“Wind can you take me over to the clinic I am not feeling well please.”
“Certainly right away, Wind opened her mind to Storm, and when she felt him there in her mind she said,” come quickly Thena is ill. Thena was pale in appearance.”
Storm came back, “what’s wrong with Thena?”
Wind said with a worried mine, “I think it is the pup.
Storm turned to Ryker, “Thena is ill she maybe losing the pup.”
Storm and Ryker rushed into the house Thena was sitting on a chair leaning over with her head between her legs. She felt weak and sick to her stomach. And was extremely pale looking and tears filled her eyes.”
Ryker picked her up and carried her out to Storms truck Thena grabbed her tummy and cried out in pan, once they jumped in; Storm drove like a made man to get Thena to the clinic. He hoped she would not loose her pup. If she did he knew it would be a terrible thing for her to live with.
Ryker carried her inside the clinic and rang the bell and Paige rushed out. Put her on the table and leave her to me. Thena doubled over and cried out.
Ryker wanted to stay but Paige refused him. An hour later Thena was resting comfortable in one of the beds; she was no longer sick to her stomach nor was she in pain. Paige walked out to find Storm, Wind and Ryker sitting in her office. She smiled at Ryker, “the pup is fine and so is Thena. From shifting into a panther and remaining in the Panther state for so long a periods of time has caused some complications with the pup. She stays calm and does not shift any more until after the birth of the pup everything should be fine. But she must be kept calm and she must not shift, regular meals would also help she is eating for two! I mean what I say I want her to be kept calm, no arguments, do you hear me Ryker? I have told Thena this as well and she has given me her word she will remain calm and not shift. So with that said you may take Thena home in a couple of hours. I want her to sleep for a couple of hours since she told me she did not sleep at all last night, she told me all she had was a turkey sandwich since yesterday. ! Ryker make sure Thena eats four meals a day, small ones in the beginning.
Storm smiled and looked at Ryker, “She is going to be just fine Ryker. I will have some food sent over for the both of you to eat.
Wind stepped over and hugged Ryker then moved to Storms side, “Ryker be patience with Thena she is still missing parts of her memory. It is going to take her time to come around, but she will I know she loves you more then her own life.
Two hours later Thena sat up in bed she was eating a piece of Salmon and a little mashed potato.
Ryker was in the kitchen at the alpha house having a steak. Storm smiled, “I am sure Thena will come around Ryker. Wind says she only wanted to speak of you when she was in the cabin. I can see the love in her eyes when you carried her out to my truck Ryker.
Ryker smiled, “Storm she is my life, without her I don’t want to go on.”
Storm looked off as if into the distance past, “I could not live with out Wind now so I know what you’re feeing. There is nothing in the world like belonging to that one special love in your life to be connected mentally, bodily, and spiritually, to a female. To know each day you can only grow closer to that one person is unbelievable. I wake in the morning and I look at Wind my heart swells inside filled with love, and to know from our union we have three wonderful pups. Life can’t get any better Ryker. You will have it just give Thena time.”
Wind walked over to the clinic leaving Storm and Ryker to talk. She needed to talk to Thena. As Thena sat eating her lunch Wind walked in. Wind sat down beside Thena’s bed.
Thena looked up and smiled, “thank you for bringing me over to the clinic. I thought for sure I was losing the pup.”
“Wind looked Thena straight in the face, Ryker loves you Thena, his heart is breaking that you have turned your back on him. Thena listen to me for one minute please then I will leave. There is nothing in the entire world greater then the love a male and female share. It grows each day and becomes all consuming. When that union brings forth pups then that couple is finally complete. The mental bonding, the spiritual bonding, and when the bodies bond, becomes so consuming it is like a fire that never burns out. Think about it Thena, think hard on it, don’t toss it out over what Ryker did to protect you.”
Two hours later Storm drove Thena and Ryker back to the cabin. Thena thanked Storm and walked carefully up on to the porch opened the door to the cabin and up stairs to her bedroom. Sat down when Ryker walked into the bedroom he took out a suit case put some items into it and Thena looked at him, “walking out on me again? Leaving me again Ryker, your so good at it, well practice makes perfection for you doesn’t Ryker? You’re so perfect at walking out on me!”
