Second Chances (mxm, poly, mpreg)

Double Blessing

"I'll kill you and that fucking brat!"

"No! No, don't touch my baby. Please!"

"Move!"

"Daddy!"

"Noooooo!"

There was more screaming, a howl of pain, a loud crash, then a thud. Soon, frantic mumbling filled the apartment along with the sound of opening drawers, the zip of a bag, and the slam of a door. The older heavy set man thundered down the stairs clutching onto his child. He burst through the front door of the apartment complex into the mild night time summer air as fast as he could.

Panicked green eyes with dark brown rings scanned the dark alley quickly before aching limbs carried them forward. There was pain everywhere and a sharp cramp across his abdomen took his breath away. He choked back a painful scream and hurried out the alley towards the woods. He'd been running for days emerging from the woods once to find a bathroom and quick meal for his five year old who doesn't seem too scared because daddy is here to protect her.

But...

Daddy is tired. The only thing that kept daddy going was pure fear and adrenaline. He has no idea where he is or where he was going. He just knew he needed to get as far away from him as possible.

The moon was almost as bright as the sun as he hurried through the forest, leaves crunching, twigs snapping as his burning muscles kept him moving. He began to stumble. His hold on the child began to weaken. He was petering out.

The child tried to cheer her daddy on. "A few more steps, daddy."

"I-I can't." Tears fell from his eyes. He failed. He's dying and his child is going to die out here alone.

"Daddy..."

The dufflel bag fell to the ground as he sank to his knees. He sat back on his heels trying to catch his breath, aware of wetness in his jeans. The child dropped her stuffed toy and tried to lay her daddy down gently.

"It's okay, daddy," she sniffed.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." His eyes drooped closed. The child curled up with her daddy and began to cry.

The alphas of Dark Moon were laughing and horsing around as they trotted their kills home. It had been a relaxing and fun two days celebration of the success of their mission rescuing the sex slaves with no injuries. They celebrated not only the success of their mission but the mate pairing of two of the alphas. 

A light summer breeze wafted through the trees.  The co-alphas of Dark Moon Western Ridge, Alphas Cisero and Natelly, froze. Their eyes turned gold and they both turned and sniffed in the same direction. The others stopped and looked at each other.

"Do you smell that?" Cisero asked with furrowed brows.  It was a familiar smell but a smell that didn't belong outside at this time of night.

The others sniffed. The smell of baby powder and innocence filled their nostrils.

Ari frowned.  "A child?"  

Even Snow seemed concerned.  "Out here?"

"All the children should be home or in the nursery," Cisero's eyes glazed over as he mind linked with one of the adults watching over the children.

Natelly sniffed again. Rusted metal.  "Blood."

Cisero and Natelly shifted to wolves and took off in the direction of the smell. Dom howled for the betas to come get the kills. Another alpha signaled patrols to double then they followed their comrades. A million scenarios went through their minds. A child in the woods at this time of night was no good.  Not to mention how did a child manage to get through their patrols?    

As they drew closer, Natelly and Cisero slowed down and shifted to their human. They heard the child's cries before they saw her. They picked up another scent beneath the child and blood. Oranges and spice. 

"Daddy! Daddy, wake up! I-I'm s-scared!"

The other alphas surrounded the area as the two alphas slowly approached. They saw the small child clinging to the unconscious body of an older heavy set man. They could hear the heartbeat so they knew he was still alive, only just. Through Cisero's bad eye he could see the body losing heat.  The blood smell was coming from him. 

 Ever so gently, Cisero knelt beside the child. She had her face in her father's neck and whimpered as her body shook. She flinched as Cisero brushed away the tears on her face.

"Don't cry, sweetie. Daddy will be okay," he said gently.

She nodded and her eyes began to flutter closed.

>Hold mate's pup.<

>Mate?<    Cisero looked at Natelly whose wolf must have said the asme thing. They had a shared second chance mate? He picked the child up and held her tightly. She rested her head on his shoulder and went limp against him.  His wolf sighed in contentment as he nuzzled her with his nose lightly scenting her.

"Alpha Natelly, how is he?" one of the other alphas asked.

"He's lost a lot of blood. I don't know where or why. I need to get him to the pack doctor."

"We're here, alpha." Dr. Valley and two other warriors arrived with a field litter and bright lanterns. Natelly stepped back and let them work. They got the unconscious male on the stretcher and inserted an iv after checking his heart rate and pulse oximetry. Then they carted him off with the alphas behind him.

"Do you have any idea who that is?" Raven asked.

Cisero shook his head.  "I've never seen that were before."

"He's our mate," Natelly said with a smile.

Snow looked at them with wide eyes.  "Both of you?"

They nodded.

"Ayyyyyyyy!" The other alphas shouted hi-fiving each other.  

Dom threw both hands in the air victoriously.  "This celebration gets better and better!"

"You got a mate and a kid!" Snow said shaking Natelly.  Natelly pushed him and shook his head.

Ari jumped on his back and fist pumped the air.  "Wooohooo!"

"Get it!" Raven shouted slapping Cisero on the butt.

Cisero growled at them when the child startled in his arms. "Keep it down."

"Sorry, alpha," Raven whispered.  He felt a small ache as he lightly stroked the top of the child's head.

"Sorry."

Cisero shook his head.  Twenty something year old pack alphas acting like college frat boys.  "Bunch of goofballs."

Dom laughed softly.  "Let's get back. I bet everyone is worried."  In all actuality, he wanted to get back to his own mate.

Natelly wrapped an arm around Cisero and smiled.  From injured and rejected to mate and child.  Things were looking up.