Chapter Ninety-Eight

***Scorpius***

I feel like I am going to pass out. I wasn’t sure what to make of everything. At first, what confused me was why Rollie and Kai were passing on their gifts. Then the confusion got worse when all 4 stood up to be by Kautious. I almost growled when I saw Rollie and Kai reach for his shirt, but when the fabric tore off with the sound of velcro, I couldn’t help but freeze. They are all still standing at the end of the table. Kautious is now fiddling with his hands. When no one says anything, he speaks up, “Surprise… I asked Rollie and Jack to be the godfathers of Baby A, while I asked Kai and Miranda to be the godparents of Baby B.” He looks at all of them and speaks softly, “I hope you will all accept, but I understand if you don’t.” Almost immediately, Rollie and Kai are engulfing Kautious in a hug, with Jack and Miranda joining. Rollie is the first to speak, “I accept wholeheartedly. It is an honor, and nothing would make me happier.” Jack nods in agreement, “I accept, too. Thank you for choosing and including me.” Kai speaks next, wrapping one of his arms around Miranda’s waist, “We would be honored to be the godparents of Baby B. I am so grateful that you considered us for this position at all Kautious. I am so excited!” Miranda nods along a huge smile on her face.

But what really snaps us out of our frozen stupor is when Kautious starts to sob. Because Hadrian and I could even react, Faye is across the table, by Kautious’ side with him in her arms. His head is buried in her neck while she strokes his hair and speaks softly, “Kautious, baby, there’s nothing to cry about. We were just shocked, is all. I am so excited for you. Not only do you get a second chance, but TWO pups! TWINS Kautious! That is so fucking wonderful!” He pulls his face out of his neck as Hadrian and I are reaching their sides, “You think so? You’re not mad?” She shakes her head, “Why would I be mad? I’m happy for you! It just means we get to grow our family quicker!” Hadrian kisses his head, “This is such a shock. I was expecting a regular pregnancy announcement, not twins. That doesn’t mean I am any less excited, though!” I chuckle at Hadrian before kissing Kautious’ cheek, “We are by you 100 percent love. No one is mad at you. I am just shocked, but a good kind of shock!” Kautious wipes his tears and nods, “Thank you, guys. I was so nervous that you would be mad because there’s 2 more right after Faye has her pup.” I shake my head, “Nonsense. There’s 4 of us for a reason. We’ll be fine!” Hadrian and Faye nod along. Out of the corner of my eye, I see my dad and Imani coming towards us. Imani immediately pulls Faye and Kautious into a hug, “I can’t believe I’m getting so many grand pups!” My dad walks up to Hadrian and I and pats our shoulders firmly, “It is a wonderful thing to grow your family boys, and it is such an honor to be present for this announcement. I would also like to thank Kautious for entrusting Kai with such a responsibility. I am proud that he has such good character that you feel he is a worthy grandparent. That is an honor. I also can’t wait to be a grandfather. If any of you ever need anything, please do not hesitate to contact either Kai or myself.” I give my dad a side hug and smile at the little group huddle we have going on.

After a few more hours, everyone leaves after saying their goodnights. My mates and I make our way to the bedroom, both omegas looking exhausted. When we get to the bedroom, Kautious makes his way to the bathroom to take a shower while Faye is digging for pajamas to wear. I chuckle at her and give her ass a small smack, “What are you doing?” She huffs and stands up, “Looking for pajamas, obviously.” I shake my head, “Just sleep naked or in your panties. You don’t need actual clothes.” She huffs again and rolls her eyes, making her way to the bed and crawling up, settling herself towards the middle. I look around the room and see Hadrian standing against the wall, looking out the window over the pack grounds. I walk up to him and lay my head on his shoulder, “What are you thinking about?” He shrugs, “Not much. Just honestly still shocked. Everything happened so fast.” I hum in acknowledgment, “Yeah, I agree, it happened fast, but I would also say maybe it’s just what we needed.” He turns his head and glances at me the best he can, “What do you mean?” I lift my head and look out the window, “Look, Hadrian. You and I have known each other for YEARS. We were together long before we found our omegas. We have been through so much together, even more once they came along. We have loved, we have lost, and we have feared for our lives and our mates. All I’m saying is maybe this is what we need right now. The happiness and joy that they bring us by being ours. The joy we experience by being together. The joy of pregnancy and knowing we get to expand our family. It may be the happiness or the upside, that we need right now rather than all the negative we’ve been facing.”

He stares at me with a shocked face before grabbing my collar and pulling me into a rough, passionate kiss. My hands immediately go in his hair as his go to my waist, pulling me against his body. I hear Faye let out a wolf whistle from the bed and Kautious whooping from the bathroom entrance. I can’t help but smile against Hadrian’s lips at the silliness of our mates. I break the kiss, Hadrian moving down to kiss my neck as I look at our omegas and wink, making them both whine as Kautious climbs in bed and cuddles up to Faye. I let out a moan as I feel Hadrian’s teeth scrape my neck. I can feel my cock starting to twitch awake in my pants as Hadrian pushes his hard cock against my hip, grinding against me. I put my hands on his shoulders and gently push him away from me, only to notice that his pupils are blown wide. The first signs of rut. Fuck.