The next day Danny woke up alone in bed at around 7:30am and that was just because he really and desperately wanted to pee.

Sheesh!

He sped off towards the bathroom as fast as he could before he pissed himself... Not as if it happened before...

So after finishing his business, he brushed his teeth and took a shower all in the span of 15 minutes. Even if his belly grew so big that he couldn't see his feet, he would always scrub his skin.

And after that, he fixed the bed and opened the curtains and windows to let some fresh air inside before leaving the room to prepare breakfast for him and Wolfie since he doubted the Alpha ate anything before he began working.

So you can imagine his surprise when he walked into the kitchen too see egg shells and pancake mix all over the floor with Wolfie standing in front of the counter taking egg sheels out of what looked like pancake batter.

There was also a half empty glass of apple juice on the counter with some spilled from it.

He snorted and took a seat at the table, watching the Alpha in amusement with a large grin on his face. "What an inte-" Wolfie startled and turned around sharply, spilling pancake batter everywhere with the whisk.

Danny closed his eyes and spluttered, not even having a chance to say anything when his husband began wiping his face with what he presumed to be a towel.

After cleaning him up, he opened his eyes to see the Alpha with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Surprise..." he yelled weakly.

Silence reigned for a beat before Danny burst out laughing. He dropped his head on the table and his body began shaking as he continue laughing.

Wolfie huffed but there was still a smile on his face. "Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up."

Danny did just that for a few minutes before gaining control of himself; he looked up at Wolfie, tears in his eyes which he wiped away. "You look so cute with pancake mix in your hair and on your face." He chuckled a bit then controlled himself. "But besides that, thank you for trying and let's start cleaning up so I can show you how to properly do it. You don't really need eggs anymore when you have the mix unless you want to make waffles."

He got up and walked towards Wolfie. "You clean the floor and I'll take the counter." He leaned up on his tip toe and smiled when Wolfie leaned down so that he could give him an Eskimo kiss before brushing the mix out of his hair. "Let's get this over with so that we can take another shower," he murmured, righting himself so that he could begin cleaning.

"No work today?" he asked curiously, wetting a washcloth in the sink to wipe up the mix and batter.

Wolfie sighed and came up behind him, wrapping his arms around him; he rested his chin on Danny's hair and breathed in his tantalizing scent. "Later for that, but I won't be doing much. Since I'm gonna be speaking with your uncle, I wanna cover the most important bits so until then, I'm gonna spend some time with you." He moved his face and kissed the side of Danny's neck. "Believe me when I say that it wasn't a hard decision to make."

Danny smiled and turned to look up at him. "Good answer. Now, let's clean this mess up and get some food into our bellies. I can't believe you ate all the bakes and codfish last night."

"That says more about your cooking doesn't it?" he replied, quirking his eyebrows at Danny who chuckled.

"I guess it does, doesn't it?"

(I'll think about putting the recipe.)
...

Later on, Danny left Wolfie to videochat his uncle Victor while he decided on going to the supermarket.

He was tired of being cooped up in the house, so he enlisted the services of Wolfie's driver to tote him wherever he wanted.

He'll be back in time to cook Wolfie some lunch and just in case, he did some patties and left them in the oven for the Alpha.

He was seated in the back fiddling with the grocery list which he kept adding and adding and... you guessed it. He could keep adding stuff because he had the money but in all honesty, just because he had money didn't mean that he was gonna waste and buy stuff that he wasn't going to use.

Wolfie had been craving mushrooms along with seafood so he had to buy double of what he normally bought since it was the only thing he ate while the Alpha ate everything. He had grown a bit tired of chicken and requested the seafood so what was Danny to do but get it for him?

He planned on getting some lobsters, squid, Octopus etc because he was craving the latter badly.

He honestly didn't mind his pregnancy cravings but when it got weird then Danny complained because he knew that it was common since they were Werewolves.

He sighed and leaned his head back against the car seat.

While he was in town, he should visit a sports store since Wolfie didn't even have a gym at home. He just had some old equipment that needed to be dashed out of the house and Danny loved exercising and you couldn't always go outside to do it.

He was gonna put in a massive order today along with the buying more cooking hardware because Wolfie didn't have everything that he'd want in a kitchen since the man only paid people to cook for him or bring food from restaurants for him.

Yeah, he wasn't amused, whatsoever. (Reference?)

27 minutes later

"We've arrived ma-si-ma'am," the driver stumbled out.

Danny snorted and opened the door. "Just call me, Danny. I'm not an old man or woman"

The driver nodded at him through the rear view mirror as he got out of the nondescript car Wolfie had for occasions such as this.

