The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 289

-Grayson's POV-

Six months later

"We came as fast as we could!" Isabella burst into the waiting room, panting as if she had just run a marathon.

Rickon appeared seconds later, slightly disheveled, his shirt buttoned wrong, and his hair looking like someone had aggressively tugged at it.

Everyone stared.

There was no hiding what they had been doing before getting here.

But honestly? I didn't care.

I didn't care about anything right now except the fact that Ava was in labor, and I was about to meet my children.

Daniella, as if sensing just how tense I was, started crying in my arms. I had been holding her for the past ten minutes, but the moment the shrill wail hit my ears, I knew I was done.

Elaine, who had been extremely helpful over the last few months stretched her hands toward me, and I handed Daniella over without hesitation.

Isabella, still catching her breath, looked around, "Are they here yet?"

Silence.

Then Evelyn, who never ever missed an opportunity to be passive-aggressive toward Isabella, narrowed her eyes at her, "If they were here, would we still be sitting out here waiting?"

"Hey, don't start-"

"Not now," I cut in before things spiraled, and to my relief, they both dropped it- though Isabella did huff dramatically before extending her hands to take Daniella from Elaine.

Rickon sighed beside her, "Oh great, the fight over who gets to hold the baby begins again."

I pinched the bridge of my nose. No one had told me that having a baby around meant every adult would suddenly become obsessed with holding her. The moment I handed Daniella to one person, another would stretch their hands like an eager beggar, waiting for their turn.

It was exhausting but I really hoped they extended the same to the twins because again no one told me just how exhausting babies were.

I don't even remember the last time I slept and I guess I couldn't push all the blame to Daniella, a heavily pregnant Ava could be likened to an evil monster.

Evelyn, who had taken on the role of self-appointed child-handling expert, crossed her arms, "Hold my granddaughter properly, and-"

Luther, who had become remarkably more patient in the past months, shook his head before Evelyn could launch into a lecture. Begrudgingly, she looked away. This was the new normal.

Evelyn needed someone to scold-it was just who she was. And since she couldn't do it to Ava anymore, that energy

had to

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be redirected.

Unfortunately, that meant Isabella had become her new favorite target.

To be fair, Isabella had earned that spot by being naturally and intentionally annoying, so I wasn't particularly sympathetic to her complaints.

Rickon, who had been unusually quiet until now, turned to me, "Aren't you supposed to be in there with her?"

Before I could answer, a loud, blood-curdling scream rang through the hospital halls.

Ava.

This was followed by an angry burst of Italian, laced with a string of curses.

Rickon blinked, "Well, that doesn't sound good."

Then another scream.

Then Ava's voice, sharp and furious:

"CAN YOU NOT SEE THAT I AM PUSHING ALREADY?! STOP TELLING ME

WHAT I ALREADY KNOW!!"

Everyone in the waiting room went silent.

there was nothing but the distant sound of Ava yelling

wave of cursing,

cleared his throat, turning back

took a deep breath and exhaled,

-Silence again.

holding Daniella, turned to Rickon with

is never coming

missing a beat, nodded solemnly,

eyes for a second, fighting the

came from that room made my instincts go haywire, but the Doctors had made it clear that me barging in to

had been uncharacteristically quiet, was rubbing her

turned to her and Luther. "Wait a minute-you own this hospital. And you're both

finally learned how to let most of Rickon's antics slide, answered calmly, "Because we don't specialize

eyes, "Still

out a long, tired sigh. "She also told us

Rickon stared, "You're kidding.",

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furious scream rang out from

string

all went

Rickon muttered, "Yeah, okay.

closed my eyes amd let out a sigh and hoped this would be over soon but

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room had eased a little-well, as much as it could when someone was giving birth just a

sitting beside me, frowned, "Is it supposed

long?"

"Sometimes, it

A whole day?

down my

had tried to sit

that Ava was still

let out a breath and pushed to

immediately looked up. "Where

just need

I walked out

where I was going-I just knew I couldn't sit

my hands in

I was going-maybe just

tension, away from the feeling

contrast to the chaos I had just left behind. The walls were too white, too sterile, too cold. I wasn't sure if I was walking

there, bringing our children into the

Our children.

have. I had had six months to prepare for this moment. Six months of reading parenting books (that were a complete waste of time, by the way). Six months of watching Ava grow rounder, more

this.

wasn't sure if I did have

one thing.

alone made me feel

run. She was mine, too, in every way that mattered. I

her, paced the halls when she wouldn't

her when she whimpered in her

these babies... these

different. were

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Ava's and

made

They were pieces of

what if I ruined

the first

was.

if I was still the same

I failed

I messed up so badly that they ended up hating

I lost my temper one day, and

like he did?

walking, pressing my hands against the nearest

deeply.

I am not him.