On a Clear Winter Night: An Irin Chronicles Short Story
“Astrid and Karen had already prepared the bed with special sheets and pads to help keep things clean. For a second, Ava wanted to throw everything Astrid had said out the window and demand a drive to the hospital.
Screw traditional Irin birth! She wanted antiseptic! She felt hot and uncomfortable. Her whole body ached.
But when Malachi pulled off her shirt and dressed her in the linen robe that would open at the back and front for skin-to-skin contact with her mate and children, she calmed. Sh...e could hear the fire crackling in the sitting room beyond their door, and the low snores of their brothers. She heard another brother pacing outside the house, pausing at the lit window. There was a soft tap.
“Malachi? Ava?” Rhys called softly. “Is everything all right?”
Malachi pressed kisses to her shoulders. She felt her mating marks start to glow as Malachi walked to the window and cracked it open. The gust of crisp air cooled her skin.
“I think it’s time for the babies,” Malachi told his brother.MoreLess
Screw traditional Irin birth! She wanted antiseptic! She felt hot and uncomfortable. Her whole body ached.
But when Malachi pulled off her shirt and dressed her in the linen robe that would open at the back and front for skin-to-skin contact with her mate and children, she calmed. Sh...e could hear the fire crackling in the sitting room beyond their door, and the low snores of their brothers. She heard another brother pacing outside the house, pausing at the lit window. There was a soft tap.
“Malachi? Ava?” Rhys called softly. “Is everything all right?”
Malachi pressed kisses to her shoulders. She felt her mating marks start to glow as Malachi walked to the window and cracked it open. The gust of crisp air cooled her skin.
“I think it’s time for the babies,” Malachi told his brother.MoreLess
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