My eyes drift closed and I dream of my family. This time my new family.
We play on the meadow beside a small stream. Hide behind the tree as I hear my daughter count.
“1 2 3 45678 9 10!” She says with her toddler voice
She runs around until she sees me in my usual hiding spot. I Watch as she runs up to me with a crooked smile on her face. She wraps her arms around me legs and giggles wildly.
“I fwound youw mommy!” She giggles.
I pick her up and kiss her forehead. I chuckle when she gives me a toothy smile.
“You sure did baby.” I state.
I then see Leo walking out from the house. He smiles at me and Racheal . She squirms out of my grip and race to Leo.
“Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!” She squeals happily.
He bends down and grabs her then spins her around. I laugh when Leo put her down. she stumbles around, trying to stand up without falling over. Leo finally walks over to me and wraps me in a hug. I smile at him and he places a hand on my round belly. I feel a kick and he feels it too He kisses my lips and we all play in the stream until the sun goes down.
My eyes flutter open and I see Leo, with Racheal in his arms, singing to her. My heart practically melts at the sight. I try to sit up but it hurts too much. I hiss in pain and Leo’s head snaps to me. I see concern plastered on his face as he walks over to me and crouches down. I smile when I see my precious daughter’s face.
“How are you feeling?” His voice laced with worry.
I look at him and smile. I nod my head.
“I’m okay. Just a bit sore.” My voice is crackily from lack of water.
Leo places my baby in my arms and walks away. He’s not going to abandon me here right?
He comes back moments later with a large leaf. Once he gets closer I see he filled it with water. My hero! He brings it to my lips and I drink it greedily. I nod a thank you to Leo and he smiles.
I pull all of my attention to my baby girl in my arms. Her eyes slightly open but quickly close. I giggle a little bit when she yawns. I watch her until her face turns sour and she lets out a hoarse cry. I know what’s wrong, she’s hungry. I haven’t fed her so she’s probably starved.
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Leo is beside of me watching her. I clear my throat and his gaze met mine.
“Umm… she’s hungry so…” I trail off.
His look is serious,”I’m not letting you or the baby out of my sight. We are still very close to psychopath’s dwelling place. I’ll turn my head but I’m not moving from this spot.” He says sternly.
I roll my eyes. That’s his wolf being so protective. I hear him growl but I ignore him.
“Then turn your head dummy!”
I hear him growl again but he turns around which causes a sigh of relief to escape my lips. I lift my shirt then pull my bra straps off so I can move my bra down. Racheal starts to cry harder so I move quicker.
“Hold on sweetie. I’m almost ready.” I say softly.
I position her in my arms and latch her on to my breast. I hiss in pain because I’m petty sure she didn’t latch on right. Leo’s head twitches but he doesn’t turn around.
“Is everything alright?” He asks suspiciously.
“Yeah, everything’s good. Just getting used to feeding her.” I reply simply.
“Oh okay.”
I pull my shirt over my exposed chest and tap Leo’s shoulder with my free hand.
“You can look now.”
He slowly turns his head around and smiles.
“See? I was a good boy.” I says with a smirk.
I roll my eyes and lay my head on his shoulder.
“Good.” I state.
He chuckles then wraps his arm around me. We stay like this until Racheal is fed and ready to sleep. I watch as she drifts into a peaceful slumber
.
We really need to get her home before she catches a cold out here. then it dawned on me, I have no clue where we are. I look to Leo who is happily gazing at Racheal..
“Leo , we need to get home. She’s gonna catch a cold out here.”
A frown appeared on his face and his eyes glaze over. After a few moments He is snapped out of it and picks me up. I gasp because of me being sore. He begins to walk deeper into the forest and I have no clue what’s going on.
“Where are we going? I thought we were lost.” I say meekly.
“I mind linked alpha Mike of the dark moon pack. His territory is about 19 miles away so we’ll meet him half way and he’ll escort us to his pack house where we can stay for the night.” He says while walking.
“How far away from home are we?” I ask.
“Far.” He states quickly.
“How far?”
“About 126 miles far.”
My eyes grow wide and I tense up. Did he just say 126 miles? How the heck did we get that far from home?
“I’ll rent a vehicle so Racheal and you can stay comfy on the way home. I would just let you two ride on my back but I know Racheal will get cold.” He says softly.
I love how much he’s taken Racheal into consideration. I would’ve never thought, when I met him, that he could be loving and compassionate. Even though he took my pack away from me, he’s given me a new family, a new life. I will never be able to thank him enough for that.
As we walk just gaze at the tiny bundle in my hands. I can’t believe I created something to perfect! I happily play with her little fingers until I eventually fall to sleep as well.
Leo pov
I watch as Mira plays with Racheal fingers and slowly drift off to sleep. Both of the most important people in my life are safe in my arms. I glance at Mira and Racheal every once in a while to make sure they were okay. I continue to walk until I hear a distant howl. It’s Mike.
I don’t wanna wake them up but I have to sound off so he can find us. I let out a low howl, only howling as loud as necessary.
‘Is that you Leo?’
‘Yeah, it’s me!
‘Be there in five.”
‘Okay, but be quiet.’
‘Why? Is something wrong?’
‘No, nothing’s wrong. Just need you to be quiet.’
I nuzzle my face into Mira soft hair and breathe in her scent. She smells like vanilla and lilies which makes me shiver with delight. I see Racheal shuffle around and Mira grip get a little tighter. That’s adorable.