*TWO WEEKS LATER*
*Aphrodite’s P.O.V.*
Zyaire and I were waiting for Dr. Reid to come in the room. The nurse had just finished drawing my blood for the NIPT.
There was a knock and Dr. Reid entered. She bowed. “My apologies, Alpha, Luna. I was with another patient.”
“It’s quite alright, Dr. Reid,” I assured her.
“Well, let’s get this started. It’s the same as before. I need you to undress and cover yourself with the paper sheet. I’ll be right back in,” she said and left the room.
I undressed, climbed on the table, and covered myself with the paper sheet. Dr. Reid came in shortly after and placed a condom on the ultrasound wand before putting ultrasound gel on it.
She inserted it after explaining again and I found it was less uncomfortable than before. She moved it around, measuring my uterus and the pup. She printed off some images for us where we could see the limbs and its body.
“It’ll be a few hours before the results of the NIPT are back. I’ll link you when I know. You can go ahead and get cleaned up and get dressed,” she said, handing me a pack of baby wipes and leaving the room.
I clean up and dress quickly. Zyaire and I leave and meet Zaydon, Zayne, Teagan, and Freya at lunch. Teagan was indeed having a boy as she had found out two weeks ago. We finished lunch and Zyaire went to his office with Zaydon and Zayne. The girls and I went up to Teagan’s apartment.
I still felt out of place because I was the outsider, and Teagan and Freya grew up together, but they were doing well in changing that.
“So, Aphrodite…” Teagan began, and I looked at her cautiously.
“Yes?”
“Tell us something…”
“Okay…” I say.
“How big is he? Is he good in bed?” Freya asks.
I feel my face flush and start spluttering. “I… Is… No… Is that really what you girls talk about?” I ask.
“Yes. We know about each other’s mate. We wanna know about the Alpha.”
“I… I don’t know…” I begin, but Teagan cuts me off.
“Please? Pretty please,” she pouts. I groan, knowing that I always give in when someone pouts. I’m going to make a terrible mom in that aspect. I laugh inwardly at that thought.
You will not make a terrible mom, Venus, my wolf, tells me.
You try resisting a pouty face, I retort, and she says nothing else. Uh huh, that’s what I thought, I laugh.
“Pleeease?” Freya pleads.
I groan again. “Fine!” I exclaim. “Just stop pouting!”
They both laugh and then turn serious, listening intently.
“He’s about this long,” I show them with my hands. “And this big around,” I say, using my hands to show them again. Their jaws drop.
“Is he good in bed?” Freya asks.
“I have nothing to compare it to, but I think so.”
“Zaydon is about 8 inches long and this big around,” Freya says, showing me.
“Zayne is about the same, but slightly longer. I actually measured,” Teagan says, and we laugh.
“How are they in bed?” I ask. They both turn red.
“Well, my first time was with an ex of mine. We dated for nearly a year, and he would always pressure me for s*x, but I’d say no. Finally, I felt ready, and we did it, but he was tiny, and he didn’t even know how to use it! We were both 18 at this point. So Zaydon is much better than that. When my ex found out Zay was my mate, he tried to fight for me, but I turned him down. That angered him, and he started a fight with Zay. Alpha Zyaire banished him,” Freya finished up.
I turned to Teagan. “Well, I’ve been with one man before Zayne. He was respectful, but it was purely a physical relationship. No emotions, no strings attached. He was decent in bed, but not as good as Zayne. Something about having your mate makes everything more intense."
"I was held in captivity for nearly a decade. Held in silver chains and dosed with wolfsbane to keep me weak for all but the last year of it. Eros and I both were. Aurora… she finally felt we were loyal enough to let us be free of the chains. Eros and I had been planning our escape from the time she released us from the chains.
“We were beat and starved for most of the time, but we were trained to fight. That was supposed to keep us too tired to try to escape. But every time Aunt Ariadne got close to catching her, we’d move locations. The last time, she stupidly left ahead of us, leaving four guards to transfer us to the new place. I killed two, and Eros knocked the other two unconscious. We got a good head start ahead of them, and when I felt we had crossed into pack territory, I collapsed.”
“No wonder you’re such a good fighter. You and Eros. He’s top of the Junior Delta class now,” Freya said, and I nodded.
