Filed To Story: The Guardian Wolf and her Alpha Mate
“Wow, we wont be able to hug like that for much longer” I say as she bursts into a fit of giggles while caressing her bump. “How are you feeling?”
“I’m great” she assures me. “Being around Theo and the pack has really helped my energy levels in the last few days, I have an appointment next week, I thought if you’re here then you could come?”
“I’d love to” I reply happily as Theo finally catches up with his mate.
“I’m going to be an uncle” he shouts happily as Jax chuckles next to me. Leaning down and wrapping me in his large arms, he kisses my head before pulling away and looking me over. “How are you feeling? When did you find out?” Seeing his eyes a bit watery, I reach my hand out to caress his cheek in a sisterly fashion.
“Are you crying on me Theo?” I whisper playfully as he clears his throat and looks away.
“You always spoke to Flo and myself about the importance of family, we’ve always known how much you’d like pups of your own. Knowing that time is here..it’s made me emotional, he explains as he rubs his neck in embarrassment.
“You’re always the emotional one” Flo says rolling her eyes as she joins us.
“Congratulations sister” she squeals.
“Thank you both” I say quietly as a happy tear escapes my eye. “You’re going to be an amazing father, and now an amazing uncle as well Theo, and Flo you’re going to have double aunts duties now! But back to your questions, I’m feeling good. I have been quite tired, and more forgetful than normal as a result but with everything that’s happening that’s to be understandable. Laurence has spoken to the doctor for me, I literally only found out this afternoon because of him.”
“Laurence knew?” Jax asks in surprise.
“Um…yes” I reply sheepishly. “He offered to walk me upstairs this afternoon for that reason. Laurence and I share a bond it turns out…it explains his fierceful protection of me as his Luna, and his never ending support which I’m unbelievably thankful for. It turns out Ki has known for a few days but didn’t want to distract me or you.”
“Is that why she was quiet?” He checks.
Nodding in answer, I see relief cross his eyes before Zeus moves forward. “My mate is strong, caring and kind” he purrs as I feel Kias happiness flood through me.
“That she is” I agree before Jaxs green eyes return.
“He’s going to be upset he can’t run with her for a while” Alice comments as the others nod in agreement. Seeing Laurence look at me, I giggle nervously.
“About that, I can still shift” I shrug trying to sound casual about it. “Ki has assured me its safe, probably more safe.
So we don’t have to worry about that.”
“Wow” I hear Naomi exclaim as she appears by my side.
“Sorry, I overheard. That’s amazing Nova, congratulations the both of you!” Hugging me sideways to be careful of her protruding bump, I rest my hand on hers as the pups kick her strongly.
“Still as active as ever” I chuckle as Naomi moans uncomfortably.
“I still have a while” she mutters. “I’m going to be a whale.”
“You’re beautiful and you always will be” Laurence tells her softly as everybody awws at his sweet words.
“Was that the right time to tell the pack about our news” I asked Jax.
Instead of Jax replying, Lawrence does instead. “It was the perfect time Luna, I promise, it has brought new hope to the pack following our losses. Your idea of the memorial wall also went down amazingly, I’ve heard many members tonight express how wonderful of an idea it was.”
Hearing what Lawrence has to say my shoulders slump in relief as I let out a long sigh. “Thank the goddess for that” I whisper.
Have you told your brother the news yet? asks Jax. “Or even Alex and Ophelia? I’m sure they will be absolutely over the moon for us” he says.
“Not yet no” I say shaking my head although a small smile plays on my lips as I think of how ecstatic Luca will be when he hears the news. “Luca will be very excited to be an uncle as well, he has been on about it ever since thinking we were mates.I haven’t seen Alex or Ophelia yet, I will when I see them.”
“Oh my goodness, I’m going to have grandpups” I hear Amelia’s excited voice squeal as she approaches us. “And here I was casually mentioning grandpups to my son this is afternoon when all along you were pregnant!”
“Ma, there was nothing casual in the way you mentioned grandpups” Jax says playfully as he rolls his eyes. With that the group explode into loud laughter which is a welcome sound after the stressful few days we have had.
