Epilogue 3
Annette POV:
4 years later…
I felt my skin prickle with the heat, my sweat sizzled on my skin and Grayson dabbed a cold towel on my forehead while I sat in the tub with ice I couldn’t focus on anything but his touch. I was swelling and I felt like I was going to die, but I knew I would see the other side.
I couldn’t count how many times we have done this now. Two pups out of the trial that this was. I tried to picture another one. With another baby in our arms, I wanted another child so badly. I grabbed his hands and held on tightly breathing deeply until the sweet release of ice being dumped into the tub helped me.
I could barely remember anything after that in and out of consciousness Grayson whispering sweet nothings to me while I suffered. He never left my side when I was like this always there, holding my hand, helping me through the pain.
The last glimpse I had was one of me and him tangled together and when I woke up the next morning, I was sure of it. I knew I was pregnant again.
The Wolf dreams danced in my mind that night, Enzo and I were running side-by-side, our children chasing after us and out of nowhere, another pup appeared.
I told him I was sure in the morning, by now, he had every faith. It seemed the Goddess had blessed me the foresight, to know it was coming in my family.
We only told him and James and kept everybody else in the dark for now I still had to take a pregnancy test, but Amari had certainty when it came to my dreams. Have faith by that my dreams were legit.
I went to my children, and I opened up the windows letting the sunlight pull into the room as I watched them sleep. Christian was three and he had my dark brown curls but his father's eyes.
His sister, Eleanor, was every bit her father’s twin his dark hair, his silver eyes, and she was quiet like him too. A little over a year old and he was her favorite.
The panic had come for me when I found out I was having a girl. Try as I might, I could only picture her going through something 10 times worse than what I experienced. My husband wouldn’t voice it to anybody else, but he was terrified to. The only thing I hope is that we prepare her well enough to make the right choices and to defend herself from anybody tempted enough to take advantage of her.
The weeks went on and I took a test, showing off the little plus symbol stared back at me and I was overjoyed. It would be a boy this time, I felt it in my gut.
Once again, my husband showered me with lavish gifts. A hundred white roses were delivered the following morning.
If we had ever wanted to keep it a secret, it was hard with the giant grin spread across his face. People rejoice yet again and pray for my safe delivery.
My mother who had lessened her hatred for my husband over the years, squealed with delight at the thought of another grandchild.
We didn’t go and visit them often, Charlie and Ella had their son Beau. It took them time and some serious effort, but eventually, people got used to the idea of not having a female alpha. Again, they didn’t have much choice when the two eloped.
I blame my mother for that one.
I constantly found myself staring at my children, their soft breaths in and out. If I could, I wish I’d have 1 million children. They turned out so beautiful, so sweet, so perfect.
I squealed with excitement picturing another set of tiny fingers and tiny toes in my arms.
Kangaroo with Eleanor’s birth Grayson was beyond happy to be beside me. I knew he still hated the fact that he wasn’t there for Christian’s birth. It was hard when I felt the contractions to not picture that day.
Elizabeth stood beside me and held my hand, the normally reserved woman whispering to me assurances that I wasn’t in the cave. I was in my home with my husband and no one was coming for me.
Now I faced this new birth with no fear, nothing would take my child from me. We had had minor disturbances since that battle, just a few rogues thinking they could settle into our territory. Grayson dispatched them quite easily.
I laid my hand on my stomach. I wasn’t showing yet, but I still felt that connection to my child inside of me. If I had known, then, all is good that came after I wonder if it would’ve hurt quite so much.
The keep had grown we had continued to open our gates and we enjoyed the large pack we had. People who had endured horrible events in their past packs, enslavement, rejection, abuse. They came here and found more, they found a palace for themselves and I watched as they all flourished. With our land and our people growing it only made sense our family grew as well.
I’d have to make sure Daniella knew this wouldn’t affect the wedding, I wasn’t surprised that James proposed the moment she turned 18. It was cute a ring during breakfast in bed, she was rogue from a pack down in the States, and a fierce warrior she left after almost being forced to marry an elder alpha from an ally pack. She suited him well, matching his energy, and had the same devotion. They took over the Omega role really well and I felt pride in my brother standing tall in his role.
Soon he may be a dad, I breathed out deeply in shock at that thought. James will always be my baby brother, it was hard to think of him as a father, in charge of a little life.
I looked down at my flat belly wondering what would come from my sweet little baby's life.
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