"No! Please! I can't..." Wooyoung shouted as he thrashed back and forth on the bed.

"Yes you can Wooyoung. You are doing so good. Keep being strong for us." Hongjoong said as he stroked the omega's head while Mingi pinned him down. "You have to keep fighting through it Wooyoung. Come on, calm down for me. You need to take this."

"Please Joongie... I can't take it anymore. I want the pain to stop." Wooyoung whimpered, still trying to get Mingi off him. "I want San... Where's Sannie?"

"San's inside sleeping." Mingi said, gritting his teeth as Wooyoung kept squirming beneath him. "You are the one who wanted to take this potion, and we promised to help you. We can't stop now Wooyoung." He kept his voice calm and gentle.

Hongjoong kept running his hand through Wooyoung's hair. He was slowly calming down. "You want a baby, right?" It was the go-to question that always seemed to get Wooyoung to calm down.

The younger let out another whimper and forced his eyes closed while opening his mouth. Hongjoong quickly tilted the bottle and poured the white liquid down his throat.

He was starting to make progress. At least they thought he was. The screaming had gotten worse, but the omega had stopped throwing up as often. There were still a few times that he ended up throwing up the potion shortly after taking it, but it was only a couple times a day now. And he could usually take another batch right after and keep it down just fine.

Maria said that was a good sign. His body was accepting it more, but he wasn't out of the woods yet. As long as he was still in pain, then the serum was still being rejected. Plus the sign that it would still leak out of the corners of his mouth wasn't good either.

As Hongjoong finished pouring the liquid, he sensed something that made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. He straightened up slowly and turned his head slowly.

"What is it?" Mingi asked.

The bottle dropped from Hongjoong's hand and clinked against the floor as he bolted from the cabin.

"Hongjoong?!" Mingi shouted after him, but he didn't answer. He had to get in the house.

His feet carried him across the grass, up the deck, and through the back door.

The others called to him as he ran but he didn't hear them as he ran to his room and threw the door open. "Sangie!"

His love was leaning over, groaning while holding his stomach. Maria was already by his side. "J-Joong..." He whimpered as his face scrunched up in pain.

"I'm here love." He turned to Maria. "What can I do?"

"Keep him comfortable. His Braxton Hicks didn't last for very long so we are already jumping in head first." She said, giving him a tense smile. "I'm going to go get some towels and some ice." She said before bustling out of the room.

"Oh! Will you send someone out to check on Mingi and Wooyoung?" Hongjoong asked.

"Kenneth is on his way there now." She winked before closing the door behind her.

Hongjoong grabbed onto Yeosang's forearms to help support him as his contraction faded and he could finally stand up straight again. "Are you ok?"

Yeosang hissed through his teeth but nodded quickly. "I'm fine... Seonghwa tried to warn me, but this isn't even close to what I imagined."

"Well he will be going through it again here soon." Hongjoong leaned forward to kiss his cheek. "What can I get you?"

"Nothing right now. I'm just glad you're here." His beta whispered while leaning into his chest.

"I'm always here with you." Hongjoong said while kissing the top of his head. "Do you feel like walking a bit? Do you want to see anyone?"

"No, just you and Maria. And walking so-" Yeosang cut himself off with a groan as he bent forward again.

"Ok honey, breath through it." Hongjoong coached as he too went through their breathing exercises. He got a grateful smile from his beta as his contractions started to subside. "Good job love."

This went on for several hours and late into the night. Yeosang's contractions, while powerful and painful, never seemed to want to get closer together. It was obvious that he was getting tired too. His skin was pale and he was covered in sweat, but he managed to keep his spirit up.

Hongjoong got occasional updates from the rest of the pack. Wooyoung was still fighting taking the medicine, but he was calming down a little faster now that San was awake again.

The kids had been put to bed some time ago, and now everyone was just waiting.

But still the hours passed by without Yeosang getting any further along.

"Alright," Maria said after checking to see how dilated he was. "I'm going to go make something to induce labor. You're wearing yourself out and we can't afford for you to be too tired when it comes time to push." She nodded a couple of times before hurrying from the room.

Hongjoong pressed a long kiss to the side of Yeosang's head.

"I want this to be over." His beta whimpered as he squeezed Hongjoong's hand.

"I know, Maria is going to help. She will be back soon."

"Why..." Yeosang groaned as his head fell back. "Why couldn't mine be like Yunho's? Wasn't his... Only a couple of hours?"

"Don't think about that Sangie. You're doing great, and our baby will be here soon." The alpha whispered as he grabbed a piece of ice and slipped it into his mate's mouth. Then he grabbed another one and ran it over his lips.

Maria returned a short time later with a bowl full of smoking herbs. She waved her hand over it to blow the smoke in Yeosang's direction. "Inhale deeply honey. We need to get this into your lungs."

Yeosang nodded a couple of times, then took a few deep, shuddering breaths through his nose.

The affect was instant because it send him into another contraction. "That's what we want to see!" Maria cheered, setting the bowl down on the dresser. "Ok we should be able to get started soon."

"I sure hope so, I don't know how much longer I can do this." Yeosang whimpered.

"I know honey, you're doing so good." Maria patted his leg several times before getting an armful of towels and getting everything set up.

