The Lycan Kingpin's Captive: A Baby For The Beast

Chapter 43 - Mia

When the limo comes to a stop, Niko gets out first along with the five warriors following us, then he

walks over and opens the door for me. Two warriors walk ahead and stand at the door, then he walks

me inside the restaurant with three of them at our backs.

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Another sliver of pain shoots up my belly and I breathe through it, making sure not to worry Niko or he’ll

take me home. It’s normal…just normal.

“Alpha Nikolaos, Luna Mia, welcome,” the beautiful blonde hostess greets us with a bow of her head.

“I’ll lead you to your table, follow me.”

The restaurant is fancy and in Mediterranean decor, not too fancy but not too cliche. Black, golds, and

various shades of blue adorn the decor and it gives me a warm feeling instead of an out-of-place one.

The hostess leads us to a private table in the back and Niko pulls out my chair for me before sitting

down.

“I’ll send Marta over shortly, she’ll be your server this evening,” she says and is about to walk out when

I stop her. She looks a tad fearful, but I give her my warmest smile.

“What is your name?” I ask and she looks like a fish out of water, her cheeks going red.

“Uhm, I’m Alice, Luna,” she says with her hands clasping tightly in front of her.

I sigh, feeling awkward that she seems scared of me. “Thank you for leading us to our table, Alice,” I

say and her head whips up in surprise.

Her mouth hangs open slightly and she flounders when she says. “I-it was a pleasure, Luna!”

Niko is chuckling silently as I watch her leaving our table, the surprise wafting in her scent palpable.

Why was she so shocked that I thanked her?

“She’s not used to Lunas being kind to her,” Niko says when he sees the frown on my face. “You’ve just

earned her loyalty, little rabbit.”

“By treating her like a person?” I ask incredulously and he nods.

“People in the service industry aren’t used to kindness, much less kindness from people in authority.

You asked for her name and then thanked her personally, she’ll make sure to tell others that the

SilverCrest Luna is a wonderful person,” he explains and it actually makes sense to me.

Who would have thought a small act of kindness could cause a domino effect like that? I was just

giving what I never got.

Marta arrives soon after and takes our orders. Lately, I haven’t been as hungry as I used to be, just

more tired and sluggish. It doesn’t help that my belly is so huge when I have a tiny figure.

“You’re eating like your nickname lately; are you okay?” Niko asks when he sees me picking at my

pasta.

I nod. “I think it’s because I’m so close to giving birth; there’s just no appetite,” I explain, and his worried

frown deepens. He doesn’t say anything further, though, but I can see it’s bothering him.

After dinner, he takes my hand across the table and shoots me a smile that has my heart pounding in

my chest.

“You look beautiful, kardia mou,” he says, running his thumb over the back of my hand. “It’s to be

expected, though; you look beautiful in anything.”

I will never get used to being called beautiful, especially not by a man as beautiful as him. My face

flushes and a self-conscious smile covers my lips because I never know how to respond to

compliments other than a ‘thank you’ squeak.

“I realize we didn’t exactly start out like a normal couple; but then again we weren’t exactly born to

normal people, were we?” he says with a sad chuckle. “So I want to start by giving you everything you

deserve, and I think the first step is this.”

My heart pounds when he gets to his feet, then it explodes when he drops down to one knee in front of

me. “Niko…” I stutter with a hand in front of my mouth. “What are you doing? We’re already engaged!”

He shakes his head. “That wasn’t a proper proposal; I was forced to do it,” he says, taking my hand in

his. “I want to do it the right way, Mia, starting with asking for your hand the way I should have done in

the first place.”

I try to level my breathing, feeling silly for freaking out when we’re already engaged. But this…it feels a

thousand times more special for some reason!

“I never told you this, but I wasn’t supposed to be in that alleyway the night you ran into me. I was at

one of my gentlemen's clubs for a meeting and slipped out to get some air because the overbearing

scent of sex was getting too much for me. I could have gone out front or sat in my car, but something

pulled me towards the back alley. The longer I thought about it, the more I realized that I was being

pulled towards you.”

He shakes his head and chuckles. “I know I’m sounding like a romantic piece of shit, but I don’t mind

coming across like that to you. I was meant to find you, Mia, we were meant to meet in that alley.”

Silent tears slip down my cheeks and ruin my makeup in the process, but I don’t care. My Alpha is

pouring his heart out to me right now, and I am floating on a cloud of anxious happiness with the way

my heart is beating.

He takes my hand and kisses it. “So Mia, my Luna, my love, my heart…” he trails off and pulls out a red

velvet box, popping it open to reveal a ring that takes my breath away. “Will you be my queen and rule

at my side forever?”