“He’s very good and adept at fighting and adapts his fighting style based on how his opponent fights,” I tell them.
“Now, what should we do?” Teagan asked.
“What TV shows do you like?” Freya asked.
“Well, I haven’t watched many, but I really like crime shows, so far.”
“Have you ever watched Grey’s Anatomy?”
I shook my head. “What is it?”
“It’s a medical drama show. It’s really good. Time to enlighten you,” Teagan said, grinning. She clicks the TV on and scrolls to Netflix and puts the show on.
We sit back and watch it, and from the very beginning, I’m hooked. We watch four episodes before it’s lime for dinner. Teagan gives me her sign in information so I can watch it in Zyaire’s and my apartment before we head down for dinner.
“What did you girls do?” Zyaire asks.
“Watched a show called Grey’s Anatomy,” I told him.
He groaned. “Great, now I’m going to be stuck watching that soap opera now, too, aren’t I?” he asks.
“Yup,” I pop my lips. “And it’s not a soap opera, it’s a medical drama.”
“Close enough,” he grumbles, and we laugh.
After dinner, Zyaire and I head up to our apartment. I had just signed into Netflix when Dr. Reid linked me.
Luna, you are carrying our future alpha! She says excitedly.
I grin at Zyaire. “What?” he asks.
“It’s a boy!” I tell him. He jumps up, pulling me with him, and hugs me tightly, kissing me passionately.
The TV is soon forgotten as he trails kisses down my neck and starts sucking on my mark. I moan in pleasure and need. He moves his mouth back to mine, lifting me up and placing me on the couch, sitting me up to remove my shirt and bra before leaning me back down.
He kisses everywhere, all over my exposed skin before his mouth finds my n****e and he starts sucking, licking, and nipping it.
I moan in pleasure and am suddenly pushed to the back of my own mind as Venus takes over.
*Venus’s P.O.V.*
“Mate,” I purr.
Zyaire looks up, his eyes turning dark before changing to the blue of his wolf.
“My sweet Venus,” Blaze says before turning his attention to the other n****e, lavishing it just the same. i moan and reach down to unbuckle his belt and pants. He stands up briefly to remove them, his erection springing free as his boxers come off, too.
He then removes my pants and trails kisses down to MY s*x. He nips at my c**t, eliciting a moan from me before he inserts two fingers into me and sucks on my c**t. I can feel myself start to build and clench around his fingers, but he suddenly stops moving them.
“Blaze!” I groan in frustration.
“Not yet,” he growls out as he removes his fingers and moves his mouth back up to mine after sucking my juices off his fingers. Tasting myself plus his taste on his lips arouses me that much more.
He positions himself above me guides his large c**k to my entrance as he trails kisses down to my mark once more, sucking on it and causing me to moan again. He pushes himself into my s*x and begins thrusting hard and fast, causing me to groan and cry out in pleasure.
“Yes, Blaze! Faster! Harder!” I shout as he follows my commands. I feel myself building again and he suddenly stills.
“Ugh!” I groan in frustration. “Please let me come,” I beg.
He starts thrusting again as hard and fast as he can, grunting as he begins to reach his own peak. He growls and moves his mouth to my mark as I feel my walls clench around him. He explodes inside me as he bites down on my mark, causing the strongest orgasm to rip through me as I scream his name in pure ecstasy.
We lay there for a few minutes with him on top of me. Then he climbs up and hands me my clothes as he gets dressed. I dress quickly and let Aphrodite take back control.
*Aphrodite’s P.O.V.*
I just barely finished dressing when the door opens, and Eros comes in with River. He gives us a knowing look before leading her to his room and shutting the door.
I flop back down on the couch and find Grey’s Anatomy and begin from the fifth episode. I watch a few more episodes before getting up and retrieving a snack to settle my stomach.
After I finished my snack, I met Zyaire in the shower and we washed each other before getting out, drying off, and getting ready for bed. I lay down and Zyaire curls up behind me, resting one hand on my belly as he usually did.
*TEN WEEKS LATER*
River had turned 18 and declared Eros was her mate, and he was thrilled. They couldn’t mark until he was 18, but he had moved in with her and I knew they were intimate.
Currently, family and friends were gathered outside in the courtyard for Freya, Teagan, and my combined baby shower. Gifts were piled in three piles, one for each of us.
