Chapter 74 - Epilogue - Part 2.

Two Months Later...

Emily's P.O.V.

"AAHHHH!!, GET THESE BABIES OUT OF ME!!"

Six hours, forty-five minutes and thirty-three seconds, that's how long Natalia has been in labour for and the same amount of time that we've been sat waiting and listening to poor Nattie in pain.

I had a feeling that Nattie was gonna go into labour today even though it's not the date that Dimitri gave us for his birth because Natties been feeling weird all day, she's been having contractions that she passed off as being Braxton hicks which are fake contractions and she's been feeling really uncomfortable to the point that Cole had her put on bed rest because she couldn't move without feeling some type of pain or discomfort.

I look down at my watch and see that it's five minutes to midnight which means that after these five minutes, the babies could be here at any time because tomorrow is the seventh of February the date of my nephews birthday.

"AAHHHHH!!"

Oh god, that sounded like she was in a lot of pain.

"Are you ok there, Em? you look like you're about to faint"

Brody asks me with concern in his voice.

"I'm erm...I'm fine"

My eyes were fixed on the door to the room were Nattie is and the more she screamed in agony, the more frightened and panicked I became, is this what giving birth is like for everybody?.

I know giving birth isn't easy, it's one of the most painful, tiring yet rewarding experiences a woman can go through and I knew that labour wasn't gonna be a picnic when I found out I was pregnant but still, I was hoping being around Natalia when she was giving birth would help ease my own nerves which it hasn't, it's only amplified them.

I was brought out of my thoughts when I felt a hand on top of mine giving it a gentle squeeze, I look up at Angelo who was already looking at me with a big, beautiful smile on his handsome face.

"Don't worry baby, I'll be with you every step of the way when you're giving birth to our babies"

He said whilst placing his hand on my bump and rubbing it.

The hallways were filled with peace but that didn't last long when Natalia started screaming again except this time she screamed something in Spanish which confused everyone except me and Angelo, I was chuckling whilst my poor baby paled at what his precious baby sister had just said.

"What the hell did she just say?"

Brody asked confused.

"You don't wanna know"

Angelo answered Brody with panic in his tone, I placed my hand on top of his and chuckled.

I know he's worried that I'll act the same way Nattie is and the worst thing is that I can't even reassure him and say I won't because I don't know how I'm gonna act when I'm giving birth.

One Hour Later...

Natalia's P.O.V.

"Ok Luna, it's time, are you ready?"

"No, no, no I can't do this anymore"

"Yes you can mi amor, you can"

"I can't Cole, I've been going at this for what feels like days AND THEY'RE STILL NOT HERE!!"

I growled the last bit as I punched my clenched fists down on the bed in anger.

Cole placed his forehead onto mine calming me down as he caressed my hair.

"That's because they weren't ready to come yet baby but they are now"

"I'm so tired"

I whimpered.

He smiles as he kisses my nose.

"I know baby, it's just a little longer now and then we'll have our boys, ok"

He kisses my forehead.

"You can do this"

"Ok"

Cole helps me to get into a comfortable position as the doctor gets in between my legs.

"Ok Luna, on the count of three, I need you to push ok"

"Ok"

She counts down and I start pushing with all of my might, we then stop so I can catch my breath whilst we wait for my next contraction.

This happened a few times until we heard the sound of a baby's cry, Dimitris here.

"Congratulations alpha and Luna, you've got a healthy baby boy"

Massimo was born five minutes later but Grayson was proving to be a right stubborn little shit and didn't want to be born even despite my body working against him to get him out.

"You've got a stubborn one here, alpha and Luna"

"Yer, he's just like his dad"

Cole glares at me and I chuckle.

Ten minutes later and Grayson's still not here, I was getting fed up and annoyed because I just wanted this over and done with.

"Urgh!!, why can't babies come out like cannonballs? it would make everything so much easier"

I rested my head on the pillow as Cole chuckled.

"I feel you, babe...I hate seeing you like this"

He says sounding pained as he strokes my wet hair.

"Get used to it baby, I've gotta go through this nine times"

"Technically baby, it's only four if Dimitris math is right"

"I've still gotta push nine humans out of me, ouch shit"

"Are you ok, babe?"

I didn't answer him because I was too busy focusing on my body, I could feel something was happening and I knew that it was Grayson who was ready to make his big entrance into the world.

"Erm doc, I think we're ready over here"

Doctor Scott was immediately by me again.

