Rejected Mate
Chapter thirty one: unforeseen circumstances

Time has been flying by recently; every day, it's the same routine. Wake up, eat breakfast, get towork, dinner, then time with Hazyn and then bed to repeat the next day: with the occasionalpack meeting thrown into the mix.

“Everything okay, baby?” Hazyn questions walking into the office to bring Ben and I lunch. We arecurrently working on a pack transfer request which would typically be simple but the pack the manis coming from isn't accepting the transfer request so it's been a lot of back and forth trying to workout a plan.

"Yeah Alpha cove is now demanding payment for Arthur to come here to be with his mate” I groanreading over the latest email for the hundredth time.

“He can't legally do that so throw the law in his face I think the law book is on the library” Hazynsmiles kissing me on the cheek while laying our sandwiches on the table before leaving the office.

I smile, thankful that Hazyn is always here to help when things get tough.

“I have to go"% Ben rushed out jumping up out of his office chair sending it flying across the roomand running out of the room in a rush.

I go to mind link him to ask if everything is okay when I hear Ashley's voice through the mind linktelling me it's time and she wants me in with her.

I quickly mind link Hazyn to let him know so he can take over the pack work before rushing off towatch the twins be born.

I rush through the hallways and to the medical wing

"Did I miss it" I cry out, pushing through the delivery suite doors just as Ashley lets out a massivescream.

“No, almost though”, ben comments before hissing in pain as Ashley grabs his hand tighter to tryand get through the contraction.

I rush to Ashley's head and grab her other hand so she can take her pain out on me as well so asnot to break bens hand. Even if it would heal in a few hours, he needs that time to help Ashley andspend time with their babies.

"I see baby A's head”, carol calls out as Ashley pushes harder, allowing the incredible sound of ababy crying to take over the room. I watch as carol holds up the baby for us to see

“It's a girl”, she announces before handing her off to one of the nurses to clean up.

“I need you to keep pushing. We still have a baby to be born and then their shared placenta”, sheannounces just as another contraction takes over Ashley's body, and she pushes harder this time. Idon't hear no scream as the second baby is born.

“Is my baby okay?” Ashley questions making carol nod

“Your son is perfect. Just in shock, give him a second” carol smiles, and within seconds of her mouthclosing, a loud cry takes over the room, startling his now calm sister, making them both cry.

Ashley lets go of our hands and reaches out for her babies wanting to do skin to skin immediately.“They are beautiful, hun. I smile before backing slowly out of the room to give them some privacy.

I am so thankful for Ashley allowing me to be in the room to meet the babies but now is their timeto become parents, and I don't want to overstep on that.

While I love kids, I don't think it will ever happen for Hazyn and I. We have been trying non-stop toget pregnant, and when we bought that up to carol, she ran some tests and found that our chancesof ever conniving would be super slim because of all the abuse I suffered over the past few years ithas made my uterus inhabitable for a child, and if I was to fall pregnant, I might lose the pregnancybecause the baby wouldn't be able to attach or grow which has made me dive into my work.

It makes me feel like I have failed as a human and a wolf. Both species were built to grow and raisechildren and to know because I couldn't stand up for myself and stop the abuse, I might lose mychance of being a mother hurts. If only I had grown some balls earlier and stood up to everyone butback then, I didn't know what was waiting for me in my future, and I didn't care what happenedeither, but now I do, and it makes me sad that I have caused this to happen. I can't give this pack anheir; I can't give hazyn the baby he wants, and I just want to go back in time and start over andactually stand up for myself because I hate feeling like a failure.