HUNTED-Chapter 392: Epilogue (2)

Aila glanced at their boys, eyes slightly wide. But they were still absorbed in looking at the map and not paying their parents any attention.

"But it will give away that I’m pregnant again. Sunny almost caught on!" Aila whisper-shouted and blinked innocently when Cato did look up at them.

Cato arched an eyebrow at her. It was so adorable. She couldn’t take it seriously, even though he was trying to look suspicious while watching Damon massage her feet.

"So? There’s nothing wrong with carrying another pup?" Damon scowled at her before grabbing one of the apples piled up in a fruit bowl on the coffee table. He’d kept it there since her first pregnancy. Aila always craved apples, cupcakes and loads of red meats when she fell pregnant.

"Are you worried about Koa?" He handed the apple to Aila, who started to roll it in her hands thoughtfully.

She bit her lip, glancing away. "Koa is young and still settling in. It is so soon after bringing him here. What if it upsets him to the point he hates us for the rest of his life?"

Damon’s hard expression softened. "He will be fine."

Aila almost believed him, but she still felt nervous about telling the children another pup would be on the way. Koa had only been with them six months. They adopted him after looking extensively for his parents.

The Hunters Association may not have the labs anymore, or kidnapping supes, but the ex-hunters now running the Order were recently shown to start the same activities. Mainly children were being taken. This time, news spread across the media, and the world knew what they were doing.

On one of the raids Aila actually joined, they found three children, the others had a happy ending, returning to their parents, but Koa did not. It was Ajax and Chiara who had adopted two of the children they looked after from the hunter’s compound and convinced them to adopt Koa. It didn’t take much convincing. Aila had been so protective over him, like he was her own.

It had taken this long to get Koa to open up to them. He had been quiet, isolating himself from others, though his eyes sparkled and lingered on other children playing or seeing affection between family members. Now she found him so sweet and lovely; he just needed a push sometimes to talk and express himself.

"Ajax and Chiara, though.. I don’t want to steal the spotlight from them," Aila said and gradually grew quiet at seeing Damon stare at her like she was an idiot. Maybe she was because her friends wouldn’t actually think that way. "What? She is heavily pregnant, and it is her first birth."

Damon continued to stare at her until she gave in. Aila huffed and bit into her apple.

"Great, I’ve already mind-linked Finn to fetch Amerie and Koa."

"You planned it all along," Aila narrowed her eyes into slits, acting annoyed.

"You’re already starting to show-"

"I am not!" Aila bit into her apple aggressively, wanting to throw it at his head, but then it was a waste of an apple.

Her belly was something she’d been proud of hiding. It was only if she wore something tight that her belly shape was different to normal. At first, it was like she’d put on some weight, but then it was only her belly the weight showed.

Yes, she knew how annoying that was for most human women. But it seemed werewolf genes barely added extra weight besides the pup in their bellies. From behind, Chiara looked fit and normal, but as soon as she turned to face anyone, her belly was like an alarming giant balloon.

"If not this week, someone will find out within the next two weeks. Take the heels off, and put your sweats on. You know you want to," Damon encouraged, massaging her calves next and giving her a kiss on her foot.

Aila sighed. "I know.. I just wanted it to stay between us a little longer.. I don’t know.. I have some sort of a gut feeling with this one."

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"What do you mean?" Damon tilted his head, eyes locking with hers as concern flashed across his features.

Aila shook her head. "Nothing like that. Believe me, she’s healthy." If the beginning of her kicks were anything to go by. "I don’t know what it is. I’m probably being worried for nothing."

Damon frowned and started to speak, but the dramatic voice of their daughter cut him off.

"Mum? Dad? You called for us? I honestly don’t know why you called us so early. Elissa was painting my nails, and we planned to paint Koa’s and then have facials. I can’t have my skin going dry."

Aila and Damon shared a look before looking over the sofa to where their beloved daughter, Amerie, was. With striking blonde hair, not white, but golden, and crystal blue eyes, Amerie was almost the spitting image of Aila when she was younger. Except she was a colossal girly girl.

Amerie had been more of a surprise than Eamon. They were only a year apart and were highly competitive with each other, from their grades to their training. Though Amerie was not training so intensely as their eldest.

"Thanks, Finn," Damon dismissed the Delta. He was already aware of Aila’s ’condition’. Finn caught on pretty quickly. How could he not when he guarded her almost every day? Aila was sure Damon would be jealous if he didn’t have a mate.

"Well, we wanted you all here," Aila said, smiling gently and reaching out towards her daughter while looking for Koa.

