this morning, and it showed positive. We need to verify, then get all the do's and dont's. I would also like for Prince Aidinth to change me into a dragon, but I don't know if we can do that now." She smiled, "It won't change the DNA for the baby, that's for sure. First, though, let's have you pee in this cup, to verify that you are pregnant." She handed the cup to me,
When we got home, King Ryu was sitting with King Uther and Queen Chumani in the sitting room. We joined them and Aidinth informed him, "Your mate and son are now gone, King Ryu." He smiled, "Thank you for going. I just didn't have it in me. Over the last few years, I have come to hate them both. Does that make me a horrible man?" I shook my head, "No, it's the sign of a good king. One who cares about his kingdom and doesn't want it to be run by power hungry people. Are you going to be okay?" He smiled, "Princess Chloe, I'm going to be better than I was before they were executed. I know that. Tiamat's constant whining and nagging is a thing of the past and so is Brantley's constant tantrums. I swear, if I am blessed with a fated mate and we have a son, he will be expected to go through warrior training and will work for everything he gets." I said, "I'm sure there is a mate for you. Luna Abby from my old pack has a ball every year for unmated males and females of all species
When we finally made it to the dining room, that smell hit me again, so I went to the private dining room. Aidinth followed me in and asked, "Did you figure out what that smell is, love?" I shook my head as I gave my order to the staff. When I was done, I sighed, "I have no idea what it is." The girl who took my order suggested, "It might be the hash we have on the buffet today. We had it there yesterday too. Would you like for me to bring a spoonful for you to smell?" I nodded, "That would be amazing. At least then I will know when I need to eat in here." She went to the dining room, came back, I took a very small whiff and heaved slightly. I held up my hand, "That's what it is. Would you mind letting me know whenever that is on the buffet?" She nodded, "I will do that for you, Princess. I remember that miserable feeling. I wouldn't wish it on anyone." I smiled, "You are an angel." She smiled, "Thank you, your majesty." Then she turned to go to the kitchen. Aidinth an
Aidinth and I walked to our room, after visiting a while longer, and he asked, "What do you think about leaving today?" I sighed, "That really doesn't seem like a bad idea, but we have the funeral tomorrow morning. We really can't miss that. What do you think about leaving after that?" He agreed, "We can do that. Why don't we take some time to ourselves in the next town over today? I would really like to see you relax today. Tomorrow is going to be intense on so many levels, I would just really like to see you rest today." I smiled, "Now that the park is done, the kids won't be bugging us. Do you want to just chill in here all day? I would like to stay close, just in case someone needs us." He smiled, "Okay. But I will bring our meals in here. I don't want you going out of this room unless someone needs us. Okay?" Of course, that didn't last long. Queen Nina called and asked us to come to the conference room. We made it there, and King Tatsuo asked, "Princess Chloe, can you
After King Tatsuo left our room, Aidinth and I ate our breakfast, then I decided I had better start getting ready to go. After I showered, I walked into our closet and put on the most basic, black, long sleeve dress I had. I put on my black knee-length boots and walked to my makeup table. I blow dried my hair and put it in a high bun. I kept makeup to a minimum, doing nothing with my eyes, because I knew I would have streaks of makeup running down my face, if I did. I turned around and Aidinth cooed, "Stunning." I laughed, "I don't understand. I literally have no makeup on, this dress is as basic as they come, and my hair is just in a bun. What is so stunning about me right now?" He smiled, "You. The fact that you are beautiful on the outside, the fact that you are a beautiful person. The fact that you glow because you are carrying my children. All of it. The clothes you wear, the way you wear your hair, and the amount of makeup you wear is not what makes you beautiful. You radiate
We went back to the castle and walked straight to our room. I sighed, "Ugh! That was hard to get through." He agreed, "Yeah. That's the thing about suicide. Not only is it a permanent solution to a temporary problem, but it's also a pretty selfish solution to a problem." I nodded, "True, but when you're the one going through the problem, it's not so easy to get through. And I would say having a child pass away is a pretty permanent problem. Don't you think?" He looked at me curiously, "Chloe, is there something you would like to tell me about?" I confessed, "I tried committing suicide when I was younger. The only reason I wasn't successful is my werewolf healing." He sat on the bed and pulled me onto his lap, "Why and how?" I answered, "When I was thirteen, things started piling up on me. I was being bullied in school, I was having horrific visions and I had no way to process them. I knew nothing about what was happening to me, except that all of these people in these vision
