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 find

my left had

trees, its bright blue eyes staring

wolf let out a loud

I fell back, my eyes popped open asI sat

wall as Adria came running into the

“Holly!”

checking the room before

“What happened?”

it was not the first time I had

looked shocked, to

to pale as her eyes

what is it? Please tell

I begged her.

her reaction that she knew

Dane

the room, “Is there anything you

as I laid

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

would take a shower

my

the bathroom and turned the

for the water to warm up, a little surprised to see how fast my belly

wasn’t sure how normal

see a major

water rolling down my back seemed to

“I’m home babe,”

heard Dane’s

had been in there,

Dane waiting for me with a warm towel to wrap me

eyebrows shot up in surprise,

as I quickly grabbed

“Sorry, it’s nothing.”

He tried to lie.

him a pointed look, “It’s just that

are absolutely beautiful

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

I was

Is it normal?”

slipped it on as I turned to face

a hundred percent sure, but we

you in the

Now I am worried.

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

slipped on some sweatpants after trying to find a pair of jeans that fit me and

clinic, letting me know that

already

same nurse from last time walked

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

questioned before he

widened,

as he motioned for me to sit

not be showing

of a bed as

the hem of Dane’s t-shirt up and

poured a little jelly on my baby bump before moving the wand

minutes,

the pup is growing twice as fast

not sure why

seems to be

All vitals are great.

this rate, I would say she will give

hitched at

ready, I still didn’t even have a room set