Abriya
I wait at the front door for Clarence to arrive with our baby. He's almost here, I can sense them coming.
We had to let her learn for herself that her change is nothing to take lightly. She's so damn strong-minded that I'm certain this is gonna be the first lesson of many that she’ll have to learn the hard way.
I thought I worried before I had children, but I worry more now than I ever did when I was going through my journey to becoming Alpha.
‘We shoulda whooped her ass more,’ Clarence says in my mind. ‘Damn child.’
I shake my head. ‘Stop, b, you ain't never laid a hand on her in your life.’
‘I should have.’
‘We all have to make mistakes, b, it's how we learn. Besides, when she wakes up, she will know not to do this again.’
‘She better know.’
I roll my eyes. Clarence is an even better father than I ever dreamed he would be. He never hid how badly he wanted children after we first met, and even though it took us a little while to have Ariella, we got there in the end, and I can’t wait to give him another child to love and cherish.
He pulls up at the front of the house in Ariella’s Escalade, naked. I throw him his robe to put on and then he quickly carries Ariella inside. I can smell the scent of her mate on her while I follow him to the sunroom. It's so strong that I can barely smell hers.
“She stinks,” Clarence complains as he lays her on the couch. “At school, baby, damn. She couldn’t have used her car? Gone to the woods? Shit, I dunno.”
“Why you being like that for?” I admonish him as I sit beside our daughter. “You know better than anyone how strong the urges to fuck can be.” I brush her hair away from her face and admire how much she looks like her father before looking back up at him.
‘And?’ “I never fucked your ass at school, though, did I?”
I scoff at that. “You would’ve if I was a ware or you were human. Tell the truth.”
He shakes his head, but I see the familiar brackets forming around his mouth as he tries not to smile.
“Exactly. You're only being like this because your baby isn't a baby anymore. She's a full-blown woman, and I, for one, am proud of her for not giving her pussy out to just any man. She gave her virginity to her mate, b, and it sounded like he actually cared about her while he was taking it. Think about this objectively, because this coulda been so much worse.”
“Objectively, she’s knocked out from not eating enough meat. She put herself in danger by having sex and using up too much of her energy…”
I shrug. “I almost drowned because I didn't eat enough. That’s worse.” Clarence replays the memory of me almost drowning in a lake near my Nana’s Cabin a few days before I changed. Hunger overwhelmed me as I was looking in, and I fell into the water.
He shudders as he remembers pulling me out. I reach for his hand and hold it firmly.
“Don't think about that. I’m just using it as an example. I made mistakes, and you've made plenty in your two hundred and forty-nine years, too. Let's not be too hard on her. She's a strong, thoughtful woman. She didn't do this on purpose.”
He sighs deeply.
“Hey, she could always be like how Quis was, getting fucked up and getting into trouble. We ain't had to move yet, have we? So we must be doin’ something right.”
I listen to his thoughts. He knows I'm right.
“And besides, we’re gonna have to do this all again at least one more time because this baby is almost here.” I release his hand to rub my belly. I’m barely able to contain my excitement at the thought of having another baby.
“Great, another daughter to worry about.”
I roll my eyes. “I've told you, I'm pretty sure this one’s a boy. This pregnancy’s different.”
“Yeah, yeah. We'll soon see.” He ain’t convinced.
“We will.” I look back at our daughter. “How long do you think she'll be out for?”
“Not long, hopefully. Why don't you give her some of your blood?” ‘Wake her ass up so I can beat it…’
I narrow my eyes at him.
“I’m just jokin’, calm down.” He gives me a slow, sexy smile. “Unless you want me to calm you down?”
“I always want you to, but we can't go off and fuck while our daughter is K.O.”
“And there's me thinking we had a little more time left before the baby comes and starts fuck-blocking us.
I laugh at that. “What has gotten into you today?”
He shrugs. “I’m tired.”
Tired? “When’s the last time you ate?”
I hear him thinking. “Properly… Yesterday.”
I scorn him. “Go make something to eat and I'll wake Ariella up. You need to eat, b. I love the fact you wanna take complete care of me, but you can’t do that if you’re not taking care of yourself first.” I get up and stand in front of him before tiptoeing and giving him a promising kiss.
“Alright.” He kisses my forehead and then saunters off into the kitchen. “Wake her up so we can talk,” he calls out. “Then I need your help with something.”
I suddenly feel turned on and realise it’s because Clarence wants to fuck. He always does – even more when I’m pregnant. I think he’d love it if I stayed this voluptuous forever. He loves all of my body, but my ass is his favourite part.
‘Yes. Some lovemaking would be good.’ I tell him. ‘Maybe the werewolf type.’ Oh. God…
‘If you wake our child up, I’ll give you what you want,’ I hear him say.
My stomach tightens at his promise, and I change just enough to bare my canines so I can bite my wrist.