The Lycan King's Tribrid Mate

'Push, ma'am', the midwife ordered as soon as she saw the contractions showing on her naked stomach. Mildred needed no further prompting as she bore down with all her strength but the child did not slip out like she thought it would. She was panting from both the labour pain and exertion.

The contraction came on her again and before the midwife finished her statement, she was already bearing down again. 'Mhhh, Ahhh...' She needed to get the baby out, the pain was killing her.

'That's it. Your baby is coming. I just need you to push one more time' said the midwife.

'Ah ahhhh' Mildred screamed as she bore down. 'Take a deep breath, midwife advised and Mildred breathed in deeply. 'Now, push with all your strength. I can see the head of the baby, already', the midwife implored Mildred.

Mildred did as she was told and the baby slipped out of her.

'Nah, nah', came the cry of a baby and Mildred fell back on the bed, heaving a sign of relief. The baby was out at last and she felt a great relief from the labour pains.

'You have a beautiful girl!' the midwife announced and Mildred smiled. She had known it was going to be a girl and was happy because she had always wanted to have a daughter which was why she had prepared a name for her in advance.. Her eyes followed the nurses as they cleaned her baby up. The other nurse tidied Mildred up as well, helping her into a set of padded underwear.

My own baby! Mildred thought, wild with silent joy. She was weak but that did not matter to her, not in the least.

'Here you go', the woman said as she placed the little girl into her arms. She kissed her daughter marvelling at her beautiful and the strange combination of green with yellow flakes in her eyes. What lovely eyes she had. This one was going to break alot of hearts, she thought in amusement and pride, as she kissed her daughter again.

Mildred looked up from her daughter as she heard footsteps entering the room. Her eyes lit up when she saw who it was. She had expected him to be there with her as she gave birth to their daughter but she understood he had other matters to attend to.

'Mildred', Beta Andrew called. 'Congratulations'.

'Thank you', she smiled, wondering why he was being and sounding so impersonal, though she could see his eyes twinkling with joy.

Just when she was about to ask him why he was maintaining his distance from her, another figure entered the room. She was shocked to see that the Beta's wife, Amelia came with him. That explained his aloofness, she thought and looked questioning at her lover.

'Amelia knows everything', he said by way of explanation and Mildred swallowed. This was awkward she thought.

'My lady', she hastened to say, 'I was not trying to break your home'. The woman was staring at her strangely.

'Of course, you were not', she said smiling sweetly at Mildred. 'You were only trying to make my husband and me grow closer and that is why you were sleeping with him behind my back. A male you knew was already married. But you are right of course, you cannot wreck my home'.

Mildred nodded, humbled. She felt she deserved Amelia's sarcasm. 'I'm sorry!' she said, sincerely.

'For what?' Amelia asked, looking astonished. 'For birthing this beautiful girl?'

'No, of course not. Just for constituting a nuisance to you and your family', she said meekly. Andrew shut his eye. He did not want Mildred to be humiliated but he also did not want to be at loggerheads with his wife. It was enough that she was taking this amicably.

Mildred knew she could never be sorry for giving birth to her beloved daughter even if she cost her, her life. Provided Alexa lived on, she would always be happy she had given birth to her, damn the consequences!

'Mildred, have you thought of a name for her or should we name her?' Beta Andrew asked, intervening. He did not want the exchange to get out of hand and moreover time was of the essence. There wasn't time for such bickering.

Name her precious baby for her? No way!

'Her name is Alexa', she said, touching her daughter's golden curls, and proceeding to caress her face tenderly.

'Alexa', Amelia said. 'What a beautiful name, for my beautiful daughter!'

'Alexa, it is', Beta Andrew said in hurried tones. 'There's no time to waste. Mildred, you know what you must do!'

She did but had thought that she would have sometime with her daughter but that obviously was not going to be the case.

'But my daughter', she protested. 'I need to nurse her! And I feel exhausted. Couldn't I go at the crack of dawn, it is already late in the evening. It will also give me time to bond with my baby'.

'She shall be well cared for and shall come to no harm', he assured her. 'She is my daughter too, remember? So, I am acknowledging her by giving her my name. Her name is Alexa Palmer'.

'And why bond with the baby when you will only leave her later?' Amelia asked,reasonably.

'How will she survive without my milk?' she asked desperately.

'There' no time for that. You must leave before the Alpha sees you', he said. 'You will put Alexa in danger if you stay longer than necessary and you can't take her with you, she's too young and may not survive in the wilds with the heat and cold. Hand her over and be gone right away!'

