After Anthony's Mother's confession, I quickly left the room, my entire body beginning to ache. I was under a lot of stress, was pregnant and had been doing a lot of walking. It was starting to take a toll on my body.

I didn't want to be the one that had to tell Cole what Anthony's Mother had said, and I was hoping that the hospital had already contacted him since they needed to begin an investigation. However, Anthony's Mother was sure that she was going to die in a matter of days, so it made sense why she had come clean about everything.

Anthony and Amber had disappeared rather quickly, and I gazed around for any sign of them on the walk back to the house. They needed space though. What they had been told was a lot to handle.

Finn and Kassandra were happy waiting at the hospital to be seen, and had been offered a room to stay in for the night while Cole continued to look for a place for them. He hadn't returned to the hospital, so I gathered that he had either run into some trouble with it, or the hospital had told him about Anthony's Mother and he was prioritising sorting that out instead.

Once I reached the house, I poked my head through, spotting a tense looking Cole sitting at the table with a glass of what looked like whisky. He didn't often drink, and it worried me.

"Cole," I said, moving closer to him and frowning, leaning over his shoulder and running my hand across his chest. "How did your talk with Rowan go?"

Cole clicked his tongue, sighing. "Christopher and his accomplice are gone, and that's fine, but we are concerned for what will happen if we do kick the rest of the humans out. We don't know if it will anger them and if they'll retaliate by sharing our secrets. I'm aware that some that left have probably already shared them, but if we can keep the people that do that to a minimum, it will be better for us in the long run."

"Is that what Rowan said or is that what you said?" I wondered, watching as Cole knocked back the rest of his small glass of whisky. He wasn't drunk- far from it, but I was slightly concerned he was going to pour himself another.

"I was acting impulsively, and I wanted all of the humans gone," Cole mumbled, turning to me and placing his hand over mine. "But Rowan reminded me of why we're doing this. He doesn't like the humans, but we don't need to house them for long in an attempt to gain even a tiny bit of their trust. It's a price we're going to have to pay."

I nodded. "As long as Christopher is gone, then it should be okay. We haven't had any issues with the other humans, and Kassandra is now out of the picture as far as they're concerned. Nobody else should get hurt."

Cole sighed. "They shouldn't, but they always could. The humans play dirty."

"We've had a long night," I said, moving so I could settle on his lap. "Why don't we head to bed for a few hours? You look exhausted."

Not only did Cole look like he was going to keel over, but I could hardly keep my eyes open. I felt ready to doze off any second.

"I don't want to lose you," Cole mumbled as he pressed his forehead to mine, a smile making its way up onto my face.

"You won't. I'm not going anywhere. Nobody is going to hurt me or the baby."

At the mention of our growing child, Cole placed his hand on my lower belly, prodding gently, causing me to roll my eyes.

"Are there any names you like?" he asked me, and I raised my brows, biting down on my lip.

"Um, I have been thinking of one, but I'm not sure if you'll like it." I smiled sheepishly, but Cole nodded at me to continue. "I like Juliet- after my Mother."

Cole nodded, leaning forwards to peck my lips. "I love it. What if she is actually a he?"

I hummed. "I don't know. Why don't you think of one since I chose Juliet?"

Cole beamed at me, flashing his perfectly straight and white teeth. "I've secretly been going through some in my head, but I can't settle on any. I wanted your opinion, but Ezra kept coming up."

I nodded. I had never heard of the name before, but I liked it.

"I like it."

"How has your pregnancy been so far? We haven't had a whole lot of time to talk about it. I've been worried."

I shook my head. "I mean, I've been fine up until today. I'm tired and my body aches all over. I think it's just the lack of sleep though."

Cole furrowed his brows, not looking happy with my reply. He immediately stood up, placing me down on the ground gently. "I'm taking you to the hospital then, Reya."

Laughing, I waved away his concern. "No, Cole, I'm fine. It's normal to feel tired in pregnancy. Symptoms like this are going to come and go, but I'll be okay."

After a few seconds of hesitation, Cole hummed, crossing his arms over his chest as he narrowed his eyes at me. "Well you tell me the second anything start to feel out of the ordinary. If you feel any worse, we're going."

"Okay, that seems fair."

"How about I run you a bath? It'll help with the aching."

I loved the sound of a bath, and I beamed, chuckling to myself as Cole practically sprinted up the stairs to go and set it up for me. I had been hiding my pain from him a little bit though, the walk earlier having caused blisters on my feet and my heels to crack. I could barely put one foot in front of the other without wincing in pain, my muscles screaming at me to take a break and sit down.

Making my way up the stairs, I spotted Cole leaning over the bathtub, it already partly full. The water looked steaming- just how I liked it.

