“Where did you keep your clean clothes,” Theo asks as he steps out of the water.
“I didn’t bring any. I didn’t plan to take a swim,” I say, walking up beside him.
“How did you plan to walk back to the packhouse?” He asks, arching his brows at me. “In your bloody clothes.”
“I didn’t think about that. I just wanted to get the dirty clothes and blood off me.”
“It’s fine. Raise your hands,” Theo says, and I do as he asks. He slides his t-shirt over my head.
“Thank you,” I say once I drop my hands.
“You’re welcome. Let’s go,” Theo says, once he is done putting on his shorts. I start walking in front of him, but he pulls me back. “Not in front of me. Walk-behind me,” He says, pushing me behind him.
“Why?” I ask, confused
“I need to block any unmated wolf from seeing your legs.”
“Really, my legs.”
“Yes, your legs. You don’t know what beautiful legs you have, mate. Stay behind me,” He says
“Okay,” I say, smiling at his compliment about my legs. Theo is one possessive werewolf.
Theo and I walk into the packhouse straight to our room. This pack was lucky the fight was outside the packhouse, so the place is still livable, unlike the last pack. I put my phone to charge and get under the covers to go to bed. I am closing my eyes to sleep when Theo interrupts me.
“She-wolf is your plan tonight to drive me crazy,” Theo says, beside me on our bed.
“What are you talking about?” I ask, turning around to face him
“Why are you sleeping with only my shirt on? I can see your ass once you lie down.”
“I am a little confused right now. I don’t understand what’s wrong with you seeing my ass.”
“Anastasia, it’s bad enough I smell you in my bed all night. That enough drives my wolf crazy because he hasn’t marked you. Now you want to sleep almost naked in our bed. It’s like you are asking me to sleep with you so you can die”
“Oh,” I say, understanding now why it’s a problem that I want to sleep with no underwear. “I will put on some Pj bottoms,” I say, stepping out of bed to walk to where my luggage is.
“Thank you”
“You’re welcome,” I say, walking back to bed after putting on my PJ bottoms. I love Theo’s scent, so I kept his shirt on.
The following morning, I wake up early and go downstairs to help in the kitchen. As I walk into the kitchen, I am greeted by the one person I don’t wish to see this early morning.
“Morning, Scarlett,” I greet back. She is supposed to leave today. I can’t wait for her to leave. I am so happy Theo didn’t listen to me and asked her to leave once her replacement arrives. “Do you need any help making breakfast?” I ask, one of the omegas cooking in the kitchen. Before she can answer me, Scarlett does.
“No, we don’t. We have everything covered here” She smiles.
“Okay, if you need me, I will be outside,” I say, walking out of the kitchen. I guess I woke up late because it seems I am not needed since her Royal Highness Scarlett is in the kitchen, royal highness my foot. I am sure she woke up earlier than me to help in the kitchen before I woke up. She wants to make me look bad for not helping, so she will look like the perfect match for the king.
I walk around the pack grounds to find something to do or someone to help. We have found and treated almost all the injured since we arrived two days ago. I walk into the woods to clear my head of all the guilty thoughts in it.
While walking, I hear someone in pain. I quickly run towards the area I can hear her from.
“Are you alright?” I ask, the pregnant she-wolf on the floor. Who was screaming a second ago?
“Thank goodness you are here. I need your help. The baby is alm……….” She does not get to finish talking because she screams in pain.
“Are you in labor?” I ask, worried she might be
“Yes, and I need you to help me give birth to my baby,” She says, grabbing my hand as she screams again from another contraction.
“I can’t help you deliver your baby. I need to take you back to the clinic,” I say, placing my hands around her shoulder to lift her off the ground, but she stops me.
“There is no time to get to the clinic. We need to deliver my baby now.”
“Are you sure you can’t hold it in a little longer? The clinic is not far from here.”
“I am sure. My—- baby— is com–ing nowwwww” She screams. “Please help me,” She pleads with her eyes. I look at her and think about what to do. I am not a doctor. I don’t know how to deliver a baby, but I don’t think I have a choice right now.
“What should I do first?” I ask, rolling up the sleeves of my shirt. I also use it to wipe off the sweat on her forehead. Childbirth seems so difficult. I wonder if I would ever get blessed with something as amazing as getting pregnant, talk more of witnessing childbirth.
She gives me all the instructions on what I am supposed to do.
“Deep breath in, deep breath out, now push,” I tell her as we try to bring her baby into this world.
“Good job, one more. I can see the head Vanessa” I got to know her name is Vanessa while I helped her push the baby out.
“I can’t go anymore,” She says, throwing her head back in exhaustion
“You can, just one more.”
“Ahhhhhh,” Vanessa screams while pushing the baby out of her with all her might. Once she stops pushing, a baby cry is heard.
“You did it, Vanessa, you did it,” I say, smiling as I wrap the baby in my shirt. I quickly release my claws and cut the umbilical cord.
“Can I see my baby?”
“Of course,” I say, handing the precious thing to its mother.
‘Theo, where are you?’
‘In the packhouse, you sound tired. Is something wrong?’
‘Nothing is wrong. I just helped a woman give birth. Please send doctors to where I am.”
‘You did what? How are you? How is the baby? Is the mother fine? Where are you?’
‘I am fine, so is the mother and the child. I don’t know where I am, but you can try following my scent to find me.’
‘Okay, the doctors and I would be there shortly.’
‘Okay, we are waiting.’