My Surprise Mate

Dane walked into the room smiling as he carried a tray of food.

“I could have come in there and ate at the table,”

I told him, feeling a little guilty.

He shook his head as he placed the tray on my lap, “Why would you do that when I am perfectly capable of bringing it to you?”

I couldn’t help the guilty feeling that seemed to settle in the pit of my stomach.

I tried to hold back tears as I started picking at the food, “Talk to me, ”

he said softly.

I did my best to swallow the lump forming in my throat, “This is my fault.

You didn’t have any problems until I showed up and now y'all are being threatened by another pack.

You just handled Kain and his family and now you are cooking and waiting on me hand and foot...I should be doing this for you.”

By this point, the flood gates had opened.

Dane pulled me to sit in his lap as his hands snaked around my waist, “You have done nothing wrong.

I love having someone to wait on hand and foot.

I handled Kain because that is my job and even if it wasn’t, I still would have done it, and just so you know, the Oakwood Pack isn’t the first pack that we have fought.

Though I think they will be the He always knew what to say to calm me down, except this time I still couldn’t shake this nagging feeling.

I wasn’t sure if it was just because Kain said he would be back or if it was something else altogether.

I ate as much of the meal as I could, thanking Dane a million times for everything he has done for me.

“Babe, I have something I need to take care of, Ash will be with me.

It shouldn’t take long, but mom is going to come over.

You rest and I will talk to the doctor before I come home.

Love you.”

He pulled the blankets over me before kissing me on the forehead.

“What do you have to do?”

I questioned, finding it a little odd at how vague he was.

He looked everywhere but at me before answering, “Just some pack stuff, shouldn’t take long.”

Somehow, I knew he wasn’t being completely honest with me.

I narrowed my eyes at him as I heard his mom announce herself as she came through the front door.

“I’m going to talk to Nyla.

See if I can get some answers from her.

She was the one that told Kain you were here.

We don’t know how she knew he was looking for you though.”

I nodded and rolled over, letting sleep overtake me.

Darkness.

I looked around realizing I was in the woods again.

The only light from the full moon peeking through the tops of dreaming, but it felt so real.

It was just the same dream, right? I started walking with no idea where I was heading when I heard it.

see you scon.I spun around in circles

my left had

its

out a loud bark, scaring

fell back, my eyes popped open asI

bedroom door bounced off the wall as Adria came running

“Holly!”

room before sitting

“What happened?”

my dream, and how it was not the first time I had

shocked, to say the

face seemed to pale as her

what is it? Please tell me what

I begged her.

tell by her reaction

Dane

stood to leave the room, “Is there anything you

shook my head as I

for Dane? Couldn’t she just tell me right now and then we could tell Dane later? Having

I would take a shower to try to

couldn’t get my mind to

the hot water on, letting the

I waited for the water to warm up, a little surprised to see

wasn’t sure how normal

a major

water rolling down my back seemed to relax my tense muscles

“I’m home babe,”

Dane’s gruff

long I had been in

and stepped out to find Dane waiting for me with

up in surprise,

grabbed the towel

“Sorry, it’s nothing.”

He tried to lie.

a pointed look, “It’s just that you are showing

absolutely

from the bathroom and sat on the bed as I dug through my clothes, trying to

too when I was getting in the

Is it normal?”

one of Dane’s t-shirts and slipped it on as I turned

hundred percent sure, but we will go see

you in the

Now I am worried.

normal or not, or at least I felt like he

after trying to find a pair of jeans that fit me

the clinic, letting me know

already waiting

from last time walked

was indeed already waiting for us, “Alpha, you said it was

he

eyes widened, “I

muttered as he motioned for me to

should not be showing like

to the side of a bed as he spoke, “Let’s do an ultrasound and see what’s going

hem of Dane’s t-shirt up

on my baby bump before moving

few minutes,

seems the pup is growing twice

really am not sure why

to

All vitals are great.

this rate, I would say she will give birth within

breath hitched at

still didn’t even