Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
I asked if I could go back to my room, and she said that I needed to remain in the current room I was in for a little longer. It was just in case I needed more blood. I felt defeated, so I asked for another blanket and went back to sleep. If rest is what I needed to see my family, I was going to rest. I just knew I couldn’t wait much longer.
*MADDIX POV*
Once I finally rested and got food in my stomach, the doctor told me I could finally see my mate. Dakota, was now pacing in my head, because it would be his first time meeting her. Well, in this type of capacity, anyway. I didn’t regret my decision to accept Dakota, it was my honor. However, I can’t say that I didn’t miss Franz.
Knowing he was now with my son made it easier though. There was a knock on my hospital room door, and it slowly opened. Coming through it was the most gorgeous woman being pushed in a wheelchair. Once she saw me, tears started to leave her eyes.
“You’re awake,” she whispered. I nodded my head and reached out for her. I scooted over on the bed to make room for her, and when the nurse got her close enough, I pulled her into it with me. She winced in pain, and I apologized for hurting her. She shook her head and laid it upon my chest.
“Have you seen him yet?” she whispered. This time it was me shaking my head. “No, I wanted to wait for you. I didn’t think it would be fair for me to see him before you. So I’ve waited,” I told her. We laid on my bed for just a while. Talking about everything that had happened. I asked her how she would feel if she got a wolf because of my dad’s blood.
“I haven’t really thought about it. I just knew I needed to stay alive for you and Sterling. I think his blood has done more than help me stay alive though,” she stated. She lifted her gown and pointed to her incision. “Look. It’s healing pretty rapidly. I shouldn’t have been able to heal like that, and your mom or sister didn’t try to heal it either,” she said.
It was truly crazy how healed it was. From what I understand, an incision like that takes humans weeks, if not months, to heal. “We should find out shortly before the next full moon, if Selene has blessed you. Honestly, I want you to know that it still doesn’t matter to me if you have a wolf or not. I do need to discuss something with you though. It’s kind of important,” I told her.
I started to explain to her my experience with the Moon Goddess. I told her about how Franz had ingested too much of the poison we used to kill Jackson, and the choice I was given. I told her about Dakota, and how Franz will be reborn in Sterling, and how Sterling will end up one of the most powerful wolves in history.
She listened to me intently before speaking, and I could tell by the look on her face she had some big questions. “Will Franz remember being part of you before he became a part of Sterling?” she asked. I explained that I wasn’t certain, but I believe he would still remember being part of our family, because of Ruby. She seemed to accept that answer before asking another, and this one I definitely had no answer to.
“If Franz recognized me as his mate when he was with you, how would he see me now he is part of our son? Does Dakota recognize me as his mate?” she asked.
I pulled her close and kissed her head. I allowed Dakota to come forward, and he spoke to her himself. “Hello, little mate. I am Dakota. To answer your question about whether I recognize you as my mate, the answer is yes. When I swapped humans with Franz, everything that he recognized as his, transferred to me. The only thing I didn’t receive were his powers. Those will remain with him for our son. It is a confusing situation to those who aren’t familiar with our way of life, but you will learn. You are going to have to,” he explained.
He then receded to the back of my mind, and the two of us were left with more questions. We could wait for those answers for another time, because all we wanted right now was to see our son.
I buzzed the nurse, and asked if we could be taken to see our boy, and she said she would check to make sure it was alright. Before long, two other nurses came in with wheelchairs, and helped us both into them.
We were pushed into an elevator, and the younger of the two nurses pushed the button for the NICU floor. I could hear Riley’s heart thumping wildly, and told her to try and calm down. Sterling would be more sensitive to her emotions than I would be, and right now she was causing my heart to race as well. She only nodded, and kept her eyes forward.
Reaching the door to his room, we could see a light purple glow coming from under the door. The nurse explained to us that he was hooked up to monitors, and was under a light called a Bili Light. He was a little jaundiced, and it would help get rid of that. She said she would turn it off while we were there. That way we could hold him.
When the door opened, I heard Riley gasp. Her hands went to her mouth, and she started to cry. Looking at him in his bassinet, he looked so big in comparison to other babies. The nurse helped Riley and me into the reclining rocking chairs, and then placed Sterling in his mother’s arms.
He fussed for only a moment until Riley adjusted him onto her bare chest. The skin to skin contact instantly calmed him down. “Hello big boy, I’m your momma,” she whispered. She kissed him tenderly on the head, and laid her cheek against his forehead. She was completely in her element. A place of bliss where no one existed except the two of them. I felt a jealous pang, but quickly shook it away. It had to be hard for her to carry him that long, and then not even get to see him for another whole day after birthing him.
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