Part Thirty Nine

Nova's P.O.V

'He's asleep so piss off before you wake him.' I grumbled as I saw my father peek round the door.

I snuggled my little mate closer to me, wrapping him up in my arms.

'Goodnight son, take care of him.' Father warned before he left.

I sighed. I'm such an idiot. How can i neglect my mate and my children like I have been? I should

Be able to handle my training and my family together, not putting one in front of the other.

I groaned in frustration and slumped farther into my pillow. I've never been a heavy sleeper. My

Body was just worn out to the max I guess. But that's no excuse. Like my father said, I need to get

My priorities in order and my alpha training isn't at the top of the list. Zak whimpered next to me

and I felt his little body tremble in my arms.

'Sshh, baby. It's okay. I'm here, sshh.' I whispered as I rubbed his back gently, pulling him even

Closer.

He relaxed and snuggled into me, sighing in content. I smiled. Looking at him now up close, I

Could see the dark circles under his eyes and his cheeks weren't as full and puffy as they normally

were. He really hadn't been sleeping or eating well. Fuck! I'm such an idiot. How can I not notice.

'Daddy,' I turned over, careful not to wake Zak up.

'What are you doing up Kasper?' I asked as I looked over at my little boy.

He pouted and crossed his arms over his chest. 'Dada naughty.' He pointed at me.

Crap. Now my son was telling me off. I sighed and carefully shuffled out of bed, picking Kas up

And walking into his room.

'Daddy sleeping?' He asked me.

'Yeah, daddy's sleeping bud.' I told him.

'Good. He tired so I help and sleep with Noah.' My little boy smiled up at me.

I was a little confused, but left it alone. 'How is Noah? Is he alright?' I asked him.

He nodded, 'he got a cold and is hot.' He looked sad.

Kasper was really attune to people's feelings, especially his family. 'Come on, get to bed and I'll go

Look after him now.'

Kasper seemed to think hard before he answered, 'promise dada?'

My heart sank. He thought I'd fall back to sleep and that Zak would end up waking up, not that I

Blame him for thinking that. 'I promise kiddo. I'll look after the twins.' I smiled, kissed his head

And tucked him into bed.

I left Kasper's room and went into the nursery. I peeked into Noah's cot and saw his little emerald

Eyes staring back up at me. I picked him up gently and hugged him to my chest. 'Cant my little boy

Sleep?' I whispered as I sat in the rocking chair. His little body was burning up. My poor baby.

I continued to rock my poorly baby gently until he fell to sleep. I kissed his feverish head before

putting him back in his cot. I checked on Izzy before climbing back into bed.

'N-nova?' Zak mumbled as I snuggled him into me.

'Yea baby?' I whispered, placing a small kiss on the top of his head. I heard him sniffle, 'what's

Wrong baby?' I pulled him up onto my lap, wiping the tears away with my thumb. 'Don't cry. I'm

So sorry that I've been such an asshole lately. I promise it'll never happen again. I'm so sorry.' I

Whispered as I hugged my tiny mate so tight to me. 'Don't cry, please.' I begged. It really hurt to

See him cry. I'd seen him cry far too often and I had made it my mission to try and prevent it. But

So far I've been failing miserably.

We sat there, Zak snuggled in my lap as I whispered words of comfort to my little mate. Looking at

His small frame curled up in my arms I heard my fathers words replay in my head. I sighed. Zak

Really was fragile. But he was also so strong at the same time. We had been through so much

Together in the short time we'd known each other and he'd made it through all that and was still

Going strong. The only thing that truly weakened him was the nightmares that plagued him. And

Though I hated to admit it, even I couldn't save him from them, which made my heart ache. The

Only thing I could do was be there for him when he woke and hold him tight while the tremors

Passed. Like I was now.

After a while I felt his body relax and his breathing evened out as he'd fallen asleep. Careful not to

Wake him up, I gently lay my beautiful little mate back on the bed, wrapping him in my arms as I

Lay beside him, pulling the covers over us both.

'Nova! Catch him!' Zak yelled from the living room.

I poked my head round the door just as Kasper came shooting past me.

'I said catch him not let him run away!' Zak huffed. I could tell he'd been running round like a mad

Man trying to catch Kasper because his face was beet red and he was trying to catch his breath.