"She's right, I can see the head, push Luna"

I did what she said and after several pushes and one final scream in agony, Grayson was here crying his big strong lungs out.

"Congratulations alpha and Luna, you've got three beautiful, healthy young boys"

I rested my head on the pillow as I looked over to where my sons are being cleaned up by the nurses, happy tears left my eyes as I watched my boys.

"Well done baby, you did amazing"

Cole said kissing my cheek.

I turn to face my husband and smile.

"Thanks for staying by my side"

"Always, mi amor"

He said grabbing hold of my hand and leaning down to kiss me.

One Hour Later...

"Oh god, this is so weird"

The nurse chuckles as she watches over me nursing Massimo and Grayson whilst Cole is holding Dimitri.

"The majority of new mommas say that when they nurse for the first time"

"Really? what do the rest of them say?"

"The rest of them say it's painful and vow to never let another mouth near their n*****s ever again"

I look over at Cole who is giving me a don't you even think about it look, I chuckle at him knowing how much he loves to lick and suck on my n*****s and he'd be really angry with me if I stopped him from being able to do it.

"It feels so natural, I can't imagine feeding them any other way"

"Child you won't be saying that at four o'clock in the morning when you're worn out and exhausted and you've got three babies and only two n*****s to feed them"

"We'll work around it, I'm sure"

"Of course you will, I've had patients who have said that even though it was tiring at times, it was definitely worth it to breastfeed and I believe them"

"Why?"

I asked intrigued.

"Because it helps build a strong bond between mother and babies"

I look down at my boys who were still sucking away, they must be really hungry.

"Can I ask alpha and Luna how you plan on doing this publically?"

Cole and I shared a confused look.

"What do you mean?"

"Well...when I was living and working at the last pack I was in....breastfeeding wasn't an open thing, if women wanted or needed to nurse then they had to do it behind closed doors"

"Well, that won't be happening here, Natalia is my Luna and my boys are the future alphas, if Natalia needs to feed them then she will, if anyone has a problem with it or feels uncomfortable then that's their problem, not ours"

The nurse smiles brightly at us.

"I'm happy to hear that"

Breastfeeding is a natural thing and something that shouldn't be hidden, newborns need feeding just like everybody else and like everyone else they can't help when they're hungry, I may have initially been in two minds about breastfeeding but now I've experienced it, I wouldn't feed my kids in any other way and I'm sure as hell not gonna hide it because some people feel uncomfortable by it.

After feeding all three of my boys and burping them, I fixed myself up as Cole placed each of our boys on the bed in front of me before sitting behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist whilst nuzzling his face into my neck.

"They're so handsome"

"Of course they are, have you seen us, babe? we're extremely good-looking people"

"It's nice to see you're not shallow, Cole"

I joked as he kissed my cheek.

"The baby vests are so cute, where did you get them from?"

"I didn't, Destiny and Christian got them, they're adorable aren't they?"

"Of course"

You should see the baby grows that match them, they're all white with the initials DV, MV and GV on each one and on the back is a picture of a howling wolf with 'future leader of the pack' in the middle of it.

I was made up when Destiny and Christian gifted us these at my baby shower because I was being indecisive with the outfits that I wanted to bring the babies home in, I had so many different outfits picked out but I would quickly change my mind just from a look someone would give them or a delay in their response when I'd ask them what they think even if it was just a second or two because my stupid brain instantly thought that they weren't answering because they didn't like them.

Anyway, my beautiful cousin and brother immediately put a stop to my crazy and indecisive thinking by giving us these gorgeous outfits.

"My cousins definitely got good taste"

"Of course she has, who do you think taught me about fashion? hell, all of the clothes I own have got the Destiny Bennett seal of approval"

"Hmm, so the reason why my wife dresses so sexy is because of Destiny? hmm, I think I'm gonna have to have a word with her"

He said whilst nuzzling his face into my neck and kissing my mark.

"I wouldn't bother babe, nothing goes on my body unless I'm completely comfortable with it"

"Really?"

"Mm-hmm, you should have seen some of the outfits she's picked out for me since I came home, they're enough to make a pornstar blush"

"Really?"

He asks again this time with a very deep growl.

"Hey sshhh!!, calm down"

Cole closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

"I'm sorry baby, I can't help it"

"I know babe, I know"

I grab hold of his hand and lift it up to my lips kissing the back of it.

"Hey, what's that?"

