Our Luna, Our Mate by Linda Middleman

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Our Luna, Our Mate Chapter Athena's POV

Baby? It's hard to wrap the words around me. As I know Ares and Eros say it's too early but in a werewolf pregnancy they only last for about 5 to maybe 6 months opposed to a human who carries their baby for 9 months out of a year when they conceive. "You okay love?" calls Ares, jolting me from my thoughts as we continue to sit inside of the bedroom. Debating if we should risk venturing out how that I'm pregnant and no longer in heat. "Yea, I'm okay, just still on cloud 9 as I try to process all of this. Us being parents to a tiny little human. That's crazy. I just wish my parents could be here for that" I say, now realizing that my parents were gone and I no longer had a family to share it with. Hey now, don't think like that. Our child will always be loved. Regardless of who the Grandparent is. Our parents will love and cherish you as if you were their own" chimes Eros, hoping to make me feel better. "Do- Do you mean that?" I ask, really hoping their parents would accept me as their own as those few times we've interacted with one another really seemed to make an impact on me. "We do, now no more worrying. This is supposed to be special. Our new Luna is now pregnant with our child. I can't wait to tell mom and dad, they'll be super happy" exclaims Ares, Deimos and Zeus both over the moon to have pups of their own.

Hey,

Smiling, I move to shove all my sad thoughts away. "You're right" I say, until something else finally dawned on me. Having been consumed by my heat for the past four days I had completely forgotten to ask about the Moon Walker Pack. Spotting my new expression, Áres and Eros move to look at me, now worried about my sudden. change in mood. "Athena? Is everything okay?" asks Eros, his hand now moving to rest against my leg, our bodies still sitting on the bed. Looking at my mates, I hesitate to say the one thing I now needed to know. "I-Is the Moon Walker Pack safe?" I stutter, fear now gripping at my chest for the last time we had spoken to Alpha Alarick he was unable to reach Alpha Blackwood and that was almost 4 days ago. "I-" tries Ares only to pause, realizing that he had no clear answer either. "Shit" he curses, his hand turning to fists at how he could have forgotten to ask his father during my heat knowing! would have asked about it the minute I could. "I'm sorry love, I totally forgot to ask my father. While handling your heat, our heat, my mind was

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right mind setting" explains Ares, hoping

control, let alone be able to focus until the heat either broke or subsided

ind then go grab a bite to eat. After all, I'm sure Athena's mighty hungry now, now that she's currying our pup. Eating for two is a lot of work"

plan to me" I say, my fears subsiding as we all move to shower. For showering together had now become one of my new favorite things to do besides snuggle with them on the bed. -A

room until tomorrow we slowly made the journey towards the kitchen. Hoping the kitchen would be semi empty when we did. Noticing the time we couldn't help but see it read 5 o'clock which meant it was too late for lunch but still too early for dinner as we slowly entered the kitchen, the staff pausing as they all moved to look at me. "Easy, she's safe to be around now, her heat has officially broken assures Eros, once he

the staff slowly moves to go back to what they were doing. Preparing for tonight's dinner. Sighing, Ares moves to grab food while Eros as I stay silent,

we quickly turn to leave, deciding to sit outside by the pond before enjoying our quick snack. "Do you like it?" asks Ares, once I had taken a bite of food, savoring the different tastes as Ares had grabbed multiple dips along with fruits and things to dip them in, keeping the meal light as we would

my head as I swallow. "Mmm,

that's one of our signature fruit dips, paired with the right fruits it can taste amazing" chuckles Ares as he moves to drip a strawberry into the

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the strawberry, a moan rising at the taste of yummy food, Eros moving to eat as well. Each of us taking turns to feed one another as we move to enjoy the outdoors after being confined to a room for

as he reaches

Ares, only to be cut