KACELA I helped Lia back to the blanket.  I had no idea what to do and so I tried to mind link again, putting everything I had into it.  I finally broke through. Hello, gorgeous, Wyatt purred in my mind. Wyatt.  Lia’s having her baby.  We’re down by the lake.  You need to send help right now! I broke it off, needing to focus.  Lia lay back.  “I’m going to take a peek, okay, Lia?” I asked, praying I wouldn’t see what I was expecting to see.  When I looked, I saw the baby crowning.  Yep.  She was right.  The baby was coming.  And I definitely didn’t want to see that. “I thought you said this little one wasn’t in position,” I joked, helping her lean back and lifting her dress.  I looked around and found the bottle of wine that Lia had brought for me to enjoy with lunch.  I had only drank about a quarter of it so I poured the rest on my hands and arms,

KACELAI could hear the commotion in the yard.  I was waiting where Mrs. Woltkamp told me to wait, in the castle near the back patio doors.  She said she would come for me when I needed to go out.There was a lot of pomp and circumstance with the whole celebration.   The guests were fed, buffet style, and the kids were now playing in the yard while the servers cleared away dishes.  After the coronation there would be dessert, drinks and dancing.  I was looking forward to the dancing part.Little Emily tugged on my dress.  I looked down and smiled at her, a cute little pixie in pink ruffles.  She put her arms up to me, wordlessly.  Her older sister was assimilating into the pack well and had picked up enough English to get her needs met.  Emily rarely spoke, clinging to a few select people.  I was honored to be one.I picked her up and held her, cuddling her to my chest while she sucked on her fingers

KACELA I curled up next to Wyatt, happy.  I dozed off but woke up a few times, uncomfortable.  I finally decided to take a shower. I got up quietly so that I didn’t wake Wyatt.  I slipped into the bathroom and turned the shower on, scalding hot.  I stepped in and let the water rain down over my swollen body.  This felt better.  I was just sore everywhere, carrying all my extra weight.  The doctors said that Aella was going to be a big baby. I wondered what sort of shifter she would be.  When the species mix, like Wyatt and myself, you don’t know what the baby will be until they come of age.  You can suspect; perhaps she will have wolf tendencies or Lycan strength at an early age, but you won’t know for sure until they shift.  I hoped she was Lycan.  I felt a breeze behind me and turned to see Wyatt framed in the doorway, looking concerned.  “Are you okay?” he asked, quietly. I nodded.

KACELA Later that night I was undressing in front of the full-length mirror. I frowned at my body. The scars were fading but I still had a few bad ones. The one that wrapped from my hip over the top of my abdomen was still ropey, even more so than the C-section scar. The scar on my face was also fading and I could now see light from that eye after years of seeing nothing but blackness. The doctors tell me that the mate bond is slowing healing me. I didn’t say anything to Wyatt. I was pretty sure he would use it as an excuse to mate even more, and I wasn’t sure I could keep up. That man was insatiable. As if he heard my thoughts, Wyatt came up behind me and nuzzled my neck, running his hands down the length of my side. I shivered. He was always able to make my body respond. “What’s on your mind?” Wyatt asked, nibbling my ear. I leaned my head back towards him. “I was just thinking about how fast the kids are growing up,” I said, a little sadly. Wyatt smiled. “Aella is o