"Very well, s- Danny. I'll just be parking the car so that I can join you."

He nodded in understanding then shut the door, walking onto the curb to wait for the man to return.

He hoped that no one would recognize him because Wolfie's stinking PR has been practically advertising their Wedding and the aftermath kept Danny offline and it still is.

Dating a celebrity was such a drag sometimes but he loved Wolfie so he had to put up with it.

He's pretty much dreading their maternity photoshoot next month because he honestly didn't want to announce his pregnancy online but exposure and blah blah blah.

That wasn't even half of it.

To get more publicity, he had to join Wolfie on joint photoshoots and even on some more Wedding and Maternity shoots. Then, he had to do a couple interviews which he was already dreading.

The infuriating thing was that he couldn't even refuse because he still hadn't been properly introduced as Wolfie's Mate and apparently the masses were growing impatient.

He sighed in irritation.

He honestly hated all of this but he knew what he was getting into and it was too late to back out... Not like he wanted to.

Despite it all, he would do it all again if it got him Wolfie because that Alpha was It for him as early as it seemed, but sometimes you just know.

Yeah... You just know.

...

Arlo grunted and keep a firm yet gentle grip on Declan as he squirmed in his hands, not ready to release his nipple yet.

This pup had been feeding for two hours straight while Skylar was already sleeping in her cot.

He didn't know why the pup was acting fussy because he tried burping him, checking whether he wanted to take a poo or have a bath but still nothing.

"Baby, what's the matter?" he asked desperately, knowing that he wouldn't be receiving an answer anytime soon.

Declan whimpered and continued wriggling in his hold causing him to almost drop the pup.

"Oh for fu-" he was interrupted by Jackson.

"Arlo, hand him over."

The Beta turned to look at his Alpha and wasted no time in handing him the fussy pup. "I honestly don't know what's wrong wi-..." he trailed off as Declan calmed down and immediately snuggled into Jackson arms. "Wha-?"

He snorted and sat down on their bed as his son's fussy died down into nothing. "Have you forgotten that they also need to bond with me? He's been in your arms more times than Skylar so it's a given that he's ready to begin bonding with me since I've already started the process with her."

Arlo groaned and plopped back on the bed, breathing a sigh of relief as Declan calmed down.

At least he hadn't woken Skylar because that pup took very long to go back to sleep after waking up and Arlo's energy was already sapped by Declan.

He closed his eyes, lulled by the sound of Jackson's humming. "Hon, can you wipe Declan's mouth for me please?"

Jackson made a sound in the back of his throat before pulling the rag from Arlo's shoulder and wiped the now calmed pup's mouth with it.

"So, what are our plans for later?" He asked, looking over at the Beta curled into himself. "And how come you're that tired?"

Arlo groaned and moved up on the bed, pulling the throw up so that he could slide underneath, careful not to disrupt a sleeping Skylar. "You were still sleeping but the pups kept me up last night for a feeding and early this morning. My nipples are sore and my back is killing me. As for later, let's just go outside and play with them, let them stretch their paws."

"Okay," he replied, throwing the rag over his shoulder. "Do you want me give you a back massage after Declan falls asleep?"

Arlo raised his head and released a jaw-breaking yawn. "Yes, please."

Jackson chuckled and got up from where he was sitting at the edge of the bed to come around and sit down next to Arlo. "Declan's almost asleep but besides that, I think that him and Skylar should have separate cots."

Arlo frowned and snorted at him. "And what's so wrong with them sharing a cot? They're twins and they sleep better close together."

"But I don't want them to grow dependent on each other and not socialise with others. I don't want Skylar to grow up thinking that she can't trust anyone because of her disability. That her brother is the only person who understands. What if they have to go their separate ways but can't because they don't trust anyone but themselves and believe that they can't function without each other?"

Jackson honestly had great points but come on, they were twins and too young to have to worry about making friends or becoming introverts.

"Honey, they're pups. They've been together even before they were born and they sleep better when they're together," he started, looking up into the Alpha's eyes. "We'll worry about all of that when they're older. So for now, just let them sleep in the same cot. They're not even five months yet and you're already trying to restrict them." He laughed and sat up on his knees to bump their foreheads together. "Lighten up, Honey. They've still got a lot of growing to do before we need to start worrying. I mean, look at Declan. He's still breastfeeding. Does he look like he's thinking about anything but when he wants his next feeding? Matter of fact, I doubt he's even thinking of anything so cut the pups some slack."

Jackson scowled but relaxed when Declan began whimpering.