“I am only going as far as one of the other bedrooms!” Ryker said with patience he didn’t feel he was angry and had to control it.
“Well in that case before you move your things into another room do you think you can stop long enough to make me something to eat; please I am hungry!” Thena stated in anger.
Ryker looked at Thena for a long moment then he walked out of the bedroom while he was down stairs making sandwiches, turkey her favorite. He had to keep calm; he could not fight with Thena even if she wanted to. The pup was at risk, he had to do things her way until Thena was stronger. Then things would change he would see to it come draining the ditch or high water which ever came first.
Thena emptied Ryker’s suit case and stuffed the items back into his dresser drawers, then opened the window and tossed the suit case out. She went to the closet reached in picked up two more suit cases and tossed them out the window. Now you can’t just walk out on me. If you do you won’t be taking your clothes Ryker, she thought, then laughed! You just wait until you get back to this room Ryker and we will see if you’re leaving this room any time soon.
This time Ryker saw a suit case falling past the window when he walked into the living room. Ryker went out the front door turn left and around the side of the house to pick up the suit case and found three of them empty. “Well, apparently she has decided I am not moving out of the bedroom, not with clothes any way.” Ryker said out loud, and then he smiled. He looked up at the bedroom window stuck the smallest suit cases inside the next largest one and then added them to the next largest one. Ryker walked back into the cabin set the cases down and walked back towards the kitchen picked up the sandwiches and started towards the stair case again. He walked up stairs to Thena’s and his bedroom, walked in; Thena was in bed resting Ryker set the sandwich down on the night table next to her. Ryker reached into his back pockets pulled out two cokes and sat down on the bed. They ate there sandwiches in silence, Thena had a small amount of coke to wash down the sandwich. When Ryker finished his Thena pulled herself over in the bed to the center of the bed and then cried out.
Ryker jumped up what’s wrong? Do you need to go to the clinic again? Ryker started to get up.
“No no rub my leg I have a cramp in my leg please rub my leg.”
“Ryker quickly moved the covers off of Thena’s leg and began rubbing.
“The other one Ryker the other one,” as he was rubbing her other leg she let the covers slip away from her nude body.
Ryker asked, “Is that better now?” Not noticing that the covers had fallen away from Thena.
Thena didn’t say a word when Ryker looked up at her he noticed she was nude, her eyes were dilated and she wanted him. Ryker slowly slipped off his clothes crawled in to bed pulled Thena into his arms. Ryker’s shaft was hard and Thena pleaded for him to take her. First he kissed her lips and until they were swollen from kissing her. He nipped at her throat and down her side. He rubbed each breast as if it were soft pillows of desire. He ran his hand down between her legs and stuck his two fingers inside of her. She was hot and wet and ready for him. He slipped over onto her spread her legs and lifted them up. He took her hard and fast and until she screamed out his name and the orgasm took over her body, soul, and mind. Ryker then made love to-Thena again a
s if it were the first time for her, slow, gentle and warm, filled with love at first then dominated her once she was beyond her own control. Thena slept in his arms for a little while and he smiled and held her close, he would never let her go. When she woke two hours later she wanted sex again, not love but pure unadulterated mad all consuming satisfaction sex. Ryker new what she wanted and he worked her G-spot rubbed her clitoris until she screamed out like a panther her body trembled, jumped and was shaking the orgasm consumed her, he was wet from her orgasm and he smiled.
“I love you Thena now and always.”
“I love you Ryker now and always.”
Chapter 10
Ryker was sound a sleep it was going to be a warm day, the sun was up and Thena lay in bed she had been awake now for an hour, wanting to get up but wanting to stay in bed. Finally she decided it was time to get up. She rolled to her side moved to the edge of the bed put her feet down on the floor and stood up. She went to the bathroom then didn’t want to get dressed just yet she wasn’t sure why. She was edgy as well; she was due to whelp any time she figured that was season enough to be edgy.
