Page 86 of His Bonded Omega Mate
“What I am attempting to say is that one of those babies inside of Hiroshi may have been sired by Tate.”
What the fuck?
“Babe, you don’t have to go back in there if you don’t want to. We can have the scan another day.” Asher had taken me outside so I could get some fresh air after the shock of Ívarr’s words.
Hiroshi was pale, leaning with his head down when I’d left, a poleaxed looking Roan resting a hand on his back.Are you okay?I sent to my other mate.
I’m confused. Worried about Roan. I hope at least one baby is his. He’s been so excited.
Well, damn, didn’t I feel like a dick? I hadn’t even thought to worry about Roan. I’d potentially stolen one or both of his children from him. Babies that he was so excited to meet and were endlessly preparing for. His father was even sending things for the twins, their relationship thawing slightly.
“Okay, let’s just do this,” I said, both aloud and over the bond.
Ívarr looked apologetic when we re-entered the room and resumed our positions. “I am truly sorry. I didn’t intend to blindside you with that information.” Ívarr was attempting to update his speech to fit in better. His earnest expression was too endearing to hold a grudge. Also, it was better to know now, rather than find out at the birth.
“How do we find out?” Hiroshi asked.
“I can do a spell with a prick of your blood. Old magic, but harmless to all of you. First, though, let’s check how the babies are growing.”
It was a matter of minutes before we were seeing our babies on the screens. Rather than use smaller monitors, the clinic had a large flat-screen TV to display what was on the tiny monitors in split screen mode.
Hiroshi’s twins were wriggling, making it difficult for Aldrin to get a proper look at their sex. “Here, swap. Tate’s little boy is behaving. You can measure him to check he’s growing correctly.” James got up and swapped with Aldrin.
“A boy?” Ash asked in an awed voice.
“Oh yes,” Aldrin chuckled. “He’s making that quite clear.” He pointed at his evidence on the screen.
“Right, let’s get these twins identified. Come on little ones,” James cooed, “be good for me.”
Hiroshi sighed as the movements on the screen slowed. “You are magic, I swear.”
James smiled at him. “Congrats to you both. You have a healthy-looking girl and a boy!”
“Both? We have both?” Hiroshi’s eyes filled with tears and James hugged him carefully, whispering something in his ear only they heard.
Ívarr stepped closer to my omega mate. “If I may? I would like to do the spell now, so that you can celebrate your news. Regardless of the parentage, these babies belong to you all in your unconventional family.” He looked like he wanted to say more, but stopped, casting a wary glance at Asher.
With a prick of Hiroshi’s finger, Ívarr got the blood he needed for the spell. He called to it and a tiny bead floated into the air, hovering above Hiroshi’s stomach. “May I?” Ívarr asked for a dot of blood from Roan, getting it to hover as well. Then he turned to me.
Asher squeezed my shoulder. “Let’s get this done. We need to know.”
I nodded at Ívarr and allowed him to gather his sample to join the rest. Once in place, he muttered some words in the lilting elven tongue that was like music to my ears. It was soothing, taking some of the anxiety away.
The magic took hold, changing the color of the samples. It was only when Hiroshi’s bead split, merging with mine and then Roan’s, that I understood. The colors matched our eyes. Green for Roan and blue for me.
Green lay over the spot where the girl lay. The blue over the boy.
I couldn’t breathe for what felt like a minute before air rushed into my lungs and I laughed and laughed until I was crying.
Asher stood stock still until my need for him to hold me steady broke him out of his shock. “Guess you’re going to be a papa and a daddy!” His laughter joined mine.
I caught Roan smiling at us.Congratulations, he mouthed. Relief flooded my system, leaving me boneless in Asher’s arms.
Hiroshi and Roan had a private conversation.He says it’s okay;he told me over the bond.There’s no one he’d rather share this gift with.
That was it, wasn’t it? The Luna had given us this responsibility, but along with it came with so much love. Once we all got over our shock that something so impossible before was actually possible, then we’d see it for the blessing that it was.
I got to be the first former beta, the first beta turned omega pregnant, and the first omega to sire a child with my best friend and omega mate.
