Chapter26
“Camille, are you comfortable?” Alpha Xavien’s voice drew me from my reverie as I sat nestled among pillows on the couch.
Glancing up from the book I had been pretending to read, I smiled warmly. “I’m fine, Xavien.”
He stood nearby, a tray balanced on one hand, holding a glass of water, an assortment of fruit, and a small pile of crackers. “Are you sure? You haven’t moved for an hour. Should I grab another pillow? Maybe you need-”
“Xavien,” I interrupted, a gentle laugh escaping me. “I’m okay. Really.”
He placed the tray on the table in front of
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me and settled downwadbeside me, his hand instinctively findingnists place on my growing belly.
“I just want to make sure eveverything is pperfect,” he murmured, terclademess softening
his voice.
“You’re spoiling me,” I teased, teteaning into hhim.
HHerrewarded me with a smile, pressising la kiss tdormy temple. “You deserve it.””
Throughout the pregnancy, Alpha Xavierehatac beeemnothing short of extraordinary.ry.
Froom thermoment I discovered I wasas expeccting, he had wholeheartedly embraceded the colde of devoted husband and eagerer fathertoobel–He attended every doctor’s ‘s appointment, asked countless questions, s,
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and devoured parentinting books long into the night.t
“You know,” I remarkedeonanevevening as he reread aloud from “What totaxExpect When YoYou’re Expecting,” “sooryorduki know more
- al about this than I do.“.”
HiHis grin widened as he turnedbananother page “G“Good. That way, I can help youth through it.”
OrOnce more, I found myself falling in to Veve wit hihim all over again.
MiMiranda was also expecting, her due datate notda far from mine.
It wasasialmost comical watching Alphana Xavieriemand Osbert navigate the bedlamm togethener.
“I don’t undederstand why she suddenly craves
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pickles and chocolate te ice cream at two in the morning,” Osbert groaneded during a lunch we all shared one afternoonon.
Alpha Xavien chuckled. Uusostwait. It gets even more unpredictablelle.”
Their newfound brotherly bondindavas
heartening, filled with shared a
lighter and
stories, as though they hadn’t spepery years apart.
As my belly grew, so did our excitemenent.
Alpha Xavien was adamant about ut transforming one of the guest rooms intoto amursery thimself. I watched him from a a neartby chair as he painted the walls a gentletle cream and assembled cribs with meticulousus
care.
“You don’t have to do everything yourself,”f”
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I said with a smile as he stepped back to admire his handiwork.
“I want to,” he insisted, wiping his hands on a
“I want them to know how much they’re loved from the very start.”
rag.
His words brought tears to my eyes.
When the day finally arrived, it felt as if time had come to a standstill.
Labor was long and exhausting, but Alpha Xavien never wavered. He held my hand, whispered words of encouragement, and maintained his calm even when I struggled to do the same.
“You’re doing amazing, Camille,” he assured
- me.
And then, after what felt like an eternity, the
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first cries filled the room.
“It’s a boy!” the doctor announced, holding up
our son.
Moments later, a second cry echoed.
“And a girl!”
Tears streamed down my face as I held them for the first time. Tiny, perfect, and ours.
Alpha Xavien leaned in, kissing my forehead. “You’re incredible,” he whispered. “Thank you for giving me this.”
The weeks that followed were a whirlwind of sleepless nights and profound joy.
We named our son Lance and our daughter Larissa. From the moment they entered our lives, they became the center of our world.
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Alpha Xavien was a natural, changing diapers, rocking them to sleep, and even singing lullabies in a soft, off–key voice that never failed to make me smile.
“You’re good at this,” I said one night, watching him hold Larissa, her tiny hand curled around his finger.
He met my gaze, eyes filled with love. “It’s easy when you love them this much.”
As the months passed, Lance and Larissa grew quickly, their personalities beginning to shine.
Lance was curious and adventurous, always reaching for things and babbling with wide–eyed excitement. Larissa, however, was calm and observant, content to watch the world with a quiet wisdom that seemed
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beyond her years.
Alpha Xavien adored them both, though I could see a special fondness for his daughter.
“She’s going to have me wrapped around her little finger,‘ he said one day, holding her in his arms.
“She already does, I teased, noting Larissa’s giggle in response.
Miranda and Osbert welcomed their son, Osbert, a few weeks after Lance and Larissa
were born.
As fathers, Alpha Xavien and Osbert grew ever closer, and our families spent countless afternoons together, filled with laughter and the joy of watching our children play.
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“I never thought life could be like this,” Alpha a Xavien said one evening as we sat on the porch, watching the sunset while the babies slept inside.
“Neither did I,” I admitted, resting my head on
- his shoulder.
One morning, while preparing breakfast in the kitchen, a sudden wave of nausea
overcame me.
“Camille?” Alpha Xavien’s concerned voice reached me as I rushed to the sink.
When I turned around, he was already by my side, his hand gently supporting my back.. “What’s wrong?”
Taking a deep breath, the realization hit me.
“I think,” I began, my voice trembling
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with disbelief and anticipation. “I think I’m pregnant again.” Alpha Xavien’s eyes widened, and a jubilant grin spread across his face. “Are you serious?” he asked, his voice brimming with excitement.
I nodded, tears trailing down my cheeks.
“Oh!” He enveloped me in a joyous embrace. “This really is a happy family, Camille!”
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