Slowly she walked down the stair case of her new home. They had moved in two months ago. Thena was contented and happy. She walked into the kitchen started breakfast, once she had it cooked her stomach turned over and she wanted to throw up. She dumped the breakfast in the garbage and walked towards the front door, out onto the porch and smiled. A stream ran behind the cabin just thirty yards away, it was not deep only a couple of inches but it were enough to enjoy.
She felt a slight pain and her tummy got hard. She thought a contraction well it’s about time little one. Then Thena was hit with a severe pain she cried out.
Ryker woke up wondered what woke him he turned over and Thena was not in bed, she must be up making breakfast. Then he heard Thena crying out. Ryker rushed out of the bedroom pants in hand and down the stairs calling Thena.
Thena cried out again and Ryker rushed out onto the porch. Thena’s water had broken and there was blood. He quickly picked Thena up and rushed her to the clinic ten minutes away. Once there Paige had Ryker put Thena on the table. Ryker was asked to leave, an hour later Paige came out. Thena is in labor if she doesn’t have the pup in the few hours I will have to do a C section and deliver the pup. An hour later Thena cried out and Ryker heard the pup crying. Ten minutes later Paige came out, “the pup is a female and is doing just fine. Thena needs blood transfusion and she needs it now. I have gotten the bleeding stopped but need to replace the blood. I am going to check her blood type then ask for donors. Two hours later Ryker had given a pint of blood and so had Jake. Thena was resting comfortably and smiled weakly when she saw her little female pup.
When Thena was sleeping Ryker asked about Thena having more pups. Paige had recommended that she skip the next heat and not get pregnant after that everything should be fine. She explained that the cord from the mother to the pup had torn and that was why the bleeding. Once it was removed the bleeding for the mother stopped. The pup was fine because she had clamped off the cord to the pup in time. Unfortunately by the time she had taken care of the pup Thena had lost a lot of blood. Paige did a scraping of her uterus and she would be perfectly fine. Ryker smiled lifted Paige up swung her around and kissed her cheek. Paige laughed and Ryker walked in to check on Thena she was a sleep he stopped at the tiny bed where his daughter lay looking around and when her eyes settled on Ryker he smiled. Her name was to be MaeSky. She looked like her mother her hair was light her eyes at this time were blue like his. She was beautiful. Ryker wanted to pick his daughter up, but instead touched her tiny soft cheek. She was so small so warm, and so beautiful. She smelled so sweet; his eyes took in all of her and his heart burst with love for his daughter. Ryker thought what a beautiful miracle.
Thena tried to move and couldn’t, she was being held down by someone. Then someone slapped her in the face, she cried. She was holding MaeSky to her chest trying to protect her. The dream made her cry out in her sleep for Ryker. Ryker was there telling her she would be fine and MaeSky was fine. Thena smiled and slept peacefully.
Two days in the clinic and twenty visitors later Thena was ready to spend some alone time with her pup and her mate.
Ryker took her out to there home, Ryker carried Thena things and baby gifts, into their home. The phone rang and Ryker answered it. Thena smiled at her desk that sat in the office as she passed it, Nigerian Ebony, the wood was so black and beautiful. Thena went up stairs the ride home had put MaeSky to sleep she gently placed her into the bassinet her and Ryker had picked out. A crib was in the room as well, but she would not be placed in the crib for another three months. It was a one of a kind crib on sale and they purchased it six months ago.
Thena moved from the bassinet then she turned with a smile on her face towards the door expecting to see Ryker standing there. Thena froze she didn’t move, Seeker stood in the door way. He had a frown on his face. “I finally found you Thena. It took me a while to find you.”
Thena looked at Seeker, “what are you doing here Seeker?”
Thena you know damn well I’ve come for you!
“Come for me; why?” Thena said with a frown.
“I love you Thena and you’re going to be my mate. See I need a mate for my alpha home and pack, you are perfect! I’ll even take our pup and all Thena; I know the pup is mine Thena. I am not a fool look at her she looks like you, her smile is like mine, the shape of her eyes are like mine Thena. You didn’t have to hide her from me Thena. I love her already I would have loved her when you told me you were having my pup.
