Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

429. Bonus content - Shackled

**Alekos' POV**

A thin layer of sweat covers Angel's forehead.

Her face is a mask of agony.

I've never seen her in so much pain before.

A new contraction hits her, her back arching as a weak scream leaves her.

She's been in labor for hours, trying to bring our child into the world. She looks so tired.

Her eyes look at me pleadingly. My heart throbs with pain.

I fucking did this to her. I caused her this pain by wanting a child.

"Push!" the midwife says.

Angel thrashes her head against the pillows, tears falling down her cheeks.

Stefan kisses her ankle. "You are doing great, Schatzi. Just one more push."

Her hand squeezes Reyes' fingers hard. "I can't," her voice begs us to understand. Reyes brushes the hair away from her face with his free hand.

My blood-brothers and I haven't left Angel's side since she mentioned she wasn't feeling well two days ago. We should have taken her to the hospital and gotten the doctor to perform a C-section, but she wanted to give birth at home. I shouldn't have given in. Then, she wouldn't have been suffering the way she is.

I press my lips to her other ankle. "Just one more push, Agapi Mou, and you can rest."

She looks so fucking tired. I can feel it in the way her leg trembles in my hands. "Promise?" she asks.

"I promise," I reply.

Angel takes a deep breath, and when a new contraction hits her, she pushes harder than before. Her back lifts from the bed, and Reyes supports her as she gives all of herself into this last push and screams with the effort. A scream of life and victory as our child finally comes out. Angel falls back on the bed, breathing hard.

Reyes kisses Angel's cheek. "You did so well, Nena."

The midwife places the baby on Angel's stomach. The first contact between baby and mother, skin-on-skin, is the most important. Angel places her hands on our baby, tears of joy streaming from her eyes.

midwife cleans the baby's mouth and nose before saying, "You are now the parents of a healthy baby

my gaze goes from Stefan to Reyes. A

Sofia.

cry and it's the

tears. I'm not the only one crying.

wants to cut the umbilical

before Stefan and

before giving her to me while she turns her attention to Angel. I look at my

blossoms inside my heart. It's possessive and all-consuming. If anyone ever dares to harm my precious Sofia, I will

Reyes have the chance to hold Sofia, we give her to Angel so she can nurse her. The midwife

disheveled, her face wet with tears, pain flickering in her eyes from the traumatic event her body went through to bring our daughter safely out, but I've never seen her more

I look at her, the love of

and put my head on

my entire world. I love you so much," I say,

**Angel**

pie fills the kitchen as I check the pie I

don't mind since I've been craving pie like crazy for the last few days. Between Sofia, my husbands-who never can keep their hands off me and preparation for

don't mind

fears and accepting that my husbands love me for who I

a strong and independent woman without complicating my life with having a family of my own. If there's something I've learned this past year, is that I can be strong and independent while being a SAHM. Reyes enters the kitchen while I take another bite from the pie. He stops behind me, his arms

wife today?" he

more before I

"Me too."

some pie, but he

hungry for you," Reyes murmurs

for: I want to ravish

put so much effort into my costume, only for Reyes to ruin

and Stefan-holding a sleeping Sofia in his arms-enter the kitchen. I can't get enough of them, of this life we're

the others wear the Halloween costumes

some reason, Alekos is not happy. "Really, Angel? This is the best you came up

my pie. "What's wrong with Daddy Shark?" I

arms in the air. "I'm

"You are still a

Shark' on his custom, while Stefan is 'The super Daddy Shark,' look smug as

Baby Shark ever,' while I'm 'The Best Mommy

cringy as fuck? Yes.