My Surprise Mate

Six months 

"You need to sit down, babe.We have this under control," Dane said as he wrapped his arms around my very pregnant belly.

He gently kissed my neck, sending goosebumps over my skin.

"I just want it to be perfect," I sighed.

We were getting ready for Kyra’s one-year birthday party, hoping to make it through without me going into labor.Her developmental rate hasn’t seemed to slow much, and we are all positive the prophecy is talking about her.She began walking, running, and talking way sooner than other kids her age.

I let Dane guide me to a lounge chair to sit down, my eyes immediately falling on Kyra and Blaze playing together.

The two of them are stuck together by glue, I swear.

They are only apart when they are sleeping or when Blaze is training or in school.

I had been taking classes online to become a teacher, but I took the last two months off to focus on having this baby.

A boy.

We are having a boy, and we couldn’t be more excited.

Kyra is definitely the pack princess and has everyone wrapped around her little finger..., especially her dad and grandpa.

She only has to frown to get her way with them.

Apollo usually visits every two months for a few days.I haven’t met his mate, and I probably never will.

She doesn’t want to Devin.

Though Apollo is still searching for Devin, he hasn’t found any sign of him yet.

At this point, everyone assumes he has died.

I know better though.I know in my gut that he is alive, and he is just waiting for the right time to attack.I pray to the moon goddess that I am wrong though.

A growl had me snapping my head up as I focused my attention back on Kyra and Blaze, "Give it back,"

I heard Blaze growling at another little boy.

"Blaze, what happened?"

I holler at the kids as I tried to get out of the chair.I looked around trying to find Dane, but he hadn’t returned from checking on the party preparations yet.

between Kyra and the other

the other boy around before, but I can’t remember

older than Kyra but

and start waddling toward the kids, but not fast

built like a rock

"Kyra, come here!"

trying to get her away from the boys, fixing to

boy in the face as I started trying to run to get

"Dane!!"

the

growl from behind me somewhere, causing the boys and everyone to stop what they were doing

making my way

to

Dane told him, his

"Levi thought it would be funny to take Kyra’s toy from her, and I told him

it back considering she is holding

pushed when he didn’t

called her a name and I warned him he had

Blaze huffed.

fact you were fighting with

meet Dane’s, "I would never let her get hurt.No

knew it, but I understood the point Dane was

better, especially since he would one day

talk more about this later, Blaze.For now, both of y’all apologize and then head over

out their apologies before

me, "Are you ready for some cake, princess?" he questioned as he placed her on his hip and laced

Everything was perfect.

celebrate her birthday and help make

I was exhausted.

I really didn’t do very much, it felt like my energy

any minute, I decided it was time to

came home long enough to help me get Kyra to bed but

into the bubbles, feeling the tension slowly leave my aching muscles.I closed my eyes and leaned my head back.I wanted

earlier if we would tell Kyra that Blaze is her mate or would we wait for her to shift

and one I hadn’t thought

think it would be

of a life

as a contraction ripped through me.I carefully pulled myself from the bathtub, wrapping an oversized towel around me before heading towards my bed.I made it halfway before another contraction tore