Page 92 of His Impossible Elf Mate
It’s time,my wolf told me as they braced themselves.
Shift,I told T.
“She’s coming.”
Teárlach joined me in the nest in his owl form. With his alpha senses and elf magic, he took as much of the pain away as he could.
Hours passed that way. Him taking the pain and me trying to get our daughter out of my body.
I was getting so tired. Sips of water and snacks were fine, but I hadn’t had a proper rest since I’d shifted.
“Teárlach, you need to let Axel take some of that pain.” Michaella looked sympathetic, yet firm.
My mate stubbornly held onto his magic while projecting thoughts at my twin.
“He’s asking why,” Chase said.
“Axel needs to turn the pain outwards, use it as fuel to push the baby out. He’s getting too tired, and no one wants to have to go the surgical route,” the midwife explained.
“He doesn’t think he can.” Chase spoke for T again since Michaella wasn’t on the pack link. Something we needed to fix for her.
“Maybe I can help?” Blake came forward, already taking his shirt off. “Teárlach won’t be able to override his alpha instincts to protect his mate, but as his Alpha, as Axel’s Alpha, I can overpower both.”
“Yes, do that. Quickly, please.” Aldrin frowned. “The baby is in distress. Likely picking up on how tired her papa is, and worried her daddy is.”
Blake shifted into his wolf form, and the room filled with his alpha power. It was staggering. It overwhelmed all of my senses. Everyone in the room bent to his will, aside from Kade and Michaella.
I crouched low and just pushed, compelled to turn all my effort inside. My wolf let out a howl as we bore down.
The pain was excruciating, but exactly what I needed. I used it, and with a few pushes; she was free.
All of our focus turned to the little wolf pup. We got her clean of her sac and just examined her. She smelled of rain and jasmine. An alpha pup like her cousin.
Her eyes were the same as Teárlach’s and mine. A turquoise eye that was so beautiful to me and my own silver-blue. The pelt of her wolf was stunning. She had white, gray, and black fur over her body.
“Oh, my! She’s beautiful!” Michaella gushed over the little pup.
“I can’t wait to check her over!” James exclaimed. “I’ve never seen heterochromia in shifters.”
You did so well, dear one. Welcome little Rieka.He said the last part to the pack link.
“That’s a pretty name.” At Michaella’s stare, Kade elaborated. “Rieka, is her name.”
“It’s beautiful.”
Our daughter shifted then, stunning the room into silence. The heterochromia carried into her human form. She also had dual toned hair. White blond on half, the underside of her hair, and black, similar to mine, on the top.
She got even prettier. I love how unusual her coloring is.T remarked.
You do?
Don’t you?I heard his concern.
I… worried about how people will react to her. Already I was protective of her. I didn’t want unkind words or actions to hurt her feelings.
They won’t be able to look away. She’s fierce looking.Teárlach was filled with pride.
She’s perfect.My heart filled with love, extinguishing all my doubt.
