Chapter 44: Chapter 44

Clara's POV

We woke up in the middle of the night when we smelled some smoke surrounding our territory. Since we have the barrier, the enemies cannot come inside. Erik was mind-linking, someone, while I changed. Erik wore some t-shirts, and we both went to the throne room, waiting for the pack's report.

"Do you think it's them?" I asked nervously to Erik.

I am nervous about what is happening outside the barrier. We wanted to go and face the enemies, too, but Tia stopped us from going out. She scolded us and said trust the werewolves that we are ruling. We stayed quiet at her words since we both knew what Tia said was true. Our warriors all over the country are strong and dependable. We should stay here and await their report of victory.

"I think it is," Erik said, looking coldly at the door. I am feeling in our mate link that he is also worried and nervous. He may be strict with our subordinates, but he cares for them deeply. I grabbed his hand, he looked at me, and I smiled at him sadly. He squeezed his hand and focused on the door, waiting for someone to enter.

A few hours have passed, and Erik feels restless on his throne. He stood up and started pacing around in front of me when Vincent entered the hall. Erik masked his expression, returning it to a serious mode. He sat down and waited for my brother to come closer.

"Your majesty," Vincent greeted me and turned to me to bow. "Your highness," he said. I raised my hand, stopping his greetings. "It's alright. Tell us what happened," I said.

Vincent nodded to me and turned to Erik. "The rogues kept running around the territory setting everything on fire. Tia stopped the fire, but the rogues went crazy all of a sudden and tried attacking the barrier even though they knew they would get badly injured. When the troops got ready, we sent them to the barrier to clean the area. Ian is the one who led them. When they came back, they captured the rogues and killed the rest of them. When I interrogated them in our basement, they kept on shouting the same thing and killed themselves." Vincent explained.

"What did they keep on saying?" Erik said with a threatening voice. Vincent doesn't need to tell me what it is since it will undoubtedly be connected to me, and Erik knew this.

"I will come and visit you when the time is right," Vincent said.

"That means that he won't be making a move for a while," I said using my stern voice. What is he planning again? Why does he need to come again? Is he not tired? Whatever he does, he can't change the fact that Erik is the King.

"Why, is it because of our barrier?" Erik said he was likely whispering to himself.

Ian entered the room, and we all looked at him until he was close to us. "Your majesties, Alpha," He greeted us while bowing to us.

"Your report?" Vincent asked.

"We cleaned the area, and the fire is fully distinguished," Ian reported.

"Good, observe the rogues. If they are crazy, like Vincent had said, kill them. If they still have a chance, send them to Alpha Kyle," Erik ordered.

"Your majesty, I also found a gift box with a card saying that it's for her highness," Ian said while glancing at me.

"Bring it to me," I said using my stern voice.

Ian stepped forward while holding the box to me. I got the box, and when Ian left, I got a sniff of his perfume. I haven't got a chance to open the box. When I felt nauseous, I covered my mouth and unconsciously let go of the box. The box fell on the ground, and it was perfume. When my nauseous was gone, I picked up the bottle of perfume. The smell was so strong that I threw it away from me, the bottle got broken, and since the bottle got broken, the scent of it spread throughout the hall.

I felt nauseous and almost threw up, my nauseous got intense, and I got dizzy. I tried standing up and leaving the room, but it was too late. The last thing that I saw was Erik's worried look.

Erik's POV

Clara covered her mouth, feeling that she could throw up any second. When the scent of the perfume spread through the hall. Clara's face turned pale. I got worried and immediately stood up. Clara also stood up but suddenly fell. Luckily, I was beside her and caught her before falling to the ground.

I rushed Clara to our room. The others followed behind, worried about their Queen. Ian's face grew pale, blaming himself for it was his fault that the Queen was unconscious.

"Vincent, call the pack doctor and Tia," I said tremblingly. I was almost running while carrying Clara's bridal style towards our room. We entered the room, and I carefully laid Clara on our bed.

We were waiting for the pack doctor to arrive, I was feeling restless, so I couldn't help but pace around the room. Ian was standing in the corner of the room, staring at the wall. I walked toward him and smacked him. "Don't think about anything else and track them," I said with a threatening voice. Ian's face changed back to its usual expression. He bowed to me, looked at Clara for a second, and left the room looking for Klaus.

Two pack doctors came rushing into the room with Tia. I stopped pacing around and ran to the side of Clara, waiting for their report. They checked everything in Clara, opened her eyes, and flashed a flashlight at her eyes. She checked her pulse, then stopped and whispered to Tia. Tia's eyes grew big, and she grabbed Clara's hand, checking her pulse.

