Chapter 588
The Broken Warrior’s Daughter
Chapter 0588
One night, as we lay in bed, Lily moves around as usual trying to find a comfortable position. She keeps rubbing her stomach and pulling my hand over her to calm Cara, since our little girl is especially responsive to me and Donovan. When that doesnât help, I move down, letting Donovan come forward. He
begins purring to Cara, trying to soothe her.
Lily has been having BraxtonâHicks contractions so weâve become somewhat accustomed to her stomach contracting as we touch and hold her. Usually, our touch can calm the contractions, but tonight. itâs not helping. Lily keeps shifting around and even Donovanâs purring doesnât seem to be helping.
All at once, I feel the bed go wet under me. My head pops up and I look at my mate. Her eyes are wide as
she looks at me then down at her body.
âClint.â She says, looking back at me. âI think itâs time.â
Iâm out of bed in an instant. Iâm rushing around trying to remember what Iâm supposed to do.
âOkay. Breathe.â I take several breaths trying to calm myself, when that doesnât work. I start pacing.â
Weâre supposed to stay calm.â I turn to my mate. âAre you calm?â
My mate has gotten up off the bed and is moving to the closet. She looks at me like Iâm crazy, her brows furrowing. âYeah, are you?â
âYeah. Yeah, yeah. Iâm calm. Iâm really calm.â I feel like my head is bobbing up and down like one of those things humans put on the dashboard of their car. My brain has completely emptied of everything.
My pup is coming!
âGet your fucking head out of your ass and help our mate!â Donovan yells at me.
I look up and see that Lily has grabbed her bag that has been packed for weeks. âHere, Iâll take that!â I
say, thankful that I can do something for her. I throw the bag over my shoulder and look at Lily.
She looks at me for a minute. âWe need to get to the car.â She says to me very slowly as if Iâm too stupid
to understand her.
âRight! Car!â
I take off down the stairs and rush out to get in the car. I put her bag in the car and get in the driver side. I
put the car in drive and Donovan starts yelling in my head again.
âYouâre leaving our mate you moron!â I throw the car in park and as I open the door, Donovan forces a
shift.
âDonovan, what the fuck?â
âYouâre acting like a crazed man. Youâre a fucking Guardian and youâre acting like an idiot. Iâm taking
over.â
+15 BONUS
He grabs the bag out of the car with his teeth and runs back into the packhouse and up the stairs. Lily is holding on to the walls trying to get down the hall. Donovan gently walks up to her, leaning against her as she has a contraction.
âHey Donovan. Did you get tired of Clint acting stupid?â
He chuffs at her.
âIâm sorry Lily bud. I freaked out. Iâm good now.â I say to her in the mind link.
She turns and looks at Donovan, raising her eyebrow. âIs he?â She asks him.
âDonât know, donât care. Iâll get you and our pup to the pack hospital. Get on my back.â
Donovan lays down on the floor and once the contraction passes, Lily climbs onto his back. Anders door opens and he looks out. âLily? Whatâs going on? Why is Donovan here?â
âIâm in labor. Clint freaked out and Donovan took over.â
âDo you need help?â
âNo, Donovan will take good care of us.â
âIâll get Calista up and have someone come to watch Rik. Weâll meet you at the pack hospitalâ
Donovan stands and begins to gently walk down the stairs. Lily holds on tight and once heâs outside, he begins to move as fast as he can without jostling her.
When we get to the hospital, he walks in howling. He neednât have bothered. Anders obviously let them know we were coming. A nurse comes to help Lily off Donovanâs back and helps her walk to a delivery room. Lily has another contraction as I shift back, rushing up to hold her.
âWelcome back, mate.â She says through gritted teeth.
I get her into bed and settled. They hook her up to machines that will monitor her heart rate and Caraâs. The doctor comes in and checks her. âYouâre doing well, Lily. It wonât be long now.
I turn and look at my mate, her face screwed up with her next contraction. âHave I told you today how much I love you and how wonderful you are, Lily bud.â
âI love you too, and no matter what I say to you between now and when our daughter is born, donât forget
that!â
Over the next couple of hours, my mate curses my name to the Moon Goddess and anyone that would listen. But in the end, she delivered the most beautiful, precious little girl a father could ever ask for.
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