River was feeling too weak. Her eyes rounded at the corner when she said, “I don’t know, Hunter. I think I got a bad stomach flu or is it possible that I am dying.”
She had gone through so much abuse in her life that her tolerance to pain was higher than the rest. But after she had married Hunter, she wanted to live and enjoy her life. She wanted to enjoy every minute of her life with him. And this little incident had shaken her up from inside.
“You are not dying!” Hunter cried. He too looked like a puppy in front of her, as if she was his owner.
Faria gritted her teeth at both of them. In a chiding tone she said, “No one is dying! I am sure medical science has advanced more than enough to let people ***from vomiting!”
“If it is okay with you Alpha, may I check Luna?” the doctor said softly from behind with a smile.
“Oh, yes!” Hunter said. “This is Dr. Gerald and he is a renowned doctor of the Dark Moon Pack. He is here to check you.”
Dr. Gerald came forward as Hunter moved aside for him. He sat down beside her and checked her pulse. Then he took her temperature and rechecked her pulse. He took a deep breath in. He opened his medical bag and gave her two sets of sticks. “Use these sticks after two weeks. As soon as you have used them according to the instructions written on them, please call me, okay.”
River took the sticks with a puzzled expression. She was expecting him to give medicines, but why did he give her two sticks? When she read what was written on the sticks, her eyes widened. She whipped her head to look at the doctor who was simply… grinning.
He wrote a prescription for her and handed it to her. It was calcium and iron tablets. “You must eat light and make sure not to overeat if you are feeling puking. Go out for a stroll whenever you like and don’t think that you are alone. I will come and see you any time you call me, okay?”
She nodded, confusion still all over her face.
Had she been a Lycan just like him and the rest of the Dark Moon pack, the doctor wouldn’t have bothered, but she was a werewolf. That was a little bothersome. She wasn’t as powerful as a Lycan,
Two weeks later.
Hunter was standing outside the bathroom. River had taken the sticks for the test. In the past two weeks she had developed a liking for some food while she hated the smell of the rest. She especially hated eggs.
“How long. River?” Hunter said as he thumped his head on the door in frustration. There was no reply
from inside. His anxiety was rising rapidly. If she didn’t answer, he was going to break the door. He waited for a few minutes and called her back. “Baby?” Still no answer. “River!” This time his voice was at the edge of panic. He wanted to get inside and check it himself. He was going to break the door. Suddenly, he heard a whimper. “Rivveerrrr!” he shouted and was about to pull the door out from its hinges when she opened it.
He tumbled inside. She stepped aside and he fell on the floor. “River!” he got up immediately. She walked out of the bathroom and he followed her. “What is it? Tell me, River. I am growing old here.”
She strode to her bed and sat down. She handed him the two sticks and said, “There are two red lines there.” He scratched the back of his head, not knowing what it meant. “Great!” he said, cursing himself for not browsing the Internet or asking the doctor what two lines meant. “So what does it mean?” he asked, his brows furrowed.
“It means…” she gazed into his eyes. She could see his eyes going wide in anticipation. “It means that I am pregnant.” His brain went blank as he processed her words. And when the words sank in him, he sagged on his knees on the floor right where he was standing. “I am going to be a father?” he said, as tears stung his eyes. “River, you are pregnant?” He crawled on his knees to her and placed his hands beside her. “Are you not happy with it?” He looked at her with puppy eyes.
River couldn’t help herself anymore. She was resisting herself but now seeing his expressions, she burst out laughing. She cupped his cheeks and said, “I am so happy that I am having your pups!”
“Oh River!” He grabbed her hands and leaned into them to kiss it. “You have made me the luckiest man on this earth. I love you so much!” He curled his arms around her waist and kissed her tummy. “Oh, River, River, River!” Hunter was on top of the world. He was going to have pups. He was going to become a father. He didn’t know how that happened but he thanked the Moon Goddess zillion times. Suddenly, he backed her up on the bed and was over her, peppering kisses on her face, her neck, her shoulders and her lips. “We are going to be parents!” he chuckled with so much love in his eyes that River melted once again for her Alpha.
She nodded. “Yes, my Alpha, we are going to be parents.”
The very same day, Hunter announced to the entire pack that he was going to be a father. He was so proud of himself that he had a cocky smile plastered on his face. By the end of the day he had rubbed it in so many times on others that people
were getting… bored.
“You see, I will be becoming a father soon. I won’t have time for training the warriors, aggressively.”
“Why Alpha Hunter?” his Beta said with a poker face. “I am sure it is Luna River who would be feeding her pups.”
Hunter shot him a glare. “And who would be changing the nappies? You?”
Elijah became quiet, gritting his teeth. Initially, they were all thrilled, but now-
Hunter supported his chin on his hand that was resting on the table. He was looking at the images on the Internet as to what would be the size of his pups. “I think they are pea sized at the moment. But they are my pups. They must be bigger than peas.”
“Are you sure that there is more than one?” Asher asked, amused. It was the first time the Dark Moon pack would have a real Alpha’s heir.
“There must be,” Hunter replied firmly.
“Great!” Asher exclaimed. “Umm… if you have time, can I report to you about what we saw on the northern border?” “Yes.”
“There’s been a case. A young she-Lycan, Natalie, who was going to school with Mia, has been missing since two days. Her father has searched for her everywhere, but he hasn’t found her and now he wants our help. He suspects that she is murdered.”