I draw my hand to his cheek and nod. “Forever and even after, my Alpha,” I say with a trembling bottom

lip and the smile on his face makes my heart melt into a puddle.

He removes the ring and slips it on my finger, and I marvel at how different it looks. It has twin bands,

the top one lined with diamonds while the bottom is smooth; in the middle is a dark blue teardrop-

shaped gem. The gem glistens and it mirrors a starry night, glistening in the light the chandelier gives

off.

“Niko…it’s beautiful,” I gush when he slips it on and I grit my teeth when another sliver of pain pierces

my belly. “I love it so much!”

Niko frowns and slowly pulls me to my feet, but I double over with pain and nearly cry out. Before I can

tell him I’m okay, I feel it….liquid slipping down my legs.

“Oh! My water broke!” I exclaim and Niko’s eyes grow to the size of saucers. I hear him calling out to

the warriors to bring the limo around, then I hear him over the mind link calling Dr. Lilah.

Is this what the pains were? Was I in labor this entire time without knowing?

Niko picks me up and carries me out of the restaurant with everyone looking at us. But the last thing on

my mind is worrying about the people around me. There’s a dull ache in my lower back and when Niko

puts me down in the backseat, a cold stab of pain rips through my body.

I can’t help the scream that comes out of me; my eyes are clamped shut and I feel Niko’s hand on my

back.

“It’s okay, Mia, we’re almost there,” he says and for the first time, I hear the uncertainty in his voice.

Dr. Lilah warned me of the pain, but I didn’t expect it to hit me all at once like this! Are my contractions

not supposed to come in spurts?! Why does it feel like Ares is bearing down more and more?!

We reach the pack house at lightning speed and Niko carries me inside again while another contraction

splits me in two. Dr. Lilah rushes out to meet us and looks at me and Niko, nodding. “Bring her inside,”

she instructs.

I don’t know how I got naked, I don’t know how they put me on that bed - all I can feel is the pain of

Ares wanting out right this instant. My legs are put up in stirrups and I can feel Dr. Lilah checking how

far dilated I am.

I happen to look down at that moment to see the look on her face and know something is wrong. “What

is it? Why do you look like that?” I shriek and try to sit up, but she shakes her head.

“Nothing is wrong for now, Luna, your contractions have only just started, correct? We’re still in the

early stages. You’re dilated fully, but I don’t feel Ares moving,” she says and I freeze.

What?

“What do you mean you don’t feel him moving?! I’ve been feeling him moving the entire time!” I yell,

then scream as another contraction pierces me, a dull ache in my lower back. “Do something!”

NoNoNoNo! This can’t be, I can feel him moving right now! Every time I feel pain it’s as if he’s rolling

around so what the heck is she talking about?!

Niko is holding my hand and kisses my fingers. “It’s okay, Mia, Lilah is here to help, okay?” He tries to

soothe me with gentle words but I can only scream out my pain and frustration. “Lilah, fix this!”

Those three words are said through gritted teeth and when I look up at him, I can see the worry and

fear in his green eyes. Ares moves again and I suck in a breath instead of screaming. Ariadne told me

to breathe through the pain when the time comes because screaming and crying out will only exhaust

me.

An hour passes and through contractions, crying, pain, and Lilah’s calming touch, she finally smiles

and nods. “Okay, Luna, when you feel another contraction, I am going to need you to push,” she says.

My eyes widen and I look at her as if she’s crazy. “Push through the pain? Are you-” I finally cry out

when a contraction hits me with no room or energy to push. “I can’t, it’s impossible!”

Niko kisses the side of my head. “You can do it, vasílissa mou; you’re stronger than I could ever be,” he

says, whispering encouragement and I look at him through bleary eyes. He thinks I can do this, that I

can bring our child into the world when I doubt myself. “Ares is waiting for us, let's welcome him home.”

I nod and allow myself to cry through the pain. Contraction after contraction, Lilah’s encouraging voice,

Niko’s tender words, and pushing when I feel like I can’t anymore.

“Niko…” I sniff. “I can’t do this; I can’t do it!”

He holds my hand and kisses my tears. “You made me fall in love with you when I didn’t think I could

love, you made me start facing my demons when I gave up. This should be easy for you, Mia…you can

do this, I know you can.”

I shake my head and when I feel Ares moving and splitting me down the damn middle, I hear a piercing

cry that causes my heart to still.

“That’s it, Mia!” Dr. Lilah cries out. “Keep pushing!”

With a tired, exhausted body, I hold onto the strength in Niko’s mark and the love I feel for him. With

one final push and a scream so loud that it hurts my ears, I feel Ares leave my body and fall back onto

the bed.

“Oh, Alpha Prince,” Lilah gushes before she places the crying, squirming baby on my chest.

“Congratulations Luna, Alpha; meet your baby boy.”