Hiding the Alpha’s Heir

Desmond

After several days, Seraphina experienced contractions in the middle of the night. It was a good thing that Anderson had been staying here before last week.

“Why can’t I go in? I want to be by Seraphina’s side!” I demanded the servants to open the door for me while Seraphina was in labor. “Seraphina, please! Allow me to be with you!”

I paced back and forth while Sander was looking at me, worried.

I begged again, wanting to be by her side. I could hear Seraphina’s groans in her chamber.

I mustered up my courage when I heard her screams again. “Do let me in! I am the father of our second pup!” I ordered and growled at the servants who dared to halt me.

“Y-Yes, my lord.”

“Seraphina!” I scurried to be by her side as she was covered with sweat.

“Desmond…” She was panting when I held her hand. I squeezed it to tell her that I would always be by her side.

“I’m here, seraphim…” I said softly, caressing her wet hair. I kissed her forehead and looked at her with a gentle gaze. “Your cinnamon is here for you.”

Seraphina looked relieved, nodding.

“My lady, push one more time,” Anderson said as he was taking a deep breath.

“Mmm.” She nodded. “Desmond…” She looked at me, worried.

“I’m here, seraphim,” I assured her that I would be by her side.

Seraphina took a deep breath before she gathered everything she could and pushed harder. “Damn it, Desmond! I am not going to get pregnant again!” With that, she held my hand so tight that it felt like she wanted to break it.

My jaw dropped when those words came out of her mouth. But I understood that she was having a hard time. I saw how she was in pain in laboring so perhaps, having two pups with Seraphina was enough.

“Do you get me?!” She glared at me before she dug her claws into my arm.

“Y-Yes. I understand.” I shivered, frightened at how her glares made me want to curl up like a kitten right now. Now, she was mad. “This is the last… I promise.” I assured her.

As long as I shouldn’t seduce her or she wouldn’t seduce me, we were all good. I would do anything to satiate myself and I would never lust over Seraphina again.

I guess.

Damn it! As long as I would never touch her or if ever in the near future something happened between us, I would make sure that she was taking fertility control.

“DAMN YOU, DESMOND!” Seraphina screamed one more time before she collapsed, exhausted.

“Seraphina?” My heart was pounding so fast as she looked more jaded than before.

But my world stopped as soon as I heard the loudest cry of our baby pup.

“It’s a girl, Alpha!”

I slowly turned my head, and couldn’t move to see Anderson holding our second pup. I was in a daze as he showed me the most beautiful creature I had ever seen.

“Hi…” My voice croaked as I shed tears holding my baby daughter. “Saoirse Verlice… Our dearest Saoirse…” I couldn’t contain my tears upon mentioning the name I had already thought of in the past in case our pup was a girl. Also, I chuckled softly when our baby pup slowly calmed down from crying.

Her black pupil eyes focused on me as I laid my finger on her small, fragile hand. She gripped it.

“I’m your Papa, sweetie.” I turned to Seraphina who was looking at me and smiling. “This is your Mama.” I went beside her and showed our daughter to her. “She looks a lot like you, seraphim. Your mini version…”

Saoirse had Seraphina’s face and hair. However, I was certain that the color of her eyes, once she turns one year old, would be an amber color.

Because Saoirse had the blood of Verlice.

“You’re right…” Seraphina said in a meek tone, smiling softly. “Saoirse…” She grazed the cherub cheek of our daughter before she slowly closed her eyes.

“S-Seraphina?” I panicked and immediately looked at Anderson when they were finished cleaning her. “What happened to her?” My heart was pounding so fast. My wolf even wanted to wreak havoc as to what was happening.

“She is exhausted, Alpha. Let’s allow her to rest.” I sighed in relief, nodding.

I gently swayed my baby daughter and asked Anderson if my son could come in. He nodded and summoned my son who was waiting outside.

Sander entered with his eyes widened in awe. “Come, Sander. Meet your baby sister.” I ushered him to sit on the couch.

“Baby sister?” His jaw dropped. “Does it mean that Saoirse is her name?” I nodded. “Whoa…” Sander couldn’t contain his excitement as he settled beside me. “Papa… She’s so small…”

“Indeed. And she looks like Mama, right?”

“Hmm!” Sander giggled. “Then, we can have another baby pup and have a boy so we can name him, Sylvius, right, Papa?”

I looked at him, shocked. My son was expecting another pup?

“Um… Sander, didn’t your Mama and I discuss that we are not going to have another pup anymore?” I wondered if he still remembered it or perhaps, he couldn’t recall it.

Sander looked dejected and nodded. His face was flushing and he hid it behind my arm. “Auntie Niscia said that if you love each other you can still have a baby pup,” he said shyly. “You love Mama so…” he paused.

I opened my mouth to retort back before I smiled. “You must have forgotten that you hate your Papa, son. Also, yes, I do love your Mama but Mama does not love me anymore because I hurt her.” I looked away, feeling my heart broken.

Even my wolf was blaming me for this. It was really my fault Seraphina had fallen out of love while our mate bond was still reconnected.

