His Spirit Wolf

Falcon’s POV ~

My love cuddled into me and slept all the way home. She knows we are a brutal species..and she doesn’t hesitate to kill when it’s necessary.. but it exhausts her.. it goes against her healing nature. What a conflict that must be for her.

Dawn is breaking..and we have to get the prisoners to the council, so they can be transported to Capital City, in the kingdom. Anna rolled into my arms.. rubbing her nose against my chest. She’s so damned cute! We shower and head to breakfast.. just before we walk into the dining hall.. she stops and pulls me into the foyer. “It wasn’t me yesterday. I didn’t get mad. It was Bethany. She told me why.. and I didn’t want to tell you until after the fight. But now.. we can tell you why she is bitchy.. and I’m worried she’s going to be bitchier.. but well… So… the thing is.. FUCK! I’m pregnant..okay!?”

I stood there. Just stood there. Like a statue. Then I yanked her up.. spinning us in circles.. laughing.. “Well she did say not until after the battle! Apparently, she meant Directly… after the battle! Come on!” And I took her hand.. running into the dining room “We. Are. Pregnant! The Alpha Heir is baking!” And she slapped me!

Everyone jumped up and congratulated us. Belinda and Sabrina were both squealing and squeaking about being pregnancy buddies.. The guys were happy for us. And I was beside myself! We are having a pup! A little Anna! Or a little me… But I want a daughter…a princess..a mini-Anna.. running around.. calling me Daddy. Anna called her dad, Daddy.. and I love it! It’s a southern thing that I want to carry on the tradition of..

The months are passing quickly. Bethany is a nightmare! It feels like everything pisses her off. She constantly throws shit.. which I guess is a pregnant woman thing.. since Sabrina throws things.. the only difference is Brady has to step in the path to get hit.. or Sabrina cries.. Mine can aim! And so I spend much of my time ducking.

Yesterday, Bethany got mad because I forgot the toilet seat lid.. and left it up. Her ass splashed in the water, so I’m not allowed in the bathroom until I learn my lesson. I’m not sure when that will be.. but I have learned to tread lightly. My sweet Anna apologizes for what she calls her demon possessed wolf. Then Bethany corrects her saying Spirit possessed and threatens to bite her! A litany chants silently in my head “Two more months.. Two more months!”

Sabrina is due any minute and Belinda is due in a week! Marcus has been praying to the Goddess Belinda goes early! Brady swears if three women are pregnant at the same time again.. he will move up the mountain and become a hermit! Times is hard!! I tell ya!

Bonnie found out yesterday she is expecting and Axel ran all the way to Cottage Grove until I made him come back! Coward! Bonnie wailed the entire time he was gone. Othello has threatened to hibernate if I don’t do something about the leaking women! Like I have anything to say about it!

Right now, Anna is curled in my lap.. sleeping soundly, while I get some paperwork done. I live for the quiet moments! The pregnancy itself agrees with her. No morning sickness. No peculiar cravings. Just a schizophrenic spirit wolf with anger issues. My poor Anna! She threatened Beth with never having another pup because of the way she acts.. and that calmed her down. For all of two days.. then it was back to 50 shades of crazy because Brady ate the last of the Nutella. Now there is five cases of it in the pantry to avoid that meltdown again!

I hear Brady screaming from the hallway “Code Red! Code Red!” waking Anna.. who says “Sabrina is in labor” We get to the infirmary to Sabrina yelling she is going to kill Brady and to let her yank hos lower lip over his head so she can tell him it doesn’t hirt That bad. Dumbass! Even I know that was a stupid thing to say!

Anna has stayed with Sabrina to help with the pain.. and finally, Brady came out letting us know his daughter is here.. and Sabrina named her Elise.. in honor of Anna! Which is sweet and Brady’s happy. I’m just not sure what he’s happiest about. That baby Elise is here.. or that he doesn’t have to keep throwing himself in the path of unknown projectiles.

Anna came out all smiles. She looks exhausted, but happy. She giggles “ I think Bethany may be calmer from now on! She was horrified watching the birth and begged me not to make her go through it.. I told her it is our punishment for her being such a bitch. She whimpered… Am I going to hell for that?” And I laughed.. hard! “No baby! You aren’t going to hell.. Bethany needed to be brought down a notch or two. She is over the top with her anger! Even Othello is fed up!”

We went to see baby Elise and she really is adorable! Chubby little pink cheeks.. curly dark brown hair! I can’t wait to see our pup! I want a girl.. but I will be just a proud of a son! I just wish Bethany would slow her anger and make it easier on Annalise.. She has been a saint throughout the pregnancy. Patient with Bethany.. allowing her temper tantrums.. and apologetic to me for Beth’s attitude.. and I fear it has kept her from enjoying the pregnancy, at all.

Lying in bed.. holding my beauty.. I hear Othello talking to Bethany.. berating her for allowing her anger to get the best of her. I doze off.. with the low hum of his deep rumble in my brain.. maybe it will make a difference.

Ten days later, we were woken in the night by Marcus.. telling us Belinda is in labor. Anna is immediately in healer mode.. asking how far apart her contractions are.. if her water broke.. all the while, speed walking toward the infirmary. Anna rushes to her aunt’s side.. and like a miracle.. she’s no longer groaning in pain and I can’t help but ache that no one can do that for my love!

Marcus and Belinda’s baby boy made his appearance into this world, just before dawn.. weighing in at a whopping 8 and a half pounds! They named him Brutus… which is fitting.. because he is a brute! Belinda is in heaven.. and Anna healed her body completely, like she did Sabrina.. and they will be home within the next few hours.. which is kind of nice.. I imagine! But again.. there will be no one to help Anna that way. Luckily, as spirit wolves, we heal much faster than normals..

Two down! Ours to go!