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“I’m sorr—”

“No it’s okay, you should know since our new family will include one,” he says pausing to take a deep breath. “When I was young I was tricked by a vampire girl. I won’t go into detail but a group of vampires held me captive and fed on me for days and then dumped me off to die. Ever since then I’ve hated their kind,” he explains, and my heart aches for the pain I can hear clear in his voice.

“I’m so sorry,” I tell him even though I know that my words in no way can take away the pain of his past. “And here I’ve tied your life to someone you hate.”

I’m not sure how our life will work out if Darius and Bellamy are at odds with one another all the time. That sounds like a shitty way for all of us to live. Will our baby be able to tell that two of their dads hate each other? I’m not sure I can deal with that and there’s no way I can let either of them go, not that I want to.

“Just breathe Jade, I can feel your body getting tense and I know this is stressful but I think Darius and I will be okay. Actually I’m positive about that,” he says, running his hands up and down my back trying to calm my racing mind.

“How can you be sure?”

“Umm, this isn’t something that I was ready to talk about to anyone, but for some reason I’m very attracted to Darius. Even though in my head I know I shouldn’t be, something about him is alluring and I don’t feel the normal fear I do with other vamps,” he confesses, and I already knew about the attraction but the rest does make me feel better.

“Okay, now this is a nice cuddle but I’m a pregnant lady and I really need to pee, probably shower after last night too. Can you point me in the direction of the bathroom and maybe lend me a shirt?” I ask as the baby pushes down even further on my bladder.

Bellamy scoops me up and walks me over to the corner of the room before setting me down on the cold tile floor.

“I’ll grab some clothes for you, just take your time,” he tells me, giving me a peck on the cheek before turning and leaving the room.

Quickly stepping over to the toilet I do my business, before walking over and getting into the shower. It’s a nice walk-in with white tiles and a glass wall on the side facing the bathroom. The rain shower head is nice as it pours down on top of me washing away anything from last night with the hot water.

Not that there’s much for evidence of my bonding with Jace except for the mark on my breast from his teeth. Someone must have cleaned me up after I passed out. It’s nice to think that they took care of me like that and it’s something Darius does all the time. So maybe the universe really does know what it's doing as it turns us into a family. Though I’m not sure even the universe could’ve seen the surprise baby, but what do I really know about it?

“Jade, I got you a pair of Jace’s sweats, one of my T-shirts, and Silas’ hoodie. It’s the best I can do for now,” he comments and I can’t help but smirk.

“It also makes sure that I’m marked with all your scents,” I tease.

Silly wolf.

“Yeah, that too,” he chuckles before I hear his footsteps walk back out.

Getting out of the shower I dry off with a cold towel which makes me miss Darius. He spoiled me with that damn towel warmer, now I don’t know if I can ever live without one. I have no idea what time it is but his bond feels calm. Makes me think it’s still too early for him to be awake yet.

This whole getting kidnapped thing has thrown off my entire schedule.

“Hey Beautiful, are you ready to head down and eat?” Bell asks just as I finish combing my hair with the small black comb I found in one of the drawers. It was a pain in the ass but at least my hair isn’t a rat's nest.

“Yeah, coming!” I yell just as my stomach growls loudly and the baby starts kicking. Glancing down at my stomach I’m surprised to see that once again it’s grown more overnight. I’m going to have to see if they have a pregnancy book in that library of theirs, because I have no idea how far along I am or what I should expect.

Franny should know right?

Bell takes my hand as soon as I come into the room, though with the baggy clothes I’m wearing it’s almost impossible to find my hand but he manages.

The house isn’t as quiet as it was last night, people are actually moving around on the lower levels which makes me nervous. The females glare at me and the males look at me with lust, something that I’m used to but being pregnant makes me feel vulnerable and on edge. My cougar is hissing any time someone looks at us.

“Can we go in the office?” I ask when he tries to lead me towards the kitchen. He shoots me a funny look but leads me inside anyway. As soon as the door shuts I plop down on the couch and put my head in my hands.

Tears leak from my eyes for no reason but I can’t stop them.

“What’s the matter with her?” Silas asks Bell, but I don’t move, still trying to calm my cougar and get my emotions under control.

“She’s a pregnant cat shifter, in a wolf pack house, she can’t calm down or relax,” Franny comments plopping down next to me and running a hand up and down my spine.

“Renzo love cats,” the gentle giant says, and for some reason Franny and her group don’t make me or my cougar anxious.

“Fuck. I’m so sorry, Jade I didn’t know this would be uncomfortable for you,” Silas apologizes, dropping to his knees in front of me.

“There’s no way any of us could’ve known this would happen,” I tell him, pulling my hands from my face. As soon as he sees my tear soaked face, he flinches. It’s not his fault this is hard so I reach out and run a hand down his stubbled cheek.

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