Born a Rogue

chapter 24

                       Derek's POV

   Clean up took four days to do with the whole packs help, including the kids. Lexi woke up the day after the war ended and she emerged. She wasn't happy with me doing what I did, but she understood, with the doctors help that is. The doctor also told her that we were having 5 pups in just a short few weeks.
   I didn't allow her to help with the clean up as it was it was hard enough for her to move around. I have suggested that it'd be easier for her if she changed till the pups were born, but she refuses.
  A couple weeks later the doctor didn't give her a choice, it was that or lose the pups. She didn't want to but she did anyways.

                         Lexi's POV

    When I woke up and came out of the room, the bodies of the dead were gone, it hurt to move around much, because of the pups. Derek didn't allow me to help clean up with the pack.
   I wasn't allowed to do anything but look pretty. Which I hated. The pack was thrilled that I was ok and that once again I was with pups. They didn't seem to mind that I couldn't help clean.
   Derek kept asking me to change and stay that way because I could barely move anymore because of the pups in my belly, they'd move and I was in pain every time.
   A couple weeks later the doctor is checking me out and says that I have no choice but to change and stay in my wolf form, because if I don't I'd deliver the pups early and they could die. Not wanting that I changed. I hated the fact that I couldn't walk around the house normally, I couldn't eat normally.....
   A couple days into it I went outside and for a light run. Derek stayed home. I was in a bad mood and I kept lashing out at everyone, if it wasn't in mindlink it was phsycally lashing out. I bit him earlier today, out of frustration. I didn't mean to but it was better than his mother getting bitten.
   As I was walking the pack pups would come running out to greet me. I'd sit down and let them talk to me and pet me, Lola loved her fur being petted, I on the other hand loved that I was being treated normally even though I waddle a little bit even as a wolf right now.
   I was sick of being treated like I was breakable. Then the more I thought about it the more all I wanted to be was in my tree. So I stood up and left the kids there to go back to their parents.
   I started for home. I ran as far as I could before I fell back into a walk. I didn't tell anyone where I was going but Derek would figure it out soon enough. I know for a fact he knows I'm not on the territory anymore because I ran past a guard.
   I continued one for the rest of the day, using Lola's memories to get home. When we get there I find Daisy there at first she's about to spray me but then realizes it's me and allows me in. I am great full for her company.
  A week goes by and I kind of expected Derek to be here by now by he's not. I miss him, but my instincts don't want to go back home yet, my wolf says that this is home for now.