The smoke really did help though, because Yeosang's contractions got closer together at a steady rate. He cried out as a particularly strong one came and clung to Hongjoong, making the alpha wince but he would deal with it.

Finally, Maria gave him the sign to start pushing, and Yeosang did so without any hesitation. His free hand fisted the sheets next to him as his head fell back onto the pillows.

Hongjoong did his best not to focus on the pain too. With their bond, he felt Yeosang's pain a long more than Mingi or Jongho did while their mates gave birth. But he would shoulder the pain because he had to. It was dull compared to what his mate must actually be feeling.

"That's it, you're almost there! I can see something, push honey!" Maria encouraged, bending over. "Push honey, push!"

Yeosang tucked in his chin and yelled as he strained his entire body. He couldn't keep it up for long though.

Hongjoong could see that he was getting weaker. He had to have been in labor for well over twelve hours now so it was understandable.

"Come on baby, you need to keep pushing. You've got this." Hongjoong said, gripping his beta's hand. "Yeosang you need to keep pushing."

Honey-brown eyes met his as a determined looked crossed Yeosang's face. He nodded once and took a deep breath and started pushing again. Hongjoong pressed their foreheads together as tears rolled down the younger's cheek.

After several more minutes, Maria cheered as the head came out, and both she and Hongjoong spoke words of praise while also encouraging Yeosang to keep going. All he had to do was get the shoulders out and he would be smooth sailing from there.

Yeosang let out an exasperated sigh and slumped into the pillows, panting heavily, but he started pushing again without anyone having to tell him to.

Suddenly, Maria was crying with joy as she guided the baby the rest of the way out and wrapped it in a towel.

Hongjoong was dying to see his baby, but he turned back to his exhausted mate first and kissed his forehead several times. "I'm so proud of you. You did it my love."

Yeosang gazed up at him with hooded eyes and an exhausted smile on his face as he lay there panting. "Joong..." He whispered. "Where..?"

"I'm right here honey." Maria said, walking over to them with their baby wrapped in a soft blanket.

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Seonghwa couldn't sleep anymore, no matter how hard he tried. Yeosang's delivery had been the longest one so far, and he was worried about how his friend was doing.

And because he couldn't sleep, Mingi didn't either.

They sat in their bed, Seonghwa leaning back into Mingi's chest while his alpha drew random words over his exposed stomach.

The omega smiled as Mingi traced the words 'I love you' before moving on to trace something else. Then he closed his eyes and turned his head so he could nuzzle into Mingi's neck.

He loved quiet moments like these. Avayla and Theo were in with Jongho and Yunho because their room was on the other side of the house. They were both curious about the new baby and they had tried for several hours to get into the room to watch.

"What are you thinking about?" Mingi asked while still running a finger over the omega's stomach.

"You." Seonghwa hummed, rubbing his nose against the mark on Mingi's neck.

His alpha let out a low rumble in response and tightened his hold he had on Seonghwa with his other arm.

"I've been thinking of baby names." Seonghwa whispered.

"Oh?"

"What do you think of Gunner?" Seonghwa opened his eyes and looked up.

Mingi arched an eyebrow. "What made you come up with that name?"

"Well... I actually wanted to do it in honor of Colonel Gregson." He said, a slight blush coming to his cheeks as Mingi stopped moving his hand. "O-Only if you want to, of course. I just thought... He helped you save me t-twice and-"

Mingi cut him off by moving suddenly and connecting their lips in a deep, passionate kiss as he started to rub the omega's stomach again. Then he moved down and kissed different spots on Seonghwa's stomach while whispering, "Hello Gunner."

His lips tickled Seonghwa as they brushed against his skin. "So you like it?"

"I love it precious." Mingi said, connecting their lips one more time.

A soft knock on the door interrupted them and Maria poked her head in.

The pair sat up immediately and looked at her with wide eyes.

"Why don't you come to the living room?" She said before retreating out of sight.

Mingi got up first and turned to pull Seonghwa out of bed, then protectively wrapped an arm around his waist.

When they arrived in the living room, both Hongjoong and Yeosang were sitting on the couch, looking down at their new baby.

Seonghwa started to walk faster, earning a slight scolding from Mingi as he saw Jongho and Yunho walk in with the kids.

Hongjoong lifted his head and smiled. His eyes sparkled with so much pride as he glanced first at Yeosang, then down at their baby.

Yeosang also had a proud look in his eyes, even though he could barely keep them open. "Hi guys."

"Uncle Sangie!!" Avayla squealed. She broke free from Jongho's grip and ran forward, crawling onto the couch to sit next to the couple.

Hongjoong held up his arm to keep her away. "Careful Ava, babies are very delicate and Uncle Sangie is very tired."

She nodded in understanding and moved to the side to make room for Theo as he settled next to her with wide eyes.

Everyone else moved closer, waiting for the pair to say something. The baby was perfect, and it somehow managed to inherit Yeosang's birthmark, which Hongjoong was caressing gently. It had Hongjoong's cute nose and it looked like it might have Yeosang's sharp jaw, but everything else was a perfect mix of both parents.

"Guys?" Hongjoong said, forcing himself to look at his pack. "Meet our son. Riley."