Madi P.O.V.
I smiled as I woke up next to my daughter. and the perfect name popped into my head Amari, Ari for short, means miracle from God. Amari Madison Smith, it had a nice ring to it. There was a light knock on the door. I moved carefully not to wake up the baby. Jason was at the door. I put my finger to my lips and signaled to the sleeping baby. he nodded in understanding and signaled for me to follow him outside the door. I looked back at the baby, saw her still sleeping, and closed the door quietly behind me.
He took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. All the anger I felt at his hesitation earlier left my body, he just looked so sad. Without thinking I reached out and wrapped my arms around him. This thing with me always being mad at him needed to stop. It was hurting me, and my wolf, and I wasn't going to let our bad relationship hurt Ari. I felt his arms slowly wrap around my back and hold me tight. I felt immediate calm fall over me as the little sparks went through me. I breathed in his scent and buried my nose into his neck as he did the same to me. I smiled and pulled away as I heard the small cry of the baby from the bedroom. He smiled at me as we opened the door to get the baby. She stopped crying as soon as she saw us and a smile replaced the frown. For such a young child she was so advanced but young wolves do develop faster than human babies do. Even with my half-human side, she was still more wolf than she was human. There is still a chance that it will take her longer to shift but it won't take her nearly as long as it took me to.
This whole time neither Jason nor I spoke until he said, "I have something to show you and the baby."
"I want to call her Amari, Ari for short. It means miracle from god"
He smiled at me, "I think that is perfect for her."
I picked up Ari and he put his arm around my waist as he showed us the way. I could help but feel like this was right. I could feel the burning heat from where his hand rested on my hip. My cheeks heated up as I thought of what it would feel like if he ran his hands all over my body and a wave of desire hit me. I tried desperately to push those thoughts away. I couldn't think about that while holding my daughter. It was too late for Jason not to notice though. I snuck a peek at him and he had a big grin on his face. He had noticed my discomfort and I'm sure he smelled my desire, he very wisely said nothing.
We arrived at a dark wooden door looking just like any door in the house but when he opened it I was welcomed by the most beautiful nursery I had ever seen. It had gray walls with colorful squares of material right above the white wooden crib. and there was a white small 6-drawer dresser that doubled as a changing table and there were framed pictures above this. There was an orange diaper genie next to that along with a swing and there was also a chair in front of the crib that had the cutest owl pillow in it. I set the baby down on her stomach on the beige rug as I looked around the room.
I looked back at Jason as he watched my reaction closely, "I love it."
He smiled at me and wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me close as we leaned our foreheads together and our breath mixed between us. I heard a giggle and what sounded like a wet fart before smelling something so foul it was like that baby was rotting from the inside out. Jason gagged as he pulled away from me and covered his nose. I laughed as I picked up the baby and set her on the changing table.
Jason looked ready to bolt, "Oh no you don't! you get to learn how to change a baby today."
I pulled him to the table and explained him through it and showing him a better way to do things every so often. He finally uncovered his nose and mouth with his shirt as he threw the diaper into the diaper genie. I smiled as he picked up Ari and blew on her tummy. everything felt so right. this was how our life was meant to be.
We both lay on the ground and played with Ari for about thirty minutes before she started rubbing her eyes and let out a huge yawn. We both stood up and Jason bent to pick her up. He feathered little kisses all over her face as she protested and rubbed her eye. He just smiled at her little attempt and put her down into the crib.
I went to stand beside him and he put his arm around my waist as we watched her falling into a deep sleep. I leaned into him and smiled at the little pup that was half him and half me. If you had told me just a year ago that this would be my life I wouldn't have believed it. It's hard to think that everything that had happened to me had happened in less than a year.
Jason put a hand gently on the side of my face and gave me a light kiss to bring me out of my thoughts, "What are you thinking of mate?"
"Just how happy I am; and I can't believe this is my life, our life."
He smiled and pulled me into his chest and I felt a kiss on the top of my head. This just felt so right. And it all just fell into place as soon as I decided I wasn't going to fight anymore. This was the life I dreamed of, and I couldn't wait to live it.
We quietly snuck out so as to not wake her with the pack nanny waiting patiently outside the door. I looked at my watch surprised at how late it was and how tired I was. How can someone who was just asleep for four months be so tired?
Almost like he read my mind Jason chuckled as we walked towards our room. "You weren't just sleeping my love, you were healing.... because of me."
He suddenly had a sad and dark look on his face that broke my heart. I reached up and gently put a hand on the side of his face, "Not because of you, for you, for our family."
