Our Luna, Our Mate by Linda Middleman

Chapter 98

The moment we had rushed Athena into the Hospital was the moment knew our lives would be forever changed. For today was the day that we would be welcoming our beautiful pups into the world, Ryder, Nathan and Samara Moonheart. Along with Adrian our family would officially be complete.

abte will make beautiful pups' purrs Deimos, excited to finally meet our children.

deed she will I murmur back, my mind now drifting back to earlier. For I had just finished speaking with mom and dad when suddenly I was hit with the most crippling wave of pain to ever feel run through me.

The pain being hard that I could barely maintain my balance as I was all but forced to my knees. Having been in the hallway when it happened.

FUCK, I growl, not liking to be thrown of guard for the last time we had felt something like this was when Athena was all but taken from us. When Ezra had all but taken advantage of her and forced the mates betrayal on us.

Just then Ares moves to call out to me through the bond his voice strain as if he was feeling this pain as well.

"Yo. Did you feel that? This crippling pain?'

Felt it? Fuck that, I felt alot more than that. And it was enough to send me to my fucking knees.

Fuck! Yes! Who or what was that?' I groaned, attempting to stand back up once the pain had subsided long enough for me to do so.

'A-Athena...' is what Ares had attempted to say only to be cut off by another voice. Female. Almost softer as she all but calls to us in

panic.

'ARES! EROS! HELP! I-I can't wake Athena! She's screaming out in pain. Please, I need help!' begs Artemis which was enough to have me all but rushing for our mate, for if Artemis couldn't contact Athena and had to reach out to us for help it had to be bad. Shaking away my thoughts I all but move back to those who were currently waiting on the news for Athena, Kai along with Ares included.

'Mate is strong, Mate will survive' purrs Deimos, hoping to calm my nerves, not realizing that my body was beginning to shake from everything that had been happening since our return home until suddenly a pair of small arms all but wrap themselves around gently. My focus now is on the person in question.

"Don't worry Papa. Mommy will be okay" whispers Adrian, his small body hugging me around the leg as he did. A small smile slowly rising as he did.

"I'm not worried kiddo. I know mommy is strong. She'll pull through like always" I move to tell him as I move to pick him up within my

arms,

"Of course she will. She's a Moonblood. We always bounce back" replies a male voice causing me to turn only to see Alex, Athena's Uncle and Lycan King himself along with Rick, Sera, Mom, Dad as well as Lucas, Emma, Emily, Seth and Sam. "You guys made it" I muse.

"But of course we did. Don't be so silly. We would never miss this opportunity to meet our Grandpups" admits my father, just as he moves to pat my back, mom moving to hug Ares who all but looked like he needed it. Kai moving to stand close to his mate as we all gathered within the waiting room.

"Never said that you couldn't" I chuckle, knowing just how excited my parents were to finally have the grandpups that they've desperately

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wanted us to have.

"Good" laughs father, just as a nurse moves to approach us, drawing our attention over to her.

"Excuse me, Alpha's" calls the nurse.

"Yes?"

"The Luna is done with her C-Section now. Everything went smoothly and she is currently resting along with the pups. Would you all like to see them" offers the nurse with a smile.

"Yes. But of course we do" I move to say to her, the need to see our mate as well as our babies growing.

"Then please, right this way" was all the nurse moves to say as she mayes to guide us in the direction of our mate and children.

-Nursery-

When approaching the nursery, the nurse who had brought us all but pointed to where our pups would be. Athena currently resting in her Luna Suite so we all decided to check in on the pups. "There so adorable" coos Emma, her eyes landing on the triplets who laid before them.

"Agreed. But how do you plan to tell Nathan and Ryder apart from one another?" asks Kai, the boys literally identical as both move to sport black raven hair. The eyes currently unknown as they were all but sleeping. The only one who was different was Samara as her hair was that of Athena's. Brown. Plus the fact she was a girl.

"Hmm.. guess we'll have to wait and see" I say knowing there has to be a way to tell them apart.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you will" chimes mother, her eyes all but giving off that knowing look to them.

Shaking my head, we all but continue to watch as Ryder, Nathan and Samara sleep, wondering how life would be with 3 newborn pups and

a 5 year old to boot.

'Look at it like an adventure. The more people there are the better it'll be' chuckles Deimos.

'I'd rather not' I muse, finding Deimos's humor rather odd today but with everything that had been happening since our return I really couldn't blame him.

"Papa, can we go in and see them?" asks Adrian hoping to catch my attention.

"Sure why not" I answered back, turning to address him as I did. Both of us moving to head inside. The others all but follow close behind.

Once in do I move to put him down, Adrian instantly moving to approach his baby siblings. "Hello Ryder, Nathan and Samara. I'm Adrian, I'm your big brother." Smiling we all but silently watch.

"Adrian, can you tell them apart?" asks Seth, curious to see if a child could tell them apart or not since none of the adults seemed to be

able to.

"I can...

This one here is Ryder and this one here is Nathan" admits Adrian, pointing to each boy as he spoke.

Shocked and a little surprised, does Ares move to check on the names, each name having been carefully placed along the front of the crib, only to indeed see that one read Ryder and the other Nathan with Samar laying next to Nathan.

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"Whoa... How in the world did he do that?" asks Sam, curious to know how Adrian did that without seeing the names.

"Because he's special. Athena told us a while back before we adopted him that Artemis deemed him special. That maybe, just maybe being special gives him an edge that others might not have" I admit, my eyes never leaving that of my son. "Whoa... Talk about cool" whispers Lucas, amazed by the child who now stood before them.

"Indeed. We'll definitely have to keep an eye on him and the triplets as they get older. For who knows what Mother Moon all but has in store for them" admits Alex, his eyes also still on the boy as he continues to fuss over his new born siblings. Chapter Comments

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