“I love you too. However, I’m not much of a warrior at the moment.” He chuckles, “Yasmine, you are carrying three of my pups in this beautiful body of yours, so it is my duty to protect you and them at this time. You don’t need to be that warrior at the moment…” Tears fill my eyes at his words and then slide down my cheeks. Zachariah reaches up his hands, sliding them on my cheeks, wiping the tears with his thumbs and continues, “I know you hate feeling as vulnerable as you do right now, as you have always been a fighter, and that is one thing I love about you. I will not treat you like a girly girl, but at the moment, I will treat you as a female, a female that is carrying pups, and a female that is mine…” He then once again leans in and places his lips against mine in a soft, loving but dominant kiss, allowing all his feelings for me to flow from him to me through that kiss and the mate bond overwhelming me even more. I wrap my arms around his neck and whisper through our link.
Zachariah lifts his head and I turn mine as the door opens and Summer, along with Kai, walks into the office. Summer smiles, but Kai groans. “Come on Alpha, I had enough of seeing you do that when we found her…” Zachariah growls low before placing one more kiss on my neck and then stepping away. I smile to myself as he turns and faces away from Summer and Kai to walk behind and sit back at his desk, covering the reaction his body was having to mine. I run my hand over my small belly and then have to move. I pace from the window over to stand next to Zachariah for a few moments before returning to the window. I do this a couple of times before I stop at the window and face Summer and say, “So, you were saying he is using my dreams to get closer to me, right?” “Yes, that is what it seems. He wants you to willingly go with him…” “He doesn’t care if I go willingly with him. He will have me chained to his bed, no matter what.” She l
I look up at him with a little fear in my eyes. He looks over at Summer and says, “We will finish this discussion later. Okay?” “Of course, Alpha.” Zachariah then carries me out of the office and up to our room. He lays me on the bed. I am not surprised when a little while later Ava knocks on the open door to the bedroom. I look over at her and smile. She enters and as she sits next to me she says, “So, what seems to be going on here?” “I don’t know. I felt my stomach tighten.” “Is that all? Was there any pain?” “No, no pain, just the tightening.” “Okay, can I take a look?” “Sure.” She does her checks, shaking her head every now and then. Fear starts to build in me as I then ask, “What’s wrong?” “I believe that you have entered the first stages of labour. Now I am gathering with Darius. Your labour was quick?” “Well, I guess it was. Valentino the bastard had sedated me, for
*** Returning to the Real World… ** I feel myself rising to the surface of what feels like water, it really is a strange feeling, to feel like one is underwater but you don’t have the fear of drowning however there is the fear of not breaking through that surface and opening one's eyes once more. I fight and finally break through the surface, and I am hit with the annoying sound of a machine beeping in my ear. I groan and try to move my arm, but can’t, so I then concentrate on my eyes. My eyelids are heavy and they don’t seem to want to open, so I groan again. I then feel a small hand on my cheek and warmth seeps in. I smile as I turn my head slightly into that small hand and whisper roughly, “Darius, my boy, you shouldn’t be using your gifts this much…” “It’s okay mummy, I was sleeping while you were once Ava had gotten the pups out safely.” I slowly open my eyes as, with the help of his warmth, Darius had removed the heaviness from them. I look into his intense grey ones. I st
I then put Julius back in his crib. Taking a step to the side, I look into the incubator at the pups inside. I then raise my eyes to Ava and she says, “Yes, Yasmine. You can take them out and have a hold. They would benefit from your touch and scent.” I smile as I then look back down at the incubator, unlock the side, and pick up one of the little pups inside. I step back a little and Zachariah steps up, slipping his hands inside and picking up the other little pup. Zachariah then turns around and walks over to the chair in the corner. He sits down and then motions for me to join him. I walk over and carefully sit on his lap and lean into him. We then settle back and cuddle out little treasures. I look down at the pup in my hand. I know it is a female, but I also know that everyone else will see a male until we take care of Kastrath. I look at Zachariah and whisper, “Two unisex names, ones suitable for either a male or female…” “Okay, what did you have in mind, my little warrior?
Zachariah growls low again, I give his shoulder a little squeeze as Farris continues, “But I wasn’t sure. I felt something strange the day you fought and won against Henry. I however shook it off and dismissed it. But as soon as I walked in and took a breath I knew she was here for me and Zaire.” “But you have Zaire why do you need my daughter?” Darius laughs, making us all look at him. He then says, “Silly Daddy… Uncle Farris and Uncle Zaire are both dominant males, they can’t have pups… Without a female, they couldn’t continue either of their strong bloodlines, by making a new one.” “DARIUS… Blake is not even a week old I don’t want to be thinking about her having sex with him at any time in the future…” “I would never and neither would Zaire, we would never touch her until after she was 18 and willing to give herself to us…” “Daddy, they are destined to be her mates, and they will protect her while she grows. Just like Dakot
I let go of Summer's arm and walk over to where Zachariah is standing with Julius and Dakota; I frown and he tilts his head to the side and I then smile as I see that Zaire now has Blake in his arms. I look back at Zachariah, and he says, “I haven’t been able to pry her away from them. When one stops holding her, the other takes over.” “They will protect her with their lives, and she will be one spoiled little pup…” Zachariah then looks at me with a serious face as he says, “Look, we discussed it. They are travelling back to the pack with Charles. Charles will be staying at the pack to help Jade, while Zaire and Farris return to us.” “I’m surprised that they agreed to that.” “They had no choice. We need them with us. It is also why they are travelling back with them so that they can spend just over a day close to Blake. It will strengthen t
I sit up a little and look him in the eyes as I realise and whisper, “We won't be returning to the pack, will we?” “No, I’m sorry, my fiery warrior. Once we walk into that convention and get word that Rania and Mary are safe. As soon as I challenge him for the throne and prove that I am the true and rightful king, we will not be able to leave. This will then become our pack and our kingdom to rule over.” “But I am no Queen… How am I?…” He places his hand on my cheek and as I am flooded with tingles and sparks; I melt into his touch. He tilts my head just that little more so that he can lean forward and skim his lips against mine before he says, “Yasmine, you thought that you couldn’t be a Luna, and yet you are one. Being the Queen is nothing different, besides I’m sure that Rania would be honoured to help you learn anything that you don’t alread