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.

you scon.I spun around in circles trying to find

left

trees, its bright blue eyes staring straight at

let out a loud bark, scaring

popped open asI sat up

as Adria

“Holly!”

spun around checking the room

“What happened?”

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

to

face seemed to pale as her eyes

Please

I begged her.

by her

Dane

leave the room,

head as I laid

did we have to wait for Dane? Couldn’t she just tell me right now and then we could tell Dane later?

shower

my mind

turned the hot water

mirror while I waited for the water to

sure how

a major difference

rolling down my back seemed to relax my

“I’m home babe,”

heard Dane’s gruff

wasn’t sure how long I had been in there, but I felt a

find Dane waiting for me with a warm towel to

eyebrows shot up in surprise,

asked him as I quickly grabbed the towel from his

“Sorry, it’s nothing.”

He tried to lie.

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

are absolutely

followed me from the bathroom and sat on the bed as I dug through my clothes, trying to decide what to put

too when I was

Is it normal?”

one of Dane’s t-shirts and slipped it

sure, but we will go

in the

Now I am worried.

if this was normal or not, or at least I felt

find a pair

to the clinic, letting

was already waiting

from last time walked us back

waiting for us, “Alpha, you said

questioned before he

widened, “I

motioned for me to sit

should not be

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

pulled the hem of Dane’s t-shirt

baby bump before moving the wand

a few minutes, Dane spoke

growing

am not sure

seems to

All vitals are great.

this rate, I would say she will give birth within

hitched

wasn’t ready, I still didn’t even have