If Kayden wants her with him, it is only reasonable of her to support him in every decision. She would apologize to the royal mother if she's not pleased with her decision.
When Royal father heard Lily's reply, he smiled. Such a wise daughter in-law he's got. She knows that a woman's place is by her husband and not by anyone else even if that person is her mother-in-law.
"If that's the decision Lily has made, so shall it be" the Royal father declared. Royal mother became speechless. What can she say again when Lily had given her decision and Royal father had seconded to it.
That way, the Royal mother said she will appoint Ms Gracey to go with her since they both have been going along well. But as the pregnancy grows older, she will visit her and stay with her until the time when the baby is born.
But she added that the baby would be born here in the werewolf clan. Kayden agreed and asked Lily if what Royal mother said was Ok by her? Lily answered that it's ok by her as Kayden was fine with it.
When they left the dining table, Lily asked Kayden to excuse her. She came to the Royal mother and bowed before her. Quickly, the latter told her to spare her all these formalities. She was pregnant and shouldn't inconvenience herself by bowing unnecessarily.
Lily apologized for not taking her side. Rather than the Royal mother getting angry, she laughed and held Lily by her hands. She said she was not angry or upset with her. She did the right thing to please her husband rather than anyone else.
Lily was greatly relieved. Her mother then counseled her to be careful and pay attention to what she eats. Soon Lily and Kayden returned to the human world and the next day, Ms Gracey arrived.
Since Kayden had forbidden Lily from stepping out, she never went to the Starlight Group anymore. She stays at home with Ms Gracey. The latter ensured she paid attention to Lily's food and had her exercise for several months.
After four months, Lily's belly was beginning to protrude. After Lily was four months gone, Linda realized she was pregnant as well.
Justin and Linda were happy and the first people they told were Kayden and Lily.
In Imperial city, Anna Brook was due to deliver in a month's time. At five months, the scanning had revealed that Anna Brook's baby was a girl. Damian Cross' mother was angry that Anna Brook was pregnant with a girl.
The Cross' family wants an heir and not some useless female child that would end up transferring their hard earned property to another man. When Anna heard her mother in-law's words, she was angry and asked if her Son didn't get all he has today through his late wife.
That infuriated Mrs Cross and she slapped Anna Brook across the face. The latter's face was swollen, especially where she was slapped. She decided to wait for Damian's return and report what his mother had done.
But contrary to what she expected, Damian was mad with her and called her a worthless woman. She couldn't even conceive a male child. And to add salt to the injury, she dares to yell and talk back at his mother?
Anna Brook was flabbergasted. How could Damian just turn himself into a baby before his mother. They were not like this before. Whatever happens at home, his mother would call him before he ever gets home and fill his head with lies. He would gulp down whatever his mother had said and start quarreling with her without hearing her own side of the story.
She swallowed her displeasure and endured the pain. But two months later, when the pregnancy was at seven months, Anna Brook asked that her mother-in-law give her some money to go shopping for the baby. Damian's mother was in charge of the family finance.
Whatever she needs or wants to buy, only her mother in-law could give her the money. Once she asked why Damian would allow his mother to be in charge of the family purse instead of her who's his wife. But Damian said his mother was more mature and more prudent in spending than her.
Damian Cross' mother told Anna Brook to write the list of all she wants to buy and bring it to her with the prices of each attached. Anns was angry and called Damian but the stupid husband of hers said she should do whatever his mother told her to do.
Swallowing her pride, Anna did as her mother inlaw said. She brought the list to her and her mother inlaw took her reading glasses and went over it. She crossed out 70% of what Anna had written down and gave her the exact money she needed for the remaining few items without an extra cent of money over.
Anna Brook was angrily asked why her mother in law canceled the major and important things she needed to buy? But Damian's mother said too much money cannot be spent in buying things for a baby that would come out as a girl.
Anna Brook didn't know if she should laugh or cry. Why is she like a slave in her home? Why had Damian allowed his mother to control their lives? When his late wife Lily was alive, Damian's mother was not living with them.
Why now, had this woman come to trouble her life and marriage?. Days passed and Anna Brook was due to deliver. On the day she fell into labor, the chauffeur drove her to the hospital in the company of her mother in law.
