Atticus's POV

Rose's scream startles me and Axel out of our thoughts as we rush towards the sound. We were surrounded by more guards than before as we released everything we had pent up inside of us. The only thing on my mind at the moment was Rose.

We approached just at the moment Rose sent her magic out and into her mother, momentarily blinding us with its power. We stumbled back as Rose's mother's screams echoed throughout the room, silencing everything in its path.

Luckily, Axel was able to react faster than me and caught Rose's unconscious body before she hit the floor. It was at that moment that we noticed Everett's body slumped nearby. I looked over, making sure Rose was okay before going to Everett's side.

He grunted in pain as a silver dagger was lodged into his chest, luckily, nowhere near his heart. I let out a sigh of relief. "I may not be fucking dead but this shit hurts," Everett grunted in pain as he tried to glare at me.

I shook my head and looked back over to Axel and Rose.

"We need to get the fuck out of here, now," I said firmly.

I was not going to take any chances with my mate's life.

I looked down towards her slightly bigger stomach.

I couldn't even believe what I was seeing, she's pregnant.

I'm going to be a dad. I smiled, just thinking about it.

But this wasn't the time to be thinking about our future.

We needed to think about the present and how best to get our mate to safety.

I helped Everett up as we made our way over to Axel as he picked up Rose. I looked down towards Rose's mother. Except, I technically wasn't really looking at her since she was burnt to a crisp, leaving her ashes spread across the floor.

"I just mind linked the pack and they should round up the rest of our people," Everett said, grunting in pain and looking slightly paler. I could tell that he was trying to hide the extent of his injury from us but it was evident just by the look of pain on his face.

I nodded my head looking over at Axel holding our girl in his arms. "Let's go then," I said before we moved as one down the hallway and out of the building. It seems that there were hardly any living souls still inside the building that belong to the council.

Once outside, we were able to teleport ourselves out of there since the wards only surrounded the inside of the building. I made sure to teleport us to one of the supernatural hospitals that lie in between our three territories.

Immediately upon entering, we were rushed into a room that housed two separate beds. Everett fussed about not being by Rose's side but it was clear that he was losing a lot of blood. Doctors worked on Everett as me and Axel stood next to Rose's bed, watching nurses set up IVs for Rose.

The needle going into Rose's arm made a small noise come from her as she scrunched her eyes in pain. I growled as I glared at the two female nurses. "Be careful, you're hurting her. That's your luna right there."

The two nurses gulped, eyes wide. "Yes, alpha."

I felt a hard elbow go into my side as Axel looked at me with raised eyebrows and amused expression. "Seriously, man? I mean, I expect that from me but from you?" He shook his head and laughed before looking back down at Rose. "She would have gotten a kick out of that."

I smiled while looking down at her affectionately as I placed my hand softly on her belly. My eyes watered slightly as I took in a shaky breath. "I can't believe we're going to be dads."

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Everett's POV

I'm not gonna lie, being stabbed by a silver dagger hurts like a bitch. My wolf howls in pain, not only from the dagger but for our mate too. I look over seeing Rose's unconscious body laying on the hospital bed next to mine.

I haven't seen her in over a month and boy did it feel good to see her safe again.

Not only her but our babies. I smiled although it probably looked more like a grimace from the pain caused by the silver.

The nurses surrounding me prepared to remove the dagger as I held a stoic facial expression, giving nothing away.

As they removed the dagger, pain flooded my body making me screw my eyes shut.

I thought back to when I was hacking the security cameras at the council headquarters.

I thought my heart was going to stop when I saw Rose sitting on a steel table in her room.

I was about to send Axel in the room before I saw a nurse speaking to Rose, but not in a threatening way.

I remember the moment I clicked on the speaker button, listening in on their conversation. The nurse kept going on about how Rose needed to take prenatal vitamins and eat better which left me confused...until it clicked. My mate was pregnant. I'm going to be a dad.

Now I realize that I'm not just going to be a dad to one kid, but three.

I've always wanted a family of my own. I would be lying if I didn't say that hearing Rose talk about not being able to have kids didn't crush a small part of me.

I've always dreamed of being a dad and hearing that my mate can't have any of her own, crushed me.

I glanced back over at my baby girl as she was surrounded by Atticus and Axel's worried faces. Axel looked up meeting my gaze as he gave me a tired smile. "You look like shit, man."

I chuckled at his blunt honesty. I mean, I have a fucking hole in my chest at the moment as the nurses tend to my wounds. "Thanks. How is she?" I asked, looking back at my precious mate.

Atticus clenched his jaw before looking at me. "She's okay for now. They're trying to see if there was any trauma done to the babies. They think her magic might have had some kind of impact on them."

I was about to open my mouth and say something before Axel interrupted me. "They're okay, killer. The nurses just want to make sure," He reassured, trying to calm me down.

This has got to be the weirdest fucking day of my life if Axel is trying to calm both me and Atticus down. If it weren't for the small scowl he had on his face, I'd think someone kidnapped the real Axel and replaced him with this guy.

"Relax, Everett. You need to rest because who knows what's going to happen when she wakes up. We need you at full strength for when that happens," Atticus said as he ran his fingers up and down Rose's arm.

I sighed, leaning my head back against the pillow of the hospital bed. If Rose didn't wake up soon, I know my wolf would turn feral, seeking the blood of my mate's attackers. Although they are all most likely dead, the thought never settled my wolf down.

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Rose's POV

I stared into an abyss of darkness as my ears strained to pick up a small noise. Anything. I felt as if I had been floating in the night sky for months at this point. Trapped in my own thoughts and memories, I was unable to move or make a single sound.

My ears began picking up the sound of voices. My mate's voices. I tried to make some move or noise that indicated that I was here and listening to them. However, my body betrayed me and my mind as it didn't move a single muscle, encasing me in a paralyzed form.

"How is she?" Everett's voice reached my ears, making me let out a sigh of relief internally that he was okay. Last time I saw him, a silver dagger was lodged into his chest.

"Her and the babies vitals are good, alphas," a feminine voice spoke up, making me assume that it was the nurse.

"When will she wake up?" Axel's voice spoke up, his tone lined with concern. I just wanted to scream that I was here and that I was fine, but my body apparently did not agree with me.

"I can't say for sure. The amount of magic she used should have killed any normal witch," the nurse said with nervousness.

A loud growl erupted in the room, leaving goosebumps on my skin. "She isn't any normal witch. She's a tribrid and your luna. She isn't weak and you will not let word get out about this incident either," Atticus finished, anger lacing his voice.

Although I could tell he wasn't angry at the nurse, that didn't stop the small squeak that came from her. "Yes, alpha."

I assumed she left the room since quietness settled over me again. I was worried that my hearing might have gone out again until Atticus's voice spoke up, more gentle this time. "Please come back, Rose. We're dying over here."