“I want to hold her!!! Please!!! She’s so pretty! Can I hold her? Please please please!” She squeals
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I laugh as she jumps up and down.
“Okay, just don’t wake her up with that high pitched squeal. I just got her to sleep and I don’t want to try to get her to sleep again.” I whisper.
“I’ll be quiet! Please!” She loudly whispers.
She apparently doesn’t have a quiet mode. I roll my eyes and lay a sleeping Racheal in her arms. She smiles widely as she holds my little girl. Biting her bottom lip, she tries to hold in her excitement. Racheal lays her hand on her chest and Nina squeals her very high pitched squeal. Racheal jumps but doesn’t wake up. I even jump a little. Wasn’t expecting that.
“Shh! Don’t wake her!” I whisper sternly.
Nina blushes and give a apologetic smile. She looks at Racheal and then to me.
“I’m sorry. I’ve never held a baby girl before…” I stood there in shock.
She’s the Luna and she’s never held a baby girl before? When girls are young, they will usually help with the pups until they have their own. This is weird. Wonder what happened?
“You’ve never held a baby girl before? Didn’t you help with the pups in the pack?” I ask, trying i hide the shock.
Her cheerful face suddenly darkens and I see a stray tear slide down her cheek. I’ve have just stumbled upon a very touchy subject… okay. What do I do? Just wave it off, Mira.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked.” I say apologetically.
She shakes her head and gives a pitiful smile.
“No, it’s okay. It’s just, I don’t share what happened with anyone in the pack except Mike, and even then it’s hard. I don’t know if I could share it or not with you.” She whispers.
I can see that she needs to talk. So I think of something that’ll open her up a little bit. I sit in the couch and motion for her to sit next to me. She obeys and stares at me with a confused look. It’s silent for a moment but I break it.
“My mate and his pack killed my family. I was alone, and all I wanted was to get revenge. After three years of hiding I decide it was time to live my life. What I didn’t expect was to be kidnapped and brought to my mate. And What made thing worse was… I.. I was…raped by my mate’s brother. Every chance he got he would… anyway, that’s how Racheal came along. through pain and bitterness, my little angel was created.” I feel tears prick my eyes but I down let them fall.
I look over to Nina who has a waterfall of tears falling down her face.
“I was taken from my pack by rogues when I was 5 years old. They… used me as their personal toy.
They put me in a cage that my whole body took up.
I had no clothes. Every night they would come and let me out to…. pleasure them. They would chain my arms to the floor. Th-they would hurt m-me. I would scream but no one heard except the men who were hurting me. They had me for 12 years.
Then one night, I was screaming as they…. you know. I knew no one would hear me. but someone did, Mike. He saved me from those monsters. He taught me how to read and write. He taught me to not be afraid anymore…. he taught me that love is more than sex, it’s so much more. Love is being there when no one else is. Love is holding you tight when you wake up from a nightmare. Love is being patient and kind. Love is endless.” Her story touched my heart.
I feel warm tears falling now. My heart breaks for Nina . She has been through so much and she doesn’t complain. She keeps going even though it’s hard. And I, well I, tried to kill myself. I’m ashamed of myself. We sit in silence and watch very peaceful Racheal sleep.
“What’s her middle name?” Nina finally breaks the silence.
I chuckle,”I wanted the name Vivian, but Leo wouldn’t have that. So I let him name her. Her middle name is May.”
Nina smiles and rubs her thumb over Racheal cheek.
“That’s beautiful. Racheal May It rolls right off the tongue.” We both laugh.
We hear the front door open and we both suck in a breath. Leo and Mike walk in and grin. Nina and I stand up and she hands Racheal back to me. Leo comes over to me and gives me a soft kiss. I happily return it but pull away, knowing we have an audience.
“Are you ready to go?”he asks.
I nod and let him lead me to the door. The light practically blinds me when I step outside. I hear Leo chuckle and I glare at him through squinted eyes. Of course this only made him burst out laughing.
I stomp to the car that it packed with baby stuff. I turn around and smile at Mike and Nina..
“You didn’t have to do this.” I say.
Nina runs up to me and wraps her arms around me. Luckily she took notice of Racheal and didn’t squeeze
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“Of course I did! You didn’t expect me to send you away without baby stuff for this little angel did you?!” We both laugh and she hugs me one last time.
“I’m gonna miss you Mira . Please come and visit.”
I nod, “I’m gonna miss you too. And I will.”
Leo and Mike nod their head to one another and mumble a ‘goodbye’. Leo opens the car door and I get in. I buckle Racheal in an infant car seat that is in here then myself. I wave goodbye as we drive away.
Hours and hours go by. Ugh!! I’m bored! I see Leo glance at me from the rearview mirror. I throw my head back and groan. Maybe he’ll get the memo. No, he just keeps driving.
“Are we almost there?” I ask impatiently.
“We’re in our territory but we have to get back to the cabin. So I say we’ll be home in another hour.” He says simply
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‘Another hour’ my butt…
“I heard that.”
“I know you did.” I say.
My wolf has been going crazy ever since I gave birth. She hasn’t been let out for months and she’s not very happy about it. Stupid wolf!
‘I heard that!’ My wolf growls.
I know you did.
My wolf pouts and finally shuts up. I sigh and glance over to Racheal who is sleeping peacefully. Her brown fuzz is smoothed down and her little eyelashes drape perfectly over her eyelids.
She’s perfect.
We finally make it back to the cabin and I slowly climb out of the car. Dang I’m sore! Leo has already gotten Racheal out and is beside of me. He grabs my hand and we walk into our home. Racheal eyes slowly open and she gazes around the room. Her blue eyes are scanning everything. I giggle when she lets out a small squeal. My wolf is calms when she hears Racheal. Thank goodness…
Leo brings all of the stuff in and then mind links someone. He then notices the house…. The house was a wreck and the bedroom door was broken of its hinges. Yep, this is gonna be a fixer upper. I can see the annoyance radiating off of Leo as he grabs the broom.