"But if I hadn't-"
I silenced him with a quick kiss, "Don't you see this always had to happen? This was all part of the moon goddess's plan for us."
He still looked slightly troubled but nodded in agreement. I could still see the guilt in his eyes but he also knew I was right. We finally stopped in front of our door and I was all of a sudden very nervous. This was the first time we would be on truly good terms and alone together.
He saw how I picked at my fingers and fidgeted and grab my hand in his large one. I focused on that. These were working hands. They were rough and callused and warm with little scars all over, probably from fighting.
He opened the door and we sat next to each other on the bed. I looked at our hands and took mine so I could flip his hand over and trace all of the scars and veins that stood out on his strong hands. I eventually felt my nervousness ease away into the easy silence. I looked up and found his bright blue eyes studying my every move. All the love in his eyes almost brought me to tears.
I quickly straddled him and saw the surprise in his eyes as I kissed him. It started slow and sweet but I began rocking against him and deepened the kiss. He let out a groan as he flipped us and I was all of a sudden underneath him. I looked at him shocked and I could see the amusement in his eyes.
"Now my love you just came out of a coma. We should probably wait for the doctor's approval before we do anything strenuous like this."
I pouted in disappointment. He just smiled at the small gesture and pulled me into his arms. I could hear the low rumble in his chest as he chuckles at me. I could feel him become very serious as he leaned back to look at me.
"I know something we can do though. It would only strengthen you. I could complete my mark on you. It would help you draw off my strength to heal and we would be connected so you could communicate with me and-"
I cut off his babble with a kiss to his lips, "Of course I want you to mark me."
I saw all the worry drain from his face as it was replaced by joy. We both laid back on the bed and for what seemed like forever he just traced the lines of my face my shoulders my collarbones. Who knew such innocent touches could make a fire burn so bad in my belly?
I looked into his mischievous eyes and realized they weren't innocent at all. That was fine. Two could play at that game. Mating marks could be messy, so I sat up, pulled my shirt over my head, and helped him pull his off. I could see the burning in his eyes and the regret of saying we should wait for doctor clearance.
I laid back down and smiled. He smiled back at me and came to hover over my body. I held my breath as his lips lightly grazed the spot where he would mark me as his. He worked the spot and kissed it until all of a sudden I felt a sharp pain followed by the most intense pleasure I have ever felt.
It was like a very intense orgasm that just kept going. All of a sudden as I felt like I couldn't go any higher a bright sort of light flashed in my head and I was in a place of all white. I looked around and saw my wolf next to me and a larger one across the way with Jason next to it. He looked just as confused as me as our two groups walked up to one another.
I heard my wolf then, 'Well this is a new one.'
I looked at her, "You're telling me. I've never heard of a mating bond so strong that you enter a place where both of the mates and their wolfs exist, and I didn't even get to mark him back yet."
Jason's wolf spoke up, 'I've heard rumors of a sort of alpha and Luna of all wolfs. They have a deeper connection than any other mated couple and have the ability to bring all packs together. But this gift only happens in a time of great need when war is looming around the corner.'
We all looked at each other confused. Jason looked at him, "And how would you know that?"
'You think you are the first man to possess me? I've been around.'
Jason and I looked shocked at each other as I looked at my wolf questioning, "You haven't just been my wolf? Why didn't you tell me?"
She lightly shrugs her shoulder, 'It wasn't necessary information and we generally try not to mention it because of confusion like this.'
I saw the sharp look she gave her mate as he looked at her sheepishly. I went to stand with Jason as our wolfs went over to lay and spend some time together before we returned to reality. I laughed as I watched her nip at him for giving away secrets that we weren't supposed to know.
I heard the low rumble from Jason's laugh and felt it through my chest as I leaned my back against him. They must have been done because I was all of a sudden sucked back into reality almost like the suction of a vacuum cleaner.
As I came to Jason was licking a very sensitive and tender mark. I felt pleasure jolt through me with every lick. Somehow all of his touches burned me even more now that I was marked. I opened my eyes and looked at my handsome loving mate. He looked down at me and I could just feel the happiness and love radiating off of him. It was hard not to be in a good mood but not we had to think about what Jason's wolf said about an impending war.
Of course, just when everything seems perfect, something else looms over us like dark rain clouds that just won't clear up. But right now I was going to enjoy this little nugget of happiness and we can deal with the gloom and doom tomorrow. I cuddled into Jason's side burying my nose into his neck as I fell into a deep sleep.