Chapter 127

5 months later

Brielle's POV

I didn't know that pregnancy would be such a pain. Mood swings, swollen feet, cravings, back pain, you name it. I never thought of one of those pregnant ladies who gets emotional over every little thing or gets weird cravings, but guess what I am. The other day, I wanted a raw mango. Later it was mint chocolate. I hate mint. It tastes like fucking toothpaste but now that I carved it, I suddenly couldn't get enough of it.

My feet got swollen a lot and Blake loved giving me a massage. When I cried and cursed him out for getting pregnant, he never lost his patience with me. Instead, he gathered me in his arms as best as he could and would let me chew him out, but in the end, he would whisper nothing into my ear, telling me how beautiful I am and how lucky he was to have me. That made me feel a lot better. The garden is my favorite place these days. Just sitting on a rocking chair under the tree watching other little kids running around carefree made my heart feel at ease. It made me feel that everything I did was worth it. Worth seeing those smiles and hearing their laughter. I could almost see my own baby running around and having fun. I got into knotting. I wanted to do a few things for him myself. Oh yeah. We found out the gender of the baby. I wanted it to be a surprise, but in the end, I couldn't help it. Normally, werewolves don't carry their babies at a typical full term. They are good to go in 4 to months. For me, it's going to be a little bit in between. I am in my fifth month, so I have 1 more month to go. It's been a roller coaster of emotions being pregnant, and I had my bonding sessions with my baby, but I would love for him to come into the world any minute now. My back can take it anymore. God knows if I am able to survive 9 months. I feel relieved that I have only got six months.

Sitting in the garden, I was sipping on some tropical juice. If it was delicious, I actually finished a jar. The breeze was hitting in all directions. It is fine weather to laze around and do nothing.

Morgan came and sat beside me.

" How are you feeling?" she asked, her gaze on the kids playing at a distance.

" I'm fine. I just want to give birth already. I feel like a whale. I need my body back already," I whined.

Morgan laughed at me.

" Don't tell me about it. It feels like yesterday when I was pregnant with Romi. She is a handful, but I must say, I loved it when I was pregnant with her. Now, as she grows up, I get scared that she is getting further away from me and, soon enough, she'll be a lady and ready to get married and leave us. I guess I'm just scared that she might end up like me. With no protection or loved ones. It was easier to protect her from my womb."

She is right. While the baby is in your womb, the mother can care and protect it from all the harm in the world, but once it comes out of the womb and into the world, everything changes. It becomes harder and scarier to protect.

That's just life and it's inevitable. I don't want to worry about things I can't control. I will do my best to make sure my baby has a good life, and they are safe. That is all I want. After sitting outside for long enough, we decided to call it a day and went inside the house. The guys were just coming in looking all sweaty from training. After the ordeal of Julian attacking the pack last time, we wanted to increase the training regimen and reinforce protection on the borders, so nothing like that happens again. So Blake took it upon himself to start training regularly. He was doing a great job of being the Alpha of the pack at a young age. Father and mother decided to take a trip around the world, but they were due to come back to Kyle and Morgan's wedding.

They are getting married, and I'm so happy for them. They asked Blake and I to be maid of honor and best man. We couldn't be more happy to stand by their side on one of the happiest days of their lives. I'm just worried about how I will look with my big belly. Morgan had offered to wait until I gave birth, but I didn't want to impose on her like that. It is her wedding day, and she should celebrate it when and how she wants. I would just have to make due with my belly.

Blake walked over to me and pulled me into his sweaty arms. I struggled to pull away as he laughed at my expense.

" Get off me. It's not fun. You made me dirty, and now I have to take a shower," I scowled angrily.

" Good. Well, take a shower together then. What say? I'll give you a foot massage later,"he says, throwing in a bribe.

Hate and love him at the same time. With my unstable mood swings, I find myself getting more and more angry at him for everything. He just has his goofy ways that drive me crazy. But I love him too. I sighed and agreed. He wasted no time and scooped me up in his arms and almost ran up the stairs. I hit him on the shoulder to slow down. Thanks to his werewolf genes, he is strong enough to carry me. He insists that I am light as a feather.

After showering, he made arrangements for a little cute picnic on the bed with chocolates, fruits and cream. He lit my favorite scented candles and kept to his promise to massage my feet while I enjoyed snacks. I felt like a princess.