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.

Kyra and

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

than Kyra

managed to get out of my chair and start waddling toward the kids, but not fast enough.I didn’t

tried too, anyways, Blaze is built like a

"Kyra, come here!"

trying to get her away from the boys, fixing to

boy in the face as I started

"Dane!!"

screamed as the

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

my way toward

the little boy pinned to the ground,

was Dane told

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

like he did give it back considering she is

when he didn’t

had better stop.He said he wasn’t scared of me and tried to push

Blaze huffed.

the fact you were fighting with a one-year-old little girl standing just a foot away from you? She

Dane’s, "I would never let her get hurt.No matter how close to

we all knew it, but I understood

especially since he

this later, Blaze.For now, both of

boys grumbled out their apologies before

reached over, taking Kyra from me, "Are you ready for some cake, princess?" he questioned as he placed her on his

Everything was perfect.

celebrate her birthday

I was exhausted.

though I really didn’t do very much, it felt like my energy was games, and it was

fall asleep any minute, I decided it was time to

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

tension slowly leave my aching muscles.I closed my eyes and leaned my head back.I wanted to talk

or would

question, and

would be best not to

as normal of a life as she

a contraction ripped through me.I carefully pulled myself from the bathtub, wrapping an oversized towel