Prologue
KINGS POV
“I freaking hate you!” Screamed my beautiful but very pregnant wife, my Queen Ellie, yells at me from her hospital bed. “Look what you did to me!” She breathes out as she takes deep gulps of air as another contraction claims her body.
Sweat is dripping down my brow as my other half is about to give birth to our beautiful twin princesses. I am King Harold, head Lycan and the ruler of Lyconia, above all Lycans and were-beings and here I am having heart palpitations, because I’m so worried about my wife and premature twins that are soon to make their presence known.
“Breathe Ellie, it’s almost time. In and out! In and out” I mantra to her as she shoots invisible daggers at me from her violet eyes.
“Oh shut up, Har! Giving birth to twins and at our age! What were we thinking?!?” She whined. “I’m so scared Har! The girls, their future…” she gasped out as another wave pulsed through her.
“It’ll be okay Ellie! We can get through it together. The girls will be strong and we will fight along with them with whatever comes our way.” I gripped her hand assuringly. That was a mistake, as Ellie gripped my hand with a death grip that I nearly fall to my knees.
‘That’s what you get’ my Lycan Jake snickered, the one that’s been with me since my teens, the one that’s been within me since my teens, who was literally another soul living inside of me, until I release him to become his true animalistic self.
‘What did I do?’ I responded back to the one that resides in my mind.
‘You’re alive and your male’ my Lycan teased as he retreats somewhere in the depths of my mind.
“Honey, it’ll be okay. The girls will be alright, you’ll be alright.” I gasped as she grips my hand harder and screams out, “Where the hell is that damn doctor!” I yelled, just as the pack doctor comes walking in with her nurse.
“I’m right here, your majesty. We will commence shortly as your highness's contractions have increased” she says going through Ellie’s chart. The nurse goes to Elle’s other side and speaks soothingly to my wife.
“How much longer doctor, my wife is in so much pain and getting weaker?” I asked.
“It’s almost time, your majesty. However, there is a lot to be concerned about since your wife is two months early. Also, I’m not her primary or Royal physician, so there’s concerns that may arise or ones that I may not be aware of.” She says examining Ellie some more.
We arrived at my in-laws pack a few days ago, to visit Ellie’s mother. She had gotten sick and had been sick for months, her health getting worse by the day. So, we came to check on her and we’re seeking advice on the twins as we received news about the girls and impending future.
We had been trying for years to have children, and almost gave up when finally, the moon Goddess blessed us, not just one but with Twins! Granted, my wife and I were okay with not having kids and were reserved to the fact that it may just not happen as we were up there in age already. We were happy either way, I was already preparing to initiate my only nephew as Crown Prince to inherit the throne, when my wife came to me with the news.
I remember the day she came to me with the news like it was yesterday.