Mildred felt her heart contract as she looked at her daughter once more. She brought out an amulet, made in the form of a chain.

'She must always wear this', she told Andrew. 'It will protect her!'

'Okay, okay', he said, hurriedly. 'Get up, and off you go!'

'I love you, Alexa Palmer, my dearest daughter', she said as she handed her daughter to Beta Andrew. 'She must be treated right or I shall be your worst nightmare!'.

'She shall', Lady Amelia promised. 'She shall be the daughter I've never had'. Lady Amelia had three sons but no daughter and was glad to take on and raise her husband's illegitimate daughter as her own, and that was another reason it was necessary for Mildred to leave immediately. The less people who knew of this the better!

'Here in this bag are a few essentials, including money, to assist you on your journey', Amelia said.

Mildred nodded and heaved herself up, slipped down from the bed and staggered out of the room into the dark night, without knowing where she was going but determined to go as far away as possible, so that her presence or her secret would not become known and constitute a danger to her daughter.

'Honey', Beta Andrew curled his arm round his wife's shoulders as they sat on the couch. 'why are you so bothered? Aren't you happy that you are pregnant again?' he asked.

'I am proud to be having your child, Andrew', she replied, looking at him with uncertainty.

'But?'

'But I'm afraid it's going to be another boy!' she wailed.

'So, what if it's another boy?' he asked. 'It will still be a part of you and me. I will love him like I love his brothers and sister!'

Amelia was not sure of that but she refused to comment on that. 'We already have two boys, Andrew', she said. 'I would have loved it if this one turned out to be a girl!'

'We already have two boys and a girl, Amelia's, he said, narrowing his eyes on her. 'Are you counting Alexa out? She's your daughter too and you have treated her as such. She knows no other mother but you!'

'Yes, yes!' she said, smiling. 'I was thinking in terms of a biological daughter'.Then seeing the surprise look on her husband's face, she said. 'These past three years, I have treated Alexa as my daughter. She is my daughter. I never thought I could become pregnant again but now that the Goddess has decided to bless me again, is it too bad to desire that it be a she - wolf?'

'No, of course not, my darling', he relented, hugging her closer, but being careful not to hug to tight because of her pregnancy. 'For your happiness, I pray it be a girl too but whatever gender it turns out to be, I shall accept whole heartedly because it is a part of you, love'.

'Thank you, love!' she said, thinking to herself, I pray it's a girl so that you may show her the kind of love that you show to your mistress' child Alexa. She smiled sweetly at him.

Six months later, she was rushed to the hospital .

'It's a girl!' the midwife announced, as they carried the baby out to clean her up.

Amelia's joy knew no bounds but she just smiled at the mid wife gratefully.

I have my own daughter, she thought. I must be dreaming. She pinched herself and when she felt the pain, laughed happily, once the midwife left after cleaning her and making her comfortable. She wanted to shout to the world that she had a daughter of her own.

The baby was brought back clean and dressed and handed to her. She looked upon the child. 'She is beautiful, isn't she?' she asked proudly.

'Of course, she is', the midwife answered. 'And why wouldn't she? Her mother is a raving beauty herself!' Amelia smiled gratefully at the midwife again. Her daughter had light brown hair and green eyes, she noted and smiled proudly. The midwife took the baby from her and laid her in a cot beside her. 'It's time for you to rest for a while and regain some strength. We have already sent the good news to your husband. He should be here any minute from now!' Amelia nodded, she had already mind linked her husband with the great news, asking her to bring Alexa with her when he came to visit.

Her husband, came to see her.

'Darling, what a great news!' he exclaimed joyfully when he entered the room where she was. 'Your prayers have finally been answered?' he said smiling affectionately at her.

Her smile froze. 'My prayers?' she asked. 'Did you not want it too?'

'I meant our prayers', Beta Andrew hastily corrected himself. 'Of course, I wanted her as well! That brought back the smile to her face.

'Now, we finally have a daughter, after so many years!' she screamed in glee, unguardedly.

'We already had a daughter are you forgetting?' he asked, with his brows furrowed. 'Don't forget we've had Alexa these past six years. She is our second daughter!'

Maybe for you, not for me! she thought uncharitably but said. 'Of course, silly me! The joy of the moment is clouding my reasoning. Forgive me, my Lord!'

'Don't let it happen again, so that the girl in question will not start feeling unloved or like an outsider! Remember what we do not want it known'.

