Filed To Story: Goddess's Design His Fated Mate (Willow & Reuben)
Standing up, we raced back to the pack hospital at full speed, only to find the doctor checking on the children who were sitting up in their beds. Earlier, when I heard the children calling for us, I thought I was hallucinating.
“Alpha ”
the doctors turned to face us with smiles. “The children are fine. They woke up earlier than we expected.”
“Mommy! Daddy!”
Wyatt and Lori excitedly called, then leaped out of beds and raced toward us as if they had never been hospitalized. I panicked and quickly dropped to my knees with Reuben.
Reuben and I pulled our children into our arms, sandwiching them between us. The feeling of having them in my life was one of the best things.
“Thank goodness!”
Happy tears gathered in my eyes.
“How are you two feeling?”
Reuben kissed each of them in turn, his voice shook slightly with the nervousness he had experienced due to the children having fainted.
“I’m alright, daddy! I’m a big boy now!”
Wyatt proudly stated to Reuben.
“Yeah, daddy! Daddy’s princess is also fine!”
Lori exclaimed.
“Ohh daddy underestimated his babies! Come and give him a big hug!”
Reuben pulled both of them into a tight embrace. They both threw themselves at Reuben.
“Daddy, your beard!”
Both children complained when Reuben’s slightly grown out stubble brushed against them unintentionally.
Reuben narrowed his eyes but didn’t let go of them, he held them even tighter and playfully teased them. The hospital room, once filled with sorrow, was now alive with the laughter of my children and mate.
I watched the three of them with a smile, my heart filled with happiness at getting to see my family together safely. A while later Reuben went out to talk to doctors.
They were already talking quietly but I could make out a few words, “The amount of shock they had sustained they were not supposed to wake up so soon. Honestly it feels like a miracle, Alpha!”
I could not help but look at my children as they smiled brightly and chatted endlessly with me. A miracle? If it was a miracle then I would be unimaginably grateful to the Goddess for the rest of my life.
Once Reuben returned, he cradled our children in his arms and reached his hand out to me.
“Let’s go home,”
he said warmly. Smiling, I held his hand as we made back to the packhouse.
It was already past four in the morning, but the children,Reuben, and I were hungry. None of us had eaten all day. I decided to make something light and quick to eat, Reuben helped me in the kitchen. After feeding the children, we sent them off to bed.
By 5 a.m., neither of us felt like sleeping. We sat at the dining table together, and Reuben joined me with coffee he had made for us.
“How are you feeling?”
He held my hand and softly asked.
“Better,”
I smiled back, gazing into his eyes with love. After a long silence, I spoke up, “I know everything you did six years ago after I left.”
His smile slowly faded. “Willow, you didn’t need to know about such things. It’s nothing ”
“I want to know everything about you, Reuben. I want to be connected to your pain, heartbreak, suffering, and every aspect of you, the good along with the bad,”
my voice shook slightly as I bit my lip. “Did I really deserve that much love from you, that you sacrificed your future and life for me?”
By the end, my voice had become little more than a whisper filled with emotion.
A tender smile graced his lips. “You deserve my everything, Willow. I am you, and you are me. We are one, so what does it matter if I sacrifice something?”
He gently touched my cheek. “As long as you are with me, I am complete, and I don’t need anything else.”
My heart skipped a beat at the boundless love I had in this lifetime. I couldn’t help but hug him tightly and close my eyes. “I love you.”
“I love you too,”
His arms wrapped around my waist, kissing my forehead before slowly lifting my chin to kiss my lips. His lips danced with mine, his tongue adding fuel to the heat rising between us.
Suddenly, he slipped a hand under my dress, his actions growing bolder and bolder. I broke the kiss and pulled away from him. My cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
“The coffee will get cold. Drink,”
I redirected his attention to his cup. My body wasn’t ready for another round if he got aroused
He chuckled, sensing my thoughts, and obediently sipped his coffee along with me until he asked something unexpected, “Willow, is your surname Rathbone?”
My head jerked back abruptly as I looked at him in surprise for a couple of seconds before admitting, “Yes.”
He gave a slight nod in response.
“How did you know?”
I couldn’t help but ask.
“My uncle told me when I went to the palace to meet with him,”
he explained, but I knew that wasn’t the whole story.
“Am I under investigation?”
I asked, a hint of concern in my voice.
“Kind of, but don’t worry, nothing will happen to you. It’s just that when he asked me about your background and past, I realized I knew nothing,”
he stated, placing the cup on the table and locking eyes with me. “Willow, can you tell me why you never revealed your surname?”
I pursed my lips, hesitation stopping me every time I tried to speak. Seeing my hesitation, he gently took both of my hands and turned my face to meet his completely.
“Don’t hesitate. Whatever it is, you can tell me. Like I’ve always told you, I love you in my present, your past will never bother me. I am only asking about all of this because I have concerns that this Dark has something to do with your past.”
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