Page 233 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“I’m so fucking sorry you are going through this,” I whispered, trying to push away the pain in my chest at her agony.
She didn’t reply, trying to give me a smile, only to bite her lip as pain shot through her. Four more to go…
“Push, Luna, you got this,” the midwife encouraged as Kiara held her hand. I knew she was waiting for any dip in Raven’s stats to heal her.
Our hearts were pounding with nerves, and no matter how beautiful the moment was, it was also painful. I didn’t like seeing her in such agony.Goddess, please make it easy for her.
“Liam… Liam!”
I snapped my gaze to Kiara only to realise my own aura was swirling around me dangerously.
“Sorry…” I said, reigning it in as I kissed Raven’s forehead.
I brushed her hair back but was unable to ignore the tears that streamed out of the corner of her eyes. I brushed them away as she let out a half-scream, half-groan, and then, the sound of another baby crying. I heard Kiara laugh softly.
“Another gorgeous baby boy!”
I turned as she brought the baby to us, a head full of light hair. He instantly stopped crying when Raven pressed her lips to his cheek gently. I smiled, reaching over and caressing his cheek before he too was taken away.
Three more…
“You got this,” I encouraged softly, pressing my lips to hers. She kissed me back weakly, but she still nodded with determination…
Another twenty minutes later, the cry of our fifth child filled the room.
“Another boy,” Kiara announced, a huge smile on her face as she placed the boy in Raven’s arms, kissing her forehead. “You did amazing, hun. I’m so proud of you.” Raven smiled up at her, her eyes glistening with tears.
“Thank you… for being here with me for the last two days,” she said softly.
I watched them, glad of the bond they had. My hand never left Raven’s head, even when she took her hand from mine to hold our youngest son.
“Always.” Kiara replied, “I’ll get the others over here for you.”
“How you feeling, love?” I asked her.
“Kia’s healed me, I just feel exhausted,” she replied.
“Thank the Goddess,” I whispered, pressing my forehead to hers for a moment.
“Two for you, Liam,” Kiara said, passing me two wrapped-up babies.
I knew one was the firstborn, but I wasn’t sure about the second. They all looked different from one another, yet there were some similarities.
“I think this one is going to have blue eyes…” Raven murmured, looking down at the youngest, his hair as dark as Raven’s. “Can we name him Renji?” Her question took me by surprise, but I smiled softly.
“Yes.” She returned my smile with a beautiful one of her own.
“Thank you,” she whispered.
We’d had a few names of both genders, but we did not have five boy names. I don’t think either of us thought we’d have five of one gender, and Raven had said she wanted Mom and Dad to choose one name each, too.
“No, thank you for being such an incredible woman and mate,” I replied, sitting on the bed next to her as Kiara gave two more babies to her without their blankets so they could get some skin-to-skin. Seeing Raven with three kids was… crazy, and then there were the two in my arms…
“I can’t believe I have five nephews!” Kiara exclaimed as she came over to me and wrapped her arms around my shoulders.
“Thanks, Kia,” I whispered, kissing her cheek.
“Anytime, brother,” she replied, smiling happily. “After a short while, we’ll switch skin to skin for these two. Then you can get cleaned up. Mom and Dad are on their way.” I nodded, knowing Raven needed her rest too. “I’ll give you two some time alone, and I’ll break the news to Alejandro,” Kiara added as the midwife took away the bloody towels and sheets that had been placed under Raven.