'Mummy, I am happy I have a baby sister now', Alexa who had been entranced at the sight of the baby and not paying attention to their exchange said. 'I prayed earnestly for a sister since I already have two brothers! It is now even, two boys and two girls!'

'Yes, my daughter', Amelia said smiling and nipping Alexa on the cheek, affectionately. 'It is now as it should be!'

'Thank you Moon Goddess for answering my prayers and giving me my own sister. Now I have a sister I can play with and show off to others in the pack!'

Andrew smiled at his first daughter, Alexa. She was so pure of heart like the Goddess herself.

'Anyway, darling, Alexa is here to keep you company', Andrew said. 'I was in a meeting with the Alpha when you mind linked me with the news. 'Alpha Fred Connor just excused me for about an hour. He is waiting for me. There's something important we are planning, concerning the attacks we've been having recently!'

'That's okay. I'll miss you but not so much now that I have both my daughters with me to keep me company!' she smiled, waving her husband away.

'Mum, what name are you going to give my sister?' Alexa asked still very excited.

It occured to Amelia then that Andrew had not even asked for the name of his new daughter. It was all because of his beloved first daughter. He hadn't even been able to stay for a while with her but had to rush off to meet with the Alpha. Does that not show that he didn't really care for their newest child because he already had a daughter? The daughter of a mistress for that matter! she thought angrily.

'Stop pestering me, Alexa!' she snapped, pushing Alexa away from her.

'Mum, is anything the matter? Did I do something wrong?' Alexa asked shocked. Amelia had never treated her harshly before.

'Yes!' she replied and before Alexa with her inquisitive nature could ask what the problem was, she continued, 'You are the problem! And the wrong you did was being born and having the type of mother you had!'

Alexa was shocked. What did she mean? How could she had done done by being born? 'Mum, did you regret giving birth to me? Is that what I have done wrong?' she asked, both puzzled and hurt. 'And why are you speaking in this strange manner, are you not my mother?'

Amelia caught herself. 'Of course I am your mother', she said hastily. 'You asked of the name of your sister didn't you?'

'Yes, mum!' Alexa answered smiling. Thank goodness mum is no longer angry with me, she thought, happily. I shall try not to get her angry anymore.

'Her name is Camellia'.

'Camellia', Alexa tasted in the name on her tongue. 'It is such a beautiful name!'

'Yes, a beautiful name for a very beautiful girl', Amelia said, looking pointedly at Alexa who didn't understand her look.

'Yes, you're right mother. My sister is really very beautiful. I am proud to have her as my sister', she said enthusiastically. She was going to show off her sister to the other pups in the pack who had been flaunting their sisters in her face when they played, she thought happily, thanking the Moon Goddess one more time.

'You must love your sister very well, take care of her and serve her like the princess she is. Do you understand what I am saying?'

'Yes, mum!' Alexa said. 'I shall gladly do that!'

Amelia smiled. She was going to subtly put this child of her husband's mistress in her place. Now that she had her own daughter, Alexa was no longer useful to her. The anger, hatred and jealousy she had harboured against Mildred, Alexa's mother, which Amelia had suppressed when she took on Alexa as her own daughter came flowing back into her and since she could not vent it out on the trespassing mistress who was no where to be found, she was going to take it all out on the evidence her husband's indiscretion: Alexa.

Alexa staggered into a room, led by her little sister who just got her wolf the previous week when she turned eighteen.

'Go and relax on the bed, dear sister', Camellia said gently to her sister. They had been dancing and drinking at the birthday party of the only daughter of Alpha Eric Connor

As Alexa laid on the bed, still feeling out of sorts, Camellia helped her undress and bringing out a very short and sexy negligee, put it on her.

'Why am I feeling this way?' she asked.

'You must have eaten something your stomach disagrees with', Camellia said, thinking to herself that she must hurry. 'Don't over think it, just relax and be yourself. Follow your instincts and you'll be good in the morning'.

'Where am I? she asked looking about with glazed eyes.

'The allegy must really be strong if you cannot recognize your own room', her sister said. 'Now just relax and enjoy yourself!'

'Camellia!' she called but her voice was becoming slurred and she felt very strange. She felt very hot. Why did she suddenly feel like mating?

Lyncan Prince Hector, dismissed Samuel who served as his Beta. He had had a fair amount to drink.

'I should come in with you to make sure you're okay', Samuel said.

'Don't be silly', Prince Hector admonished him. 'I am well able to take care of myself. Now be gone, I need to sleep!'

Samuel waited till Hector had gone in and shut the door before he left for his own room. This accommodation had been provided by Alpha Fred Connor for those of his guests who might wish to spend the night after his daughter's birthday party.

