As everyone has probably gathered, the last chapter was very emotional for me to write because I was very indecisive as to whether or not Yvette should live or not. I chose to allow Yvette to have peace after everything that she had been through with Xerxes. It also gave Jasmine a feeling of closure because she would no longer have to worry about her sister's well-being. As it stands, I am very sorry if anyone did not like what I did but, I felt as though it was in the best interest of the characters.

Chapter 36: Two months pass

Two months had passed in the blink of an eye for Jasmine, Night Blood, and their little girl, Kira. Jasmine named Kira after her sister's middle name. Night Blood accepted it and understood it's meaning to his mate. Jasmine immortalized her sister through their daughter.

Kira was now two months old and kept Jasmine and Night Blood on the go. Night Blood enjoyed having a daughter around more than he thought he would. He actually enjoyed being a father again and couldn't wait for Jasmine to give birth to his son.

Today found Night Blood sitting beneath a tree with Kira napping soundly in the crook of one of his arms and Jasmine resting her head against his other shoulder. He Jasmine had been most of the night complaining about being very uncomfortable and feeling pains in her lower back.

Night Blood tried to help Jasmine by rubbing her shoulders and her back, but nothing seemed to help. She was still up every thirty minutes having to relieve herself.

This afternoon was no different. Jasmine continued to get up and down to use the bathroom and still had increasing discomfort in her back. Even now, as she rested her head on Night Blood's shoulder, he could see her wincing in pain.

"Jassy, I think you should see the doctor" Night Blood softly stated as when she opened her eyes to look at him.

"I'm fine. Just in a lot of pain" Jasmine stated as she felt another hot, searing pain flow through her body. She had never felt anything like. She had experienced pain before but nothing that made her feel like she was on fire.

"Good afternoon" Erica said as she walked towards Jasmine and Night Blood, leaning on Bakuub for support. Erica, like Jasmine, had been in constant pain since last night and Bakuub had done everything that he could think of to ease his mate's pain. But, to no avail.

"Hey Erica" Jasmine said as she attempted to stand but about fell backwards because of her pregnancy weight causing her to become very unbalanced.

"Any day now and we will finally be mothers" Erica tried to keep the conversation light and cheery but with not much success due to a searing pain shooting through her body.

"And it can't be soon enough" Jasmine stated as she looked out across the rolling sand dunes and saw a storm starting to roll in.

Both Jasmine and Erica thought it looked menacing due to how black the clouds were. They saw lightening streaking through the clouds and the massive boom of thunder resonating. They could have sworn that the clouds were literally rolling across the sky, covering up everything in its path.

"OH!" Both Jasmine and Erica said, their faces contorting in pain as they placed a hand over their swollen abdomens and nearly doubling over.

"Jassy"

"Erica"

Both males became concerned for their mates as they watched the play of emotions that moved over their faces. It was obvious that Jasmine and Erica were going to give birth and it was possible that it would be during the storm. The males knew they had no choice but to quickly get their mates to the medical facility so they could have their babies comfortably.

Both Night Blood and Bakuub wrapped an arm around their mates and assisted them in walking to the medical facility. Night Blood's mother found them and insisted on watching over Kira while the males assisted their human mates through their difficult ordeal. She knew, deep down, that it was going to be a very difficult ordeal for both of them and they would need all the help that they could get.

By the time they finally got into the medical facility, the storm was over the city. Lightening crashed all around them and thunder shook the ground beneath their feet.

The pain became too much to bear for Jasmine and Erica, so their mates lifted them up into their arms and carried them to their rooms. They did the best they could on assisting Jasmine and Erica on removing their clothes to making it easier to give birth. It didn't take long before the mid-wives showed up, took over, and booted both males out of the rooms to wait for the arrival of their babies.

TWO HOURS LATER

Both Night Blood and Bakuub paced the floor, listening to the sound of the heavy rain pelted the building as thunder and lightening resonated all around them. Their patience was growing thin until the sound of two babies crying brought them to a halt.

They raced to their mate's rooms to check on them. Jasmine and Erica both were sitting up in their beds, their hair saturated with sweat. They were both smiling as they held their newly born sons in their arms and nursed them.

"I don't think I have ever seen a more beautiful female" Night Blood said to Bakuub as they stood in the doorways of their mates' rooms.

"Me neither" Bakuub exhaled heavily as looked at Erica's shining face which radiated her happiness.

They decided to spend some quality time with their mates and their new babies. So, they walked into the rooms and closed the doors, shutting out the rest of the world.

Well, what does everyone think so far about this chapter?

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