New mate

"His name is Nicholas", Richard said out again as he turned fixed all his full attention on Emily.

She looked back at her husband, she stared back into Richard's eyes and smiled cheerfully, she smiled from ear to ear, smiled like a bee in a clover, she loved the sound of his name, "Nicholas".

"He would be his brother's best friend and probably he will be his beta and they will rule and lead the blue moon pack in battle together, and they would come back home victorious", Richard spoke as though he was proclaiming blessing upon his two sons.

Or yes! He was blessing his two sons, his words were power and life, he was the Pack's protector, he didn't only feel like a boss, he was their boss, their king and everything under him was also under his control and they obeyed the instructions that proceeded from his mouth.

She leaned her head on Richard's muscled shoulders, it showed a form of agreement to everything Richard was saying.

"He would be his brother's best friend...", those exact words were stuck in her head, and it continually rang louder than a bell in her head.

She stood right there, and in a few seconds, she began to imagine what future would hold, she began to visualize and the future of seeing Bryan and Nicholas getting along with each other, laughing together, having each other's back, going to war together and conquering worlds together.

She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport between her two sons: Bryan and Nicholas, and at that very moment, she made a promise to herself, she was going to do whatever it takes to make sure both Bryan and Nicholas loved each other's company.

And when she would have succeeded in building a close and strong relationship between them, then Alpha Richard's next statement would become a reality, "... and probably his beta.. "

The beta wolf was another important contributor to the success of the pack and thus, a bad and corrupt beta may influence the Alpha wolf in his own way and that would probably affect the pack, likewise a good beta who understands what his influence on the alpha wolf would beget. 

She kept on imagining what the future would be like, if she succeeded in building a strong and long lasting relationship, then they would be unstoppable together, like gods in human form.

They would obviously go farther places in life than where Alpha Richard had ever gone.

She smiled, she smiled at the random thoughts which were flowing in her head, she loved every bit of it, and if she would succeed, then motherhood would become a thing of joy.

She raised her hand and rubbed Nathan's fluffy cheeks as he slept peacefully.

Richard looked at Emily as she admired her baby, carefully and smoothly rubbing Nicholas's cheeks and then placing her hands on his arms.

She looked so stressed out but in all, her beauty radiated even more. It was as if her beauty was being rekindled with every single second that passed.

She was glowing more than ever, "could this have been an after effect of child birth, something accompanied with child birth?", he thought to himself as he got carried away by her effortless beauty.

"The first born", Martins Grey's words came back into his head, sending shivers down his spine.

It felt like torment, those words and Martin's voice was just enough to make it sound terrible in his head.

He had already declared Bryan as the next Alpha, all with the hope that Bryan would unlock his wolf form later on in his life but now, that was going to be a probability, that time was never certain, and it only happened among one in a million, it was a very rare case.

And yes! Martins Grey was right, if there was any other person in the world who was in the best position to share in this secret and needed to know about Bryan's fate, then it would have to be his mother, Emily.

"I have something to tell you", Richard mumbled out after being able to recover his voice finally.

"Something very important", he continued as he looked into Emily's eyes.

Her eyes glowed and her bright face became even brighter, as if by magic, and like a charm, he was comforted by her warm and gentle smile, at least for the main time.

He could feel her heart beat from where he stood, it sounded completely normal, but his, his was pounding faster than what he had ever known, like the wind, it was pounding at high speed.

"What is it?", Emily asked inquisitively. She couldn't think of anything that would sideline her current joyful emotions.

Even after she asked, she was still focused on Nicholas, admiring his soft and tender skin and rubbing his head smoothly.

Richard's face was filled with pity and saddening emotions but when he finally noticed that Emily could read and understand his facial expressions, he quickly wore a fake smile on his face and went forward to drop Nicholas in the stroller.

Emily stood there looking at the way Richard carefully handled the baby, he treated the baby like an egg, he wouldn't let any negative force harm his babies.

"Come on! Let's have a seat", he said to her after dropping the baby.

He held her smooth skinned hand and walked with her to the bed and motioned inaudibly for her to sit first.

He watched her sit on the bed majestically and when she did, he sat down right next to her, staring into her eyes.

"Remember the first day I met you, that day I found you on that lonely pathway almost being  devoured by those rogued ass demons?", He started the conversation with a question but smiled in order to make sure what he was about to say was a no big deal.

Of course, she remembered. How could she ever forget that day, that was her foundation, that was her success story.

It happened four years ago when her own people saw her as an abomination, she wasn't able to connect to her mate early enough just like her fellow female wolves.

The other male wolves whom she thought were her mates rejected her since she wasn't fitting well into their description of a perfect mate. 

On that day, those rogued werewolves had chased her like as if they were bounty hunters seeking for a prize, each of them all wanted to have a taste of her since she was rejected and never marked and some of them really wanted to devour her completely, eliminating her from the surface of the earth.

"And then you came around and you saved me .. ", she added smiling.

She remembered the events of that day like as if it happened yesterday. 

If it weren't for Alpha Richard, she would be out of the land of the living by this time.

"Yes! I was your superhero", Richard cut her short with his words.

Now he became boastful and was seeking attention from her, and slowly, he was getting it from her.