"Hmm"

He looks down at the box next to me and smiles.

"Oh that, I got you a present"

"Really? what is it?"

"Open it and you'll see"

He says handing me the box.

I quickly took it from him and opened it.

"Oh my god, it's beautiful...thank you so much, baby"

I turned around as best as I could without disturbing the kids and I kissed Cole.

"You're welcome...would you like me to put it on you?"

"Of course"

I hand him the box before moving my hair out of the way.

Knock!!, knock!!, knock!!.

"Come in"

I look up from my handsome men and smile when I see everyone come into the room.

"Congratulations baby"

"Thank you, daddy"

He places a vase of flowers on my bedside table before kissing my cheek.

"So, who wants a hold first?"

"I think our mommas and your grams should be the first ones"

"My grams"

"ALOHA!!"

My grams appears looking drunk I just hope she's not.

"Hey grams"

"Hey baby, congratulations"

"Thank you"

I sighed in relief when she gave me a hug and I smelled a nice perfume on her and nothing alcoholic.

"Erm grams"

"Yes honey"

"Who's the dude wearing the lei?"

"He's grams boy toy"

Nathan said as Christian chuckled.

"Watch it you two, Natalia this is my friend Don, Don this is my granddaughter, Natalia"

"Grams you pronounced lover wrong"

Christian said this time whilst Nathan chuckled.

"Ok you two knock it off, hello there Natalia, I've heard a lot about you"

"I've heard a lot about you too Don, actually, I've heard more than I should"

Everyone chuckled knowing exactly what I mean.

"Well, I'm sorry about your grams Natalia, she really needs to watch what shes saying after she's had a few"

"What about when she's sober?"

Don chuckled as my grams mock glared at me.

A cute, adorable sneeze brought us back to why we're here and everyone awwed.

My momma, my adopted momma and my grams had their first hold with their grandsons and it was such a beautiful sight to see especially with Coles parents, I remember at the wedding they told me that one day they hope that we can all truly be happy and comfortable in the presence of each other and that I'll trust them with their grandchildren when I have them and seeing them now, all I feel is happy and comfortable as well as safe because I know they'd never hurt me again and as for my babies, well, they're too in love with them to ever hurt them.

"What are their names again?"

"Well, mommas holding Dimitri, his full name his Demetrius Angelo Vasquez"

I said whilst looking over at my brother who was smiling with pride.

"Grams is holding Massimo Cole Vasquez"

"After your uncle Massimo?"

My adopted dad asked in a shaky voice.

"Yer"

I whispered remembering my dear sweet uncle Massimo.

"Momma you're holding our youngest, the very stubborn and lazy...Grayson Dean Vasquez"

Cole introduced our final son probably sensing that I couldn't.

"G..Grayson"

My adopted momma whimpered and I smiled watching her look down at her father's namesake with so much love.

"You named my grandson after my dad?"

"Of course we did, grandad was one of my favourite people growing up, it's only fair my son shares his name along with the name of my other favourite person, speaking of which...where is Dean?"

I asked whilst looking around the room, I thought he'd be the first one here when I went into labour and he's not.

"Oh erm...let's just say he's erm...he's making his own basketball team"

"What?...what the fuc...eww!!, seriously"

I groaned in disgust.

"What's going on?"

Nate asked.

"Let's just say my cousin's dream of creating his own basketball team isn't something that can be done through fantasy basketball"

There were a few groans of disgust as well as chuckles, my momma wasn't happy about all of the crude talk around my precious sons and to be fair neither was I but I left it to my momma to talk to them because even when she's talking in her calm tone, she exudes a certain level of power and authority which has everyone listening and obeying to her, I guess it's her Luna queen tone.

Anyway, everyone stuck around for a few hours and eventually, Dean showed up to meet his baby cousins but he didn't get to see them for too long before Cole told everyone to leave so that I could get some rest which I was relieved about because I was freaking exhausted and needed to sleep.

That night I fell asleep in my mate's arms with the biggest smile on my face feeling blissfully happy.

Twenty Years Later...

"Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of myself and my wife, I'm proud to give you your new alphas and lunas, Dimitri and Nina, Massimo and Chloe and Grayson and Ellie"

The crowd erupts in cheers as I look at my three boys with pride, it's been a great twenty years as Luna of this amazing pack but now it's their turn to take over and carry on the Vasquez legacy.

"Look, momma"

My baby Kailani says pointing towards the stage at her daddy and big brothers"

"I know, baby"

"Can I go to daddy now, momma?"