“Moreover, you have other siblings, Hezekiah and Harolyn,” I added when Sander didn’t speak anymore. But he was stroking his chin as if he was thinking deeply.

“Alright…” Sander nodded and stood up. “I will visit Mama later when she wakes up. Please summon me, Papa.” He kissed his sister’s forehead. “Big brother Sander will be right back, baby Saoirse.”

“Where are you going?” I asked when he was taking his leave.

“Secret.” Sander smiled sinisterly before he called his butlers. “Franklin, Jeremy, let’s go.”

Bewildered, I just let my son. I wondered what he was planning again. I put Saoirse in her cradle before I sat next to Seraphina who was sleeping peacefully. I gently caressed her beautiful face.

“You have done well, seraphim… I am so proud of you.” I lowered my head to kiss her forehead.

Seraphina woke up after three hours of sleep. I handed our daughter to her. She didn’t hesitate to pull down her chemise to allow Saoirse to latch on her nipple.

She flinched and had a look of pain in her eyes.

“Are you alright?” I asked, concerned at her condition.

She nodded. “It’s just that… It’s a bit painful with the way she sucks it.” She chuckled afterward after fixing how our daughter drank from her breast. “There…” Seraphina sighed in relief.

I was fascinated by how she became more gorgeous to my eyes. She was growing more beautiful knowing that she was the mother of Sander and Saoirse.

“What?” Seraphina arched her eyebrow at me.

I looked away, gulping that I was caught looking at her. “Um… I am just awed seeing how you feed our daughter.”

“Very well… I understand since it is your first time seeing me feeding our baby pup.”

“That must be.” But I knew that even if I witnessed that she gave birth to Sander, I would have the same expression as what I proclaimed.

The door swung open and revealed my son with an orchid flower in his hand. “Mama, I am here now!” Sander beamed as he ran to sit beside Seraphina after he kissed her on his cheek. “This is for you, Mama. I picked this up for you.” He offered the orchid flower.

Seraphina chuckled and winced his hair. “Thank you, little man. You are such a gentleman.” She showed Saoirse. “Have you seen your baby sister?”

“Yes!” His expression softened when his amber eyes lingered on her. “Baby Saoirse is so small. I wish I could hold her, Mama.”

“You can do that soon.” Seraphina tapped his nose which earned him a giggle. “For now, your Papa and I will handle her for the first few weeks.”

“Alright…” Sander smiled. “Mama, I have to say something about Papa.”

“Say something about your Papa?” Sander nodded. “What is it, sweetheart?”

I creased my forehead when Sander glanced my way before he returned his gaze back to his Mama. Why did I have this feeling that he was going to suggest something that I wouldn’t like when he mentioned me again?

This boy…

“Since Papa never experienced how to take care of me when I was a baby pup, is it possible that Papa should do all the work of changing nappies, taking care of baby Saoirse, and feeding baby Saoirse with milk formula? Papa wants to experience sleepless nights just as when he was not there with you when you absconded from his pack,” Sander said in his sweet tone.

“Huh?” Seraphina parroted.

“It is a great opportunity, Mama.” He was beaming while he was looking at me with a ridiculed stare. “Papa said that he wants to reconcile with you, I hope you will approve my suggestion. Papa approves it, too.” My eyes widened at what he said. “Right, Papa?”

“I-Is that true, Desmond?” Seraphina turned at me with a creasing forehead. “But we had a talk that you are only going to stay here until I give birth to Saoirse.”

I was about to say that I was planning to suggest that but Sander chimed in again. “I suggest to Papa that we should return to the pack if he really wants to take care of baby Saoirse. Mama, that is possible, right?” His eyes pleaded.

“Did you seriously say that, Desmond?”

I snapped back and cleared my throat to grab Seraphina’s attention. “Um… Yes. I am quite hesitant to say this to you because I have a feeling that you will disagree.” I couldn’t say that I did not say it because she wouldn’t believe me anyway.

Fuck… Sander was ruining my image of his mother.

“I definitely do.” She glared at me. “Are you trying to control us again, Desmond?” She growled but she halted when Saoirse moved and almost cried.

“N-No! I will not do that anymore…” I shook my head vigorously. Shit… Seraphina was putting up her guard again.

Damn it… My son was doing something that would tarnish the reputation I was trying to establish again.

“No. My answer is no. You can leave now. See you on the weekend,” Seraphina said in a cold tone.

I looked at her, horrified. “B-But Seraphina-”

“Niscia, escort your Alpha.”

With that, I felt Niscia’s presence behind me. “Alpha, please heed Seraphina’s wishes.”

I opened my mouth to defend myself but Seraphina looked away from me, looking annoyed. “A-Alright…” I didn’t need to do that because Seraphina had already made me a villain in her eyes.

“See you next time, Papa.” Sander waved his hand at me while he had this smug smile written on his lips.

I coerced a smile, nodding. “Certainly.”

How could I ever forget that my son wanted me to suffer? It would never be easy to earn Seraphina’s trust if my son, Sander, would be a difficult obstacle to take.

Perhaps, Sander was my karma.