Epilogue.
4 months later.
"Being an Alpha pup about 90 percent of the time they come early. What a load of horse –
"Language Maya." Josh admonishes quietly into the shell of my ear and cuddles closer to me. I mumble out an apology and grip onto his tee shirt. Dr. Packwood may have not been telling the full truth about Alpha babies coming early, but there is no doubt in my mind that he was telling the truth about wanting your mate. I just get immensely sad whenever he isn't around. Like really, really sad. Not to mention our pup moves around a lot when Josh is around.
I'm sure you're wondering what the sex of our baby is. We don't know. As a fun little surprise we decided to keep it a mystery. We won't find out until he or she comes out screaming in this world. I've tried to find out several times on my own by sneaking into Dr. Packwood's office and asking for the file but Josh finds me before the nurse can even pull up my chart in the computer. Stupid technology, it never works when I need it to. Aside from the fact I'm eating like all the time, the baby keeps kicking my ribs and I'm peeing every 20 minutes, me not knowing the sex of the baby is what is annoying me the most.
To my luck, I was not a crying mess like Riley was. In fact, I never thought my mood was that bad. If you ask anyone else they may tell you differently, but people should know not to eat a pregnant woman's food. Right? That's like freaking common knowledge. My stomach begins to tighten; a sharp pain runs through me as it does so. Sucking in a sharp breath I'm groaning from the pain. Oh aside from peeing and eating all the time, I've also had false labor for the past 2 weeks. "Are you okay baby girl?"
"Braxton." I whisper and feel the pain relinquish itself before our pup gets to rolling again.
"Are you sure?"
Truth? No. "Yes." I honestly don't know the difference between a Braxton and a regular contraction. Aside from the fact that the timing is completely different and not on a set schedule. With that in mind, I glance at the clock and take note of the time. I just want this baby out of me at this point, I'm seriously sweating up a storm when I walk 5 minutes from our home to the pack house. But as of last week, Riley and Lucas have been coming to visit every day to prevent me from going to kidnap baby Maya. And let me tell you she is absolutely beautiful! She came out with dark curly q's and just in the past 7 weeks she was born, her eyes have faded from a light blue to a dark almost grey. My money is they will turn to green before it is all said and done, just like her dad. She has a cute little button nose and dimples that melt my heart, just like her mom. Even her eyelashes are absolutely perfect, incredibly full and long.
I'm not kidding when I say this baby could be a model. "Alright well, are you hungry?"
"Is that a question that needs answering?" I'm not even remotely snappy, I'm more or less just tired of eating. I know what you're thinking, how could you be tired of eating? Well it is possible, plus the killer heart burn after is pretty awful even if I eat foods that are supposed to prevent heartburn or that are extremely healthy for you.
Josh chuckles and is helping me out of the bed before I can even think of what I want. Josh, being the smart wolf he is, has pre made snacks and meals in the fridge. So chicken and rice, or chicken with veggies, or even steak with a baked potato is already cooked and just needs to be heated up. My snacks include but are not limited to; fruit bowl, steamed veggie bowl, yogurt, and when I'm feeling like something sweet pudding. Goddess bless this male, because that was all his idea. Mate of the year, it should be awarded to him. As soon as we enter the kitchen, Josh is passing me some fruit and putting my chicken in the microwave to heat up. "I swear to Goddess, if this pup doesn't come out soon I'll pull him out myself."
Josh rolls his eyes and steals a piece of fruit. Don't worry he's feeding it to me, when I tried to bite his hand and succeeded in doing so, he hasn't taken anything away from me since. I apologized immediately after but it was Amber, I swear. She wants to make sure I'm eating well and enough, apparently 1 grape will make all the difference. Luckily, my mate laughed off that indiscretion and kissed me when he saw how upset I was at what happened. The front door opening up has me in smiles, "MAYA!"
Riley shushes me as soon as she steps inside, "We come here for peace and quiet. We don't quite get that at the pack house." She quips and saunters towards me, stroller in hand. Per the usual baby Maya is sleeping and per the usual I don't care, and snatch her up. She's a heavy sleeper anyways.
"Baby girl, why don't you sit down with Maya. You've had like 5 Braxton hicks this morning." Rolling my eyes I comply to his request. Only because he makes a valid point, I don't want to endanger Maya and seeing as my stomach is tightening again, I'm thanking both Josh and Goddess that I am sitting. I vaguely hear Josh ask what the difference is between a Braxton and a real contraction is. But just like everyone else, she doesn't know.
"Oh my Goddess." I start to sniffle and that catches Riley's attention. Tears cascade down my cheeks and within seconds Maya is out of my arms.
