Scarred Strength

Chapter 23

Tundra's POV

I woke up from a nightmare. But once I realized reality, I basically woke up in another nightmare. Tears fell from my face again. Ash woke up and sat with me.

"It'll be okay..." He says hoarsely.

I nodded my head, not really convinced. Ash freezes.

"Ash?" I question in his head.

"Shh!" Ash shushed me.

His eyes widened as he looked at me.

"Tundra... I can hear three heartbeats..." Ash whispers.

I started crying. Great, now Ash is going crazy.

"Ash please stop... You're making it harder for the both of us." I sobbed in his head.

"No Tundra, I swear I can hear another heartbeat." Ash states.

"I'm taking you back to the infirmary." He kissed my head and picked me up.

He ran back to the pack house with me in his arms. He goes into the infirmary and sets me down on the same bed. The doctor from last time rushed out and bowed.

"What can I do for you now Alpha?" She asks.

"I hear three heartbeats." Ash stated.

The doctor looked nervous. She set me up to a machine and checked.

"Oh my, it appears there is three heartbeats..." She said.

She unhooked me from the machine and Ash picked me up, spinning me around.

"We're going to have triplets!!" Ash shouted excitedly.

I nodded my head and hugged him. Tears of joy were falling from both of our eyes. I looked at Ash and his eyes were glazed over again. He was calling Kestrel back to the infirmary. Ash set me on the ground and smiled.

Kestrel's POV

'Kestrel! Come quick! A miracle happened!' Ash screams to me. It worked! I do a quick happy dance and run to the infirmary.

I burst through the door and see them looking happily at each other. Liam comes in behind me. "What is it?" He asks.

"We are having triplets!" Ash shouts with content. I cover my mouth with my hands. I squeal and hug them.

"How?" I ask, pretending not to know. Ash shrugs "Nobody is sure." I look up at Tundra and she is smiling like crazy.

"I can't believe it!" I squeal. I look up at Liam and he is just standing there awestruck. "I'm so happy for you guys." He says finally.

"Me too." I say. My witchcraft actually worked! I say that in my mind since nobody heard it but me.

"I'll see you guys later, I promised that I'd help with the daycare again." I say as they wave me off.

I walk out of the room and down the stairs. I go into the daycare area and see all the little ones fast asleep.

"Good you're here. Just stay and supervise." The caretaker says. I nod and sit down in a corner. My little nieces and or nephews will be here one day.

I smile at the thought. Now our entire family can be whole again. I watch the little ones sleep as the caretaker goes into the backroom.

Tundra's POV

After Kestrel left, Ash and Liam started talking. I decided to be nice and not listen in on their conversation. Finally, Liam and Ash stop talking. Liam leaves the infirmary and Ash comes over to me. He gently picks me up and carries me back towards our house.

"Do you think it's okay to stay away from the pack house, where the infirmary is, while I'm pregnant?" I ask Ash.

He puts on his thinking face. He sighs and looks at me.

"I didn't think about that, but if anything happens, I'll run with you in my arms." Ash stated.

I nodded my head, deciding not to push on the matter any further. I snuggled into Ash's chest, breathing in his scent. Ash chuckles lightly.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing." Ash replies as he leans down and kisses my lips.

I smile into the kiss. We were going to have triplets. They're all alive and healthy. They will soon be my existence, my entire life. Ash is my other half, and our children are the blood that keep us going.

We arrive at our house and Ash unlocks the front door with one hand. He held me in his other arm, I was a very small person. He brought us inside and closed the door, locking it once again.

It was dark now so Ash carefully made his way upstairs. Once he got to our bedroom, he gently set me down on the bed. He went to the closet and turned on the light. He grabbed one of his shirts and a pair of his pj pants.

He came back out and gave me his shirt. He put on his pj pants and I went to put on his shirt. Before I got it over my head, I felt arms go around my waist. I felt Ash's warm breath on my neck as he kissed the skin lightly. I shiver slightly and Ash chuckled.

I put the shirt on and Ash pulled me to bed. He laid down next to me and I laid my head on his chest. He stroked my hair lovingly and rubbed my stomach with the other hand.

"I love you and our pups, no one will hurt you or them, not as long as I'm here." Ash whispered.

I nodded my head and reached up to peck his lips.

"Sing to us." I mumbled in Ash's head.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine." Ash sung softly.

"Please don't take my sunshine away." He finished.

I fell asleep in his strong and loving arms.

Kestrel's POV

After the little ones wake up we feed them and send them home. I walk out of the room and see Liam waiting for me. I smile and hug him.

"Hey, how were they?" He asks. "They basically just slept." I tell him. He nod and picks me up without warning.

I shriek and clutch onto his shirt. He takes me back to our room and sets me on the bed. He lays down beside me and kisses my cheek.

"I love you Kestrel." He whispers in my ear. "I love you too Liam." I whisper back. He pulls me closer and I snuggle into his chest.

Then tears begin to fall.

"What? What's the matter?" Liam asks frantically. I wipe away my tears "Nothing, it's just that I can't give you everything." I say.

I sit up and look down at my feet. "I don't care that you can't give me everything." He lifts up my chin so I look into his eyes.

"I'd love to have a child, but having you is just as special. You're everything I want and more, sometimes I think you're too good for me." Liam tells me.

"Plus, we can always adopt." He adds. Of course! "We should adopt a kid." I tell him. "When?" He asks.

"Whenever," I reply "but we'd have to move." He nods and lays down once again, pulling me down with him.

He kisses me on the forehead, then the lips, then whispers sweet nothings into my ear until I fall asleep.