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“You gave birth,” said Wayne, his huge hand resting against mine. His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked worse for wear. “Do you remember your baby?”
Memories of the labor were starting to come back to me in flashes. My heart started beating fast as I remembered everything.
“Where is my baby?” I asked frantically.
“Don’t worry, honey, the baby’s fine,” Wayne said. “They’re bringing her in soon. She’s just getting checked out.”
Davy’s eyes lit up when he saw me awake, and he held my other hand gently, careful not to disturb the intravenous wires attached to my arm.
“Where’s Marrok?” I demanded, the persistent fear of him gripping my heart. The last I had seen him was when he was being dragged out of the cabin viciously by my alphas.
“Marrok is taken care of,” Wayne assured me. “For now, we’ve left him tied to a tree. Nature will hopefully sort itself out.”
Relief washed over me, but I couldn’t shake the sinking feeling that I would never be truly safe from him as long as he was still alive.If he had managed to find me once, who was to say he couldn't do it again?
Davy must have sensed my distress because his voice took on a soothing tone. “Don’t worry about Marrok now, Ruby. Focus on healing. And you can tell us everything when you’re ready.”
Just then, the door creaked open, and I watched as a nurse wheeled my tiny baby into the room. All the alphas and I stared at the baby, our breaths caught in our throats.
“Are you ready to hold her, my dear?” the nurse asked me with a smile, and my heart pounded with trepidation. Wordlessly, I nodded, still in shock that I’d given birth and that I would hold my baby for the first time.
The nurse carefully lifted the baby and placed her in my arms.
The baby had a tuft of soft blond hair atop her head, just like Jasper, and her eyes were a beautiful mixture of brown and blue. Tears filled my eyes as I gazed down at my daughter for the first time, feeling an overwhelming burst of love for her.
“Is this your first baby?” the nurse asked.
“Yes, she is.”
“Have you picked out a name for her?”
“Ella,” I whispered, stroking her delicate face. “I already love her more than anything. She’s so beautiful.”
“I like that name,” said Wayne.
“She’s a cutie-pie,” cooed Rufus as he also gazed down at her in my arms. “She’s got her mother’s dainty ears.”
I smiled as the alphas bantered about who she looked like the most. Slowly tuning them out - I focused only on her.
She was fast asleep, her soft baby skin pale in the sunlightstreaming into the hospital room. I couldn’t believe that Marrok would have…I didn’t dare think about it. My chest hurt just imagining what he would have done to my baby. Baby Ella was a miracle in my arms, and as I held her, I was determined to keep her safe at all costs, especially from Marrok, who was still out there.
All night, I didn’t want to sleep except to hold Ella at the hospital. During the day, the lactation nurse showed me the ropes of breastfeeding, and it was still painful for me. I was determined to get the breastmilk pumps they were offering so I could take them home. Omegas didn’t usually use help like that, but it made my life a little easier by feeding her with a bottle.
“Ruby, you have to get some sleep,” said Wayne as he came up to my side while the rest of the alphas snored around me. “I’ll watch Baby Ella. It wouldn’t be safe if you held her while sleeping.”
That was the only thing that got me to finally hand the sleeping baby over to him. He gently put her down in the bassinet.
“Watch her,” I said worriedly.
“Don’t worry, honey, I will.”
Yawning, my eyes felt heavy when I finally closed them as I leaned back into the pillows. Deep sleep that I hadn’t gotten in days took over as I told myself that the alphas would watch her. They were her fathers and loved her as much as I did.
The sun peekedthrough the blinds as I stirred the next morning, its bright rays highlighting the white walls of the hospital room. Machine beeps and soft murmurs filled the air. My alphas were still there, watching over me and the baby. I looked at the baby sleeping in her little bed. Ella looked so angelic, sleeping soundly.
“Our omega is awake,” smiled Wayne, kissing me on the lips. “Did you get good sleep?”
“Mhm,” I mumbled, sitting up on the bed. “The best sleep I’ve ever gotten. Oh god, it hurts.”