Emily looked at him, she was feeling quite embarrassed with his statement, she knew him so well, he was good at making you feel pissed off at some point and he was succeeding, and she pushed him aside jokingly on his chest and smiled.

"Yeah! I was so cute, I remember perfectly well, I was handsome and still am. I swept you off your feet with just my looks. Ugh! You were dying for me", Richard added again with a smile smirk on his face and turning his face around seductively trying to intimidate her again.

His intentions were to calm his nervous soul and maybe calm hers too if she ever felt frightened in anyway. 

She couldn't say a word, she knew for sure he was only teasing her, making her laugh, trying to ease her pain during child birth.

"Okay!! Now you're lying, 'cause you couldn't resist my beauty", Emily replied with a come back as she elegantly flung her silky hair to the back of her head and moved her shoulders back and forth stylishly like she was in some form of beauty contest competing against another intense opponent.

Her silky hair gave way for Richard to view her smooth neck and he could see the mark he made on her skin, he remembered that night, he marked her on the night they consummated their marriage.

He saw the mark on her smooth skin, it symbolized their union and anyone else who saw the mark knew for sure that she was taken.

"Oh no! I didn't!!", Richard countered her statement immediately. He found every bit of his conversation with her very interesting. It seemed as if they were on another honeymoon.

"You fell in love with these... ", Richard said as he began to flex his muscles.

He was going too extreme with his jokes, he felt he was competing with Emily and as he was flexing, he felt he could hear victory calling on to him. 

She couldn't contain her laughter anymore, she let it all out in a loud roar

She quickly turned to her side, picked up a pillow and playfully hit Richard's head with it.

She held onto the pillow, laughing in unison with Richard who stopped flexing his muscles.

The door to the room was slightly open and some of the maids who passed by could see the joy rising in the both of them, admiring the way they loved each other dearly.

Some of them couldn't take their eyes off Alpha Richard, they admired his height, his looks, his physique and his tonation.

Once he passed by some of the maids and he could hear them whispering some words about the way he looked, one said, "Oh goodness! He's so cute", another would say, " I wish I could have him", but he paid no attention to that, he had someone he loved so much and that was all that matter.

"All the while... ", Richard continued his statement, "All the while, we argued and competed on the outcome of the child you had in your womb. I said I needed a male child, while you said you needed another female in the house. So!! My lady? Who won the debate at last?", Richard asked as he raised his eyebrows with a smirk on his face. 

"None of us", Emily said as she folded her hands close to her bosoms and smiled looking at the other direction.

She was still flinging her beauty, moving her shoulders back and forth

Richard looked at Emily, with his mouth gaped open widely, he chuckled at hearing Emily's statement.

"Yup! I said I needed a gir gol and you said you wanted a boy, but now, we've got twins, so, none of us won", Emily reaffirmed her statement, sounding very confident

She wasn't wrong, while Emily wanted a female child, Richard wanted a male name to catch up his name and now, they had twins.

"I love you Emily. I still cherish the day we found each other..", Richard spoke out after a long while.

What he about to say was tuned emotionally to the report Martins Grey he given him.

"You know I cherish you...", He said as he put his smooth hands on Emily.

He placed Emily's right hand in his left hand and used his thumb to rub her soft cheeks.

One could wonder how a strong, tall, masculine and muscled man like alpha Richard could still have a smooth gentle touch after many years of tightly clinging to swords and lifting heavy metals.

"You know I cherish you... ", He continued, "I have your best interest at heart and I promised never to hurt you as long as we're together. "

She could feel some sort of pain in his voice, "what could really hurt him so much to speak in such tone?", She thought to herself.

She held his right hand in her left hand and said to him, "I know, you told me"

She continued, "What is it Richard? You wanted to tell me something"

He couldn't look into her eyes like he used to, he didn't want to see pains in her, he didn't want to see tears in her eyes, he looked down wards, thinking in random directions, trying to avoid any form of eye contact with her.

"Hey! Hey!! Hey!!! Look at me!! ", She said as she lifted up his head in order to see his face.

Still, she couldn't look straight into her eyes.

"Look at me! ", She ordered lightly and emphatically, finally locking eyes with him.

"Everything's going to be fine. You can tell me anything", Emily whispered softly.

But he heard her words, "everything is going to be fine", and his ears pricked up at the sound of those words. A sense of relief filled his soul at least, for the main time.

He looked back at Emily who smiled and nodded her head, gesturing him to speak up what really troubled his soul.

"It's about Bryan", he finally pulled out the courage to say. There was no point in holding it back, she was their mother and she intended to know.

She took a long breath in and sat upright readjusting herself in a bid to listen attentively to what Richard had to say.

"Martins told me he would be wolfless", he spoke out with every word filled with pain and emotions,  and he looked at Emily.

Emily sat up again, it was as if she didn't hear anything Richard said but then she did. There was absolute silence in the room.

He looked at Emily, she wasn't herself, at least not as before, the shocking statement changed her countenance and she began to have an awful mood swing.

This what what he tried to avoid, this was the expression he didn't want to see, the change in his wife's mood and facial appearance, that was the face he never wanted to see, but now, it happened.