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Soft kisses leave tingles on my shoulder and I softly sigh as the feeling brings me comfort.

"Mi amor." A soft voice calls out. "Wake up Mi Rey.

" The voices gently calls again. I peel my eyes open to see my beautiful mate staring up at me with her bright blue eyes.

I smile at her, "Good morning love." I whisper, closing my eyes as I reach out and pull her body closer to me.

Jade laughs lightly and brushes my fallen hair from my forehead, "Morning." I hum lightly and start nodding off again. "It's time to get up Alpha." Her soft voice teases into my ear. I growl lowly and tighten my grip on my mate.

I hear her beautiful laugh again and it makes me open my eyes.

I see her wide smile and immediately a smile graces my face.

Jade looks into my eyes and shakes her head, "We need to get up.

" she informs me. I groan and place my head in the crook of her neck, "Must we?

" I ask. Jade chuckles in my ear and it sends shivers down my spine.

"I mean I guess we don't have to find out the genders of our babies.

" she says in a thoughtful tone. I smile against her neck and then look up at her.

I peck her lips and place a hand on the bump of her stomach.

A little over two months and her stomach has slightly grown.

I lean down and kiss her belly, "Good morning to you as well my loves. "

Jade runs her hand through my hair and I smile up at her.

I look at her belly again, "I think mommy is getting a tad impatient with me so I'll talk to you two later.

I love you," I face Jade again and peck her lips, "and I love you.

" Jade shakes her head, "Come on then." She says and gets up, me following soon after.

Jade walks into the bathroom as I walk into the closet.

I throw on a black t-shirt and some blue jeans, as well as some black vans.

I go into the bathroom and see Jade putting on some light make up.

I stand behind her and kiss her shoulder, "You're beautiful mea lux, with or without make up.

" I say and she smiles at me in the mirror.

I place a gentle kiss on her mark and smile against her skin when I feel her shiver against me.

I wink at her in the mirror and her cheeks go pink so I chuckle softly.

I let her go and go to my sink to brush my teeth as well as style my hair.

Jade had already left the bathroom to, I'm guessing, change.

I walk into the bedroom and watch her as she stands in the mirror, staring at her stomach with her hand slowly running across it.

Ever since last week when we told the pack about the babies and engagement, she's been wearing her own clothes, which shows off her baby bump.

Now that I look back on it, I honestly couldn't believe I didn't notice something was amiss those first two weeks.

I remember when we told my parents. I could hear Jade's heart race when my mother started squealing, jumping, and crying.

Even Father jumped in surprise and he wasn't new to Mother's questionable behavior.

When someone first meets my mother, they find it really hard to believe she was once Queen since she acts in such a childish manner.

Mother was all over Jade with so many questions about the coronation, the wedding, the babies, and well, just everything really.

I saw Jade getting overwhelmed so Father and I had to step in.

When we told our siblings about the pregnancy.

..it was...well it was something. To sum it up, Jason and Cameron wanted to rip my head off and Kira was upset that she wasn't told sooner.

Overall, they were extremely happy for us.

When Jade's brothers smiled at her and wrapped her in a large hug, I felt her relaxed through our bond and she visibly calmed, what her brothers thought was really important to her. Anyone with eyes could see that.

I'm brought back from my memory when Jade's eyes lock with mine in the mirror and she smiles softly at me.

My heart soars in my chest and I smile brightly back at her.

What I wouldn't do for this woman. 'You're whipped.

' my wolf says in a sing-song voice.

I internally roll my eyes. 'Says you, how's Jasmine by the way?

' I shoot back. 'Shut up.' he grumbles and fades back into my mind.

I focus back on Jade's curious eyes and smile.

"You ready to go?" I ask her. She nods, "As I'll ever be.

" I watch her glance at her stomach and take a deep breath.

I walk up behind her, wrapping my arms around her stomach, placing my hands over her own.

I gently place a kiss on her shoulder and then lock eyes with her again.

"You'll be fine. Don't worry, love." I tell her softly.

She relaxes in my arms and nods, "You're right. "

Jade turns in my arms, "Come on, lets find out if we are having princesses or princes, maybe both.

" She leans up and pecks my lips. I smile against her mouth and reach up, holding her head to me.

I kiss her softly and then pull back, smiling lovingly at her.