Freya went first, and Nyla, Cassius’s mate, was keeping track of who the gifts were from so we could write proper thank you letters. Freya got a lot of baby toys, clothes, and diapers. From the clothes she got, she had picked out her daughter’s ‘coming home’ outfit.
Teagan was next, and she got much the same, but her parents and Zayne’s had also thrown in on a car seat for them for their grandson. She also picked out a coming home outfit from the clothes they had received.
Then it was my turn. Zyaire and I took turns opening gifts, and we got many more toys than necessary, and we also got diapers, clothes, and a nursery set from his parents. Aunt Cora and Uncle Maverick threw in and got us a car seat as well. Since we already had something picked out for our son’s coming home outfit, we just ooo’ed and ahh’d over the cute clothes we got. My Aunt Ariadne and Uncle Xavier came and had gotten me a really nice breast pump.
Suddenly Freya cried out, and Teagan, Zaydon, and I rushed over to her. “My water just broke!” she cried out.
Zaydon swooped her up and rushed her through the packhouse to the hospital. Ten hours later, their beautiful baby girl, Trinity, had been born. She had blonde hair and grey eyes and the cutest face.
Teagan wasn’t far behind her, as she had gone into labor two hours after Freya. It was after midnight when their son, Caisson, came into the world with his light brown hair, green eyes and chubby face.
Both babies were healthy and alert, ready to meet the world.
*TWO WEEKS LATER*
Zyaire was in his office while the girls and I were out shopping for new clothes for both their babies, and I was buying clothes and blankets I saw that I liked. Though we got some at our baby shower, I knew it wouldn’t be nearly close to what we’d need. Zyaire had Cassius, Cannon, Cooper, Axel, Zion, and Eros with us because Freya’s ex had been spotted near the border of the territory.
We had brought a cargo van and a full-size SUV to fit everyone and wound up nearly filling the entire cargo van up. I had picked out an area rug and a dark wood gliding rocker with teal cushioning I liked, as well. I had also finally decided on a theme for the nursery: whales and anchors, so I picked out a lot of décor.
We were chatting away on our way home and when we arrived, the guys carried everything up to our respective apartments. Since I was due to pop any day now, the girls decided to help me finish decorating the nursery. I’d tell them where I wanted what, and they’d hang it up.
I got wall stickers, as well, and the crib was in the center of the room as per what I read about safe infant sleep. They got the area rug situated underneath it and put the rocker where I wanted it.
I took the clothes and blankets and removed the tags and tossed them in the washer down the hall. After they finished, I put them in the dryer.
The girls and I watched Grey’s Anatomy while Trinity and Caisson slept. They kept bugging me about what we were naming our boy, but I refused to tell them, insisting it was a surprise. After the clothes and blankets finished, I folded them and put them away.
A few days went by, and I had no signs of labor, and I was past my due date. Dr. Reid checked me daily, but I was still only 2 centimeters dilated.
Finally, a week after my due date, my water broke. I was loading the dishwasher one night, washing the baby bottles in preparation and Zyaire was helping me when I gasped and yelped as a contraction ripped through me.
“What’s wrong?” Zyaire asked, concerned.
“My water just broke!” I exclaimed. He swooped me up and ran down the stairs and to the pack hospital.
He rushed me into an exam room with Dr. Reid right behind us. I undressed and gowned myself as another contraction ripped through me and I cried out, grabbing Zyaire’s arm and squeezing it.
Dr. Reid attached the fetal monitors and checked me quickly as nurses started an IV line.
“Three centimeters dilated, Luna. Not too much longer,” she said. She checked the readouts of the monitors and said everything looked right on track. She left the room, leaving me to labor with Zyaire.
She came back every hour to check and would report how dilated and effaced I was and about how much longer it would be. I cried out every time a contraction would hit, and Zyaire would flit about trying to figure out what to do to help me because I refused an epidural.
Three hours later, and I was only six centimeters dilated. I groaned and then cried out in pain as another contraction hit. Dr. Reid checked the printouts again and noted that my contractions were progressing as they should be and that the baby wasn’t in any distress.
After another three hours, I was 9 centimeters dilated.
“I thought I was supposed to progress faster?” I complained to Dr. Reid.
“Every pregnancy and labor is different, Luna,” she assured me.