Chapter 71: Chapter 71

ATLAS:

I'm on the verge of having a heart attack, I never imagined that Dominic's birth would leave me as nervous and in shock as I am right now.

I've seen a lot of blood in my life, people being killed, including myself, but nothing compares to seeing your baby giving birth.

Weak— Klaus is present in my mind, he can even say that, but I know he's feeling the same as me.

I see Mel struggle to push once more, her hand that was intertwined in mine squeezes it tightly as if seeking strength to continue.

— That's it my love, just a little bit more— I whisper in your ear trying to give you comfort, I know how much these contractions must be hurting and I swear that if I could I would transfer all this pain to me.

I hate to see her in pain.

A loud sound of crying is present and I feel my heart stop for a few seconds, I raise my eyes to the doctor who was cutting Dominic's umbilical cord.

My puppy.

A lump forms in my throat and I can't contain the happy tear that escapes my eyes. I feel Mel squeeze my hand again and I know we share the same feeling.

I can't take my gaze away from the little body that is now being wrapped in a kind of blanket by the nurse, while the doctor continues to take care of my female.

— I want to see him— I hear Mel's tired but anxious voice.

— Of course, dear, Lauren brings little Dominic to his parents— the doctor goes to the nurse and soon she approaches with my puppy still crying loudly in her lap.

He hands my little one to his mother and he soon stops crying as if he recognized that he would be protected there, I get closer observing how perfect he is, with tiny hands and feet, so small that I feel a huge fear when I touch his little hand that he immediately grabs one of my fingers.

I sigh and my chest swells with pride, I want to howl and beat my chest making it clear that puppy was mine, but I just content myself by watching him snuggled tightly to Mel.

I kiss my princess's forehead and stroke the few light brown hairs that are on Dominic's little head, his little eyes have remained closed, so there's no way of knowing exactly what they look like.

I close my eyes thanking for my family that was now really complete. Well, not completely, as I still want more puppies, but for now it's great.

— He's identical to you, the only thing of mine I've seen in him so far is his hair— my princess snorts in amusement and I laugh to see that she was right, Dominic looked like a miniature of me.

My chest swells even more with pride.

— He will be a strong male and a great warrior— I say smiling when I feel him squeeze his little hand tighter around my finger.

— I'll have to work with the abused ones on duty, I don't want any girl on top of my boy— I laugh when I see a pout form on her lips and her eyes narrow when imagining our son surrounded by other females.

Then I'm the jealous one.

— Can I take you to wash? I promise I'll get you there as soon as possible— the nurse's voice reminds us that we still have company.

I feel a bit apprehensive about leaving my puppy with other people, even if that person helped him come into the world. I see that my princess shares the same thought as me because she proposes soon.

— Atlas will accompany you— I throw her a worried look, after all, I didn't want to leave her alone— I'll be fine dear, now go and take care of our boy— he smiled handing Dominic over to the nurse who reciprocated him kindly.

— I'll ask Christian to come in— I say not giving him any space to protest— I'll be right back.— I say planting another kiss on her forehead when I see her nod.

He left frustrated at not being able to be with both of them at the same time, I don't feel comfortable leaving either of them without my presence.

I ask one of the nurses who was passing by to tell Christian to come stay with Mel, the same as the rest of the family, he was waiting in the waiting room.

I continue on my way beside the female who had Dominic in her lap and watches as she takes him to wash. I stand outside watching her every move, my eyes didn't miss a thing, I felt like my protective side had peaked to an extreme level.

My mind wanders to the protections that were installed and adapted in our house before I thought they were great, but now I wonder if it would be enough.

I will see it as soon as we get home, I smile when I see that our puppy will be in our arms this time, I was looking forward to that moment.

I stop rambling when Lauren starts to wear a little outfit on Dominic, it was a replica of a silly animation that Mel was in love with, I think it's called Minions.

I believe my big boy didn't like it very much because he started crying again as soon as he finished being dressed.

— This little one is probably already hungry— I leave with him in my arms and he stops crying as soon as I approach and touch his little hands.

— Come on, we have to take him to Mel to feed— I say already starting to walk towards the room where they said they would take my princess.

I needed to see her.

We go in and Mel opens a huge smile when she sees us, her eyes shining towards our little one, I know she's dying to have him in her arms again and that's exactly what the nurse does, she hands him Dominic over to teach him properly how to do it. breastfeed.

It leaves us alone to see that he was already being fed correctly. I look around wondering at Christian's absence.

— He left a little before you came in, he went to call our family to see the supreme future, his words— he said even before I asked.

I move closer and sit in the chair next to me, I rest my head on his arms while we just watch our little sweet tooth.

— Christian is not wrong, I will train him to surpass even me, he will be a great supreme— and in that moment, for the first time, Dominic opens his eyes.

We were surprised to look at his little eyes so clearly that they almost bordered on white, it was not related to blindness, because for werewolves it was something impossible, this condition, fortunately, did not affect us.

I look more attentively into her eyes, while I caress her little face. I realize that Dominic was destined for something big, something even I didn't exactly know what it was.

— Something tells me this little one will give us trouble— Mel sighs and I just subtly nod.

It will give us a lot of work.

When he finished giving him milk, Mel burped him just as he was taught and after a while, he was already yawning with sleep.

— Do you want to get him?— he asks laughing when he sees my eyes widen, I'm too rough, I'm afraid that somehow I end up hurting him.

— I don't know if it's the cer...— I barely finish talking and Mel is already putting Dominic carefully in my arms.

My nervousness is clear and I'm sure he knows it because he looks at me with those big, almost white eyes in an amused way.

Her small hand firmly grips my finger as if it were reassuring her. I smile looking excitedly at Mel when I see that he hadn't hurt him.

— See, he doesn't bite— she teases, settling herself on the bed— well, not yet— she laughed and I couldn't stop following her.

I think I laughed more today than I did in my whole life.

Soon our family was back, they had said they had given us some time alone to enjoy Dominic, I mentally thanked him for that.

Everyone wanted to hold him in their arms, I was stunned at the thought of my puppy being passed around. I couldn't contain myself and said that the doctor had recommended that only the parents hold it for now since he is very small, which was true.

They complained for a while but understood, I think they only did because I didn't let go of Dominic for a second.

I insisted that everyone use gel alcohol before touching him, after all, it was the right thing to do when it came to puppies. I know it may sound like paranoia, but you can't be too careful, especially when it comes to my little one.

— I've never seen any wolf with eyes like that— my dad said in amazement, a feeling that was mutual between them as they looked into Dominic's little eyes.

— It's really impressive— Christian agrees with a puzzled look.

I nodded and Mel quickly changed the subject, we'll talk about that later.

We stayed talking and laughing for a long time, they stayed until visiting hours were over, the old woman even wanted to make a shack, but she just left grumbling about the lack of courtesy of professionals nowadays.

It was just me, my princess and my big boy, my family, I finally felt complete, I had what I always dreamed of and I wouldn't change that for anything.

— I love you— I say looking straight into her eyes, making it clear that she has me on her pinky.

— I love you my love— he replies, sealing our lips and smiling charmingly.

My princess, funny that at the end of the day, she was the one who found me.