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(Eliza≫

“Four months later)

A sudden pain in my side wakes me up, I’m alone in the bed thanks to the new patrol schedule. At first

I just lay there and see if the pain happens again, when it doesn’t I try to roll over so I can go back to

sleep. The problem is I’m as big as a bus right now so I’m sort of turtled in the bed, I cry out in pain

when a small stabbing sensation starts in my lower back.

‘Rick?’ I scream over the Pack link, ‘somethings wrong!’ I know I sound panicked but right now I’m

scared.

‘Hold tight, kitten. I’m coming now.’ Ever since Aurora and Momma Beth no one patrols alone any more

so Rick doesn’t have to worry about abandoning his post. With a few rocks to the side I manage to

finally get myself into a sitting position, using my hand on the bedside table I get myself standing up

and a gush of wetness runs down my legs.

‘Rick, it’s the pup. She’s coming.’ I put a hand on my lower stomach as I feel this pressure deep down

in my stomach.

‘I’m almost there, kitten. Don’t move, I’m coming.’ I’m too worried to listen so I start to slowly shuffle my

way across the bedroom and into the hall. When I reach the stairs I double over in pain as the worst

contraction yet hits me. I’m no expert but I don’t think it’s meant to happen this quickly.

Headlights shining through the windows lets me know someone is

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pulling up in front of the house.

“Eliza?” I hear Anna’s worried voice shout up from the kitchen.

“I’m up here.” I shout back. Fraction and Anna both come into view as they round the corner to the

stairs. They both look like they have just been woken up because they are both in their pajamas.

“Cute cats.” I tell Anna around a grimace, she has the most butt ugly cat pajamas I have ever seen.

“He pis sed me off.” Anna tells Fraction pushing him on the shoulder, “go get her down the stairs. We

need to get her to Doctor Lee.” I’m shaking my head as Fraction runs up the stairs and scoops me up

into his arms. It doesn’t seem to bother him that I’m drenched in this weird sticky fluid, he acts like it’s

totally normal to scoop up a pregnant warrior and carry her down some stairs.

“I don’t think we have time.” I tell Anna as another contraction makes words hard, all I seem to be able

to do is pant and moan in pain.

“Ok. put her on the floor over here.” Anna walks over the sofa and moves the coffee table out of the

way, “looks like we are having the pup here.” Fraction carefully lays me down on the floor. I grab Anna’s

arm and pull her into me.

“We?” I shout at her only inches from her face. “There is no we.” I moan around more pain. “there is

just me and I am not having a pup in the middle of my lounge with no drugs! I need the drugs An na!”

By the end I’m screaming as I feel my lower body clench around the unfamiliar pain, “take me to the

Doctor.”

“I’m sorry sweetie it’s too late.” Anna is lifting my nightie and looking between my legs, “this pup is

coming now whether you like it or not.”

“I don’t. I don’t like it. I’m just going hold her in until we get to the

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medical centre!” I glance over at Fraction who looks very pale as he stands around the entrance to the

lounge, “what are you looking at?” Fraction’s eyes go wide, “go and find my useless mate and make

him take me to the Doctor!” I’ve never in my life seen an Alpha move as quickly as Fraction does in that

second, one moment he looks like a scared little boy and the next there might as well be a smoke

outline of where he was standing.

Movement between my legs draws my attention to Anna who seems to be spreading my legs and

looking directly at my centre.

“Anna, get from between my legs. Right now!” Anna places a hand on either of my knees and her bright

blue eyes connect with mine.

“No can do, this pup is coming now. You’re already crowning, on the next pain I need you to push.” I’m

shaking my head no as Anna nods. hers, “you need to. Eliza if you don’t push this can go bad very

quickly, so do as I say and push. Just a bit of pain and then you get to hold your beautiful new pup.”

Anna starts breathing in and out in really fast paced breaths and I find myself matching her, I keep my

eyes on hers as she nods her head at me. Once the pain starts again I grip the carpet below me in my

fingers and grit my teeth, I tighten all of my core muscles trying to stop my body from pushing my pup

out.