"I love you." Jade blushes, "I love you more amor.

" I shake my head, "Impossible." I say and peck her lips, before letting her go and intertwine my hand with hers.

We make our way to the pack hospital and walk down the halls to the room where Rachel, the pack doctor that Jade has seen twice, is waiting for us. Rachel smiles as we inter the white and pale green room. "Alpha, Luna." She greets and I nod at her while Jade gives her a warm smile.

"Let's do the check up, shall we?" She asks with a smile.

Jade nods and release my hand, walking over to the scale.

She steps on and Rachel moves the scales around to find out Jade's weight.

"195, that is perfectly healthy." Rachel announces.

A small smile graces my face knowing that the babies and Jade are growing well together.

My smile falters when I look at Jade's face.

She is frowning deeply as her eyes flicker across the scale and then I notice them glaze over in the slightest, showing me that she is talking to her wolf.

Her eyes focus again and she's frowning less but something isn't right.

I walk over to her and place my hand on the small of her back.

Her head turns to me and I notice the red rim coloring her eyes. I frown and I glance at Rachel, mind linking her to give us a moment. She nods and silently leaves the room, closing the door behind her. Jade steps off the scale and walks past me to the small couch against the wall.

She puts her head in hands and I hear her sniff quietly.

I hurry over to her and kneel down in front of her.

"Jade? Baby what's wrong?" I say as I grab her wrists, carefully moving them from her face.

She has a few tears rolling down her cheeks.

I reach up and wipe them away with my thumbs.

Jade chuckles softly and shakes her head.

She sits back and wipes away the fresh tears that fall.

"I'm sorry. I am being ridiculous." She brushes it off and sniffs.

I furrow my eyebrows and grab her hands.

"What's the matter Jade?" I ask her softly.

She finally looks at me in the eyes, but doesn't say anything.

I rub my thumbs across her knuckles, "You can tell me anything, you know that.

" I remind her sincerely. She sighs and nods, "I know.

..it's just...I really thought I was past this problem and I have no idea why it's back.

" She tells me with a slight shake of her head.

She grabs one of my hands with the both of hers and traces the lines on my palms.

I wait patiently for her to talk to me. "It's my weight.

" she whispers so quietly that I could barely hear her, heightened senses and all.

I frown, knowing there was something behind this.

"When I was in middle school and high school, I had a hard time.

Being in a school full of wolves and humans, being the Alpha's daughter meant nothing to humans, not that it changed the way the packs looked at me either.

" She tells me quietly, the look on her face.

..she was lost in thought, something unpleasant for her.

I squeeze her knee that my other hand is resting on and I give her a reassuring smile when she looks at me.

"I had meat on my bones, yes, but I wasn't overweight by any means.

Deep down I knew that. I was in love with dancing, not a ballerina but other dances.

I tried out for the dance team at our school.

I noticed all the girls giving me dirty looks as I tried out, even the teacher was looking at me strangely.

A few days later I found out I didn't make the team and I was heartbroken, it was my middle school dream.

And then the girls came, the ones that made the team.

The things they said to me...that I was ugly, that I was crazy for thinking they would let a fat bitch on the team, that I had no talent.

Not something a hormonal, 13 year old girl takes lightly.

After that...it was awful. I starved myself, I wouldn't eat for days.

I was actually skin and bones. No one noticed except my mom and dad.

I wasn't eating at meals, my face lost all color and life, and my clothes were way too big on me.

I denied all their accusations and to get them off my back I would eat and throw up everything I had eaten.

I was living in a hell I had caused myself and it lasted for almost three years.

The turning point for me and my parents is when I was at school and passed out because I hadn't eaten in three weeks.

I woke up in the hospital and the news I got was, that if I didn't start eating right that I would die.

My family was so upset and wanted to know why I was doing this, but I never told them.

They helped me. They made sure I ate and kept food down.

Jason and Cameron would take me to workout with them.

As I gained the weight back, it was hard.

I couldn't look in the mirror and every time I was weighed I would try not to cry in front of everyone.

I was breaking my mother's heart, she couldn't understand why I would do this to myself.

One day my mom took me to a therapist within the pack, we talked and talked and eventually I got better.

Everyone, including myself, was happier.

Melissa was the therapist that helped me, I was close with her.