Josh cups my face and has me glancing into his orbs, "Baby girl what's wrong?"
"I peed myself!" I shout and look away, completely ashamed for what happened. Josh and Riley take a big whiff of the air, gross! I keep my head down. But when my mate and Riley are both laughing, I hesitantly glance up. "Why are you laughing at me?"
"Baby girl, you didn't pee yourself. Your water broke." My orbs significantly widen at the realization that my water broke. I'm about to have a baby. When I crane my neck to glance at the couch Josh is already admonishing me. "Don't even think about cleaning that up. I'll have someone come clean it." Seconds later, the bag is swung over his shoulder and Josh is carrying me to the pack house.
My grip on his shoulder tightens as he runs, I'm feeling another what I now know to be a contraction hit me. "Please stay calm." I whisper through the pain, I know if he weren't holding me it would be a lot worse. So I know if he gets kicked out during the birth I'll straight up murder him in his sleep.
"I promise." He whispers and pecks my head before lying me down in a hospital bed.
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8 hours and 22 minutes later, there is still no baby. I'm dilated to a 9 and so far, Dr. Packwood is still in one piece, terrified but in one piece. Fortunately, epidurals do work on wolves. I don't feel pain, but I do feel pressure which is ultimately a good part of the contraction. I've been trying to rest, but freaking Josh keeps talking to my kid, which in turn makes the baby go crazy. The baby starts rolling and doing flips, and kicks as soon as it even feels Josh's presence or hears his voice. "Time to check you again." Dr. Packwood enters the room, avoiding eye contact with my mate before washing his hands and putting on latex gloves. "You're doing great Luna."
I arch my brow in acknowledgement but don't say anything. "Look at me Josh." I keep our eyes locked on one another, this is the only way I can keep him from losing his mind. "I love you." Quickly Dr. Packwood checks me and within 20 seconds he is out of his seat again and several feet away from me. "Luna, it is time to push. Alpha." Josh flickers his focus to the male in front of us, "If you aren't going to be able to handle this, I suggest you leave now. I'll have no time for pleasantries once this begins."
"I can handle it." Josh growls, obviously not fond over being told what to do. Technically he just suggested what Josh should do.
Please Goddess, let him handle this.
15 minutes later.
"I AM NEVER HAVING SEX WITH YOU AGAIN!"
"Don't say that." Josh whines, but when my glare flickers towards him he realizes that I'm not tolerating his whining. "Sorry, push. Come on baby girl you can do this." Josh is actually doing surprisingly well. Yes, he growls at Dr. Packwood every minute, but I keep reminding him of the baby that we're about to bring into the world. "Okay I'm sorry, but I have to know did you really mean it when you said you wouldn't have sex with me anymore?"
"I'm going to kill you." I snap.
"Alright, another contraction. 1… 2… 3… PUSH! PUSH LUNA MAYA!" Groaning, I do as he instructs. "Wonderful, I can see the head." Just now? You're just now seeing the head? "The next part will be the shoulders. That's the hard part. Rest for 20 seconds."
I flop back onto the mattress and release my death grip on Josh's hand. "Is it a boy or a girl?"
"So far it is just a head. Oh Luna, another contraction. PUSH!"
"Come on baby girl, put everything you have into this love." I scream at the top of my lungs, I'm pretty sure I can feel a few blood vessels popping in the midst of this labor.
"One more, Luna. Come on, one more. You got past the shoulders."
I start to tear up, from pure exhaustion. Craning my neck I glance at my mate, "I can't. I can't push anymore. You do it for me."
My mate stifles the laughter that's bubbling right on the surface and shakes his head. "I would if I could baby girl. But I can't. You can do this. You've been through much worse, you can do this. One more push."
Tears stream down my face as I push with all the energy can muster. Seconds later, the distinct sound of a baby crying catches my attention. Throwing my head back, I laugh in pure and utter happiness. Yes, I'm happy about being done pushing that is pretty great. But I'm a mom, I have my pup in this world now. Thank Goddess I'm not a human, or I would have had to wait another few months. Josh kisses my temple before letting his lips fall onto mine. "You did great baby girl, I'm so proud of you."
"Alpha would you like to cut the umbilical cord?" Josh nods vehemently and kisses me again before meandering towards our baby.
As soon as he sees our pup he starts to cry, "It's a boy Maya. We've got a boy." Again I start to laugh, the laughter immediately shifts to sobs. I knew it, I fucking knew we were going to have a boy. A few minutes later, after they cleared out his nasal passages and given him his first bath, he was deemed healthy. A whopping 9 pounds even, and 21 and ½ inches. He's a big boy, my big male. He's placed in my arms and I'm still crying as I stare at him. His little face is all scrunched up and red, he quit crying moments after they passed him to me. I can feel the enormous amount of love and pride Josh has for not just me but our son.
