Catnip Gets Me High Book 5

18

"Should you- should you really be at this meeting? I mean in your condition"

I roll my eyes as I stand, my large belly sticking out making me look shorter than I actually am.

"I am an alpha, I am pregnant, I belong here, have a problem? Say so"

They all stay silent- all but Damon who just laughs, I cross my arms as I begin talking.

"Now- I would like to address the cruelty towards vampires, I have family members who are vampires or part vampire, my family also has alliances with a few vampire covens, as do some of you- yet I hear you are treating vampires like trash and are starting fights with covens?! What the hell is wrong with you?"

I growl out, my claws digging into the dark oak table as I take a shaky breath.
I scan the room, no one dares to lookup but one.

"Why has your family taken vampires in? They are dead! Vampires and werewolves have been enemies since the beginning of time, why now are we siding with them?! Why side with the enemy?!"

Damon stands beside me, my body shaking with anger as I glare at the alpha.

"It is true- we were enemies with vampires once, but not with all vampires- not all of them are evil, as time goes on things change, people change"

I nod- Damon's words true, I sit down as my back begins to throb.

"Not only am I an alpha- but I was also put in charge of being the Peacekeeper between our kind and theirs, you are about to start a war- a war we will lose"

He sputters for a moment, trying to form an argument but he just sits with his arms crossed.
Damon smiles before continuing the meeting- I listen the best I can, but my back won't stop hurting.

I hear the small yawns of Leilani as she wakes, as I stand Damon stops to check on me.

"I'm going to check on our daughter, please excuse me, everyone"

Damon kisses my forehead before I head out- I quickly make my way to Leilani's room, our sweet girl standing in her crib with her eyes glued to my frame.

"Hey there bed head"

I chuckle- running my fingers through her messy hair, she just nuzzled her face into my stomach.
Gasping- I grip the crib as an electric pain shoots up my spine, taking in a shaky breath I look down at the wet floor as firey pain starts in my abdomen area.

'Adel, Amber, go to labor and delivery, George- sorry but take over that meeting now and dad I need you to help me '

I take a deep breath before calling for the twins- both rushing to my side, I ask them to watch Leilani when our dad runs in.
He helps me out of the house, my legs shaking as I take in deep breaths.

As my muscle contract, my scars pull- feeling like fresh firey wounds.
I'm soon laying on a hospital bed, Adel helping me change as my father helps his mate prep the area.

As I'm sat back on the bed Damon runs in- his eyes wide, he rushes to my side to hold my hand as his heart pounds so loud even a human could hear it.

"You could have told me- not just leave the meeting, love"

I smile up at him, giving his cheek a kiss before I have to grip his hand due to a contraction.

"Ugh- well I do have high pain tolerance, it didn't start to really hurt until my water broke"

He kisses my knuckles, my tail begins twitching none stop as I feel a fire in my lower back.
Amber has me roll onto my side, my bottom leg bent- trying to keep it to my chest while my top leg is held by Damon who still holds my hand.

"Oh no- Snow I'm not going to lie, the baby is breech and is all ready to far down"

Adel said- I groan as my body aches, Damon growls as he barks out his thoughts.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?! Mom will Snow be ok? Will our baby be ok?!"

Through tears I see my dad place his hand on Damon's shoulder, Adel rubs my back as Amber speaks.

"Damon- if we stay calm they will be fine, Snow- you can give birth naturally or you can have an emergency C-section and I will have to push the baby back up while Adel pulls"

I go to answer but all that comes out is a loud cry, my body involuntarily giving a push.
Everything seems to go so fast- but in slow motion? I have ringing in my ears- I barely hear when I'm told to push, I squeeze Damon's hand as my heart beats harder.

----- Damon PoV ---------

His screams- his cries, they hurt so bad to listen to but it hurt more that I couldn't do anything but hold his hand.

The air is thick- the scent of blood and sweat filling the room, my wolf ready to come out until everything becomes light.

"It's a boy!"

The little cries bringing tears to my eyes just like Leilani's did, I'm given my son- his pale skin and dark tail.

But the moment ends- a sharp pain in my chest has me looking to my husband, his eyes watery as he smiles but his heart isn't beating.

"Snow! Baby no, no! I'm not losing you!"

Ajax begins pushing me out of the room, all I see is the blood-soaked sheets around my mate as the two women start to work on him.

"No! No!! Snow! No, no"

I sit on the floor in the hall, tears running down my face as I stare at the doors.
Ajax goes back in to help- I just sit there, I look down at the naked baby in my arms before tugging my shirt off to wrap around him.

"Its- it's gonna be ok little guy, I'm your daddy so- so that's a promise, Papa is- he is gonna be ok, we have a name for you little guy, don't blame me though"

I sniffle, my dad soon kneels beside me before wrapping his arm around me.

"How is-"

I shake my head, signaling him to stop.

"Sorry, so this is my grandbaby? What's his name?"

I hand him my son, he grins as he holds him close.

"His name is Raphael, Raphael Pinewood"

Snow has to be ok- he will be, he can't leave me and our kids like this.
He is strong, the strongest person I know so he has to make it.

Author- chapter 18, I hope it was good.
There will only be a few chapters before this book comes to an end, before this series comes to an end.