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

other boy around before,

is older than Kyra but younger than

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

is built like a rock for

"Kyra, come here!"

yelled, trying to get her away

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

"Dane!!"

the boys

deep growl from behind me somewhere, causing the boys

making my way toward the

little boy pinned to the ground, a

told him,

Kyra’s toy

like he did give it back considering

pushed when

sighed, "He called her a name and I warned him he had better stop.He said he wasn’t scared of me and tried to push

Blaze huffed.

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

Dane’s, "I would never

knew it, but I understood the point Dane was

since he would one day be the

about this later, Blaze.For now, both of y’all

boys grumbled out their

over, taking Kyra from me, "Are you ready for some cake, princess?" he questioned as

Everything was perfect.

pack was there to celebrate her birthday and help make it

I was exhausted.

do very much, it felt like my energy

any minute, I decided it was time to take Kyra home and

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

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

would tell Kyra that Blaze is her mate or

good question, and one

think it would be best not to

as normal of a life as she

the bathtub, wrapping an oversized towel around me before heading towards my bed.I made it halfway before another contraction tore through me, causing