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.

around in circles trying to

my left had

the trees, its bright blue

let out a

as I fell back, my eyes popped open

off the wall as Adria came running into the

“Holly!”

around checking the room

“What happened?”

it was

looked shocked, to

to pale as her eyes grew

Please tell

I begged her.

her reaction that she knew

talk when Dane

the room,

shook my head as I laid back

told her about my dreams, and why did we have to wait for Dane? Couldn’t she just tell me right now and

take a shower to try to

couldn’t get my mind

and turned the hot water on, letting

stepped in front of the mirror while I waited for the water to

sure how normal

see a major difference

hot water rolling down my back

“I’m home babe,”

heard Dane’s

been in there, but I felt a little

to find Dane waiting for me with a warm towel

up in surprise,

as I quickly grabbed the towel from his

“Sorry, it’s nothing.”

He tried to lie.

look, “It’s just that you are showing a lot more than I

absolutely

on the bed as I dug through my clothes, trying to decide what

when I was getting

Is it normal?”

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

percent sure, but we will go see

in

Now I am worried.

was normal or not, or at least I felt like he should

trying to find a pair of

me to the clinic, letting

already waiting

same nurse from last time walked us back to the room,

already waiting for us, “Alpha, you said

questioned before he

widened,

muttered as he motioned for me

be

side of a bed as he

pulled the hem of Dane’s t-shirt up

my baby bump before moving the wand

minutes, Dane spoke up,

growing

not sure why though,

to be

All vitals are great.

would say she will give

hitched

even have a room