Chapter 33

After a long night’s sleep Owen and I got the ok from the doctor to finally go home together. We were both moving a bit slower than our usual selves due to our injuries, we were both still a bit sore even though we were mostly healed now. The doctor was right about the baby taking a lot of my energy. As soon as we began the walk back to our house, I could feel myself growing very tired rather quickly. Who knew a tiny creature could make thing I did easily before so hard now.
Owen laughed at me every time I let out a heavy breath and had to stop and take aa break.
“Maybe we will have to start taking the car from now on.” He teased.
I looked up at him with annoyance and growled deeply.
“You have no idea how annoying it is to feel winded after walking less than a mile, so you can just keep such comments toy our self.”
He laughs again, and I swear a side of me I did not know I had was about to escape and bit off my mate’s head.

‘That would be the hormones Mia’ Anaya said with a small laugh.
Why was everyone finding this all so entertaining? This was not funny, its frustrating!
‘The pup is strong! He will make a good alpha one day.’ Anaya says with a proud voice.
‘Did you ever have a pup before Anaya?’ I ask her.
‘No, I never had the chance to have a pup. My last time on earth I was a warrior and focused completely on training and being the strongest fighter I could be, that does not leave much time for even a mate.’ She explained.
‘You never had a mate?’ I ask carefully.
‘I was joined with other white wolves of the past to fight battles; most white wolves have done nothing more than be the tools of their pack to bring victory. I am sad to say that more than once I was a prisoner, used as a weapon if needed but not considered part of the pack. This time is different, and a little new to me.’ She says sounding a little happier than I had heard her before.
‘Does that mean a white wolf has never given birth to a pup before?’ I ask.
‘I hadn’t thought about it before, but I suppose not. None that I had been joined with. This would be the first as far as I know.’ She says.
What would that make my baby? Would it be a white wolf by birth? My mother wasn’t even a wolf and yet I was born as the white wolf. Would my baby be special, or would it just be like any other wolf if he is not chosen by the moon goddess to also be born as the white wolf. Had more than one white wolf ever existed at the same time before?
‘There is a lot of things that make your situation very different Mia, and hopefully we can find the answers, but it may be too difficult to find out all the answers you are looking for. You are special in so many ways Mia and different than any wolf even other white wolves before you. You are mated to an alpha and carrying his pup, I think it’s clear that this whole situation is pretty unique.’ She tells me.

I wish I had more answers but what she said made sense. I was a white wolf because of the moon goddess but I had been born to a human mother, which had never happened before. I had a mate, unlike the others and my mate was an alpha. Now I was carrying an alpha male wolf, and all of this had never happened in the past before, so everything about my situation was a mystery. There was no manual or story that could tell me what to do or how to handle any of this. I had to figure this out on my own, and hope I do the right thing.
Our cottage was soon in sight and I could not wait to sleep in my bed again. The hospital bed was not at all comfortable, and I had been falling asleep in the alpha’s office way too much recently. It had been a while since I slept in our own bed. As soon as I stepped through the door my jaw dropped at the state of our home. There was baby stuff everywhere, and I saw Liam carrying boxes up the stairs as Olivia instructed him where to put it.

“Olivia? What’s going on?” I ask making her jump.
“Mimi! Don’t sneak up on me like that! Sheesh!” She said holding her hand over her heart.
“You are the one inn my house. What exactly are you doing here?” I ask stepping inside behind Owen who was smiling from ear to ear.
He had been smiling like that since last night and at this point it seemed more likely that his face was stuck, and he was too embarrassed to admit it.
‘You are an idiot; it’s called being happy.’ Anaya said.
‘I know that, but it is still a little weird.’ I snap back.
“I guess you were right, word really did get around fast.” I say to Owen picking up a cute wolf stuffed animal that was sitting nearby.
A wolf stuffed animal? I couldn’t help but laugh that our werewolf pup would be playing with a wolf stuffed animal.
“Told you it would! They are going to want to help as much as possible, the whole pack loves to pitch in when a new pup joins the pack.” Owen says looking over all the boxes lined along the living room wall.
“Hey you two! Can you believe all the stuff you have already? Looks like you probably wont need to buy anything for the baby. Maybe some clothes and diapers but besides that, the nursery will be fully equipped!” Liam said walking down the stairs to join us.
“Yes, I have been having Liam put a few things together, so Owen can rest a little more. Also, so we can get some of these boxes out of the way. Who knew such a small pup needed all these things!” She said with a laugh.

I sure didn’t.

Liam came toward me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder and lowered his voice so only I could hear.
“Have you talked to mom yet?” He asked.
I hadn’t. I had not told her a lot of things since I came here, mostly because it has been a quick and fats whirlwind of events that I still can not believe has happened. How would I even begin to explain all of this to her? Like how I would be having a baby soon with a man I had just met. She knew what mates were but never really cared how the whole thing worked, she seemed to think just knowing what it was, was enough to hate it. I hadn’t talked to her in weeks, and I did not want to explain all this now.
“No, I haven’t. I don’t even know how to explain this to her, not that she really cares. She hasn’t called me either.” I tell him feeling a little hurt by this thought.
I didn’t know why I still hoped that even after all the bad memories I had of my mother and how she treated me growing up that I would still seek her approval. It was stupid, but it was something I would think about all the time. I had to learn to push those feelings away, they only hurt me, and I had a lot to be happy about and I wanted to be happy.

“You don’t have to tell her anything if you are not ready to sis. You don’t have to tell her ever if you don’t want to, she has not reached out to you than you have no obligation to reach out to her. You deserve peace and to be happy. You will have a ton of help once the baby comes, and you have Olivia and me for whatever else you need! So please don’t worry, you are not alone!” he says with a squeeze to my shoulder.
“I know Liam, thanks! I am glad you convinced me to move here. I would have been so lost if I had never come.” I tell him.
“You would have found your way here no matter what I think. With you being the white wolf and all, it was your destiny to be here.” He says proudly.
“Maybe, I am just happy to have found a place where I belong.” I say happily.
“And you fit here perfectly!” Owen says pulling me away from Liam and wrapping his arm around my waist protectively.
Liam laughs and rolls his eyes. “Someone has become a little more possessive.” He teases.
“Of course, I have! She is carrying my pup in there; I will protect them both!” Owen said firmly.
“Calm down boy, I won’t hurt my own sister or my nephew. Wouldn’t want to be killed by my best friend, kind of ruins the friendship you know?” Liam teases.
I laugh as Owen lets out another warning growl at his beta.
“Calm down Owen, he didn’t hurt me. He was just giving me a hug. The baby is fine, I am fine. I think I am strong enough to handle a little squeeze.” I say looking up at him and resting my hand over his.
He looks down at me with concern, which I found cute but not needed. At the moment we weren’t in any harm, but I sensed that this protective side was going to become an issue if I ever did need to fight.