pack hauled away Groganâs body.
I couldnât believe it.
My mind was reeling with what he had told me.
I had to talk to my dad. I needed closure. I needed some sort of justice.
The cramps in my abdomen worsened as I stood up from the bed.
âI heard a gunshot. The guests left after hearing it,â said Jade, running into the room. Her eyes widened as she watched my pack shifted back into their alpha forms, carrying away the body. âWhat the hell just happened?â
âHe attacked me,â I sighed. âIâm so glad heâs dead now. He killed my mother.â
âHe what?!â roared Jatix, dropping Groganâs body on the floor. âYou never told us this Keera. Tell us everything. From the beginning.â
And thatâs what I did. I didnât have a choice this time.
I told them everything. The first time Iâd seen Grogan, and what Grogan had said about my father just now.
âI have to see my dad,â I said.
âYes, letâs kill him next,â said Jatix.
âLetâs go right now,â said Darius with a low growl.
My pack was riled up, and there was no way I could calm them down. I was riled up myself. This was the second attempt on my life. I had no idea if my father truly wanted me dead or if Grogan acted on his own accord.
âJade, Iâll see you again another time,â I said, hugging her. âThank you so much for coming and for the gifts.â
âYouâre welcome, my friend,â said Jade. âIâll see you when you go into labor.â
I knocked on the front door of my dadâs house.
I knew my dad was home from the TV blaring in the middle of the night. I knocked three more times urgently.
The door opened, and my dad peeked out. The chain blocked the door from opening all the way. His mustache stuck out from the little opening, his beady eyes full of internal rage.
âYouâre with the Lustfur Pack,â he said, eying my pack behind me. âWhat do you want bitch?â
âGrogan came for me tonight. Did you send him?â I asked.
âHeâs so stupid. Failed again, didnât he?â he grunted. âWhy canât you die?â
âDid you tell him he could have me when I was only sixteen?â
He paused, his face recalling the memory.
âWell maybeâ¦â
âThatâs all I needed to know,â I said and gestured to the beta police and delta officers hiding around the house with tape recorders. Darius nodded to his fellow delta brethren. They had heard the admission of guilt, and that was all that was needed.
âMove back!â ordered a beta officer, kicking in the door. My dad stood there in shock as the dust flew around his face. He glared at me, his eyes roaming over my swollen belly.
I laid a hand protectively over it.
âI would never put my baby in danger like you did,â I said with all the vengeance in my voice. âI hate you for what you did. It was fault that Mom died. All your fucking fault! I hope you rot in jail.â
He looked taken aback by my accusations as they stuffed him into the cruiser.
â
!â he growled.
He had always been evil, and I was ready to see him behind bars.
âGood job,â said Silus, cuddling me in the backseat of Shawnâs van.
Shawn was driving. Darius sat on the passenger side.
Jatix was sitting next to me. I still couldnât believe the nightmare this day had turned out to be. I was battling a ton of emotions as Silus held me, the rumble in his chest calming me. Jatix had his hand on my thigh, stroking me softly.
âAll this wasnât good for the baby,â said Jatix, his hand moving to my belly. âTry to relax, sweetheart.â
âHow could I?â I said. âMy mom died, and now my dad is behind bars. I have no one.â
âYou have us,â said Jatix. âAnd youâll have your little one if you try to calm down.â
I took several deep breaths as we drove away from my old house. I never wanted to see it again or step foot in it.
Ever again.
I felt another wave of cramps hit my belly. This time a gush of liquid broke through, soaking the seat underneath me.
âI think the babyâs coming,â I said.
âOh my god,â said Shawn.
âStay calm, everyone,â said Jatix. âOpen your legs, sweetheart.â
Another tightening around my belly. It felt like a vise trying to push the baby out. I groaned.
âJust follow my instructions,â I gasped out. âWhen you put a finger in there, what do you feel?â
I suddenly had a wave of empathy for all the mothers I helped. At the time, I thought they were exaggerating, but shit.
This was too much.
. I could barely breathe through the pain.
âI can feel the head,â shouted Jatix, no longer calm and collected.
âI thought I was supposed to have way more time,â I said. âUsually, first-time births are slow, but itâs happening quickly. We need to go to the hospital.â
After my last coherent sentences, I took deep breaths to get through each wave of contractions.
When we reached the hospital, I hoped not to see the director there. The one who fired me.
It wouldnât be a fun birth if I had to see her snarky face.
As I was rolled into one of the rooms, I shut my eyes as another wave of horrible pain crashed over me. This was too much. I contemplated pain medicines, but I wanted to experience everything. I opened my eyes to see my old beta co-worker, Tim. Fuck this. I didnât want him to be the one all inside my pussy.
âIs there another doctor?â I shouted.
âWhy?â asked Silus. Then to the nurses and Tim. âGet the fuck away from her. We need another doctorâ
âThere isnât anyone else,â said Tim.
âItâs fine,â I said, closing my eyes in pain.
âDo you want pain meds?â Tim asked. His face was twisted in empathy for me. âItâs great to see you again, by the way.â
âNo,â I said, gritting my teeth.
âAre you sure?â he asked.
âYes, Iâm fucking sure,â I snapped, holding my stomach in pain. I wanted to feel everything with my first birth.
âDamn, sheâs vicious,â said Jatix. âIâm getting turned on watching her yell at everyone.â
âShutup Jatix,â I said. This pain was real, and they would never know how it felt.
Darius and Silus chuckled behind me when I snapped at Jatix.
After three hours of hard labor, I was breathing hard when I could finally hold my baby.
âCongratulations on your baby boy,â said Tim.
âThank you, Tim,â I smiled as I kissed the babyâs forehead, softly touching his hair with my hand. I looked up at Jatix. He had teared up with tears running down his cheeks. Shawn was taking pictures at my request, and Silus kissed my cheek, also gazing at the wonder in front of us.
âI love you,â Silus whispered in my ear. I turned my head up, and we kissed on the lips.
âI love you too,â I said. âI love all of you.â
One by one, the men kissed me on the lips while Jatix held the baby in his arms, looking at him proudly.
âHis name will be Lionel,â said Jatix. âLion for short.â
âOur little Lion,â I crooned, smiling. âI love it.â