Page 212 of Cursed Bonds: An Alpha's Destiny

Kirsten took my hand in hers, kissing my knuckles. “So am I, but it’s going to be okay. We’ve got this. I know we do.”

An hour later, Reese came in and nodded to Kirsten and me. A nurse entered behind him with a tray of tools. “Are you ready to meet this baby?”

We said we were, though that was probably a lie. How was anyone ready to become a parent? No amount of reading or researching could prepare you for such a life-altering experience.

Kirsten began pushing, and I held her hand, letting her dig her fingers into my flesh as she struggled and groaned. Sweat poured from her face, matting her hair on her forehead and cheeks. I’d never seen any person work so hard. She was amazing.

“I see the head, Kirsten,” Reese said. “I need you to give one good push to get that out, then maybe two more for the shoulders. Can you give me three pushes?”

Kirsten nodded. Sweat dripped from her nose as she did, her breath coming in rapid pants. She couldn’t speak, and her face was red from exertion.

“All right, deep breath, and we’ll push for five counts, okay? And… push. One…two…three…four…five. There’s the head. He’s got dark hair like his parents! Let’s go, Kirsten, we’re almost home.”

After the second push, Reese gave out a whoop of excitement and raised my baby boy up to the world. His little eyes were closed, but his mouth was open, screeching out to the void that he was here. He was here, and the world had better be ready.

He was amazing. Tears sprang to my eyes, and I started sobbing, all with a goofy smile on my lips.

The nurse took him to get weighed, measured, and cleaned up. Kirsten lay back, panting for breath, tilting her head to see her baby.

“Hang on,” Reese said, kneeling before Kirsten again. “We, um, we may have an issue here.”

“What issue?” My bliss vanished in an instant, and a hundred terrible possibilities ran through my mind. Was Kirsten bleeding? Had something been damaged within her?

Reese looked up at us with shocked eyes. “She’s crowning again.”

“What?” Kirsten and I said in unison.

“You’re crowning,” Reese said. “There’s another baby in here, and they are coming. I need you to push again. Now.”

“Oh my god,” Kirsten said, but like a trooper, she gritted her teeth, pushing again.

A second baby? Twins? What the hell? I gaped, and less than two minutes later, Reese stood again, holding a much smaller baby. He was laughing as he did.

‘“It’s a girl. She’s so tiny, her brother blotted her out on every scan we did. I can’t believe it,” Reese said, shaking his head. “It shouldn’t be possible, but here she is.”

“Is she healthy?” Kirsten asked, looking even more exhausted.

“From what I see, she’s fine. Just a tiny little girl.”

A few minutes later, after both babies were cleaned and swaddled, Reese and the nurse nestled them in Kirsten’s arms. Kirsten kept looking from one to the other, happy tears streaming down her cheeks.

An alpha son, and a little princess? I thought Kirsten had every ounce of love I had to give. Then, when I saw our boy, it was like a new chamber had opened in my heart, more love than I could imagine bursting through it. And now? Looking at the tiny girl beside her big brother, my body ached with the power of the love I felt. Looking at the three people who meant the most to me in the whole world nearly brought me to my knees. I couldn’t have asked for anything more than this. Never.

I stepped forward and kissed Kirsten on the forehead, brushing her hair away. “You did so well. I’ve never been so proud in my life.”

“Do you want to hold them?” she asked.

For a moment, I was scared, worried I’d drop one or hurt them, but then I realized there was nothing I wanted more. I nodded.

The nurse helped me, and soon I had the two babies in my arms. My boy on the right, and my baby girl on the left. We still hadn’t picked a name for the boy, and now we had to figure out a girl’s name as well. I gazed at them, fresh tears filling my eyes. I kissed each one on their heads.

Looking up, I locked eyes with Kirsten. Seeing her smile made my heart swell again. Deep in my mind, I thought back on that night so long ago. Kirsten’s great-grandmother and her curse. For so long, I thought it had been the worst thing to ever happen to me. Now, I saw the truth. Her great-grandmother had given me a wondrous gift. Unexpected, and more than I ever could have hoped for. I sent her silent thanks for helping give Kirsten and me this family. This happiness.

It would be a really great life. I couldn’t wait to see what it had in store for us.

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