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ATHENA'S POV:-
My face was buried in the toilet seat as I threw up. It felt like everything that I ate the night before, came out of my stomach. Thankfully, I was not alone. Alexander was there, like a gentleman, holding my hair as I threw up. In the last few months, my hair grew longer than ever. I pulled away, trying to finally breathe without feeling magma inside my chest. I was about to wipe my face with the back of my hand. But Alexander grabbed my hand. "Don't wipe your face like this. Let me help you to the basin." Alexander whispered softly. He scooped me up in his arms and carried me bridal style.
He walked toward the basin then helped me wash my face. Once done, he walked back into our bedroom. He laid me down on the bed and covered my naked body with the comforter. " Is everything okay? Are you feeling alright?" Alexander asked me in a concerned tone.
If only I knew the answer to that question. I had no idea what actually happened to me. "I don't know …" I whimpered softly, thinking about the worst.
While I was shaking with fear, Cynthia started laughing at me for some reason. I was so frustrated because of her reaction. "What the fuck, Cynthia? Why the fuck are you laughing? It's not funny." I yelled at her angrily.
"Oh, Athena! You are so silly. I am now guarding the future of both packs. The future you both wanted." She spoke in a low tone while wiggling her tail excitedly.
I was suddenly so angry, I saw red. Alexander tried to hold my hand but I growled at him as well. Alexander zipped his mouth, knowing well that I could attack him. I had no idea why I was so frustrated and angry all of the sudden. "Cut the crap Cynthia, I am damn serious!" I growled at Cynthia angrily. She was actually enjoying my misery.
"Oh, goddess! You are such a dummy, Athena. There is nothing to be worried about. You are pregnant, you dummy! You finally conceived what you have been praying for." As soon as Cynthia told me about the baby, tears started welling up into my eyes and I instantly cupped my belly with both of my hands.
"Oh!" Was all that escaped my lips and I started crying.
"What? What is it? Talk to me, Athena. Don't cry like this!" He was worried about me all of a sudden. I could see the concern in his eyes.
I crawled up on his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. When I started to feel like we were never going to get a baby, I was blessed with the news. Maybe Alexander was right. I was just too impatient. "I am pregnant. I mean, we are pregnant." I whispered in his ear while sobbing quietly.
As soon as he heard, he pulled away from me just to look me in the eyes. "No way! I am going to be a dad?" He whispered in a shocked tone but his eyes were shining with excitement and joy.
He also had tears in his eyes. We both hugged each other, as if celebrating the joyous news in our own way. "Yeah! I will have our baby and…" I whimpered in excitement but he didn't let me finish. His lips were on mine as he kissed me hard, making my clitoris throb for his attention.
He pulled away after a minute when we both were out of breath. My lower lip was swollen because he sucked it way too hard. "You don't need to cry about it. It's alright!" He whispered softly, wiping my lower lip with the pad of his thumb.
I shook my head and wrapped my arms around his torso tightly. I had my face buried in the crock of his neck. All of a sudden , I didn't want to be away from him. "I am so happy. I thought because I was born without a heart, I will never be able to have babies of my own." I told him the reason why I was always so impatient about the baby.
A witch used to visit my father very often. Once, my father asked her about my fate. She told him that I was useless because ni alpha would ever accept a woman who can't give him an heir or heiress. She told my father that I could never conceive. Back then, I was too young to understand this. But as I grew older, I realized what that witch told my father. Deep inside my heart, I was in love with Alexander and I never wanted him to leave me. For that, it was certain for him to have children. Or his pack and his people could ask him to find another woman who could give him a future.
I didn't want him to leave me. Maybe that's why I was suddenly so impatient to conceive his baby. Alexander cupped my face with both of his hands and made me look into his eyes. "But that's not true at all, is it? We are pregnant." He whispered softly then placed a soft kiss on my forehead.
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A few days later, we went to meet Queen Solana so she could check up on the baby. I was still so nervous about the fact that I had conceived but I was still a person living without a heart. I wanted to tell everyone, especially that bitch Milana, just so she could know, her chances that she dreamt of being with Alexander were nothing but the illusions in her head. But Alexander forbade me from telling anyone at all. Not even his Beta knew about our baby.
"Everything is fine. Your baby is going to be very healthy. You know why?" Sensei spoke in a low tone. Biting my lower lip, I shook my head.
"Because you are loved. Because you are cared. And because you have someone who holds you dear to his heart." Sensei added in a low tone as my cheeks burned. I didn't want Alexander to see it. So I turned my face.
"Now can we tell everyone? Alexander is being superstitious." I growled at Alexander in annoyance. Although, I was not annoyed at all. I just wanted more of him. But I didn't want to show it to him.
"I am not superstitious. I am cautious because it is my duty to protect you and my baby with everything I have." Alexander whispered softly while gently squeezing my hand. He knew I didn't need his protection. And that I could take care of myself and our baby. Yet he just didn't want to drop the idea of keeping me in a cage.
"Athena! Alexander isn't superstitious. He is being practical. You need to understand the fact that both of your packs are still not on the same page when you both marked each other. They don't even care if it's by the blessing of the moon Goddess." I was angry at that time because for the first time, my sensei was taking someone else's side over me.
Maybe it was just because of my raging hormones. But I was angry. Alexander noticed it. He sat down on the edge of the bed I was on and wrapped his arms around me. His calmly beating heart was also drumming softly inside of my heart. As always, his hug calmed me down.
"I can understand why you are so impatient. You have been waiting for this news so impatiently. And I know what you might have faced behind my back at the alpha's mansion. But for the sake of our baby, we need to be very cautious. Our baby can be seen as both a beacon of hope and a target because not everyone in both of our packs wants to see one Alpha ruling both packs." He whispered softly in my ear, trying to make me understand his reasons as calmly as he could.
I pulled away from him and staring into his eyes, I blinked a few times. "I second that. Alpha Alexander speaks right. You need to be very careful. Especially the beginning three months. Alpha or not, a woman is vulnerable during her pregnancy. Especially when it's the beginning three months of the pregnancy or the time of the birth." Sensei added in a low tone and my heart skipped a few beats thinking about someone trying to hurt my baby.
I saw my father trying his best to get rid of my baby because he was one person who couldn't let us live happily. And he surely would never allow me to have Alexander's child because that would mean only one thing. They dream that we both had. A child who would merge both of the two packs and then rule them both together. A child of two alphas. And the strongest Alpha of all the other alphas.
Shivers ran down my spine as I imagined my father hurting my child. I could fight him and take him down but my child couldn't fight the monster my father actually was. I knew why Alexander wanted to be extra cautious about our baby. "What are we supposed to do in that situation? My mind doesn't come up with any ideas." I asked in a low tone while staring at Sensei.
I was grateful that Alexander was there with me to support me and give me strength that I needed in that situation. I leaned my head on his shoulder. His original scent hit my nostrils and I took a deep breath, filling my lungs, my chest and my soul with his calming masculine scent. For a moment, I forgot that we were not alone in that room. That his older brother and my Sensei, the Queen of all the shifters, were inside that room with us.
I slipped one of my hands inside his shirt, cupping his breast and gently squeezing it. "I think you should stay with Collin and I, Athena." Alexander hissed in pain as my claws suddenly pierced through his skin.