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#81 / Warrior

“I think you’ll be happy to know I’m not wearing any underwear,” Gerin told his mate. Just as he expected, his lover smiled and came closer, a heated look engulfing his eyes. As he took him in his arms and dipped him down to kiss him, Gerin put a finger on his lips and ruined the mood by saying, “However, it’s because my water broke twenty minutes ago, and I’m actually in an enormous amount of pain.”

“Gerin!”

“Sorry, Ixtana, but I can’t control when these babies want out.”

“I have a training session soon. My men are expecting me to show up on time as I always do.” Ixtana lifted him up and set him down on the bed.

Gerin purred as Ixtana caressed his cheek, leaning into the touch. “You’ll have to cancel. I’m sure the rest of the boys will understand.”

“I don’t think they will. None of their mates, if they have any, are close to giving birth.”

“Then they’ll be annoyed- and then be glad that an honoured warrior such as yourself set a precedent so they will not miss out on a moment of their mate’s labor when the time comes for them to be fathers.” Gerin tugged Ixtana’s shoulders when the man tried to stand up straight. “Do I have to order you to stay here with me?”

“I would prefer it, sir.”

“Fine. I order you to cancel training tonight so that you can stay with me and take me to the hospital so the eggs can be cut out of me.” Gerin knew he shouldn’t find it so much fun to revert back to the old ways, back when they both followed the roles they were bred for in an unfair war, a cunning commander and the fierce warrior under his command, but he did. They just couldn’t shake the conditioning and instincts that fought to govern them.

Before Ixtana could reach for the comm on the nightstand, it beeped with an incoming message. He lifted the device and sat down on the edge of the bed. Gerin leaned against him, holding his arm. “Oh, it’s Shokeir and Edani. Answer it.”

A video screen projected above the device, and it was Edani, standing straight, face hard. Gerin found it endearing that the warriors who had been low ranked before the liberation still presented themselves as perfect soldiers to their former superiors. But then he heard Shokeir sobbing offscreen and saw just how tensely Edani was holding himself. The young warrior glanced off to the side before looking back at his screen. “Honored Alpha.”

“Gamma Edani. What is it?”

“I request permission to be absent from training tonight. My mate has gone into labor.”

Gerin knew he was the only commander anywhere near ready to give birth. The next closest one was someone who wasn’t due for another two months. Shokeir wasn’t that person, not at all.

Ixtana realized that as well. “My mate is the only one who has reached full term.”

“The clutch is coming early. They will not survive, but I would like to stay with my mate to comfort him.”

“Edani!” Shokeir shouted, before crying out.

“Mr. Shokeir, you need to stop trying to get up or else I will have to sedate you,” someone said, presumably a doctor.

“Do not touch him!” Edani growled at them. While he was looking away, Gerin smacked Ixtana’s chest.

“Ah. Gamma Edani.” The young soldier looked back at them. Shokeir was groaning, and Gerin heard the doctor tell him to keep pushing. “My own mate is in labor. I was going to cancel training tonight. You may stay with your mate.”

“Thank you, sir.”

“Edani! Edani, please-” The call ended.

Ixtana wrote out a brief message and sent it to the rest of the others. Gerin groaned as his belly contracted, and his lover rubbed his back, taking his hand. As soon as the pain had faded, he said, “Poor Shokeir… He’s always had such awful luck.” He sighed. “Let’s get to the hospital, Ixtana. The doctor wanted me there as soon as my contractions started, and it’s been an hour.”

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#81 / Warrior

“I think you’ll be happy to know I’m not wearing any underwear,” Gerin told his mate. Just as he expected, his lover smiled and came closer, a heated look engulfing his eyes. As he took him in his arms and dipped him down to kiss him, Gerin put a finger on his lips and ruined the mood by saying, “However, it’s because my water broke twenty minutes ago, and I’m actually in an enormous amount of pain.”

“Gerin!”

“Sorry, Ixtana, but I can’t control when these babies want out.”

“I have a training session soon. My men are expecting me to show up on time as I always do.” Ixtana lifted him up and set him down on the bed.

Gerin purred as Ixtana caressed his cheek, leaning into the touch. “You’ll have to cancel. I’m sure the rest of the boys will understand.”

“I don’t think they will. None of their mates, if they have any, are close to giving birth.”

“Then they’ll be annoyed- and then be glad that an honoured warrior such as yourself set a precedent so they will not miss out on a moment of their mate’s labor when the time comes for them to be fathers.” Gerin tugged Ixtana’s shoulders when the man tried to stand up straight. “Do I have to order you to stay here with me?”

“I would prefer it, sir.”

“Fine. I order you to cancel training tonight so that you can stay with me and take me to the hospital so the eggs can be cut out of me.” Gerin knew he shouldn’t find it so much fun to revert back to the old ways, back when they both followed the roles they were bred for in an unfair war, a cunning commander and the fierce warrior under his command, but he did. They just couldn’t shake the conditioning and instincts that fought to govern them.

Before Ixtana could reach for the comm on the nightstand, it beeped with an incoming message. He lifted the device and sat down on the edge of the bed. Gerin leaned against him, holding his arm. “Oh, it’s Shokeir and Edani. Answer it.”

A video screen projected above the device, and it was Edani, standing straight, face hard. Gerin found it endearing that the warriors who had been low ranked before the liberation still presented themselves as perfect soldiers to their former superiors. But then he heard Shokeir sobbing offscreen and saw just how tensely Edani was holding himself. The young warrior glanced off to the side before looking back at his screen. “Honored Alpha.”

“Gamma Edani. What is it?”

“I request permission to be absent from training tonight. My mate has gone into labor.”

Gerin knew he was the only commander anywhere near ready to give birth. The next closest one was someone who wasn’t due for another two months. Shokeir wasn’t that person, not at all.

Ixtana realized that as well. “My mate is the only one who has reached full term.”

“The clutch is coming early. They will not survive, but I would like to stay with my mate to comfort him.”

“Edani!” Shokeir shouted, before crying out.

“Mr. Shokeir, you need to stop trying to get up or else I will have to sedate you,” someone said, presumably a doctor.

“Do not touch him!” Edani growled at them. While he was looking away, Gerin smacked Ixtana’s chest.

“Ah. Gamma Edani.” The young soldier looked back at them. Shokeir was groaning, and Gerin heard the doctor tell him to keep pushing. “My own mate is in labor. I was going to cancel training tonight. You may stay with your mate.”

“Thank you, sir.”

“Edani! Edani, please-” The call ended.

Ixtana wrote out a brief message and sent it to the rest of the others. Gerin groaned as his belly contracted, and his lover rubbed his back, taking his hand. As soon as the pain had faded, he said, “Poor Shokeir… He’s always had such awful luck.” He sighed. “Let’s get to the hospital, Ixtana. The doctor wanted me there as soon as my contractions started, and it’s been an hour.”