As the days progress, the hunters begin to make their move. Eli has told me that Liam is terrified that they wille while Angel


    is pregnant. She was pregnant during the vampire war and he had to go days not knowing if she’d survive. Now that she’s nearly


    ready to give birth, he’s worried for both her and his little girl.


    Thankfully, her delivery day arrives, and | get a mind link from Liam that momma and baby Leana Este are happy and healthy.


    | announce the birth of their baby girl to the pack andter that night, our own Amber goes intobor and the next day, I’m


    announcing the birth of our Beta couple’s baby boy, Dillon Ricardo. They decided on Dillon because it also means hope.


    Interestingly, the sprites don’t seem to have a problem carrying wolf babies. Although, they will be sprite/wolf hybrids, none of


    them seem to struggle with the shorter gestation period of the wolves, like humans do. | guess Ailduin was right, sprites and


    wolves make good mates.


    Later that week, I’m heading back to my room after learning that now Fane and Christopher are expecting a child, when a


    sudden wave of nausea hits me and | race to the bathroom. | barely make it before everything | ate for lunches up. | sit back


    after I’m done, breathing heavily.


    Where did thate from?


    “Baby, are you okay?” Eli mind links me.


    “Yeah, | think | ate something bad. Are you feeling okay after lunch?”


    “Yes, do you need me? | can stop work ande take care of you.”


    “No, | feel better.” Sort of.


    “Why don’t you take the rest of the day and rest, love. You''ve been driving yourself so hardtely and | know all the baby stuff


    has been affecting you.”


    “Did you hear about Fane and Christopher?”


    “Geez, those two as well?”


    “We have baby fever here in Safe Haven.” | try to hide my sorrow, but he feels it.


    “Baby. It will happen.” He says gently. “We can try every day, as many times a day as you want.” He says, making me smile,


    which | know was his n.


    “| love you, Eli.”


    “| love you more than anything in the world, Grace. Never doubt that.”


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    The next couple of days, | continue to feel ill. | cover it as best | can as we''ve heard the hunters


    are on the move. We''re reinforcing the pack bunkers and safe rooms, doing drills to make sure


    everyone knows where to go and that all of our pregnant mothers, young mothers, elderly and


    pups know where to go and we can make sure that as new pups are born, the safe rooms have


    the supplies needed if they have to stay in lock down for several days.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    Since Amber and Sirona will be in the safe rooms, they are leads of their rooms, checking to make sure everyone arrives and


    letting me know if there are any additional supplies needed. We''re putting all the pregnant moms that are close to delivery in the


    room with Sirona, in case they go intobor while we are fighting. Lni, Lna and T also agreed to be leads in their rooms


    and in true sprite fashion, their rooms miraculously have beautiful flowers growing in them.


    It''s after one of these drills that | have to run to themunity bathroom on the first floor of the


    packhouse to vomit. I’m just finishing up when Sirona walks in.


    “We''re going to the hospital and I’m checking you out, Luna.”


    “It''s nothing Sirona, just stress.”


    “Don''t lie to your doctor, Grace. I’ve been watching you for thest couple of days. You''ve been


    vomiting at all hours of the day. Eithere willingly with me now, or I’m going to Eli.”


    | re at her. “He has enough on his te.”


    “Exactly. So, let’s do this my way.”


    | reluctantly follow her to the pack hospital. She sets me up in a room and takes blood, has me pee in a cup and hooks me up to


    some devices that monitor my heart rate and blood pressure.


    It doesn’t take long before shees back into the room, smiling from ear to ear. “Well, Luna.


    you''re exceptionally healthy.”


    “So, it''s just stress, like | thought?” | ask.


    She looks me in the eye. “You’re pregnant, Luna. Congrattions!”


    I''m pregnant. It finally happened. My hands go to my stomach, a huge smile stretching across my face. | can’t believe it. I''m


    ecstatic for two seconds before realityes crashing down on me. The hunters areing, any day.


    | look at Sirona. “Don’t say anything to Eli. | want to make it special.” | tell her. But | also know that if Eli finds out I’m pregnant, he


    won''t let me fight, and they need me.


    | won''t risk losing my mate. | won''t let my pack fall because I’m pregnant. | can’t fail them.


    Three dayster, the hunters arrive.


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