Damian Cross didn't come along. He hadn't gone public with her yet because Lily's death hadn't taken at least a year. So only Damian's mother could come along with her.
After examining her, the doctor said Anna had a narrow pelvic and couldn't deliver the baby by herself except through a cesarean section. Damian's mother vehemently refused, saying Anna Brook would give birth by herself.
She would not spend another money for an operation only to have a girl child. And besides, children who were born by natural means are way more brilliant than children born by cesarean section.
Despite the advice by the medical team, Damian Cross' mother refused to sign the consent form for an operation. That way, Anna Brook was in labor for a whole day until she had no more strength. When the doctors saw that the woman in the labor ward could die if nothing was done, they called Damian's mother.
When she came, she was asked who she was exactly to Anna Brook and she said her mother in law. She was then warned that if Anna Brook dies in that labor ro, she would be arrested for murder.
Only then did Mrs Cross reluctantly agree to sign the consent form. But alas, it was too late. The baby had still been born.
When the operation was done and Anna was wheeled into the postnatal ward, Damian's mother was raining curses on her. She had made them spend so much only to be told the child was dead. Why didn't she die along with her miserable child and end it there.
Anna was weak and unable to move her body, but all her mother inlaw said, she heard and tears dropped from her eyes. That way, she remained in the hospital for a week. She didn't see her mother in law nor her husband when she was a little bit recovered.
Once in a day, a servant would bring her a meal. She asked about Damian and the servant said sir was doing fine. At the end of the week, when she was to be discharged, she was given the hospital bill and she called Damian.
The latter said the mother would send someone to pay the bill. Anna stayed another day until the servant who usually brings her meal brought the exact money for her bills and added that the madam said Anna should find her way home because she wants the chauffeur to go buy her an ice cream.
Having no money to take a taxi, it was the servant who paid for her transport home. When she got home, she met her mother in law watching television in the sitting room and the car was not taken out.
She greeted her mother in law but the latter hissed and murmured about the money waster who had nothing to show for all the money they had spent. Tears ran down Anna's cheeks. What had she gotten herself into? Is this the same Damian Cross she used to know, her childhood sweetheart?
He could leave her like this, at the mercy of his mother to bully and ridicule like this? Gush, she can't believe this was happening to her as Damian's wife. Looks like she would now take the bull by its horns. She won't allow herself to be murdered like Lily.
She would start her own brutality and make sure she has recorded information about all that happened to Lily and of course conclude that if anything happens to her, Damian Cross and his parents should be held responsible.
In Z-country, Lily was due to give birth any moment soon. Royal mother had been with her for the past two months and now that the pregnancy is in its sixth month, she will give birth soon.
Royal mother suggested that they return to the clan for her to have the baby. At this time, Kayden had no objection. He asked if Lily would go with mother and she said yes. If it's fine by him.
Werewolf babies are born at six months. Kayden was a Lycan and Lily was a hybrid. The latter have no wolf form but have characteristics of a wolf lycanthropy.
For several months, when on full moon, Kayden Diego often transformed into his wolf form and hunted for flesh. On such nights, he doesn't spend the night at home but goes rampant to only he knows where.
On Such nights, Lily usually has the urge to consume meat and all forms of dietary food. She could sometimes become violent. When Kayden returns at dawn and finds the entire kitchen empty of meat and dietary food, he would smile and have the kitchen stuffed up again.
Kayden had stopped worrying why Lily couldn't shapeshift into a wolf form. But seeing her exhibiting the wolf characteristics on full moon, he stopped worrying for his unborn child. The least that would happen is that the child can't shapeshift until he or she grows into puberty.
Finally, Lily returned to the wolves clan. Kayden left all other work and went with her. It's only been six months, but Lily's belly was big and round like a human's nine months.
Preparations had been done by the Royal mother. The lordess wasn't going to give birth wherever other wolves do, a special room was prepared and furnished like a real maternity ward.
Everything was put in place and the Royal physicians were at a standby. Royal mother suggested that Lily stayed with her in her quarters but Kayden wouldn't agree. He said he would carry her if need be when she falls into labor.
Five days after they arrived at the wolf clan, they were sleeping at night when Lily felt a very sharp pain tugging her.
"Kayden, Kayden wake up. It seemed the baby is coming" Lily yelled, tapping him to get up.