“I need the drugs.” I tell Anna, actually I think I sort of scream it at her.

“No, you need to push. Push Eliza! Push!!” I scream as my body betrays me and I feel myself baring

down and pushing with everything I have, when the pain stops Anna puts her hand on my stomach.

“Okay, breath for a second, the head is almost out. When the next pain comes I want you to give me

one big push. Don’t squeeze just push.” Just as she said the next pain comes quickly and I push just

like she told me to, I feel this weird tugging sensation and then Anna is laughing, “she’s got bright red

hair.”

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“She’s out?” I ask her panting for breath, I don’t think I can push again.

“Just the head,” honestly those are the worst three words I have ever heard, I can feel the tears rolling

down my face mixing with the sweat collecting along my body.

“I can’t, I can’t do this.” I cry out, I’ve never felt pain like this.

“You’ve got this kitten.” I didn’t hear Rick come in but he’s suddenly there holding my hand, he’s

completely naked and I see Fraction and Doctor Lee standing behind him. “Do you want to jump in?” I

ask the Doctor, my voice comes out really high pitched.

“Looks like Luna has it.” Doctor Lee says putting his bag on the coffee table, as a new contraction hits

me. I start pushing without having to be told, I feel this weird friction and then it’s like a popping

sensation just before the room is filled with the wailing of a small pup.

I’m so busy trying to see the small wailing creature that I don’t even register Doctor Lee pushing Anna

out of the way to get between my legs. I see Anna wipe the pup’s face with a cloth before she passes

her to me, I reach out to take her as Rick lifts my nightie up further leaving my chest bare to everyone. I

lay her carefully on me letting my skin. warm her. She’s so tiny, her head is filled with bright orange hair

and her lungs are working overtime as she screams the place down.

“How is she Doc?” Rick asks as he looks down at the small bundle now settling against me.

“She’s good, our Luna did a great job. Try giving the pup a feed and then I’ll give her the once over.” I

carefully lift the little orange bundle into my arms, careful to support her head. I bring my nipple to her

mouth and she latches on instantly suckling away like her life depends on it.

“This feels weird.” I say with a small laugh as I look up at Anna, “thank

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you.” Anna just smiles at me as she wipes at her pajamas, “I’d say sorry about the pjs but those things

have to go.” Anna is covered in blood and all sorts of other stuff, there will be no saving them.

After a little fussing Doctor Lee checks out the pup and then wraps her in a blanket before handing her

back to me. Rick helps me get onto the sofa and wraps me in a blanket, Fraction is still standing in the

doorway looking as pale as a ghost.

“You okay Alpha?” Fraction just nods at me but still looks like he’s trying not to vomit.

“So what are we calling the new addition?” Anna asks me as she leans down to stoke a finger across

the pup’s face. I look at Rick and he just nods at me telling me to go ahead and tell them.

“I really wanted to honor the Pack,” I look at Fraction, “you guys saved me. You gave me my mate and

now I have a family that I never thought I would have.” I can feel myself getting teary so I just look

down at the little bundle in my arms.

“Eliza, you don’t have to thank us, you’re our family.” Anna tells me quickly, putting her hand over mine.

“With your permission I’d like to name her Bethany, a combination of the two strongest women I know.”

I watch Anna suck in a breath as she looks at Fraction, it’s asking a lot naming my daughter after his

mother. He seems to collect himself and walks over to us, leaning down he places a large hand against

me and Bethany.

“I think she will have a lot to live up to and with that name, how can she fail.” I smile with joy as I realise

he approves and isn’t banning me from using his mothers name.

“You don’t mind?” Rick asks Fraction, he must have been worried too. not that he’s said as much to

me.

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“She meant a lot to all of us, she might have been my mother but she wasn’t just mine.” Fraction pulls

Anna into him and kisses the top of her head, “and anyway, we just made lysion an official member of

Swiftmane.”

“That’s us done now, five makes us a family.” I beam at Anna as I realise she finally has the family she

has always wanted, we might not be normal and we might have our ups and downs but somehow we

got to where we are now.

Together we aren’t just a Pack, we’re family.