"Not yet, baby"

After a few more words from Cole, everyone is dismissed and I go up to my husband and sons and congratulate them, they were supposed to become alphas two years ago when they turned eighteen but at the time only Dimitri and Massimo had found their mates and they wanted to wait for Grayson to find his mate so they could all take their roles together.

"Congratulations guys"

"Thanks, ma"

Dimitri hugs me which his sister wasn't happy about.

"D, you're squashing your Kai"

"Oops, sorry baby girl"

Dimitri ruffles his sister's hair and she chuckles.

"Ok guys let's go, your party awaits"

We all head out to where the party is being held and naturally, I find my three youngest troublemakers Nik, Frankie and Izzy at the bar.

"Dimitri, take your sister, I need to go and sort those three out"

"Whoa, wait a minute baby, leave them alone"

"What? Cole, they're only eighteen"

He gives me a look and I knew I wasn't gonna win this fight.

"Don't act like you never got drunk once or twice at eighteen, babe"

"Of course I did babe but the difference between me and them is I was a fun and clever drunk, those three reprobates, however, are awful drunks"

"Don't worry mi amor, they'll be fine"

He leans down and kisses me earning groans from the boys and chuckles from the girls who were laughing at their mates.

"Get lost you lot, go and have fun"

"Happily"

They all leave and Cole kisses me again, this time we were interrupted by a cute little giggle, we pulled away and looked down at our youngest child who was smiling brightly at us.

"I love you, momma and daddy"

Kai said whilst wrapping her little arms around myself and Cole.

"We love you too, bebita"

Cole takes her from me and kisses her head.

Kailani started to wriggle wanting to go and get some cake so Cole calmed her down and took her over to the desserts stand whilst I stood looking around with a huge smile on my face, the past twenty years have been an incredibly wild ride and not just for myself and Cole but for everyone else as well.

After I gave birth to the boys, I fully dived into my life as a wife, a mother and a Luna, Cole also made good on all of his promises firstly by giving me the perfect wedding on our ten year anniversary, to be honest, I thought our original wedding was pretty damn epic but I loved our second one just as much, he also kept his promises to take me away to the beach house whenever I wanted too as well as taking me on a honeymoon every year to a different destination so that we can have some alone time.

As for everyone else, they also got married and had kids of their own, Angelo and Emily have got four kids they wanted more but Emily became infertile after contracting an infection during the birth of their final child, Angelo also gave up his beta position giving it back to Dalton for two reasons, the first being because he felt like it wasn't his position to keep and the second is because he wanted to start and build his own pack which he did and now it's the second strongest pack in the world after ours.

Nathan and Rachel didn't have any more kids, they felt that two kids was just enough especially when Miliana started to get older and became a real handful, they also became the official king and queen of all supernaturals a few months after I gave birth, the event was held in Hawaii and it was truly spectacular, Max and Charlotte were also confirmed as official mates and the future king and queen of all supernaturals at the ceremony and they're currently in training for their roles.

Christian and Destiny have settled down in Hawaii with their three children and are now the official head warriors of the Royal pack, I thought my cousin would struggle with being away from home and her family but she hasn't, she's fully embraced her role as a princess and being a member of the royal family and her and my brother are just as in love today as they were all those years ago and they post way too much on Instagram if you know what I mean, Destiny really needs to learn the definition of PG and practice it.

Dean and Tina managed to have six kids together before Tina also became infertile, she got really sick during her pregnancy with their youngest son and went into early labour which almost killed them both, thankfully they both survived, Dean was a hot mess during the surgery which was saving the life of his wife and son and I thought he was gonna lose it, I've never seen him like that and I knew he'd never survive if Tina died.

Anyway, they're both head warriors for the Dark Shadows pack now as well as co-owners of an organisation for young wolves who have ever been bullied or suffered from abuse, Tina really strived after meeting Dean and wanted to make sure that not only was bullying a thing of the past but that females had more respect for themselves and grew up to be strong, smart, successful, independent women and not women who are like Leanne and Aubrey, speaking of Leanne, she left our pack about ten years ago and rumour has it that she's been trying to sort her life out and find her mate but I'm not so sure, I'd have to see it to believe it.