Hearing how happy everybody is for me I can finally relax and think that perhaps a pup at this time might not be as worrisome as first thought. Looking at my mate I can see the happiness radiating from him, his eyes are bright and his stance relaxed, something I’ve been missing since his sister was taken.
“Mila will be so happy for you” Amelia say softly as if reading my thoughts.
“I’m sorry she wasn’t here when I told everyone. Laurence and I agreed that the pack could do with a nice surprise” I say softly.
“Oh don’t worry dear, you most definitely did the right thing.
Can you see all the smiles on all the pack members faces, the future of the Pack is now certain. A child as a result of the true bond from both you and my son will be an incredible alpha one day. Mila would have wanted you to tell the pack tonight, just because she isn’t here doesn’t mean people can’t experience joy. But I can’t wait for her to find out she’s going to be an aunty” Amelia says with a gentle smile.
“We’re going to find Mila, Amelia” I said quietly, yet the seriousness in my voice shows my certainty behind my words.
“I have no doubt about that. When you and Jax put your minds to something, you can achieve anything” she whispers in my ear as she pulls me in for a hug.
“Now I’d like to steal my mate away if I may ma” I hear my mate say as he wraps an arm around my waist possessively.
“Of course son, you two had best go celebrate hadn’t you”
Amelia giggles as she waves us away.
“Ma!” Jax moans as he shakes his head walking away. “I swear if I took her words to heart she would be such a mood killer all the time, nothing worse than your own mom commenting on your s*x life.”
“I can imagine” I smirk. “Now how about we go upstairs and you show me just how happy you are that were having a pup” I say in a low suggestive tone to my mate as soon as we are out of earshot.
Seeing his eyes darken as his gaze turns hungry, I wink at him as he leads me to our suite. Tonight is going to be a long night I think to myself, one that’s far overdue.
Mila POV:
As I sit staring out of the double windows, looking out to the forest stetching in front of me, I sigh deeply. My mood has soured dramatically considering the circumstances, not only did Bruno not come back for the agreed walk, but when I attempted to knock on the door to speak to my guard i was clearly ignored despite my continuous attempts:
As a result, my patience was running extremely thin, my eyes were narrow with the fixed scowl I had on my face and my lips felt sore from me having bitten down on them so much throughout the day in an attempt to keep my annoyance unheard. The only silver lining was the fact Alia was speaking once more, having apologised to me numerous times, I’d eventually told her to not dare apologise one more time to me. I understood why she was struggling, what she has endured for me since we left Bruno is something I cant imagine carrying the burden of.
As the morning progressed we finally reached a quiet agreement to stop apologising to one another, instead we had to focus on our situation at hand. But what a gloomy situation that was.
As I sit in the darkness of the cabin as the evening turns to night, I stare aimlessly out the double glass doors letting the moonlight soothe my body. The trees surrounding the cabins are dense, and even with my sharp eyesight, I can’t see further than about 30 meters past the treeline. As I
continue staring, I catch a glimpse of movement before something silver catches my eye. Freezing as I continue to look at the same spot, I see nothing and with a dark chuckle I shake my head, settling on the fact I must be imagining things in my boredom.
“Or desperation” Alia pipes up.
“Or that” I chuckle.
Suddenly the door slamming open makes me startle as my head swings round to meet Brunos angry gaze.
“Mila” he growls as he stalks towards me.
Frowning as I’m unsure of why he is now angry towards me, I purposefully still and look down, forcing myself to play the submissive.
“Hello, Bruno,” I say quietly, making him hesitate in his advance.
With an exasperated sigh, he sits down on the armchair opposite where I am on the sofa. Glancing up, I see his eyes still trained on me with a look that shows a mixture of confusion, worry and guilt.
“Are you not going to say anything about today?” He finallys asks, his voice calmer than it was before. With a small shrug and a sad smile, I shake my head.
“No” I murmur. “What good would it do? Doesn’t change anything.”
“Smart” he comments as his eyes flit around the cabin.
“You haven’t done much today then?”
With that a small laugh escapes me. “No” I reply, rolling my eyes slightly. “I did do some yoga, that’s it. Your guard didn’t seem to want to open the door.”
“He couldn’t” was all Bruno said as I simply hmm in response. Suddenly he surges to his feet, his broad form towering above my own as I force myself not to react. “We have a visitor tonight, one who wishes to see you.”
