Chapter 0234
**Josie’s POV **
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The next few weeks pass in a blur. I knew I’d fallen pregnant on the second day of my heat because of how abruptly it had stopped, and I’m pretty sure the baby is Axel’s, which means it’s very unlikely I’ll ever go into heat again. It’s a bittersweet thought. I am pleased I won’t have to be forced into another heat, and we are free to be intimate when we want and not when my wolf demands it. I also means that this baby will be our last, and whilst five children is more than enough, I’m still a little sad that’ll never get to experience this with my guys again. There’s nothing more beautiful than watching our family grow and watching the men that I adore become fathers. I’d spend the rest of my life giving them children and watching them hold their babies for the first time if my body and sanity could take it.
Being a mum is the most difficult but most rewarding job in the world and I wouldn’t change a single thing about it. My children are my world and I love them so much it hurts. I hate being away from them to work and when they have to go to school. If I could, I’d lock them and my bonds away and live in a tiny bubble with them forever.
I had watched four of my guys transform as they held their tiny bundle of joy in their arms for the first time, and it was kind of addictive.
Mason had practically become a whole different person in front of my eyes when he had held Harper. My tiny baby had shattered what was left of his defenses and left a new man who was so full of love in his place.
Deacon had cried unashamedly when Atlas had been placed in his arms. He had been reluctant to put him down for that first week as if he was afraid he’d lose him if he didn’t keep hold of him.
Luke had held Joel as if he’d just been handed the most precious gem in both realms. He had sworn to protect him and never let anything happen to him or our family. Joel had been quite a difficult baby from the start, but Luke had never complained or seemed frustrated with him. He had just loved him harder.
Theo had dropped to his knees and sobbed as Samuel had been born, and Mason had had to help him hold him for the first time because he was so afraid he’d pass out from the rush of emotions.
I can’t wait to see how my big and strong Axel reacts to meeting his baby. I think he will be a cryer too. I can’t blame him, it is a powerful rush of love to see that baby you created for the first time. To hear their cry and know you are now responsible for their life from this point forward.
“Good morning, Beauty,” Axel says as I walk out of the bathroom, freshly showered and ready for a day of work. “Where is everyone?” I ask, noticing there is only Axel still left in the bedroom.
When I’d gone to shower, everyone was still sleeping apart from Luke, who had taken Samuel downstairs for breakfast.
“Atlas woke everyone up, they’re downstairs making breakfast,” he laughs, getting up from bed with a groan. He wraps his arms around me and kisses my neck before heading into the bathroom. Then he suddenly stops in the bathroom doorway and turns back to look at me with an unreadable look on his face.
“What’s wrong?” I ask.
Axel doesn’t answer straight away, instead, he strides back towards me and inhales my scent deeply before looking at me with a beaming grin.
“You carry my scent,” he says, his voice thick with emotion
“I knew it,” I laugh.
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Chapter 0234
“We are going to be fine. We just need to get through the next couple of months, and then we have a whole year together to enjoy our family. It’s going to be the best year ever,” Axel says, his hand resting protectively on my abdomen.
“A year together to welcome the new baby sounds perfect,” I smile, feeling more at ease about having two babies so close together now that I know we can all take time off.
“I hope you know how amazing you are and how much we all appreciate you. We couldn’t have asked for a better bond, or to mother to our children. We are blessed to have you in our lives, Josie,” he
says.