Though he did not feel intoxicated, he felt a little light-headed and wanted to have a little rest. He walked into his hotel room after dismissing Samuel and yawned, shutting the door and unbuttoning his shirt. Something caught his attention towards the bed as he walked to hang his shirt on the wardrobe.

'What the heck?' he cursed 'Who was this she - wolf in his bed?' He was drawn towards her strangely and he walked towards her to see if he knew her. She must have come into his room by mistaking it for hers. The mistake will soon be rectified, he thought as he approached the bed to the woman twitching in it, wearing almost nothing.

'Lady', he called, stretching his hand to turn her over so he could see her face. What a beautiful face, he thought and those eyes, he felt like he was drowning in them and his touch on her arm sent shock waves all over his body and the girl stared at him shocked at first but dragged him into the bed beside her, kissing him fervently.

'Hot. I'm so hot!' she murmured against his lips.

He wanted to stop her, a part of his mind telling him that she may be under the influence of some kind of drug, aphrodisiac of some sort but she felt so damn good and he just couldn't control his lust. So, he continued kissing her, thinking to himself that it was just part of the benefits of attending the party. It was possible he was not going to see her again after tonight in any case. And she was right she was hot and he liked hot females.

Soon they were tearing each other's clothes off and fell on the bed, Hector was already out of control and when he saw how wet she was when he spread her legs wide apart so he could penetrate, he knew there was no going back. With a groan, he thrust into her, and a tiny scream escaped from her, her eyes growing round but it drooped again as she placed her lips on his neck kissing it. She was so damn tight, he thought and thrust again, tearing his way into her and felt her bite his neck, but he did not mind, he wouldn't give this up for anything. He secretly thanked his father for sending him in his stead, to this party thrown by Alpha Connor, how else would he had met this she - wolf whose mating was unlike any he had ever experienced? He was so besotted that he placed a most cherished ring on her finger afterwards.

*****

Next morning, Alexa opened her eyes to find herself in a strange room and on a closer look, she found a male in bed with her.

'What have I done?' she thought wildly in her head. 'How did I end up here? Then some images of how a man was kissing her and she was responding wildly flicked through her mind and she was appalled that she could behave like that. I should leave at once before this man wakes to find me here and ask me any embarrassing questions, I have already humiliated myself as it is. Hell, I won't even be able to look at him for shame. I hope no one finds out about this, she prayed, panicking.

She grabbed her clothes, quickly got into them noiselessly because she did not want the stranger she had spent the night with to come awake while she was still there and picking her shoes, she snuck out of the room. She heaved a sigh of relief as she stepped out of the room undetected and hit the door noiselessly.

But her sigh of relief and triumph was short lived as she saw Camellia her sister standing just outside the door with a few witnesses.

'Ah, sister, why are you coming out of a strange room in a hotel?' she asked, looking at her sister knowingly, her head placed diagonally.

'Camellia, you won't happen to know how I ended up in this room, would you?' she asked.

'What do you mean?' Camellia asked. 'You come out of a room, and it is pretty obvious you slept with a stranger you might not even know and you are asking me if I knew about it?'

Camellia's voice was rising and Alexa looked fearfully towards the door fearing the noise would wake the man inside and expose her to him so she clasped a hand on Camellia's mouth and drew her away from the door to a place far away, where she felt was safe enough for them to speak, but before she could unclasp her hand from her sister's mouth, Camellia took hold of her hand and threw it down.

'Are you trying to hide this?' she asked but some flashed in Alexa's fingers and her curiosity was aroused as she took a better look.

That ring! she thought. I have seen it somewhere, why does it look so familiar? Then she recalled that she had seen it on the Lyncan Prince's finger. She had liked him,he was so goddamn handsome and she had tried to catch his attention all evening but had not known where he had disappeared to. So he was the one Alexa spent the night with? It couldn't be. But she had thought that she had slept with one omega she had drugged and asked her servant to lead into the room she had left Alexa.

'Where did you get that ring?' she asked, raising Alexa's finger.

'I'm not sure...' Alexa herself was shocked to find a ring on her finger and not knowing how it came about, she watched disinterestedly as Camellia took the ring off her fingers.

'Anyway, I shall keep this ring but you have to answer to mum and dad for this shameful behaviour you exhibited last night', she said but smiling secretly, she thought, thank you dear sister for what you have done for me. You just gave me an express ticket to being Prince Hector's mate even if not fated. The Lyncan Prince is mine, now!