“Huh?” I ask as my brows furrow wondering who could be wanting to meet me. “Who?”
“I want you to know, Mila, that you are still safe here. I said you wouldn’t be harmed if it could be avoided, and right now, you won’t be. I think perhaps it would be a good time to remind you of that,” Bruno warns me quietly as I hear the sound of footsteps approaching through the still opened door. Seeing Bruno’s lips set in a tight line, watching for me to acknowledge what he’s said, I nod stiffly as my eyes turn to the door.
Taking a deep breath, I freeze as the fake floral scent assaults my nostrils. “That b***h” I mutter as I turn my furious gaze to Bruno.
“Remember what I said” he hisses before taking a step back and his usual stoney exterior is back in place.
“Mila” I hear the high pitch voice exclaim with exaggerated joy as the person in question sweeps into the cabin as if she owns the place.
Meeting her eyes, my jaw clenches as I take in her wide smile, perfect hair and calculatingly cold eyes. “Rebecca” I say through gritted teeth. Seeing her smirk at my reaction, I allow my eyes to travel over her figure where they come to rest on her slightly swollen belly.
“Ah” she exclaims softly, her hands coming to rest caringly on her stomach as she looks down lovingly.
“You’re pregnant” I whisper as my eyes flit to Bruno’s never changing gaze.
“We are” Rebecca chimes as she glides over to stand beside Bruno, linking her arm with his as she rests her head on his shoulder. “2months now, its fascinating how quickly time flies.”
“Well. congratulations” I force myself to say.
“Oh did you hear that Bruno? Mila offers us her congratulations” Rebecca coos, her eyes never leaving mine. When I say nothing, her smile falters slightly before splitting back open into a wide grin, showing off her straight white teeth. “You look terrible Mila, is that why you’re sat in the darkness?”
“No” I reply simply, not letting her insults get to me.
“I just want to claw her eyes out” Alia growls to me.
“Well lets put them on shall we” Rebecca chuckles as she looks at Bruno expectantly. After a few seconds, he walks over to the switch and flicks the lights on as Rebecca gasps dramatically. “Oh Mila, you need a wash.”
“I’ve had one Rebecca” I answer coldly, knowing i look tired but not as bad as she is making out. ‘I’ll survive until tomorrow without another” I tell her dismissively.
“So…” I start, looking between the two of them. “Can I ask why I have the pleasure of this visit?”
“I just wanted to see how you were Mila, after all I haven’t seen you in a while now and I was concerned that our treatment of you immediately after you left may have done some damage. I just wanted to ensure it hadn’t” Rebecca says quietly, her eyes wide as she attempts to look innocent.
“Immediately after?” I ask in confusion.
“Well yes, you know…when Bruno and I were a bit, ravenous for one another. I have to say pregnancy hormones do amazing things for your s*x life, don’t they sweetheart?”.
Rebecca asks Bruno cheerily.
“Does it now” I comment dully as I ponder over her words.
Smiling slowly, I lean forward and ask in an overly sweet voice. “So how has your pregnancy been Rebecca? Has Bruno been treating you well? Waited on your hand an foot?”
“He’s been great” she replies with enthusiasm. Something I always noticed about Rebecca was the easy way in which I could distract her, all I had to do was get her to talk about herself and I could sit there quietly. I’m glad to know some things haven’t changed I tell myself. “Even in his long absence he’s had people there to help me every step of the way, and now I’m back by his side it’s just wonderful.”
Grinning as I snap my fingers, I purposefully dont look at Bruno as he takes a step towards me. “Long absence? Oh how dare he leave you” I gasp dramatically. “For how long?”
“A whole 3 weeks” Rebecca says while shaking a finger at Bruno. “But that doesn’t matter right now, what Im here to tell you is that my father will be coming in a couple of days. I unfortunately have to be the one to break the news to you, and I have to say how hard it is for me to tell you” she says, her voice not sounding at all apologetic.
“And?” I ask cooly. “That bothers me because?”
With that Rebecca’s smile turns dark, her eyes glint with her icy stare as she steps in front of me. “Because he’s coming to kill you” she whispers dramatically.
Mila POV:
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