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.

standing between Kyra and

around before, but I can’t remember his

older than Kyra but younger than

but not fast enough.I didn’t hear what was said, but I

anyways, Blaze is built like a rock

"Kyra, come here!"

her away from the boys,

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

"Dane!!"

as the boys started

somewhere, causing the boys and everyone to

continued making my

to the ground, a slight snarl leaving his

Dane told him, his

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

he did give it back considering she

pushed when he

called her a name and I warned him he had better stop.He said he wasn’t scared

Blaze huffed.

were fighting with a one-year-old little girl standing just a foot away from

meet Dane’s, "I would never let her

we all knew it, but I understood the point Dane was trying to

had to control his temper better, especially since he would one day be the alpha of this

in Dane’s eyes, "We'll talk more about this later, Blaze.For now, both of y’all apologize and then head

boys grumbled out their apologies before walking

princess?" he questioned as he

Everything was perfect.

there to celebrate her birthday

I was exhausted.

like my energy was games, and it was nice to see everyone getting along

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

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

nice warm bath.I slid down into the bubbles, feeling the tension slowly leave my aching

that Blaze is her mate or would we wait for her

good question, and one I hadn’t thought

think it would be best

have as normal of a life as she

carefully pulled myself from the bathtub, wrapping an oversized towel around me before heading towards my bed.I made it halfway