Chapter 110

Eleanor:

“Come on, Eleanor, just a little harder.” Natasha encouraged, holding my hand. 

I squeezed her hand as hard as I could as I screamed. She smiled and kissed my temple, letting her lips linger there for a few seconds before pulling away. “Do it for Killian, come on, you can do it, Eleanor.” 

I cried out so loud that my lungs felt like they were going to burst.

My heart raced, and a heaviness made my lower half feel like it was being ripped apart before I felt the heavy weight loosen. My chest rose and fell, and I couldn’t help but feel my head dropping on the pillow behind me as Maria stood in front of me. 

It wasn’t until a baby’s cry filled my ears that my eyes widened as I looked at my daughter who was in Maria’s arms. She looked at me with proud eyes before handing her to me, and I couldn’t help the tears that fell from my eyes at her sight.

“Baby?” I whispered, watching as Natasha smiled. Her eyes welled up with tears, but she didn’t say a word as she looked down at me. 

“Congratulations.” Natasha said, wiping the tears that fell from her eyes. I was about to respond only to frown when she quickly rushed out of the room. I looked at Maria and Lena, watching as both looked at the door for a second before they looked at me. 

The fact that she did this for me when I knew that she just recently not only lost her child, but the ability to carry one, let alone give birth to the baby, pained me. And knowing that she might have given birth within the same duration, I understood her pain more than anything.

“Where is Killian?” I asked, watching as the pack doctor approached to come and take my baby. I knew that she had to clean her from the blood that she had on her, but the idea of giving her to anyone right now was not something that I wanted.

“He is tending to something around the pack, but don’t worry, he will be back shortly. However, you need to rest, Eleanor. The day has been hectic on you, and you just gave birth, the last thing that you need is to find yourself caught in anything that doesn’t mean you are taking the break that you need.” Maria said, and I nodded. I knew that she was right, and though at this point, I really did wish that Liana would be here to see the baby, I knew that she would be with the maids, tending to the mess that was outside.

“How did Elton get inside the Estate anyway?” I asked, shaking my head. The fact that he wasn’t only in the Estate, but also the secret garden was alarming to me, and though I didn’t know how he managed to do so, I couldn’t help but find myself wondering if anyone had let him in.

Lena and Maria looked at one another for a second before looking at me, but before any of them could open her mouth to respond, the door opened, revealing Killian, Vladimir, Yaroslav, and Lyov. 

My mate’s eyes met his mother’s and both shared a silent message that I didn’t understand, but it was a second later before he ran toward me. I smiled and watched as he cupped my cheeks and kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there for a few seconds.

“I’m so sorry for not being here through it, malyshka.” He whispered, and I shook my head, thankful that he was okay. I didn’t even understand where Natasha was during the wedding ceremony or how she managed to shoot Elton, but I was glad for the way that it happened. 

He sat on the edge of the bed beside me, keeping his eyes on mine, and I couldn’t help but find myself admiring the man more than I already did.

I knew that I would have lost Killian, who stood in front of me to take the bullet if Elton just pressed the trigger. The man didn’t know how much it meant to me to know that he would have done something like that for me, especially since he would be the someone who not only saved me and our unborn baby at the time, but he would have been the person who tried to save me from the man who ruined my entire life, and no matter what I was going to say or do, I knew that I would never be able to redeem this.

“I love you, Killian,” I said, voicing out the one word that slipped from my mouth. The love that I had for him at that very moment was one that I wouldn’t have ever described. I knew that he was hurt with everything that we went through, and I knew that he trusted me to be by his side, to open his sister’s garden, to stand as strong as she did to protect him when was a kid. I couldn’t imagine the number of pictures and memories that played in his head at that moment, but I was more than willing to show him how much I was deeply in love with him.

“I love you too, malyshka.” He said, and I smiled. He connected our lips together in a gentle kiss, and I couldn’t help but find myself smiling into it before we both pulled away to look one another in the eye. 

The pack doctor slowly approached holding a bundle in her arms, and Killian’s eyes widened as he took sight of our little princess. His eyes met mine for a second, silently asking for permission to carry her, her father or not, when it was a Luna’s child, even he as an Alpha knew his limit. 

I nodded and he smiled, taking her in his arms before slowly removing the blanket from her lips to look at her. She yawned, and he chuckled before leaning in to inhale her scent.

“Welcome to the world, little one.” Killian whispered, and I smiled. “Both your parents are going to be sure to keep you safe, my little wolf.”

He looked at me before shaking his head as a smile formed on his lips. His eyes held an expression that I couldn’t understand, but I could tell that he was more than a little happy with our child being born. My heart skipped a beat and he handed me our child before standing up from the bed and walking toward me as I held our daughter to my chest.

His lips touched the crown of my head, and I blushed as he kissed me before pulling away to look at me. 

“I am so proud of you, baby girl.” He said, and I smiled as my eyes welled up with tears. Lyov and Yaroslav, who had their eyes on us, smiled, and I couldn’t help but bite my bottom lip as I knew that Yaroslav would be more than a little excited to see his grandchild. 

I nodded, and watched as he walked toward me before extending her gently, holding the back of her neck as I did before he took her in his arms. 

“She’s so small,” he commented, and I laughed.

“What did you plan on naming her?” Lyov asked, shaking his head in question.

“I was waiting for Liana to come before we announced the name.” I said, and Killian’s eyes hardened before everyone in the room tensed. I shook my head in question, and Kilian took a deep breath.

“Liana is not going to be coming, malyshka.” He said, taking me off guard. “Not anymore anyway.”

“What’s going on?” I asked, shaking my head and he smiled.

“You need to rest for the night, baby.” He said, not bothering to answer my question. 

“Killian, what the…?”

“We planned on naming her Katerina, it means pure.” Killian said, nodding at the doctors to write her name. His eyes met mine and he silently asked me not to dwell on the topic, but I couldn’t help but find myself frowning at his attitude, knowing that something must have happened if this was how he was acting. “Just like our love is, pure, and she is our little sprout.”

I smiled and nodded, masking the pain and confusion that I felt at his attitude, and Vladimir, whose eyes met mine, shook his head at me. I shook my head in question, and he nodded in assurance before he looked at Killian. 

“I have a few things to tend to, malyshka.” He said, looking me in the eye. “But I will see you in a bit, and I promise, I will explain everything to you. First, you need to rest, okay, baby?”