Their Unexpected Fate (BOOK 3 of His Unexpected Mate)

CHAPTER 2

CAILEAN'S POV

    I look down to check it myself, and Mia is right; there's some blood. It's not that much, but it's alarming. I shouldn't bleed! However, to my relief, the abdominal pain is gone. So maybe it's just a cramp.

    "Oh my God!!! Oh my God!!! What shall I do?!" Mia panics and her reaction scares me more than seeing the blood on my leg. She keeps on anxiously wriggling her hand as if she's trying to get rid of something on it, but it's not going away.

    "Calm down, Mia. Call..."

    "I'll get Dylan!" Mia interrupts me, still panicking, and hurries to the main door, leaving me alone on the stairs. My jaw drops at her illogical response to what's happening, and all I could do is follow her with my gaze since I couldn't move; I can't believe that she will leave me alone, so I decided to talk to her through our mind link to help her snap out of her illogical way of thinking.

    "Mia, come back here. Don't leave me alone." I tell her, bringing her to stop. She pivots on her heel and rushes beside me. Tears begin to roll down Mia's cheeks. "I'm sorry, Cai. I don't know what to do!"

    "Don't worry; I'll handle it. My tummy does not hurt anymore." I reassured her, but it did not keep her from crying.

    I mind link, Dylan. "Dylan, go to Will and tell him to bring tools and medicine necessary for possible premature labor. Hurry up!" I don't want to scare my husband, but I have to tell him what I think is happening. And after reading tons of pregnancy books, I made sure to take note of the critical information, especially those that tackle abnormalities.

    "Got it!" Dylan did not ask any further questions. He knows well how to react in an emergency. Indeed he is an Alpha.

    "Dylan is coming, Mia. Stop crying; I feel ok. Besides, the blood is not that much. So I'm sure everything is ok." I comforted Mia, and her sobs have waned into a sniffle.

    "I'm re... really sorry. I got so scared." She apologizes in between sniffles.

    I smile. "I understand," I say, then the main door crashes open. Dylan sprints towards me, with Will, Tyler, James, Phelan, and Jean carrying medical equipment and supplies on his tail.

    The blood drains from Dylan's handsome face when he sees the blood on my leg.

    Will came closer and gave Dylan an instruction. "Carry her to your room and be extremely careful."

    Will shifts his attention to the others. "Follow me. Let's set up the stuff in their room." He orders them, and they all dash upstairs, including Mia.

    Dylan carefully scoops me in his arms and slowly ascends the stairs.

    He pressed a kiss on my cheek. "How do you feel? You look pretty calm."

    "I feel fine, so I'm guessing it's not that serious," I say and kiss him on the cheek.

    "I know you are scared but don't be. The Moon Goddess is protecting our babies, and we have Will. He knows what to do." I add and offer him a consoling smile.

    "You're becoming a real warrior, my love." He grins, but I could see a hint of terror in his eyes.

    He set me gently on the bed as we reached the room, and Will immediately hooked me up to a fetal monitor. Relieve washes over Dylan and me when we see the twin's heart rates are within normal.

    "Can you feel any pain?" Will asks me.

    I shake my head repeatedly. "Not at this point. It happened only once when I was about to climb the stairs; my abdomen suddenly became hard. It was like I'm suffering from cramps." I describe it to them.

    "I see." He says while nodding. Then he asks everyone to go outside except for Dylan.

DYLAN'S POV

    "I have to check your cervix if it's open. It's going to be an invasive procedure, but I have to do it. To make sure you are not facing the threat of delivering the pups prematurely." Will explains to Cai, and she willingly agrees.

    Will's attention is now on me, arching an eyebrow. "Dylan?"

    "I get it." I understand what he's trying to say. The idea of another man touching my mate, whether it's medical-related, is still unacceptable, but I have no choice but to agree as well. Therefore, I made a mental note to get a new doctor in the pack—a female one.

    "It would be better if you won't look," he suggests.

    I sigh. "Fine," I huff and give them my back.

    I wish I have the ability to shut down my sense of hearing, so there's no need for me to hear every single instruction and explanation Will is giving Cai.

    I start to hum a song and focus on the sound that I'm creating to avoid hearing their conversation.

    "You can turn around now." Will finally says. It feels like I've been waiting for hours.

    I stride towards my wife, carefully sit on the edge of the bed, and enveloped her hand with my hands.

    We both smile at each other then Will speaks up, pulling our attention.

    "Cai is fine. Everything is normal; I strongly believe that stress is what causes the bleeding."

    Stress? How come? I watch my wife every day, and there’s not a day that has passed I've seen her looking anxious. She's always happy, calm, cheerful, and optimistic. How come she's stressed? Unless all I thought of was wrong. Maybe I wasn't looking that deep.

    "Cai should remain on bed rest for a week with bathroom privileges. You can't go anywhere else except this bed and the bathroom." Will rigorously advise.

    "But you just said everything's fine? Is bed rest still necessary and staying in the room for a week?" Cai protests.

    Will grin. "You should be thankful, Luna, that I did not advise you to go for bed rest until you give birth. We are just cautious."

    "Will is right, my love," I agree.

    Will flop his hand on my shoulder. "Make sure she will finish the one week. Ok?"

    "Yes, doc!" I say playfully, and Will bursts out laughing. I never addressed Will by his profession as in never. That's why he's laughing right now. Not that I don't respect it, it's because he is more family to me than a pack doctor. But I think he deserves it this time—the attending physician of my wife.