Dalton and Taylor are the beta and beta female of our pack, they never had kids of their own but are parents to three sets of twins who they adopted from the foster home for abandoned wolves, Dalton was worried that he wouldn't be able to pass on his beta title to his eldest son Ryan because they're not blood-related and every Thomas who have come before him have always been adamant that only a legitimate heir can take the title but uncle Sean informed him that he didn't care and as far as he's concerned Ryan is a Thomas blood or not and will be the future beta of the Dark Shadows pack.

Speaking of uncle Sean and auntie Jenna, they settled back into pack life and are amazing grandparents to all of their grandchildren, uncle Sean was even a proud daddy when he got to walk Emily down the aisle at her wedding, the whole thing from the engagement to the wedding day was a sob fest, auntie Jenna was always crying and had to be told several times to get a grip which sounds mean but we had too, it was hard for Emily to pick out a wedding dress or choose a hairstyle or pick out a song for her first dance when her momma was constantly sobbing.

Brody and Jason got married six months after I gave birth, they went to Vegas for Jasons birthday and came back married, apparently, they placed a bet on the blackjack tables if they won they get married and if they lost they didn't, when they came home, they officially decided to settle down in our pack after Brody trained his brother Brendan to take over his role as beta in alpha Jays pack, they're now the official third in commands of our pack which Brody struggled with because it was a huge step down for him from beta to third in command but he quickly adjusted to it in time.

Within the first three years of their marriage, they welcomed five children their eldest two are sons who are biologically theirs who they had via surrogates whilst their youngest three are a set of twins and a daughter who they adopted within a year of each other, their youngest child had been found abandoned in the woods by Brody, she was a newborn and he instantly became attached to her, they knew it was too soon for them to adopt again but they didn't care and happily adopted her anyway.

As for everyone else, alpha Jay and Amy had two more kids before finally deciding that five was enough, they had daughters which Charlotte was beyond happy about well, she was until they all entered into their teens that is, my parents are happy living a life of bliss in Hawaii now that they're retired and often come to visit us, my adopted parents travelled the world for a few years before coming back home and living out their lives together and now they occupy their time by planning and hosting events as well as being amazing grandparents to all of their adorable grandbabies.

As for my grams, well she's now happily married to her 'friend' Don and they live on the big island in Hawaii, she's still sipping margaritas every day like it's water and visits us whenever she can, she taught both myself and my kids all about magic and how to harness our powers which I'm so grateful for, she's one hell of a witch my grams and I think that's what saved her all those years ago when her stupid self decided to save me from a rogue who was part of a group attacking our pack.

The rogues attacked us when we weren't prepared and at the time I was pregnant with Nik, Frankie and Izzy so I couldn't fight and was ordered to the bunkers with all the other women and children but before I could get there, I was attacked by a rogue who was close to killing me and my kids, luckily my grams saved me by tackling the rogue off me and fighting him, fortunately, she killed him but unfortunately he managed to stab her in the chest before he died nearly killing her, it did leave her unconscious for a long time though and when she woke up she smiled brightly at me and told me that I better name my first daughter after her which I happily did.

"What are you thinking so hard about beautiful?"

I smiled hearing my husband's husky voice.

"Everything, the past twenty years, how happy everyone is"

"No one's more happier than me, mi amor"

He leans in and kisses me.

"Mmm, someone found the bourbon"

"I need it with your kids"

"Oh, they're my kids now, what happened to the our, Cole?"

"They're our kids when they're all sound asleep and not talking, fighting or causing trouble and definitely when they're not interrupting me and my insatiable wife"

He said with a slight growl before kissing me.

"Mmm, Cole"

I almost squealed when Cole tried to feel me up under the table.

He pecked my lips and smirked as he sat back in his chair whilst keeping his hand firmly on my thigh.

"But when they're..."

"YOU DID WHAT? HOW COULD YOU DO THAT, FRANKIE?"

The sound of a very angry Isabella screamed.

Cole closed his eyes and sighed.

"When they're like this they're all yours"

He downs his whiskey and jumps up.

"Come on, baby, let's go"

He grabs hold of my hand and leads us over to our squabbling children.

"You rejected your mate, I can't believe you"

"I had too ok, I've got a rep to protect and having that nerd follow me around scaring all of the hot girls away from me would literally ruin my life"

SLAP!!.

"Did you...did you just slap me?"

"Yer I did because you rejected my best friend, urgh!!...you'd better hope momma and daddy don't find out about this"

"Too late"

I growled as I glared at my son.

Just when you think everything is going perfect and life is great, something always happens turning everything upside down again.