The next Alpha.
He has a cone head right now, but that's to be expected. I bought an abundance of beanies to cover it up. But even with his cone head, he is incredibly handsome. "Hi." I whisper while caressing his cheek, his eyes find mine and I can't help but grin, "I'm your mommy."
"Do you have a name in mind, Luna?" Dr. Packwood asks, but I don't look away from my male.
"William." I whisper just for Josh and when he nods in affirmation and pecks my lips again, I repeat it even louder. "William, after my grandfather." The back of my pointer finger brushes across his cheek. "I love you, William." I can feel my protective instincts growing stronger with every second I'm holding him and staring at his handsome face.
He is my male.
"Our male." Josh corrects with a playful wink and crawls on the bed with me now that they are done cleaning me up. "You are going to be one amazing Alpha."
Smiling to myself I glance up at my mate, "Just like his father."
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Today was the day that we'd be going home. I had been in the hospital for 2 days, when in reality it should have only been 1. But that whole over protective mate thing took over Josh and his decision making. I didn't mind being there, but it will certainly be nice to go home and sleep in our beds. Currently, William's sleeping habits are the exact opposite of mine. He's awake at night and sleeps during the day. Granted, I know babies sleep a lot but it's even more during the day. He won't keep his eyes open for any length of time. He falls asleep nursing.
The pack has gathered around the steps of the pack house to get a glimpse of their future Alpha. I've made it clear to Josh that I'm feeling incredibly protective and that it would be best if no one were to touch him, aside from his parents, Riley, Lucas and Cory and Topanga… no one else has – aside from Josh, his parents and myself, obviously. Amy went home this morning to cook dinner for us, and I'm extremely grateful. Riley and Lucas are apparently there already with Maya. They want them to meet and even though he's only 2 days old and probably won't open his eyes, I want them to be best friends. Might as well start the bond now.
When we step outside, it gets abnormally quiet – for our pack at least – and reluctantly I pass him to Josh. Pecking his forehead he lifts him high and out towards the pack members, lingering for a few moments so everyone could get a look before passing him back to me. "Twilight pack, I present to you, your future Alpha. William." My eyes tear up at that thought, simply from pride.
Everyone falls to their knees, and they angle their necks out. They're already showing the respect he deserves and he is 2 freaking days old, what a pack. Hurriedly, we saunter down the steps towards the car, where I strap him in his car seat. I wouldn't have minded walking if only it wasn't hotter than Satan's sauna outside. The drive home was quick, obviously considering it is only a five-minute walk. Seeing the familiar white picket fence has me grinning from ear to ear, "welcome home baby boy."
Josh sighs in content and rushes to the other side of the door to get William out of his car seat. Riley is already on the steps with Maya in her arms. "Maya." She sings and toys with her nose, Josh stands beside her and places them side by side, "This is your future Alpha. William." They're both sleeping. But before I can laugh, a quick video flashes in my mind.
Josh and I stand proudly behind a wolf who looks almost identical to Josh, with my striking blue eyes. OH MY GODDESS! That's William! He's so handsome, he's talking to the pack while holding the hand of a young woman. Dark, natural curls fall to her waist. Long lashes bat effortlessly before they open fully showcasing bright green eyes that could make anyone a goner. Maya? I glance at their necks, openly they show case their marks with wide smiles on their faces. William stares at who I assume to be Maya with an abundance of love and adoration.
"I'm ready to take my place as your Alpha."
And that's when I pull myself out of the vision. "Maya, baby girl are you okay? Do I need to take you to the hospital? MOM! Take William!" A small smile spreads across my lips, "Please tell me you're okay!"
"I had a vision. I'm okay." I sigh in utter happiness and feel my weight being carried toward the couch in the living room.
"What'd you see?"
My lips form into a gargantuan grin, "You'll see in 18 years." I quip and peck his lips before drifting off to sleep.
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Alright ladies and gents, that is the end of 'Arrogant Alpha'. I truly hoped you enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. I like really loved writing a werewolf story, like a lot. I hate that this is ending but I thought that there would be no better way to end it.
Marriage isn't necessary and doesn't really exist in the werewolf community. Even though I briefly thought about it, I found it unnecessary and wanted babies! I hope you liked his name, William, and the brief glimpse into their future.
Okay, I'm going to quit typing now because I'm super sad and feel like I'm about to cry.
Okay, bye!