“Your crazy Seeker, I can’t be your mate I am mated to Ryker! We have been mated now for almost ten months. MaeSky isn’t you’re pup she belongs to Ryker.”
Seeker laughed, “Don’t’ say I am crazy! You’re lying to me Thena, and you had better be lying to me.” He back handed Thena across the mouth and laughed even deeper.
“Where is Ryker?” Thena reached out to Ryker mentally calling to him.
“Who the hell is Ryker? Damn it; don’t tell me your damn fucking mate! You’re not mated! You would never mate another and try to pass my pup off as his! You got to damn much class for that shit. So your living here a lone damn it!”
“Seeker go back to your pack, fined a nice female, advertise for one at the registry! You’re a smart guy, your sweet, kind, warm, and loving!” Thena said with a small smile as she lied to him. Thena knew she had to keep calm for her pups sake, losing her temper right now could cost her not only her life but MaeSky’s as well. That price was just too high! Some place back in her mind she heard a cat voice say to her Karma is a bitch isn’t when it bites back! Is this how she was going to pay for all the people she killed over the years? To lose her life and her daughters; the thought disturbed her deeply.
“Smile Thena you’re so beautiful when you smile.”
MaeSky began to cry; she felt her mother’s uneasiness and needed comforting! Thena moved to the basinet smiled down at her daughter and picked her up.”
“Good she is a wake now we can leave. We are going back to my alpha house Thena. I fixed it up real nice for you. The kitchen is nicely out fitted with everything you will ever need! We can do up a nursery for our daughter.” Seeker said with a smile. She is beautiful Thena! What did you name her Thena?”
“Her name is MaeSky, the Mae comes from my mothers name and Sky comes from then she lied because of the blue of her eyes is like the sky out side.” In truth the Sky came from Ryker’s mother’s name.
“I can’t go with you Seeker, I can’t leave Ryker!” Thena once again called to Ryker in her mind, what the hell is going on Ryker she screamed in her mind.
Finally Seeker had enough he walked up to Thena pulled a gun on her, “move out of the room and down the hall, down the steps to the back yard, my truck is parked half a mile from here down a path to the back of the house. Don’t think I haven’t learned how to use a gun.”
Thena carried MaeSky in her arms c
lose to her chest she had to protect her at all cost even the at the cost of her own life. She walked out the bedroom door down the hall down the stair case out the back door of the kitchen. She walked towards the path, walked careful not to trip or fall with the pup in her arms. Tears began to fall down her cheeks with each step. Thena screamed in her mind,” Ryker Help!”
Storm had been out for a run and had come across a truck not far from Ryker’s place. He called Ryker and they met where the truck was sitting unattended and the two were talking about the vehicle. Ryker said he didn’t know who owned the truck, but was concerned over it being so close to his and Thena’s home. Ryker heard Thena in his mind and he knew what was happening. He knew that Seeker was coming back to his vehicle.
Ryker turned to Storm, “Thena is in trouble Seeker has her. They are on their way back to this truck coming down the path I took to get here. We have to wait here; he can’t leave with my mate and pup.”
Storm nodded his head, got under the truck reached up with a stick and pulled several wires from the spark plugs; Ryker flattened two tires on one side. They waited in the trees. When Ryker heard Thena scream his name this time he answered. “I know baby keep coming towards the vehicle Storm is with me. The vehicle won’t start two tires are flattened, stay calm honey don’t do anything foolish!”
Thena looked at Seeker with tears in her eyes, “Stop Thena,” she turned around when she did Seeker slapped her hard across the face; her lips split and began to bleed. “Stop your damn crying you’re more of a woman then that.”
“I am sorry it’s just my hormones are screwed up I can’t help it. MaeSky is only two days old.”
Seeker slapped her again this time harder and Thena went down with MaeSky in her arms. When she fall she made sure she did not land on MaeSky. Thena sat up looked at her daughter, she was not crying, it was as if MaeSky knew to be silent at that moment.
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