"You know they're sensitive to our scent, honey. Just leave this talk until they're older," Arlo intoned, taking the pup from his arms so that he could rest him down in the cot. "Look at them."

He beckoned Jackson over and let the Alpha see the way the sleeping pup curled into each other. "They're brother and sister, J. It's a given that they'd be closer to each other than anyone else."

"Hopefully not too close," he muttered softly.

Arlo groaned and slapped him on his arm. "Stop being so negative and come give me that back rub you promised," he chided, grabbing the Alpha's hand to pull him back to the bed.

Jackson grouched but he still followed after him.

"Who knows, maybe I'll feel up for some fun afterwards," he murmured, looking back at Jackson suggestively.

The Alpha grinned and carefully pushed him down on the bed and onto his stomach. "How naughty you are. Our pups are right over there," he murmured, jerking his head over to the direction of the cot.

Arlo smiled bashfully but shrugged. "Then I guess we'll have to be really quiet."

The Alpha chuckled and began undressing the Beta, taking off his underwear even.

Arlo couldn't help speaking up. "Honey, it's a back massage."

"And some good fucking afterwards."

The Beta snorted and relaxed against the pillows. He closed his eyes and waited for Jackson to begin. "You're getting so explicit these days."

Jackson hummed and leaned over him, placing his lips at Arlo's ear. "And that's a bad thing how?"

Arlo sighed but didn't reply; he instead closed his eyes and wiggled his fingers for Jackson to begin.

The Alpha huffed but got up off the bed to get the massage oil before coming back and propping himself up over the prone form of Arlo.

"As soon as I'm done with this back massage, you are so gonna get it."

Arlo simply spread his legs and turned his face to the side. "Can't wait."

This Beta really didn't realise what was in store for him because Jackson was gonna pull out all the stops and make sure that he can't make any noise.

Bdsm was Jackson's speciality after all and he knew exactly what to do to make the Beta crazy.

...

Wolfie nodded then closed his laptop. 

Speaking to Danny's uncle Victor brought him a sense of relief as the man introduced new ideas to help with his case and even said that he should be able to help uncover more information for him.

So right now, he was in good spirits and he just hoped that Victor would actually be able to help him because this case was getting more complicated by the minute.

To make it worse, he still hadn't gotten back word from the judge about the psychologist who would be conducting his mental evaluation.

And to tell you the truth, the only thing he could easily beat was the case against him made by the Hospital.

His parents were crooks so he wasn't surprised at how much this case covered any counter measures he could've used.

He had to approach it at a different angle because he didn't care about the money since they couldn't remove it from the charity foundations and businesses he invested it in. What was worrying was that they wanted him to be admitted to a mental institutions and have his possessions transferred over to them.

But then again... They couldn't exactly win that because he was freaking married!

He hopped up out of his seat and practically ran towards the cupboard where the necessary documents were.

A new route that could help with this was if he updated his will so that eveything would go to Danny and their pup/s if something happened to him.

As his spouse and Mate, Danny had priority over everything that belonged to him and not to mention, he hadn't gotten a pre-nup written up so that would make the claim even stronger.

(Don't quote me on any law stuff, please and thank you)

He felt like smacking himself over the forehead for forgetting
something like this.

It would've taken some pressure off his head because this was one of his most toughest cases yet and he needed to prepare for the worse.

He would be damned if his parents got all his possessions while Danny and his pup/s received nothing.

His parents pretty much sent his grandparents to an early grave. Wolfie would make certain that such a thing would never happen to Danny.

Lukas and Persephone Hadrian didn't realise the influence he held and if they so much as threatened his wife, Wolfie would make them pay whether with their life or something just as damaging.

He had grown from that affection starved boy all those years ago and he had no hesitation on showing them exactly how much he had grown.

Because while his parents were influential, they mostly got that because they were descended from rich families.

Wolfie had received the same treatment but he had developed upon that so at the moment, his influence reached further than that of his parents.

They looked down on others who didn't fit their standards while Wolfie cultivated them to make great further allies and partners.

If there was one thing he learned while growing up, it was never to burn bridges with anyone and to always be careful what you say to others because you didn't know what the future might hold for you.

The way that the world works was that karma eventually caught up on you when you least expect it to. Whether it take seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years.

It would always come and at the worse time possible.

So now that he had a clear head, he would go ahead and make  calls to some of his associates.

Who knew what sort of help they would be considering that they were all top of the food chain business Ceos and they didn't get where they are today by not knowing how this works.

And he couldn't wait to show his parents exactly what he was made of.