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

around before, but I can’t remember his

than Kyra but

of my chair and start waddling toward the kids, but not fast enough.I didn’t hear

anyways, Blaze is built like a rock for a

"Kyra, come here!"

get her away

the face as I started trying to run to get Kyra out of

"Dane!!"

the

let out a deep growl from behind me somewhere, causing the

continued making my way toward the

boy pinned to the ground,

Dane told him, his

take Kyra’s toy from

it back considering she is holding

when he

warned him he had better stop.He said he wasn’t scared of

Blaze huffed.

think about the fact you were fighting with a one-year-old little girl standing just a foot away

raised his gaze to meet Dane’s, "I would

it, but I

especially since he would one day be the alpha of this

now, both of y’all apologize and then head

boys grumbled out their apologies before walking

princess?" he

Everything was perfect.

pack was there to celebrate her

I was exhausted.

energy was games, and it was nice to see

I would fall asleep any minute, I decided it was time to take Kyra

long enough to help me get Kyra to bed but headed back out to help with

slowly leave my aching muscles.I closed my eyes and

we would tell Kyra that Blaze is her mate or would we wait for her to shift and figure it

good question, and one I hadn’t thought

be best not to tell

have as normal of a life

sat up, gripping the side of the bathtub 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 through me, causing me to crouch