Chapter 46: Chapter 46

I am sure, I am going to kill Caleb before he is an adult. Maybe I am being to overdramatic but my mind is halfway made up about digging a six foot hole for him but Isaac would not let me live with the fact that I killed his brother and I myself would not live with knowing that I took away the last person that is part of his small family. That kid sure knows how to press my buttons and I am not even sure anymore if I will let him live through this.

"Caleb!" I shout as I stomp down the stairs. "I am going to kill you if it's in your stinky mouth!" I yell out until I am finally at the foot of the stairs glaring daggers at Caleb who is seated on the living room floor.

And just as I had guessed Caleb has Kace's pacifier in his hands. I do not know why he gets easily fascinated and taken away by the little pacifier but it always leaves Kace crying and I, with sleepless nights. And just like always, Caleb has stolen Kace's pacifier while he was asleep and I had to run out of my shower when I heard him crying. I am literally keeping two babies in this house but the other one is just more of a pain and bigger.

"I was just looking." Caleb defends and looks up at me with the innocent look that I always fall for.

Shutting little fussy Kace up is a challenge and it is even harder when you accidentally wake him up, I know because I have probably done it more than I can count and more especially because Caleb wakes him up. Nina and my mother are normally around to help me including Zaira but sadly on my part I only have Caleb with me today. Taking care of a little baby is hard especially if that baby is a werewolf and a boy. The kid has a bigger appetite than mine.

I thought Isaac was just pulling my leg when he told me that the doctor informed him that I was pregnant and in my mind I was awaiting that part where he would yell, "ha, just kidding!" but I started panicking when I noticed that my appetite was getting much bigger than usual. Even then I still had a little bit of doubt within me but it was not like my stomach was not going to get bigger when I was pregnant, I freaked out when I noticed the little bump and Isaac was the one who calmed me down.

It was a lot for me to take in the fact that I had a little pup growing inside me and I was practically in a panic mode, it had to take a lot of assuring and reassuring for me to take in the fact and actually accept that Isaac and I were going to have a little pup and the future Alpha of our pack; our little baby boy. Kace.

I got a lot of help from Nina, mom and Zaira when it came to accepting the fact that I was pregnant and they helped me when it came to preparing for the birth. The first time I set my eyes on my little baby, different emotions pooled within my body and I could not calm down when I saw his big green eyes staring back at me. I was more than glad that he had taken up most of Isaac’s features because I saw a mini Isaac in him.

"Play with your gaming systems." I counter and walk up to him. "That is not yours." I point at the little blue pacifier in his hands.

"But I'm also gonna share my Xbox." He replies in a whiny voice that makes me want to smack him.

"Kace's chubby baby hands can't handle the controller unless you want it covered with slob." I reply. "You know what keep it." I add on and start walking back to the stairs.

Caleb runs up to my side and we start climbing the stairs together. "Give him this one." He tries to persuade and I roll my eyes at his ingenious behavior over a pacifier.

Caleb knows that I am going to give Kace another new pacifier. Now the question is where am I going to get another pacifier? Simple, in Kace's small box of pacifiers. The kid has a huge appetite and so whenever he is asleep or playing around, I always make sure to have a pacifier around so that he does not cry on me and mostly because I have to replace all the pacifiers that Caleb steals. I had decided to buy a small box filled with pacifiers when I noticed that Kace liked them and also that they were going missing gradually.

"No, keep it." I reply as I open the door to Kace's room.

"But this one has baby droll all over it." He complains.

"Well to bad." I walk over to the bassinet where Kace is lying in. I pick him up and rock him in my arms to stop his fuss, as I walk to the little box in the corner of the room and grab one pacifier. I slowly and carefully place it in his open mouth and just like that the cries are gone.

I let out a sigh and look up at Caleb who is now exploring Kace's room. I should have never let him in this room and now he will never want to leave. Caleb never wants to leave whenever he enters Kace's room and I'm sure it's like toy heaven to him; the kid really needs to start acting his age. It is funny how Caleb continuously and persistently claims to be a big boy when he can’t keep his hands off a kid’s toys.