As Aidinth started the car and put it in gear, he asked, "So what was that thing you just did with my parents?" I asked, "The holding hands thing?" He nodded and I told him, "Well, your mom was in the sitting room, crying, when we saw her. When I went to your dad's office, he had tears falling. I felt like they should be supporting each other instead of hiding the tears from each other." He took my hand and kissed it, "You really are a special kind of Princess, Chloe. My family is so lucky to have you in it and I am the luckiest for getting to live with you for the rest of my life." I shrugged, "I'm not that special. I did what any loving person would do." He shook his head, "That's the thing; there really aren't many loving people around, anymore." We drove up a mountain, and I started seeing absolutely beautiful scenery. It almost took my breath away. When we got over the treetops, I could see the beautiful deep, dark green of all the evergreens and the oranges, yellows an
When he opened the French doors leading to our bedroom, I gasped. It was huge! As soon as I walked in, I looked to my left and saw a big, fluffy couch that had bookshelves on one end and behind it, with a fireplace centered between two sets of bookcases. The entire wall, opposite the door, was windows. They were massive and led to the most amazing view! The view overlooked the cliff and the scenery below. When I looked to my left, I could see our king-size bed facing the wall of windows. I do love the idea of waking up to that view. Along the other wall, there are two sets of French doors. I open one set to find any woman's dream closet. It's the size of a small bedroom! Two walls have hanging rods on either side. The wall on the end has a series of shelves and drawers, with shoe racks all the way across that wall, from the floor to about three feet high! I doubt that I will ever need this much shoe space. There is also a considerable size bench to sit on while you dress in
I could smell that it was a wild wolf and not a werewolf or a rogue wolf. I reached out and he walked to me and let me pet him. I asked, "You are so sweet. Do you sense Saige? Is that why you're so friendly?" He looked back toward the tree line, and I asked, "What's wrong?" He walked toward the tree line, and I followed him. He stopped just inside the woods and looked to his left. I looked in that direction and there was another wolf lying on the ground. I walked up to her, and she just whimpered at me. She was pregnant and I asked, "What's up little mama?" I examined her closer and realized the first pup was breach. I cringed, "I have to do this sweetie, don’t bite me mom or dad." I reached in with two fingers and turned the pup to where he was headfirst. Mama pushed hard, and he almost came flying out. I caught him, laughing, and massaged his little body until he started whimpering. I put him close to mama and noticed there was another one coming out already. This one was white. I
Twenty Years Later I’m sitting in my favorite spot with my mate sitting behind me in my favorite lounge chair. We are both drinking our morning coffee as two mountain lions walked up to the deck. They both bowed to us, and I smiled, “Good morning, Dusty. Good morning, Lilly.” Dusty found his mate in his own pack on his sixteenth birthday. We had a party for him that night and he introduced her to all of us. She is such a sweet girl I really couldn’t wish for anything better for him. Robert and Katie are so proud of them. They had four children and they only have two still at home. I am so proud of the parents they are. The two children that have already found their mates and left are absolutely awesome. Linden found his mate and decided to build another house close to our land. His mate understands that he needs to be close to family and his siblings are all he has left. His father passed away when my triplets were only two years old. It was an extremely hard time for him. We made s
Robert and Katie laughed and shook their heads as Robert smiled, “Now that would make me rethink my choice to be a parent.” I laughed, “I think she did.” Just then, Calista ran out onto the deck, “Good morning, mom.” She sat in my lap and hugged me tightly. I turned her around and introduced her to them. She smiled, “It’s very nice to meet my Uncle Dusty’s parents. I love him so much!” Katie smiled, “I’m so glad you love him, Calista.” I asked Calista, “Is anyone else up?” She smiled, “Dad is up with Raze and Eva.” I laughed, “Is Willow awake yet?” She shook her head, “She was sleeping peacefully when I came out.” I smiled, “Thank you. I guess you would like some breakfast, huh?” She smiled and shook her head shyly. I smiled, “Okay.” Then I turned to Robert and Katie, “Would you like to join us?” They agreed and followed me and Calista into the house. I cooked a big breakfast and had it all laid on the table. As soon as it was all prepared, it sounded like a herd of horses coming down
When Taylor was done feeding the boys, Evan and I took the boys in the living room to visit with everyone else. Uncle Dax was the first to hold out his arms. Evan smiled as he held out the first baby boy, “You are now holding Cain, and the boy mom is holding is Dylan.” After Doctor Harper was done with Taylor, I walked with her to another guest room in the house and smiled, “I remember how all I wanted after all that was to take a shower. Is that what you would like?” She replied, “Definitely.” I smiled, “You go ahead and take a shower. That shower has a bench in it so you can sit. I would highly recommend using it. I will get you some clothes.” I opened the closet door and found a perfect pair of soft sweatpants and a t-shirt that looked lusciously oversized. I grabbed a pair of underwear and a bra and put them on the bed. When Taylor walked out of the bathroom in a towel, I asked, “Feeling better?” She smiled, “That did feel better.” I got you a comfy pair of sweats and an oversized