"Can anyone tell me what is happening?!" I shouted at them and couldn't take the tension any longer. They all looked at me and bent their knee. Tia also did the same, I looked at Vincent, but he was also confused as I was.

"Tell me," I said while growling at them.

"Congratulations, your majesty. The Queen is bearing an heir," Tia said using her most severe voice.

I got stunned. I was standing there, staring at Tia and the doctors. I've been scared of having a pup that I have said I should've had to Clara. It was also not an appropriate time for us to have a pup, but hearing it now that I have an heir inside of Clara. I couldn't stop myself from crying, and I was standing there, staring at them and crying. I returned to my senses when Vincent touched my shoulder and squeezed it.

"You're now a father, bro!" Vincent exclaimed, putting his arm around my neck. Congratulations to me. I was so happy that I could not process what was happening in front of me.

I rushed beside Clara, grabbed her hand, and touched her stomach with my other hand. "My treasure," I whispered. I remembered about the perfume and looked at Tia.

"What did the perfume do to her? Is it some poison or a spell?" I asked, looking at both of the doctors and Tia.

Tia shook his head. "There's nothing. They knew that she was pregnant," Tia said, and I gave her a confused look.

"When she-wolves bear a pup, their senses will be sensitive, they will crave food, crave for their mate, and will always be emotional. Didn't you notice some changes in Clara when you were together?" Tia asked, and I thought about Clara's weird behavior for days.

"She was always getting hungry, sensitive to smell, and aggressive to me like she wanted to devour me," I explained.

"Yes, sensitive to smell, and they gave her a strong perfume. That is why she reacted that way. Both of them are okay," Tia said.

Both of the doctors were feeling anxious and kept on glancing at me weirdly. "What is it?" I said with a threatening voice. "I want to tell his majesty that her highness needs a check-up from now on. The royal her highness is pregnant with will eat all of her mother's strength to grow stronger. Her highness will grow weaker as time passes, and she can't use her full powers until she gives birth. We need to monitor her highness and the royal inside of the Queen," One of the doctors explained.

"Is this true?" I asked Tia for confirmation.

"Yes, she needs to let them check the baby's status inside her womb and her health since she will get weaker. Her wolf will start hibernating until she gives birth to the royal," Tia explained, and I nodded.

Tia glanced at the doctors and motioned them to leave. "Once again, congratulations, your majesty, we have a royal highness now" I looked at Clara, and tears started to form in my eyes again.

I was so against having a pup while we were amid reconstruction of the country and facing a lot of enemies. Now, I only feel pure happiness and a little bit nervous. I stood up and looked at both Tia and Vincent.

"Announce that the Queen is pregnant with the royal highness and prepare for celebration!" I exclaimed, ordering both of them. They nodded and left the room.

"I will protect the both of you with all of my life," I whispered, kissing Clara on the cheek and her tummy.

In a few hours, Clara woke up and looked at her surroundings. She squinted her eyes until they got adjusted to the sunlight. It was already morning, and the sun was shining brightly. When she looked at me, I smiled.

"Hi," I said softly.

"What happened?" She whispered. She must feel her throat was dry, so I served her a glass of water. I supported her in sitting down and passed her the glass of water.

She sipped and returned the glass to me. "You passed out," I said. She gave me a questioning look, and I sighed. "You pass out because of the strong scent of the perfume," I explained.

"My senses are getting sensitive; I don't know why," She said, feeling confused about the changes happening to the body.

"The doctor and Tia checked your condition earlier," I said. She looked at me. Her eyes were so focused on me, waiting for my following words.

"Did they say something?" I nodded softly at her. "What did they say?" She asked, feeling nervous.

"You are pregnant with the heir to the throne," I said, smiling at her. Her eyes grew big, surprised at the information. She looked at me, checking if I was telling the truth. When she realized it was the truth, she touched her stomach and caressed it.

"I'm pregnant?" She asked, more like she was asking herself. I just nodded at her. "This is why Angeline said I will get weaker as time goes by!" Clara exclaimed.

"And this is why I am always feeling hungry and have a sensitive smell," She said. She looked at me with teary eyes. "I'm bearing a pup," She said.

I nodded, and she cried while hugging me. I caressed her back and kissed her cheek. "We're going to be parents," I whispered, letting my feelings be felt through the pack and to Clara. Clara sobbed when we thought that the pack was excited and happy. Clara touched her stomach again and cried while laughing.

"Hi, little one, I can't wait to meet you," She said while looking at her stomach. She laughed and looked at me. "I'm going to be a mother," She said happily.

I grabbed her hand and squeezed it tightly. "And I'm going to be a father," I said to her. She smiled at me sweetly, and I leaned closer to her to give her a simple kiss.

"Finally, a pup!" Liam exclaimed, and I laughed at him.