Page 117 of His Bonded Omega Mate
Jewel tolerated the fuss until she got hungry. Her first real cry was pitiful.
“Oh, the potion! Poppy made me a potion that she said would work straight away.” Hiroshi motioned to his dresser. “Top drawer please, Roan.”
I handed him the vial that he swallowed down. He flushed a deep red. “Oh, that’s a weird feeling. Pops, could you bring me Jewel?”
“How about you put some pants on and come sit in the rocking chair?” he suggested.
“Good plan.”
We got Hiroshi situated with Jewel on one side so she could latch, making space for Noah to take the other side. Michaella helped him with the positioning so that both babies could feed at the same time and not hurt my mate’s nipples. His face lit with wonder as Jewel sucked, her little fists unbunched as she relaxed.
Not to be left out, Maddox’s hungry cry soon split the air. That boy had some lungs on him. I could see Asher’s amusement fading as panic set in. “Where’s the bottles?”
Parenthood was going to be an adventure.
Epilogue
Asher
“Thankyou,Alpha,forcoming to visit. Hello Alpha Mate, I hope you’re doing well,” I greeted the alpha pair formally, letting them into the house.
My lion was pushing at me to take charge of the family, to present a united front full of domestic bliss. He feared that if we were any less than perfect, our Alpha would take us away from our mate and the babies. His heart beat for Maddox, though he loved each baby differently. Noah was part of Tate, our beloved mate. Jewel belonged to our brothers and was so fierce, she demanded you love her. Who were we, my lion and myself, to resist?
“No need to be so formal, or worry so much, Asher. You are stuck with the Sweetwater pack. In fact, Shelby is hoping you’ll come back to the factory soon.” Shelby was a nymph and the manager at the cider factory here in the compound. “They’ve missed you at work.”
“Are you sure it’s safe to go back so soon?”
“Oh, Blake doesn’t mean now. In, like, a couple of weeks. Let the babies wear you out first. Then you’ll want to go back to work just to have naps on your breaks,” Kade cut in, making us all laugh.
None of us had really slept the night before. Still too euphoric after meeting our children to truly rest. The omegas napped between feedings. Tate had asked to try breastfeeding too, for that extra connection. We worried he might not manage, but his milk had come in quickly, his face flushing like Hiroshi’s as a sign of the magic working.
“But to answer your question, yes, I think it will be safe enough for you to go back to work soon. Roan will be returning to his duties helping Kade assist the omegas. Hiroshi will be returning to healing part time, and he will be a part of the testing. Tate will be needed with the wing guard when he feels ready to leave the babies, but we will work all of that around you.”
My mind was honestly still stuck on the idea that I was wanted in the pack, that I still had a job after these last weeks away from the factory, my absence when I first started my therapy with the elves. I really thought that I’d end up having to look for a job outside of the compound since I couldn’t risk my lion around the other alphas of the pack. We had a special relationship with Roan, Xavier, Larken, Aldrin, and even our Alpha, Blake. They were all different from the usual alphas that made up the enforcers, but since things had calmed with Roan, and I knew I had him as backup, my lion had chilled out.
There was a reason I’d never picked up an enforcer job. My lion was too angry for me to risk the safety of others. I didn’t want to overreact to something because I’d grown to love fighting and only saw violence as the answer. I didn’t want to give in to my lion’s need to hurt others. Since we had changed designations, that burning rage had cooled, but not enough to test it by working as an enforcer, especially with the risks to the babies for being what they were.
“Come through and meet the babies.” I followed behind them, going straight to Tate’s side as he finished feeding Maddox. He handed me a muslin and our son to burp.
With sure hands, I raised him to my shoulder and patted him gently as my family talked with our alpha pair.
I’d never felt so content, or so loved, in my life.
Thank you for waiting, for trusting that I’d get through it and fulfill my promise to you.My mate smiled at my words.
Thank you for keeping your word.
Tate
There was nothing hotter than my mate holding our baby son. He did it with such ease; it looked like he’d been doing it his whole life, not just half a day.
I was beyond tired, though, so no sexy times, even if my body wanted it. Turns out the stress of watching your other mate go through labor, then helping an egg hatch, and then breastfeeding on top, made for an exhausted me. I was still buzzing on the high of seeing our family complete. If we never had more children, then that was fine with me. These three were blessings I would thank the goddess for over the coming decades. A lifetime of thanks for such gifts.
The alpha pair sat and Larken offered them drinks, which they declined.
“We actually wanted to see if you would be up for leaving the house,” Kade said, surprising us all.
“Leaving the house?” Asher asked warily.
