Page 84 of His Impossible Elf Mate
Teárlach handed me a glass of water, which I sipped gratefully, followed by a cracker.
“Yes, but she’s perfectly fine, just on the smaller side. An omega wolf. They have called her Kanako. Is it not a beautiful name?”
“It is. She’s healthy?”
“Very! I got to hear her cries, but I did not go in to see her, though I was invited. I thought we should do that together, perhaps later.”
“I’d like that.” My mate was so thoughtful. He knew I would want to be with him when he met the newest baby in the pack without me having to voice it.
“Later then. I look forward to our baby meeting Kanako. I hope they will be friends.” T settled on the bed next to me wrapping an arm around my shoulders.
“Me too.” I played with one of his braids.
“It makes me sad that the elves in Abrocaelum are still resistant to the truth. That they can deny what we have.”
“We’ve got time to show them.”
“There will be no denying their princess when she arrives.” He laid his hand on my stomach, rubbing gently. “This little princess will prove them all wrong.”
New Home
Teárlach
Our new home was beautiful. It was a perfect blend of our different tastes, filled with lots of natural light, letting the trees behind our house feel like they were inside with us. Although inside was warm and outside the branches had a fine dusting of snow thanks to the wintry weather.
In truth, the house was very simple and likely rather plain compared to the other houses in the neighborhood owned by our Alpha and his family and Roan with his. It had been easy to ask for more rooms to be added after we had been told to expect more children, but it was not a big home. We had all we needed and nothing extra.
Though we had not discussed it, I knew Axel wanted as many children as the goddess decided we could handle. Even with his prolonged morning sickness, he enjoyed carrying our child, seeing his body grow and change. He reveled in each new thing, documenting it in a baby book for our daughter to enjoy when she was older.
Once he was out for the day, checking on his new office and learning about his new job in greater detail, I began the task of organizing our home to our mutual tastes.
Since Axel was keen to sleep in the new house to allow our scents to soak into it before he gave birth, I worked on the bedroom first. The elves had grown many plants, some native to Abrocaelum, which thrived in Sweetwater. I placed them around the room on the new wooden furniture I had commissioned. They brought the outdoors inside and purified the air. I knew Axel liked them and hoped to see them flower in the spring.
The bed was a custom made thing due to my size, with bedding also custom made. It was all natural fibers, and because shifters ran hot, we did not require many blankets, though we had a lot of them. Axel would need them when it came time to create his birthing nest. I changed the sheets since the others were dirty after our… activities. Happy our bed was once again clean and comfortable, I set about putting our clothes into the dresser and closet.
Pictures and trinkets were last, giving our room a truly personal feel.
Content with one room fully unpacked, I quickly did the bathroom and then the kitchen.
I was unpacking dishes to put through the dishwasher when Chase arrived.
“Shouldn’t you be at work?” I asked.
“Nah, it’s lunchtime. I was going to have it with Axel, but thought you might like some help and company.”
“That’s very thoughtful of you. I neglected to get some food.”
“Got you covered.” Chase held up a box. “Winter ordered some staples in for you and made us some sandwiches. He even put in his homemade chips.”
“Great. Could you put the cans and such in the pantry?”
“Sure.”
With Chase helping, we got the kitchen quickly organized. Before putting them away in the cabinets, we washed and dried all the dishes and pots.
“Why are you doing all this without Axel?” Chase asked thoughtfully as he leaned against the counter, eating chips.
I thought for a moment about how to answer. “He deserves to come home and really feel at home. He is doing so much just growing our baby. As his alpha, I feel it is my job to ensure he has a clean and comfortable home.”
