The Teased Mate (𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 #1)

Chapter Fifty-One

I wake up to a tray of food sitting at the foot of the bed. Hailey is getting checked out by the pack doctor currently. He came in at 4 a.m. to see how she was doing. I was under a lot of stress during the pregnancy, so she wanted to double-check her vitals and everything. She doesn't fuss much and I spent most of the night making sure she was still breathing. She has the loudest parents but somehow has a quiet gene.  She is so adorable and I finally got a decent bit of rest. During the last couple of weeks of being pregnant, I spent most of the night dealing with her kicking the crap out of me. She also befriended my bladder to a degree. I went to the bathroom so much I fell asleep. (On the toilet, I had no strength to stay up and poop.)

I have a low-quality baby monitor on her and I can hear the doctors saying everything is good. All good news, she is small though so they want to keep an eye on her. We can't leave for a few more days.

Labor wasn't that scary and I don't get why I had such anxiety during the whole pregnancy. I was afraid of going to the bathroom and losing her.  I was so scared of failing her.  But her Auntie has kept me busy. I do a lot of behind-the-scenes work for the pack. I work with the money and transfers of members. It's a lot of work, she has me doing Luna training even though I will never be in that position again. Emily a Luna from another pack has contacted me, she is one of the moon goddesses' grandchildren too. Her father is best friends with my grandfather, they work together and are in search of us. We hold more power than them and it scares them.

"Dianna, Luna Emily has been shot!" I panic hoping that this isn't the first cry of war. I am too tired to fight.

"She is fine, but the hunter tried to get information about you. He raided her office,   and when he found nothing he shot her. Right in front of her mate." I look at him with tears in my eyes.

"She could have died because of me. What the hell? How is her son Dylan? Is he alright, safe?" I ask as a ringing fills my ears.

"Everyone is fine, just some prick trying to send a horrible message. One that already got him torn apart by her mate." I smile at that comment, he does love her and she has had more luck with her mate.

"Two weeks rest and I will go out and see my grandfather. We will speak and try to make a treaty. I don't want war, we just to draw a line. I need to tell him, he had a son and that he was strong. Grandma still loves him, oh god I still can't believe I am related to a mood goddess." I say this aloud in shock still.

They brought Hailey to me for her feeding. All my worries melt away as soon as is see her.

"My baby baby Hailey. " I coo, I reach for the little bundle of lavender, she is so adorable. Rick walks in with the formula. This is her first time trying this. Her first few feedings came from me, but she already had a tooth starting to grow and she bit my nipple, it felt so weird. The breast pump makes too loud of a noise, which scares her. The pump we have latched on to my areola and fills this machine that fills her bottle as she is drinking it. But she guzzles it that way. She is a big eater and a big pee-pee princess. I laugh at that thought. Every time I pick her up there is pee.

We mix up the formula and it smells like shit, why in the same heck would you give this to something so small, that you love it deserves so much better?

But she tries it and seems to love it, burping her is the hardest task so far. Rick can do it with ease, but when I tried it came out the other end.

We feed her and I eat, then sleep starts to hang above all my thoughts. How wonderful a nice nap would be. My vagina is still a bit sore, but the rest of my body hums with relief. I feel free if that makes any sense. There are some things I have wanted but had to avoid. Like any form of caffeine, certain foods I enjoy are not good for me. Shifting, oh man I want to shift, but I still have a lot of recovering to do. You see I didn't want anyone near me while giving birth, I wanted to find the spot and be alone. By I wanted to, I mean my wolf wanted me to, which sounds a bit strange. We are both very private so delivering in the pack hospital made her angry. But she is safe so that made her understand so she is not as mad.

I rub my eyes and smile at my little girl. She is asleep now and the doctor told me I should be resting when she does.

I lulled to sleep.
A dream waits for me, in the distance.

It's a myth. One that I was told by my father a lot.

Two wolves and two humans were walking a path. When one of the humans shot the wolf. One went to help.
They found out they were mates. They fell in love. She turned the beast into a man again, but then her sister grew jealous.

Mya killed her sister Ella. The man Mike howled at the thing we call the Full Moon. In pain from his loss, he forgave her sister. He loved her to the moon and back.

Years later we can still hear him cry when she shines bright. When she is full.

The moon is a sign of true love. The stars are the tears we shed for love. They come and they go, but the moon still shines over the darkness.

I roll over and notice, I am in a cell. One that I have already escaped. I then hear Hailey crying and panic sets in. My head spins and my body buzzes... How did I get here?