Page 70 of His Rejected Alpha Mate
“Thanks, Michaella. The others are all awake too, in different stages of waking at least.” I was in shock. All our waiting had paid off, and they had all made it through! “I just wish my mate could visit.”
“The spore levels have been dropping almost daily. We should take a reading.” Michaella suggested.
“Good idea. I’ll call Hakeem once I finish talking to Jasper.”
In the hallway, I got out my phone and made the call. “Dakota?” Jasper sounded hopeful. “Is Axel okay? I heard he’s awake.”
“They are all awake.” I heard the awe in my tone.
“Angel?”
“She asked for you. She’s gone back to sleep—“
”—“
“But it’s a proper sleep, a light one. Talking wore her out.”
I heard the sniffle he was trying to hide. “What did she say?”
“She asked for you, and then Kade and Hayden.”
“Hayden?”
“Seems our little girl has been dreaming about her baby brother and named him.” Goddess, I loved that little girl! I wondered if her dreams were like Jasper’s visions.
“I love that name, actually.”
“Yeah, me too. We’ll have to ask her about her dream once she has more energy. She said she saw him big.”
“Huh.” He was quiet, but I gave him a minute before I dropped in my next item of news.
“You know how I said you might be able to visit with a mask?”
“Yeah?” He said cautiously.
“Well, I’m going to ask Hakeem to do another reading, but the spore levels have been dropping daily. Maybe you could come today. You all could.”
“What? Really?”
I prayed to the goddess that I wasn’t filling him with false hope. “One of the fantastic nurses,” I said, giving Michaella a wink, “suggested we get Hakeem over here to do another scan. It’s what he is focusing on.”
“Could we stay?” The hope in his voice was so fragile.
“I really want that, but only if it’s safe.”
“Of course.”
The wait was anxious as Hakeem, Teagan, Ívarr and Teárlach all discussed the readings of the last few days with my parents, who they had been sharing research with. Consensus was that the spores were gone. Yet, there was no reason for them to have vanished. It just seemed that as soon as the sickness had loosened its hold on our betas, they had evaporated.
“So?” I questioned, looking between all the elves and my parents. Blake was trusting them and my parents to decide. He was eager to see his brothers, especially Axel, though he knew Kade was just as eager to see them too, and didn’t want to be left at home.
There was a lot riding on this decision and I felt the pressure fall heavily on me. I didn’t know how Blake took the weight. No one wanted to risk our pregnant omegas. At the same time, mentally, the omegas were suffering, having endured a lengthy separation from their families and pack.
Ívarr sounded mystified. “We cannot account for it, but the spores are gone without a trace. If it wasn’t for the samples that we have in storage, I would think that they hadn’t existed at all.”
“So it’s safe for the omegas to all come home?”
He nodded, sharing a look with my father. “We would like permission to stay within the pack for the next few weeks, at least. Of course, we can move into other housing. I’m sure you would like your mate at home.” I smiled at him and nodded my thanks. “As soon as Axel is able to move around a little more, we can transfer him to his rooms at the mansion.”