After stripping, I got out some bubble bath for myself, throwing in as much of the scented liquid as I could. "What's Omol Root?" I asked, referring to the green and brown bottle with delicate writing on the front of it. It smelled nice, but I couldn't place the scent.

"Oh, it's a rare herb. I don't believe humans have discovered it yet," Cole told me, laughing as he took the small bottle from my hand, reminding me just how advanced the wolves really were compared to the humans.

"Will you be joining me?" I questioned, gesturing to the bubbly tub, causing Cole to raise his brows.

"I can if you want me to, but I thought you wanted to relax?" Cole's jaw stiffened. He didn't like the idea of interrupting my much needed relaxation time.

"We can relax. We don't have to do anything just because we're naked, you know?" I teased.

"Right," chuckled Cole. "Let's see how long that mentality lasts."

Cole began to strip off, his abs always catching my attention. Every time I saw them I, I wanted to run my hands up and down them. I loved the idea of water cascading down him. We hopped into the tub, dimming the light slightly to give a more ambient feel. I leaned back into Cole's chest, releasing a sigh of contentment as I pressed a kiss to the side of his neck. Opening up my eyes, I furrowed my brows as I took in Cole's completely healed mark.

It was looking paler than it first was. Was it already beginning to fade? I didn't like the idea of that.

"What is it?" Cole asked me, placing his hands over my stomach.

"Your mark," I stated, nodding towards it. "It's fading. I don't want that to happen."

He hummed, craning his neck so I could get a better look, a scowl making its way up onto my face. I didn't like it at all.

"What do you want me to do about that then, Reya?" Cole prodded, smiling.

I shrugged. "It depends on what you want to do."

Cole suddenly leaned forwards to pepper kisses down the front of my neck, quickly spinning me around so my breasts were pressed against his chest. I moaned, leaning my head back, all joint aches disappearing as my mind solely focused on the feeling of my mate's lips on my skin.

"Mark me, please," I breathed out, Cole chuckling.

"After," he said.

"After what?" I questioned, pouting when I felt Cole pull away from me, looking at me with concern as he cocked his head. I laughed. "Cole, I'm fine. Please don't tease me. You make all of the pain go away when you touch me. I can't focus on anything else."

That was all he needed to hear to suddenly slip his fingers into me under the water, a gasp leaving my mouth as I leaned back against the other side of the tub, parting my legs as wide as I could for him. I panted as he worked me, two fingers pumping in and out, his thumb circling my clit slowly and gently.

"Shit," I gasped as he hit my sweet spot, my back arching and a small cry leaving my mouth. The water sloshed over the side of the tub, but neither of us cared, completely infatuated with the other. "Rub your cock." I ordered.

Cole immediately obliged, getting onto his knees so that I had view of his dick just above the water. He fisted himself, tilting his head back in pleasure as he continued to fuck me with his fingers. "You look so good with my fingers buried inside of you." Cole loved to dirty talk, and I loved to hear it. His words were like music to my ears.

I leaned forwards, pushing Cole's fingers away from me as I scrambled onto his lap, grabbing his cock with my hand and sinking down onto it, burying my face into Cole's shoulder as I bounced up and down on him. My legs burned a little, but it was nothing compared to the incredible pleasure that was wracking through my body.

I sucked on Cole's mark, causing him to groan loudly. "Turn around, baby."

I did so quickly, leaning forwards slightly so Cole could fuck me, holding onto my arms to stop me from falling forwards. I cursed loudly, his dick feeling amazing inside just like always. I never wanted this to stop.

"Tell me when you're going to come and I'll mark you," Cole grunted as he pounded into me, my entire body shaking with pleasure. He gripped onto my ass using one hand, the other holding both of my arms.

"I'm close," I breathed quietly, the words coming out more like a gasp.

Cole tutted from behind me. "No, use your words, Reya. That's not good enough. Tell me how I'm going to make you come."

"Fuck, Cole," I groaned. "You're going to make me come. I'm so close."

"Good girl," Cole spoke as he leaned towards my neck and sunk his teeth into me, the sudden pain causing me to gasp, my body feeling limp. However, my orgasm hit me like a ton of bricks, masking the majority of the pain, pleasure overwhelming me, causing my body to jolt.

I could feel my own blood dribbling down my back, dripping into the water, but I didn't care, Cole releasing moments after me. My insides felt warm as he filled me, and I fell limply back into his chest as he cleaned my wound with the water from the bath, checking over it to make sure it looked okay.

"We've made a mess," I laughed as I gazed over the tub to see water everywhere- enough to fill a pool.

"It was worth it though," Cole muttered, chuckling and planting a long kiss to the top of my head.

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