Seven months later… Taylor and Evan are staying in the guest house with dad and Linden. Taylor wants me to be there for her when she gives birth. She’s afraid Evan is going to pass out. Evan agrees with her, but he still wants to be there for her and to see his babies being born. He swears we will try his hardest to stay conscious. We all laugh and Elliot smiles, “I don’t blame you, dude. I almost passed out a few times.” We were all eating breakfast one morning when Taylor gasped, “Oh dear. I’m pretty sure I’m in labor.” I smiled, “Evan, you need to be keeping track of how far apart the contractions are. Let us know when they are around five minutes apart. Taylor, you need to tell him when each contraction starts and ends. Okay?” She nodded in reply and I called Doctor Harper. Doctor Harper said she would start driving here now, so we will be ready. Wow. The whole family showed up! Within 2 hours, Elliot and I were sitting in the living room with dad, my mom, Evan’s parents, Aidint
I laughed, “I understand completely.” Calista smiled, “I can sing for you, Uncle Dusty.” He looked at me and I nodded, “Trust me… You want to hear this.” Dusty nodded, “I would love to hear you sing.” Calista started singing the most beautiful and relaxing song I have ever heard and Dusty looks so relaxed and happy. When the song ends, Dusty chuckles, “Calista, you are awesome!” She smiles proudly, “I’m a mermaid/wolf hybrid and an omega. My mom and dad rescued me from my old alpha. He kept me in a tiny room under the stairs in his packhouse. He was planning on marking and mating me. They rescued me just in time.” Dusty asked, “What happened to your family?” She looked down at her hands in her lap, “My old alpha killed my parents and my brother. My parents hid me, but I saw him rip my brother’s head off. But I have mom and dad now and I have the best family ever. I have LOTS of uncles and grandparents and now I have a brother and SISTERS! I really am a lucky girl.” Dusty pulled her clo
One week later… Mom spent the night with us last night because mommy, daddy and sister all needed to get a full night of sleep. We were all starting to get quite cranky. I don’t think I was ever more thankful for my mom when she offered to stay overnight. After feeding the babies at eight pm, I went straight to bed. I think Calista went to bed before I did and Elliot was waiting for me in bed when I got there. We all slept like rocks and I didn’t wake up the entire night. It was my best night’s sleep since the night before I gave birth to all of them. Don’t get me wrong, I love all three of my newborns. But they are definitely little sleep robbers! Ladies, let me give you a bit of advice. When other women tell you to sleep when they sleep, LISTEN! Trust me, it makes perfect sense. If the things you need to do can wait, do it. They have been wearing us all out. Raze has an insatiable appetite. We were at the grocery store yesterday, and a little older lady heard Raze’s hungry screams.
I held her close to me, “I don’t care how many little girls we give birth to; you will always be our baby girl. You just won’t be the only one anymore. Okay?” She smiled as she snuggled closer to me, “I like that idea.” I smiled, “Me too.” Then I asked her, “What do you think of being a big sister now that you’ve seen your new brother and sisters?” She giggled, “I am going to have so much fun. Especially with Eva! She’s like me!” I started yawning and Elliot sighed, “Are you ready to get some sleep, love?” I shrugged, “Yeah, I better sleep while I can. Doctor Harper left some formula on the counter with the bottles. There are plenty of diapers in the nursery next to our room. Would you please turn on the baby monitor before you come to bed?” Elliot smiled, “We have plenty of help, love.” I reminded him, “Doctor Harper told me to alternate between formula and breast milk. Next feeding, you all can feed them, but please wake me to feed them when they wake to eat after that.” Mom nodded,
I suddenly felt fear wash over me and I was almost paralyzed. What if I’m a horrible mom? I mean I would never do what Dahlia did to me, but what if I don’t develop that mother-child bond? I’m scared to death but then Elliot leans to comfort me and says in low voice into my ear, “You’re going to be fine, love. You are nothing but kind and nurturing. You’ve worked wonders with Calista. You have nothing to fear, baby. You also have tons of help at your fingertips.” I smiled as he kissed my forehead, “You always know exactly what I need to hear. I love you so much.” With that, I felt my stomach get tight and I lifted my torso to bear down, pushing to help our first baby through the birth canal. Doctor Harper encouraged, “That was a really good one, Elisa. Need another push.” Another contraction hit and I started pushing again. I was pushing and felt a sudden reduction in pressure. Doctor Harper smiled, “Here is your prince!” Our little boy started wailing as his father cut the cord, “He’
I sat in the living room with my feet up with dad, Elliot, Evan, Linden and Max. I was trying to relax, but my back started hurting. The ache started moving around to my belly and I could feel my belly squeezing tightly. It wasn’t so painful that it was alarming, it just really caught my attention. I raised my shirt to expose my belly as another contraction hit. As my belly contracted, I tapped Elliot to get his attention. As we both looked down at my belly, Elliot gasped as the babies were clearly visible as my belly squeezed around them. He asked, “That looks like it hurts so bad, and you are just sitting there looking at it. You are tougher than I am.” I laughed, “My back hurts worse than my belly.” Doctor Harper walked in, “Don’t get used to it. It won’t stay this way.” I looked up at her, smiling, “It will all be worth it. I can’t wait to meet them.” Doctor Harper smiled, “You are going to be such a great mother.” I asked, “Do you think a numbing spell would be a good idea?” She