'Sorry babe,' I whined, 'I'll go catch him and give him his bath, you go sit down with the twins.' I

Smiled and kissed his slightly sweaty forehead before leaving to search for our pain in the arse son.

He had recently developed a deep hatred for baths and we had no idea where it'd come from.

'Gotcha!' I laughed as my little boy jumped in the air at my sudden appearance. I grabbed him

Before he had a chance to run again. 'Bath time.'

'No dada! No!' He screamed and fought to get out my arms. For a one year old baby he sure as hell

Was feisty.

'Kasper you need a bath. You stink.' I scrunched up my nose. He really did smell. God knows what

He's been doing all day to make him smell like this.

'No dada! No! Please!' He screamed again, tears coming from his eyes.

'Okay okay.' I stopped walking and hugged him tight, 'sshh, sshh. How about you take a shower

With me?' I patted his back softly as he nuzzled his head under my chin.

'With dada?' He sniffled.

'Yea with me.' I smiled softly at him when looked up at me. I wiped the stray tears from his little

Cheeks and kissed his head.

'Okay dada.' He cuddled back into my chest.

We got back to our room and got undressed and in the shower without further drama. Thankfully.

Kasper squealed in delight as the water splashed him. I held him in my arms and blocked half of

The spray with my back. He tugged my hair, smoothing it back and then messing it up again as he

Giggled and laughed to himself.

'Hey no fair. You guys are having fun without me.' I jumped a little as the glass door opened and

Zak stood there with mock hurt on his face and his arms crossed across his chest, pretending to be

Upset.

'Daddy in to!' Kasper giggled as he tried to splash Zak with the water.

I winked over at him, watching his face heat up and turn red. He fidgeted but started to strip when

Kasper started to whine.

'Wheres the twins?' I asked as he stood next to me under the spray.

He hummed in content as the hot water warmed his small body. 'They're asleep. I've just put them

In their cots and came to see what you pair were doing.' He grabbed the soap and began washing

Kasper, who did not make it easy for him. 'Stay still you little monster.' Zak laughed as Kasper

Flicked the soap suds at him.

Eventually we managed to get both Kasper and ourselves cleaned up and got out. Zak took our son

And dried and dressed him while I cleaned the suds from the walls.

'Dada!' I whipped my head round just in time to see Kasper running in and slip on a wet patch on

The floor.

'What have I told you about running in the bathroom?' I scolded as I caught him before he hurt

Himself. He snuggled into my side as I knelt on the floor, his body shaking a little from the shock

Of almost falling over.

'Sorry dada,' he mumbled.

'Kasper!' Zak cried as he appeared in the doorway. He must've heard Kasper scream because his

Face was full of worry. 'Is he okay? Your not hurt are you? What have we told you about running

In the bathroom!' He fussed over Kasper, who whimpered and clung to me.

'Zak he's okay, I caught him before he fell and he won't do it again, will you,' I reassured Zak and

Looked down at Kas, who nodded.

Without another word Zak got up and left and I could tell something was wrong. I put Kasper in

His room and put the film Cars on for him to watch before leaving to find Zak. It wasn't hard.

'Zak baby, what's wrong?' I cooed as I scooped him up off the floor where he laid curled in a ball.

I lay him on top of me as I lay back down on the bed. I brushed his hair from his face and tucked

It behind his cute little ears. I smiled gently before I pulled him to me and kissed him softly. It was

Intended to reassure and comfort him but I was in for a surprise when he took control and began

Kissing me back fiercely.

I moaned in pleasure as I felt his little tongue delve into my mouth, leaving no corner untouched.

He pressed his body tight to mine as he straddled my waist. His little hands roamed my chest,

Sending delightful sparks of pleasure straight to my crotch.

He broke the kiss and trailed kisses down my jaw, slowly making his way down my chest. I groaned

At the sensations. It's been far too long since we've been intimate.

'Zak?' I gasped as he pulled off the towel that hung round my waist, but the only reply I got was a

Very lusty smirk before he took my half hard cock into his mouth. 'Mmmnn' I bite my bottom lip

And buried my hands in his hair, pulling on it lightly. It was so good. Too good and it didn't take

Me long to release.