"Koa, come on over," Damon called him over softly.

The small boy was still hesitant. They quickly figured out that he didn’t like large men. Most likely due to what he went through. Whether he remembered it all or not, it was hard to tell. He’d only just turned 4.

Or so his clinical notes explained.

Aila beamed at him, gesturing for him to come closer. Koa looked at Aila and then at his other siblings. Eamon rolled his eyes and sighed before marching over to him. Aila was alarmed immediately, not that she expected Eamon to hurt him, but picking him up or approaching him like that scared Koa.

Instead, Koa didn’t run away and faced Eamon. Her eldest held his hand out for the black-haired boy, waiting patiently. Koa glanced up at the taller boy before accepting it, and Eamon walked him to stand in front of their parents.

Damon now sat beside Aila, his arm over the back of the sofa as he watched her. Aila could feel the warmth and love brewing between them in the bond and the excitement of their announcement.

"How far along are you? Is there something wrong?" Cato asked, eyes wide, worry pulling his eyebrows together.

Aila blinked at her son. Cato really did notice everything.

"What does he mean?" Amerie asked, frowning at her younger brother.

"It’s nothing like that. There is no need to worry, Cato." Aila looked at each of her children as the following words left her lips. "I’m with child, with another pup. You’re all going to have a younger sibling."

Her hand went to her belly, where everybody’s eyes moved to.

"Sweet, I get to be a big brother-"

"You’re already a big brother, dummy!" Amerie rolled her eyes at Eamon, arms crossed.

"You didn’t let me finish!" Eamon argued.

"Make your point quicker. Otherwise, no one will patiently listen," Amerie bickered back.

Cato looked at his older siblings with disdain and shook his head. It really was hilarious watching his expressions. "Do you know the gender?" Cato asked, ignoring Eamon and Amerie.

"A girl.." Damon answered; he was about to tell them the name they already chose for her, but Aila was watching their youngest.

"Koa, did you want to know your sister’s name?" Aila asked gently. Damon fell quiet.

Koa’s eyes had not moved from her belly or taken any interest in what the others were saying. He nodded his head, eyes still trained on her belly.

"Did you want to touch her?"

His dark brown eyes widened, flicking his gaze at Aila to confirm it was okay. She nodded, "Go on."

Eamon nudged him gently; he started ignoring Amerie and was in big brother mode now. Koa began climbing onto the couch, his movements cautious and overly gentle as though he might hurt Aila and the growing pup inside her. Reaching his hand out, he hesitated before finally, without any more urging from the others, feeling Aila’s baby bump.

"Oh, do you feel that?" Aila held her hand atop Koa’s, smiling at him.

His eyes were full of pure horror, shock, and happiness at the baby’s kick.

"She’s saying hello. Why don’t you say hello back?"

Koa gulped, then looked up at Aila uncertainly. So far, it has been going well. "Her name?" His voice was quiet, but everybody was so fixated on them they could hear him.

Aila and Damon shared a look, small smiles on their lips. "Her name is Keira."

Koa stared at Aila’s belly again, wonder lighting up his face as Keira kicked again.

"Hello, Ka.. Keira.."

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And that is the end of volume 2 of HUNTED!

HUNTED VOLUME 3: The Next Generation: Daughter of the Alpha Queen.

The next volume will follow Keira and her journey with side stories of her siblings and how they fair in society. Aila and Damon and all your favourite characters are not going anywhere!

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If you need something else to read in the meantime or fancy trying one of my other books, I do have a few:

☆ Heart Over Sword

☆ THE FUGITIVE - A part of the HUNTED series following Esme and Gabriel’s story.

☆ Shadowborn, a witch awakens ~ this can be found on my page and my Instagram. It is on another app which most of you may have heard of by now.

☆ From Ashes To Flames ~ Also on the same app as Shadowborn. Read for an enemies-to-lovers, villainess story. Naviah- a Fae princess makes a deal with a Dragonborn slave to usurp the throne and for Zerian to enact revenge on his oppressors. Hot and spicy, with some fun and seductive games!

☆ Cursed to be my Mate ~ This is a new twist to normal werewolf novels. The Moon Goddess curses Amira, a rogue, and Rhys, the Alpha King after they reject each other. The following day they wake up inside each others bodies.

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Thank you so much again for joining me on this journey. I really did have a little cry at the end there. This was one of my first ever books written. Aila and Damon and the other characters will always be special to me!

I hope to see you in Volume 3 and/or other journeys!

Take Care!

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