Royally Mated

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 *Tala*

I’m pregnant. Ugh, I even hate to think it.

Colton took me to a doctor and he explained everything. He did tests and he examined both me and the little thing growing inside me. He said we were both fine, we just needed to take it easy. After hours of tests and talking he left. I wiped away the last few of my tears. I pulled up Colton’s shirt and rubbed my tummy. There’s a baby growing in there. Colton’s baby was growing in there. After some rubbing I pulled my shirt down and rolled over on my side. I fell asleep not long after, exhausted.

I woke up to something. I opened my eyes and Colton was there. He looked to be on his knees, and his elbows were on the bed I was lying on. His head was bent down so he hadn’t realized I was awake. He was chanting sorry under his breath. I heard some tears fall on the couch I knew he was crying. He had a death grip on one of my hands in between both of his. I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep.

“Please Tala,” he said in a miserable voice. “I’m so sorry. I would never do this to you. My stupid wolf took over and I couldn’t stop him. I’m so sorry for what I did.” He took a deep ragged breath. “I know you’ll never forgive me, and I’ll understand if you don’t but I just want to be able to see my baby. I’ll let you go, I swear I will, but please I just want you to know how sorry I am. I wish I could be with you, but I’m just awful and don’t deserve you.” Colton thought he didn’t deserve me? Unable to play possum anymore I opened my eyes. Colton’s head was still down.

“Colton?” I said in a whisper. His head snapped up and his silver eyes were bloodshot. He looked a sad wreck. Oh my poor mate. He thought I hated him. Which I honestly and truly didn’t. I understand that Colton had lost all control and his wolf had control. It wasn’t Colton that did that, it was his wolf. I was just scared at being a mom. I don’t know how to take care of a baby.

“I’m so sorry baby. Please understand-”

“Colton stop. I know what happened, and I’m not mad.” He looked at me with shock and disbelief. “I promise you, I’m not mad and I’m not going anywhere. I just need time to adjust the idea of being a mom.” I squeezed his hand. “Please don’t talk about us separating. That’s not what I want at all.”

4 Months Later

Ugh, I’ve gotten so big. I looked down at my huge stomach and I saw the baby growing inside of me. I was only technically four months pregnant but I looked about eight. Because we’re werewolves everything goes a bit faster. So this baby was about ready.

I had officially dropped out of school and I hadn’t seen Syd in three months. We talked for a little bit before it got obvious I was pregnant. Oh there are also a few other changes I should tell you about. I was no longer living at home. Colton had bought us a house and we were now living in it. The baby’s room was all ready but I wasn’t sure I was. I mean I just turned seventeen a few months ago and now I’m about to become a mom.

But anyways back to getting you up to speed. My family came over every other weekend to see me and the baby. My mother got teary every time she came near me. She was so proud that I was mated, with a royal, and now pregnant with his child. My dad seemed okay about it. He often smiled but I saw sometimes he had a worried look on his face. Nate never smiled. We had made up from that whole little fight we had and whatever but now he just seemed to hate to be around me. When they would come over he would never say a word to me. It was weird. Colton was thrilled. I know sometimes he would be stressed but I knew this is what he had been wanting. It was sort of in our nature to want a family. I guess I was just a little hesitant since I was, oh you know only 17.

Let me just tell you I don’t like being pregnant. The cravings are horrible. I want one thing a minute and the next I want something completely different. And I just got to have that food or I get fucking crazy. I mean my wolf gets all pissy and before I know it I’m yelling at Colton or whoever isn’t getting the food fast enough. Colton has lately just bought a little bit of everything just in case the mood strikes for a bar of Swedish chocolate, or strawberries, that definitely aren’t in season. I don’t know how he gets all this food but I’m glad he can get it.

I’ve also been having these mood swings. I felt terrible every time I yelled at Colton because really he didn’t deserve it. I always apologized once I got under control. I think it was even worse since I was a wolf. My skin was itching to change. I hadn’t been able to shift for two months and it was torture. I usually shift at least twice a week. Ugh, I need to not be pregnant anymore.

Okay so back to now. I’m laying in Colton and I’s huge king size bed. It was the midafternoon and I’m bored out of my mind. I rubbed my stomach and right then I felt the baby kick. I sighed and continued to rub my tummy. The door opened and Colton walked in. We had been sleeping in separate beds for the last week since I had become a sleep kicker. It seemed that one night I had kicked him right off the bed and left a nasty bruise on his stomach. I felt so bad.

“Good morning mama.” I groaned and hid my face in the pillow.

“I told you not to call me that.” I heard Colton chuckled and I felt the bed move under his weight. When I looked up he was sitting next to me. His silver eyes were happy as they almost always were. Colton had been in a great mood through this whole thing. Humph, that’s because he doesn’t have to get huge and act like a spoiled princess, demanding everything her body craves.

“You should get used to it. Our baby is eventually going to be calling you that.” His grin widened at the thought of our baby. I groaned and hid my face back in the pillow. I’m just not sure I’m ready to be a mom. “Don’t worry Tala, you’ll be an excellent mommy.”

I peeked at him. “How do you know?”

“I know because I know you. You’re sweet and caring. Everything a good mom needs to be.” Damn he’s cute. Colton had been saying a lot of cute stuff for the last month.

“Help me up. I want to go look out the window” I said changing the subject. Colton grabbed my hand and then slid an arm around me. He pulled me up slowly. We slowly made our way to the window. I hadn’t been able to do much lately. I felt so heavy, and every move took a lot of energy.

Outside I saw the big lawn of our new house. Colton had not really downgraded from his old house. I’m not sure if this could be called a house. It was huge. Almost as big as the mansion the king and queen lived in. It had five floors, a playground out back, as well as a pool, a play room inside, and I think there was a library. Yeah, a library. The lawn was huge and there was plenty of room for us to run around. This would be a great place for our little baby to grow up. I wonder if it’ll be a boy or a girl. Since I was the first girl werewolf to be born I wonder if my baby will be a girl. I hope not. I don’t want her to have to feel the kind of isolation, or judgment that I did.

“You are so beautiful” Colton said interrupting my thoughts. I looked at him and his steel gray eyes were looking at me dreamily. I blushed and looked away.

“Thank you.”

Colton grabbed my face and made me look at him. “I mean it Tala. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I love you.”

I smiled at him. “I love you too.” Colton leaned in a brushed his lips against mine. Heat raged inside of me and my skin prickled. Then I felt a snapping in my back and the pain was excruciating. Then there was water on my legs. I cried out and my legs gave out. Colton caught me and started calling out for help. He carried me over to the bed and laid me down. The pain was the worst thing I had ever felt. I’m pretty sure my bones were being broken and then put back into place, and then broken again. I screamed and cried as the pain increased.