Helanie:
"He is still weak. We need to give him proper attention," Norman announced as he stood beside Maximus, who was throwing up blood in bed. But he was awake. We had done it.
"Helanie!" Norman ran over to my bed. I was sitting and watching my mates. Kaye was rubbing Maximus’s back, but the smile and tears of happiness on his face showed he was satisfied with the results of his suggestion.
"Hey, how are you?" Norman asked, cupping my face in his hands.
"I’m fine. I missed you," my lips quivered, but before I could tear up, Norman pulled me into his chest and hugged me.
"We killed that Rune. That dream prison is gone," I added, making Norman break the hug and stare into my eyes.
"My little fighter," he was smiling so wide that I couldn’t help but give him the good news.
"Norman!" His name came out in a soft whisper, so he pulled back again to watch my face with interest. Holding his hand, I placed it on my stomach.
I had been feeling nauseous all this time, but I couldn’t tell if I was really pregnant. However, when Rune said I was, I knew it was the truth.
"You’re going to be a dad," I was so happy I couldn’t even speak the words, just mouthed the words, and he gasped.
"Helanie! Really?" he asked, his eyes turning red almost instantly as tears of happiness formed.
"Yes, I’m pregnant," I said confidently this time, and he pulled me in for another hug. But this hug—this hug was unlike anything. The way he kept his arms wrapped around my body and breathed deeply was the reaction I had hoped for.
"You’re gonna squeeze the baby out of me," I laughed, and he quickly let me go, looking worried.
"I won’t let anything happen to you or my baby," he cupped my face in his hands, both of us smiling as he kissed my lips.
"Hey! You didn’t even hug me once," Maximus called him out, getting out of the bed and leaving the cage. He touched the bars, almost like remembering his time being trapped in there or maybe just realizing he had been here all this time.
"Did you hear what she just said?" Norman turned to his brothers, both Kaye and Maximus watching his face like he’d lost his mind. I’d never seen Norman this excited and happy before. His voice kept breaking.
"What?" Kaye asked, looking confused.
"I’m... I’m going to be a dad." As soon as Norman said that, his brothers looked at me. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
I half expected them to freak out, and I immediately thought how much that would upset Norman. But they surprised me when Maximus grabbed Norman by the back of the neck to pull him up from the bed and turn to him. Without another second’s delay, he hugged his brother.
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