Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 0236

+25 BONUS

**Axel’s POV**

we’ve learned anything, it’s tha

Twins! That’s two babies, my two babies. I can’t keep the grin from my face. Multiples are rare for our kind, but if

rare doesn’t mean much when it comes to our bond group. I like the fact that I was an extra baby for my parents, and now I’ve fathered an extra baby too.

After the initial shock of finding

out Josie was carrying twins, we had all been overjoyed about it. Six children is a huge thing for any bond group. We are truly blessed. Freya Has planned the gender reveal party again, and I’m buzzing with excitement. We know the twins are identical now, which means we have either two boys or two girls. Harper desperately wants girls and Atlas wants boys. The rest of the kids don’t have a preference.

As parents, we all know it would be easier for the twins if they were boys. Identical twins are usually in the same bond group, and two girls in one group could become complicated and upset the balance.

thrilling as the last, and I can’t wait to see how she’ll reveal it this time. For Atlas, she had us each pull handheld smoke cannons that erupted in a vibrant blue. Joel’s reveal was a delicious adventure. We all took turns sinking our teeth into cupcakes, the suspense building until someone discovered the blue surprise hidden inside. Sammy’s grand reveal had been by mixing up a magical

to arrive for the party and I help Josie dress in a loose–fitting pink dress. Harper had helped her to paint her fingers and toenails blue and both mother and daughter wear matching outfits and nails. Josie’s stomach is huge, and she looks ready to give birth, despite her only being halfway through the pregnancy. Of course, I don’t tell

begin a stunning display, I understand why we had to wait for it to get dark for the party. The kids squeal with delight as they watch the mesmerizing show of vibrant colours in the sky. When the show seemingly comes to an end, a drumroll plays through a speaker and then two huge rockets shoot up into the sky before exploding in a spectacular shower

our guests and I hold

more little boys,” she laughs as

outnumbered, Mum,” Harper complains, making us

kid, that’s just how it goes in this realm,” Dot

the folded paper. I look at Deacon when I read out

say loudly enough for

eyes well with tears as he

and swirls her hand around the bucket before pulling one out and

our last baby will be called Jensen,”

names,” I say, leaning in to kiss her.

into labour two weeks before her due date, which Art and Dot are impressed about. They had been preparing for a much earlier delivery. We had all agreed to have this birth at the infirmary. All our other children had

1/2