She died in the attack with my parents.. ."

Jade tells me this story and it makes me want to cry.

To cry for my mate, for the little girl who thought so little of herself, to cry for this beautiful woman who doesn't know she is the most amazing thing on this planet.

Tears trickle down her face, her eyes still on my palm.

"I shouldn't feel like this. I know I've never weighed this much, but it is because of the babies.

I shouldn't be upset. These are my babies, our babies.

I'm happy they are growing at a steady rate, it's just a teenage issue that I guess I still hold onto.

" She tells me and shrugs. Even though she acts nonchalant, I can still see the pain in her eyes.

I stand up and sit next to her, carefully picking her up and placing her in my lap.

She puts her head in my neck and I hear her breathe in my scent.

I kiss her hair and run my fingers up and down her spine.

"When I first saw you, I thought you were beautiful, before I even knew you were the one that held my heart.

" I say thoughtfully to her. "The joy and happiness I felt when I found out you were my mate, not even because of your beauty, but of the personality you had.

I knew that you wild one, someone brave with a lot of attitude.

Only you would fight a Royal." I say to her, smiling at the memory. I feel her laugh lightly as well.

I lean back to see her face, her cheek were tear stained and her eyes were red.

She would look beautiful inside and out no matter what.

I take her face in between my hands, "I am so grateful you are my soulmate.

I love you more than life itself. I wouldn't know what to do without you.

I call you Mea Lux because without you, my world would be in darkness, nothing would matter anymore.

You are kind, smart, brave, strong, loyal, courageous, caring, and beautiful.

You are perfect and you are my everything. Never forget that Jade. Ever."

More tears roll down her cheeks and it makes me frown as I wipe them away, "No one as amazing as you should ever cry.

" I tell her. Jade smiles at me, her beautiful smile that makes my heart skip a beat and my happiness radiant.

She leans down and connects her soft, rose lips with mine.

I hold her face to me and pour all the love and passion I feel for her into it.

When we pull apart, she run her fingertips across the features of my face.

Jade looks into my eyes, I would never get tired of looking into her sky blue eyes that have the slightest silver ring around them.

"You have no idea how much you mean to me Ryder Mathews.

" Jade whispers to me. I smile lovingly at her and peck her lips, "and you, me. "

There are a few light knocks on the door and Rachel pokes her head inside, "Are you two ready or do you need more time?

" I look at Jade and raise my eyebrow. She smiles and pecks my cheek, rising from my lap.

I smile as I stand up behind her, walking over to help her up onto the table.

"We're ready." Jade says with a smile.

Rachel nods and sets everything up, the machine, the wand, and the gel on Jade's bump.

Everything is ready and the picture is up on the screen.

She moves the wand around and after a few moments she smiles at us.

"Do you want to the genders now?" she asks.

I look at Jade and she nods to me. I smile and grab interlock our fingers.

"Yes please." Jade says. Rachel smiles and moves the wand to the middle of Jade's stomach.

"Okay see here, this here is the head, the feet, the arms, and body of Baby A or Baby Boy. " She tells us.

The information sinks in, I'm going to have a son.

I look down at Jade who has tears welling in her eyes.

She looks over to me, "We're having a boy, a prince.

" She says in disbelief and love. I smile and run my other hand through her hair, "Yes we are.

" "And her is the head, body, arms, and legs or Baby B or Baby Girl.

" Rachel says and points to everything. I smile hugely, so much I feel like my face might split in two.

A little girl. My little princess. A prince and princess, a daughter and son, my children.

I look at Jade who has tears sliding down her face as she stares at the screen that shows our children inside of her.

I lean down and kiss her forehead, "Our children, a boy and girl.

Our babies." I whisper to her and she nods slowly, still taking in the information we've just received.

Rachel wipes the gel off and prints out our pictures, also giving more vitamins to Jade.

I help her sit up and Rachel leaves to give us privacy.

Jade looks up at me and a blinding smile takes over her face.

"We are going to be a family. Us four." She says and looks down at her stomach, rubbing it gently.

I lean down and place two gentle pecks on her slight bump, not too much to notice by anyone was skimming by.

But that bump is changing our world. Our children are in there and I couldn't be any happier about it.

I grab Jade's chin, tilting her head back and giving her a kiss filled with love and joy.