The Witch On The Mountain

Chapter 40

I feel Nathan's nose go at my skin his hands against my mid section. He's taking deep breathes his nose running all over my skin. I let out a light moan reaching up to grab his hair.

"You have my pup in you." He sounds half asleep as he says it.

All sleepiness leaves my body, I'm wide awake.

"What?!" My plans fly to my stomach finding the seal undone. When had that happened?

"I can smell it on you, you're definitely pregnant." It like he's in a trance. I pinched his arm as he tried to touch my exposed belly.

"If I am this is your fault." I didn't want to have a baby yet I was unsure of my self.

"You defiantly are and it takes two to tango." My pinch evidently hadn't brought him back to his senses. He stretched out his palm against my belly, using my powers I throw him to the floor.

I stumble to my feet looking in the wall length mirror. There was no way a baby was inside me.

We will be a mother

I feel a million emotions well within me, I fight back tears.

Nathan comes over to me encasing me and my belly. "Azula it's ok."

I loved the thought of having a family, giving Nathan a baby, but so many questions cloud my mind.

"It's okay I'm here with you." He'd snapped out of whatever had come over him.

He turns me away from the mirror and into him shielding my belly from the world. "I'm happy you have my pup in you, we can be a family." His words are soothing but my mind is still in disarray.

The voice whispers we will take care of our baby, he'll have us and our mate

I calm down going back to bed and under the covers. Nathan joins me, I wasn't sure what time it was. I fall into a deep sleep.

..............

"Again you've come." I'm back to my father's plane. He's dressed differently his form more humanoid.

"I want answers. Who are you, who am I, what's my purpose?" I want to say where is my mother but I bite my tongue.

He walks the a step less walk almost floating but not quite. "I am your father the king of the underworld. You are my heir, my first born.  You are the embodiment of my failure to concur the human world."

He circles me. "Your mother tapped me here and disappeared after I put you in her womb. You are the only one who can set me free."

"I'm sure she had a good reason for keeping you here." I say resisting the urge to hold my tongue.

He lets out a dark chuckle, " Funny considering she abandoned you the same way she did me."
I bite my lip. The words sting.

"I thought I found her but she was leading me to a dead end. That's just like her." He didn't seem angry more amused. " I may never find her but I'm sure you can, you have a connection to her. Use that and find her."

A question popped up in my head unexpectedly. "Do you have a last name?" I asked above a whisper.

Surprise graces his human features. "No"

With that I disappear.

.........

It's morning and I open my eyes to Nathan's worried face. Reaching out I burry my face to his chest.

He's so warm.

His palm is on our belly feeling his pup. Our pup.

"Your father again." He doesn't ask he's knows what to expect with me vanishing by now.

"I don't want to talk about him." I mumble placing my hand atop his.

"I wonder which time it was that we made it." He mumbled rubbing circles with his thumb. "It was maybe that time in the meadow, it's just a few days old."

I enjoy the tingles radiating from his touch. "Will everyone be able to tell. "

"No, I can tell because I'm your mate." He takes a deep breath, " The slightest change in your scent and I'll be able to tell. When you're further along more people will be able to smell it."

He goes to put his nose to my belly, I don't stop him. "Or maybe it was that time in the bath." He mumbled his lips moving against my skin.

I pull him by his hair to look up at me. "Don't say stuff like that around it, and this is still your fault."

He looks up at me that look in his eyes, like he wanted to devour me. He kisses my belly while still looking up at me.

..............

Nathan falls to the grass with a huff, I had knocked him over using my powers. I was trying to help him get stronger.

I walk over his face grimaced in pain as I stood over him.  "You're not going to beat your father unless you try harder."

He pulls me on top of him, "my father can't knock me over with his mind." He says cupping my behind. I try to get off him but he holds me steady.

He eyes fall to my midsection, I quickly cover his eyes. "Don't look at it you'll make it obvious." I say impeding his gaze.  He looks up at me as I remove my hand.

"She wolves usually don't shift once they find out." He says serious, "Is it ok to use your powers while you're...." He trails off leaving it unsaid.

I resist the urge to touch my belly but I look down at it worried.  Could I hurt my baby by using my powers?

I didn't know

Something told me asking my father about pregnancy  was out of the question.

"I don't know...." I continue to look at where it rested, growing in me. " I'll stop using my powers until I find out." I mumbled still worried.

He licks my fingertips drawing my attention way from worrying. I yelp getting off him. " Don't worry you wouldn't do anything to hurt it."

I bite my lip, maybe not intentionally. I hadn't even considered what effects my powers may have on the baby.

Nathan stands up dirt and grass all over him, but
Suddenly he picks me up sweeping me off of my feet. I look up at him in amusement.

"Let me take you guys home." He kisses my forehead stepping in the direction of home.

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