I place Kace back into his bassinet and leave the stuffed hippo in his arms before quickly making my way back to my room and pulling on a pair of jeans and an orange tank top. I turn around when I hear the sound of my phone ringing and I quickly run to pick it up, I answer it immediately when I notice that it is Zaira's call.

"Hi girl!" I say and furrow my eyebrows when there is no reply.

"Hi girl." Dylan's mocking voice comes through and I glare even though he cannot see me.

"What the hell Dylan?" I reply.

"I'm bored." He replies.

Sometimes....actually all the time I wonder how mother Luna made the mistake of making Dylan the older one when he is the most immature between us. All brothers can be pretty irritating but my brother is super irritating especially during such times when I have a baby to get to. Let’s just rub off the fact that I have to babies on my hands….No...In fact I have to take care of three children, Dylan included. Even though I am away from him, he still finds ways of irritating me.

"And I'm a busy momma." I reply with sass in my voice.

"And my mate is about to become a baby momma too." He says and my jaw drops when I process the words he just said.

There's a loud shriek and a few crashing sounds from the other side of the call and Zaira's shouting voice. The two had been getting a few complaints from the pack members about their loud noises. Each mate bond has its uniqueness and Zaira and Dylan's bond is powered by childish antics and constant unnecessary bickering but in my defense a person just cannot survive without bickering with Dylan because he's a constant tomato face. My father has even taken on the fact of letting them go so that they can have their own house in the pack just to avoid their bickering and constant scandals which are childish.

"Hey, Ali." Zaira's voice finally comes through and I let out a small chuckle.

"What is this I hear, Zee?" I ask.

"You heard right, I'm gon' be a momma." She replies with an excited voice.

I really love this side of Zaira that is always optimistic and she always manages to see the good in everything. I was a mess when I found out that I was pregnant but if it were not for her and everyone else I wouldn’t have overcome my anxiety. And now I am going to try my best and help her as much as I can.

"Yay, I'm gon' be an auntie!" I squeal and Zaira's laugh echoes through the call.

This is something I was expecting especially since their relationship was moving faster as usual and they were always cuddled around each other; I reduced the number of times I usually visit them because I am too young to see my brother get nasty with my friend.

"Girl, we gotta go shopping and we gotta visit the spa." She says and I shake my head. No, shopping to Zaira is swelled feet to me.

"Why the spa?"

"I gotta look nice while giving birth." She replies and I laugh.

I am about to reply when I hear a loud baby cry and I let out an exasperated sigh before informing Zaira that I have to go and telling her congratulations. I place my phone in the pockets of my jeans and hurry out of my room and back into Kace's room. I remain standing by the door when I my eyes settle on Kace in Caleb's arms and I suddenly have an urge to get Kace out of his arms but the scene of him rocking his nephew is just so cute.

I walk up to Caleb and outstretch my arms and he carefully places Kace in my arms.

"You're a pretty cool uncle when you aren't stealing Kace's binky." I voice out as I try to get Kace to drink the milk in his bottle.

"I'm a cool uncle anytime."

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"Why are we even talking about my mate?" Black asks in his usual bored tone while he is sprawled out on the couch where he usually likes sleeping on.

"Because we're concerned cousins." Caleb replies.

Black turns to Caleb with raised one raised eyebrow. "You don't have a mate and you don't see me dying of concern." He says.

I fall down on the couch next to Isaac with a bowl of popcorn; I lay my head on his chest and keep eating my popcorn as his chest vibrates with laughter. Isaac and Caleb were having a 'mate' conversation with Black because they think him finding his mate would really do him a lot of good and maybe he might open up more when he has his mate by his side but as always Black has been shooting back at them and using their words against them. Zaira also thinks that if Black finds his mate maybe he might not be the sour grape anymore, her words.

"I'm just turning 16 within two weeks." Caleb replies.

"And I'm not yet fifty." Black counters and I chuckle at the reply.

"You aren't getting any younger." Isaac voices out.

"I'll probably look the same when I am fifty." Black replies.

"But-" I cut Caleb off.