    Will takes his hand from my shoulder. "Take care, Luna, and whatever is stressing you, get rid of it."

    "I'll do that." Cai's voice sounds quite sad. What is she not telling me?

Will nods, gives me a strong tap on the shoulder and walks his way out of the room.

    As soon as I hear the door click close, I stand up. "I'll prepare you a warm bath," I inform Cai, and she flashes a broad smile at me.

    I enter the bathroom, run the water and calibrate it to the temperature I want to.

    I grab a small towel from the cabinet under the sink and dampen the towel with warm water. Then I go back to my mate, who is lying still on the bed.

    I sit on her side at the level of her knees and gently wipe the blood from her leg.

    Silence envelopes us as I clean her limb. I did not dare to open the topic regarding her stressor. Not yet.

    I place the towel on the side table and move closer to her.

    I unbutton the top part of her dress, then reach for the bottom hem and tug it past her hips.

    Cai lifts her hips so I could continue to pull the garment upward, then she sits down and assists me to remove her dress.

    The corner of my lips curls upward when I see what she's wearing underneath.

    "You still wear lacy underwear?"

    "Well, I still want to look sexy in front of you even if it appears like I swallow a whole watermelon." She says playfully.

    I rest my hand on Cai's baby bump. "This watermelon makes you the sexiest female in the world." I sincerely tell her and place two kisses on her tummy—one on the left and one on the right.

    "Time for bath, little Alphas." I coo.

    Cai strokes my hair. "You'll be an amazing father." She mutters.

    I stir my head to look at her. "And you'll be an amazing mother. Now let's get the three of you in that warm bath to release some stress." I say and continue to undress her completely.

    I carry her in my arms like a bride, slowly walk into the bathroom, and settle her carefully inside the tub.

    "Feels good?" I asked her; then she unexpectedly burst out into tears.

    I quickly go inside the tub with my clothes on and pull Cai into a hug.

    "I miss mom, Dylan. I wish she's here. It's all my fault why she died. I'm the one who brought that devil in this house," she sobs and buries her face on my chest. I can feel the vibration of her cry all over my chest, and it's like a knife that goes straight into my heart, causing it to bleed and ache for her deep sorrow.

    "Shh... Don't be too hard on yourself, my love. It's not your fault. And your mom will not be happy if you keep on beating yourself for her death." I'm not sure if I'm choosing the correct words to comfort my wife because she keeps on sobbing. Or maybe it's what she needs. All this time, I thought she's ok. What kind of mate am I? I feel like I neglected her for not noticing that there's something wrong with her emotionally, that my pregnant wife is still grieving. I should have talked to her about it since long time.

    Cai wraps her arms around me tightly as she continues to weep her heart out, and I let her cry as much as she wants, and I make sure to let her feel that I am always here for her and can always find comfort in my arms.

1 WEEK LATER, AFTER THE PREGNANCY INCIDENT...

    Cai is back to her usual self, and she looks more glowing and happy as she sniffs her favorite cinnamon roll. I made her promise that day not to hold such sorrow in her heart and that she will always tell me whatever she feels, good or bad, physically and emotionally. I'm all ears. And she gave me her word that she won't do it again and never hide things from me and sealed that promise with a pinky swear.

    Breakfast is Cai's favorite meal of the day because it's the only time I allow her to eat cinnamon rolls as much as she wants. Of course, I have to do that, or else she will only eat cinnamon rolls all day. She used to love waffles, but it's one of the foods she hated when she got pregnant.

    Cai never fails to impress me with her growing appetite. I'm on my second cinnamon while she's already on her fourth. And that brings joy to my heart because I know she doesn't just eat for herself; she eats for three.

    I watch as Cai takes a huge bite of her fourth cinnamon roll, making her cheeks puff like a pufferfish. Then she turns her head to my side and begins to repeatedly move her mouth like a fish in an aquarium, making me laugh like hell.

    "Slow down, my love; you don't want to end up choking on your favorite food and hate it for the rest of your life." I tease.

    She swallows her food. "I was just joking around with you."

    I pinch her cheek. "And you did a great job!" I beam and continue to eat our breakfast.

    After shoving the last bite of the roll in my mouth, Cai abruptly stands up from the dining table. "Granny!" She exclaims and runs to granny. Granny meets her halfway and hugs her. I could see how much they miss each other from the tightness of their embrace.

    Granny breaks the hug and caresses Cai's tummy. Granny's expression is overflowing with happiness.

    "Good morning to my favorite grandson." Granny greets me with a warm smile.

    I kiss her on the cheek. "Good morning, granny. We miss you." I say, then offer her a seat. I pull a chair out for her, and when she's about to sit down, Tyler calls her.

    "Granny, Alexander is here to see you. He's waiting for you in the garden."

    "I'll be right there." She tells Tyler.

    She looks at Cai and then me. "Excuse me, children," granny smiles and flees out of the kitchen.

    I couldn't help but wonder what Alexander and granny are going to talk about. He said he would fill me in after speaking with granny, but he has not returned to me since then.

    "My love, I left my cell phone in my office. I'll just get it quickly." Cai nods and resumes eating her breakfast.

    I brisk to the garden and hide behind the sidelight of the door frame, which isn't a smart move.

    Alexander and granny are standing a few meters away from the door. Granny's back on me while Alexander faces the entrance, and when he sees a glimpse of me, to my surprise, he escorts granny away from the house, which leaves a big question mark at the back of my mind.

    What are they up to?