Dimitri’s POV
Skol’s whining woke me up from my peaceful sleep. I groaned and tried to shut him out.
‘No, Dimitri,’ he whined. ‘Let me out.’
I tried to push him back, but he wouldn’t budge.
‘Let me out,’ he growled, trying to push me to shift. ‘Let me out.’
What the hell was wrong with him?
I groaned and opened my eyes slowly. It was still dark outside. Maddie was sleeping peacefully next to me.
What the fuck did Skol want?
‘What the hell, Skol?’ I mumbled, pulling Maddie closer to me. ‘Let me sleep.’
‘No, Dimitri,’ he whined again. ‘You need to let me out. I can feel him.’
Feel him? What the fuck was he talking about? Was someone here? Was someone on our floor?
I opened my eyes abruptly and looked at the door. I tensed up and prepared myself to jump out of bed. I was going to kill whoever it was. I was going to fucking rip them to pieces. Were they here to hurt Maddie? Were they here to…
‘No, Dimitri,’ Skol interrupted my thoughts. ‘No one is here. I can feel our pup, Dimitri.’
My heart stopped beating.
‘She is pregnant,’ Skol said, his voice trembling with excitement. ‘Our mate is pregnant.’
I turned to look at Maddie and I could feel the tears burning the corners of my eyes.
‘Are you sure?’ I asked as I removed the blanket from her body.
I looked at her lower belly and I shivered.
‘Completely sure,’ Skol said. ‘I can feel him.’
“Oh, Goddess,” I cried out as I lowered myself until I reached her lower belly.
I placed a hand on it and I felt my heart explode with all the love that overwhelmed me.
“Hi, my beautiful little pup,” I mumbled as I leaned in and placed a soft kiss below her belly button. “It’s your dad. I love you so much.”
Maddie stirred and sighed quietly. I felt a tear fall down my cheek.
“Maddie, princess?” I called her as I caressed her lower belly with my thumb.
She furrowed her brows a little and made herself more comfortable. I smiled and caressed her lower belly again.
“Maddie?” I called her a bit louder.
She sighed and frowned a little. She opened her eyes slowly and I could tell that she was confused when she didn’t see me next to her. She looked down at me and furrowed her brows.
“What are you doing?” she asked sleepily. “Come back and hold me.”
I chuckled and gave her a small nod.
“In a minute, princess,” I said. “I need to tell you something first.”
She laid her head back down, closed her eyes, and sighed.
“It better be good,” she mumbled. “I am not happy that you woke me up.”
I had to bite my cheek to stop myself from laughing.
“Skol woke me up to tell me that he can feel our pup in here,” I said softly as I placed another kiss below her belly button.
She froze for a second. Her eyes snapped open and she lifted her head abruptly. She looked at me wide-eyed and I grinned.
“Is that good enough?” I asked, trying so hard not to chuckle.
She gasped and looked at my hand on her lower belly.
“Is he sure?” she asked quietly. “Am I really pregnant?”
“He is sure, princess,” I said, reaching up and caressing her cheek. “We are going to have a little pup.”
I saw tears in her eyes and her emotions overwhelmed me completely. She was happy. She was excited. She already loved our pup more than anything else in this world. But she was also a little bit nervous and worried.
“There is nothing to be nervous about, my love,” I said, resting my head on her belly. “You two are my greatest treasure. Nothing will happen to you. I will always keep you safe.”
She ran her fingers through my hair and sniffled quietly. I looked up at her and saw her smiling softly.
“I know,” she said, caressing my cheek. “And we will always keep you safe. We both love you so much. You are going to be an amazing dad.”
Another tear fell on my cheek and Maddie wiped it away.
“And you are going to be an amazing mom,” I said softly. “Our pup will adore you. He is the luckiest pup in the world because you will be his mom.”
Maddie smiled and ran her fingers through my hair again.
‘I want to see him,’ Skol whined. ‘I want to smell him.’
‘There is nothing to see, Skol,’ I told him.
She wasn’t even showing yet and she wouldn’t be for a while. She was probably pregnant for only a few days. Lycan wolves could feel their pups very early in the pregnancy. Skol felt him even before Skye did.
‘Let me out,’ he whined, pushing me to shift again.
“Skol wants to feel the pup,” I told Maddie. “I need to let him out or he will drive me crazy.”
Maddie chuckled and gave me a small nod.
“It’s okay,” she said. “Let him out.”
I placed another soft kiss on her belly before I reluctantly stood up and took a few steps away from the bed.
‘Only a few minutes, Skol,’ I told him. ‘I want to be with her.’
He didn’t respond. He just took over before I could even blink. He whined and practically threw himself on the bed.
‘Easy,’ I growled at him.
Maddie chuckled and reached out for him. He gently pulled her to him, burying his snout into her neck.
“Hi, Skol,” she said softly. “I missed you.”
‘Oh, I love her so much,’ he told me and I smiled a little.
He lowered his head until his snout reached her lower belly. He whined quietly and took a deep breath.
‘I can smell him!’ he said excitedly. ‘Our pup is in here!’
My heart skipped a beat and I felt it expand. I didn’t even know that my heart could do that.
Skol placed his giant paw on her stomach and I couldn’t help but chuckle. She looked so tiny compared to him. Maddie ran her fingers through his fur and he purred.
“I love you, Skol,” Maddie said softly as she leaned in and placed a kiss on his giant arm.
He lifted his head and licked her cheek, making her chuckle.
‘I love her too,’ he told me. ‘I love her with my entire heart.’
‘She knows,’ I told him softly.
Skol looked back down at her belly and purred again. He leaned in and licked it gently.
‘My pup,’ he mumbled quietly. ‘My beautiful, little pup.’
Maddie kept running her finger through his fur. She kept caressing his giant body. She kept pressing herself closer to him. She kept hugging him. Skol was in heaven and I wasn’t sure if he would ever let me shift back.
‘Probably not,’ he said, making me roll my eyes.
He licked her belly again and rested his giant head on it. Maddie scratched him behind his ears and he shivered in delight.
I chuckled and pushed for him to let me out.
‘Just one more minute,’ he complained.
‘No,’ I said sternly. ‘I will let you out again tomorrow.’
He whined as he lifted his head and licked Maddie’s cheek again. She placed a kiss on his snout and I was sure he was going to melt into a puddle. He somehow managed to get out of bed and I shifted back immediately.
“You will break him down if you keep spoiling him like that,” I said teasingly as I got back into bed with my beautiful mate.
She chuckled and wrapped her arms around me.
“I love him so much,” she said. “I can’t help it.”
I cupped her cheek and took a deep breath.
“We are going to be mom and dad,” I mumbled quietly.
She smiled brightly and nodded.
“I love you, Dimitri,” she said quietly.
I leaned in and pressed my lips against hers.
“I love you too, my princess.”
