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Eight Months Later

*Riley Preston

It's been almost eight months since Nikki went into a deep sleep.

I have never left her side. I watched her belly grow every day until she went into labor.

Since she's a shifter, she gave birth to a baby boy and a baby girl in only six months. She had to have a C-section since she was still unconscious.

I named the boy Aaron Ryder Preston. I decided to let Nikki name the girl when she wakes up.

Tyson and Dyson have been to see Nikki and they cry every night for her. They sometimes sleep by her feet in their tiger forms. When they don't sleep here, in my room, they sleep in Nikki's room.

The babies are now two months old. I have never let them out of my sight. They sleep in their crib at night by my bed.

For all these seven months, I have held Nikki every night in my arms. I would stay up most nights just listening to her heart beat. The blue fire around her wrist has started to glow again, but it's still not fully blue.

Avery is fine now since she is no longer possessed. She has apologied many times for what she almost did. She said that she could see what was happening, but she couldn't control her body. Ryan amd Avery left three months ago to travel the world. They send postcards every now and then.

Rudy and Andy left two weeks ago to go visit Andy's parents in Texas.

Alpha Dalton's pack moved back to their pack house two months after the attack. They helped us rebuild our pack house since it got half burned down.

Alpha Dalton and Niko come and visit Nikki every weekend. Sometimes, even Nikki's grandpa comes, too.

My room is filled with balloons, stuffed animals, roses, and other presents for when Nikki wakes up.

I have never once given up hope. As long as her heart is beating, I will have faith that she will wake up.

Right now, I'm reading to the babies in my room. I'm reading, 'The Three Little Pigs.' They can't go to sleep without a bed time story.

Aaron holds his little sister's hand as they lay next to their mother in my bed.

"Little pig, little pig, let me in..." I read.

I finish the story and I place the babies into their cribs. I prepare their bottles of milk and hand it to them.

I kiss their foreheads, gently, "Daddy loves you."

I, then, walk over to my bed after I change into a pair of baggy basketball shorts and a loose shirt.

I kiss Nikki's cheek, gently, "I love you, Princess."

I walk out of my room and walk to the next room, Nikki's room.

Like every night, Tyson and Dyson are already curled up under the blanket, asleep. They still hold hands when they sleep.

I walk towards them and I can't help but notice their tear stained cheeks, again. I grab a wet paper towel and gently whipe their faces.

I kiss their foreheads, "I love you." I mean it when I say that. I see Tyson and Dyson as my sons and they see me as their dad. They even treat the babies like their siblings.

I head back to my room.

First thing I notice is my empty bed and the empty cribs. I start to panic. My eyes scan the room and I see my Angel standing by the window, holding our children in her arms. She's looking down at them.

"Nikki?" I gasp.

She looks up at me, smiling. She has tears running down her cheeks, as do I, "They're beautiful."

I walk to her and I hold her from behind.

She's awake! That's all that my head can process. It's all I care about right now. My wolf howls in happiness; he's been depressed lately.

I grab the babies from her arms and place them back in their cribs.

I turn to Nikki and I hug her so tightly. "I missed you so much, Princess. Please, don't ever leave me like that again. I felt so powerless. I couldn't do anything to help you; I could only watch."

She hugs me back with the same amount of force. "I'm so sorry, My Love. You don't know how hard I tried to wake up, but I couldn't. I felt trapped. I could hear everything that was happening, but I couldn't wake up. I remember hearing my babies' crys when they were born, but I couldn't see them. I remember all the words you told me while I was asleep. I even remember that big question you asked me three months after I went into the coma." Nikki explains.

I just hold her......