"Finding a mate is something you can't plan out. The moon goddess knows when it's the perfect moment, so you are all just making noise." I say and Black mutters a 'thank you'

And to think, as if Kace's fussing was not enough and now I have to deal with two grown ass men and an almost close to being an adult boy. Black stands up and dusts his dark jeans and starts walking over to the door, I was now used to Black appearing and disappearing without warning. Caleb stands up too and follows behind Black.

"Drop me off at Nina's. I don't want to be here right now." Caleb says and looks at Isaac and me with an uncertain look. He made me realize that that is the way I feel when I look at my brother sprawled out with Zaira in his arms.

They both walk out of the door and I look up at Isaac who has a wide smirk on his face. "A whole night with you." he says and wraps his arms around my waist and picks me up making me drop my popcorn. "Alone." He adds.

I do not know what he has against my food but we are going to have to talk about it because that was perfect popcorn and it is not like I forgot about my Nutella. He places a kiss on my neck that still sends electrifying currents through my body.

"Are you ever going to forget about the Nutella?" he asks in a husky voice and my insides twist when he traces the mark with his lips.

"I don't think so." I reply in a voice that comes out as a shaky moan. He had literally crashed the jar into the wall in the room and that is something I am willing to forget.

"Well think again." He says and slides a kiss from my jaw and up to the corners of my lip and he comes to a halt making me grow out of my lust filled haze.

I let out a shaky chuckle when I realize that he stopped because of Kace's cry. I try to slide out of his arms but he holds me tighter.

"My little boy has a problem with sharing his momma." He muses. "Well he's gonna have to cry the whole night." He smirks.

I glare at him and smack his chest. "Just kidding." He defends and chuckles.

He climbs up the stairs with me in his arms until we are in Kace's room but he still does not place me down. I look at him with a confused look and he smiles down at me.

"Who said I can't carry both my mate and baby in my arms." He says and my eyes widen before I hurriedly get out of his arms. His loud laugh makes me glare at him.

He picks up Kace and smiles up at me while rocking Kace in his arms. He takes a step towards me and engulfs me in a hug with his one arm while the other is carrying Kace. He smirks down at me and I mentally prepare myself for what he is about to say.

"What do you say? If I make him sleep, we do an all-nighter." He says and I roll my eyes.

"Horny bastard." I mutter.

"Only for you." he replies.

I look over at Kace. "He's sleeping."

"He always sleeps in his daddy's arms." He says and unhooks his arm around me and places Kace back in the bassinet. He straightens up and looks at me. "Let's go relax my standing member." He says and I glare at him.

"Don't say nasty stuff in front of my kid." I scold.

I shake my head and look up at Isaac who is now in front of me and pulls me into his arms. I sigh and rest my head on his chest. His arms snake around my waist and the familiar tingles explode.

"Aleisa." He calls out.

"Mm." I hum.

"I love you." he says and I smile.

I look up at him with a wide smile. "I know." I reply and place my head back on his chest.

"Aleisa."

"Yes." I answer with my eyes closing slowly.

"You're supposed to say "I love you" too." He says and I smirk.

"What's the fun in that?" I ask.

"This." He says and sucks on the mark and I let out an involuntary moan. I find myself nodding to the sensual sound of his husky and raspy voice. "You know the words."

I shake my head and he looks down at me. "You better say it or we're both gonna be bad parents if you keep moaning in front of Kace." He says with a smirk

"It's gonna be your fault." I answer.

I immediately regret refusing to reciprocate the words when he has the challenging look on his face. I gasp and try my best to stifle my laughter when he attacks my sides. I try my best to pry his arms off me but he goes on to tickle my sides.

"Say it." He orders and I nod my head when I realize that if he keeps tickling me and I break, that will wake up Kace and I do not have the energy to take care of a sleep disturbed Kace.

"I love you! I love you!" I say and let out a sigh when he finally let's go.

"I love you too." He says and I smack his arm.

I am about to give him a piece of my mind when a loud piercing cry echoes through the walls of the room. I look down at Kace in the bassinet as he tosses and his little arms scramble around with the loud cries escaping his wide and open mouth. I groan and look up at Isaac who has a guilt stricken and sorry look on his face.

This is definitely going to be a long night.