Demi panted wildly as she laid in the hospital bed.

Onyx brushed her sweaty hair back as he pressed their foreheads together.

"You did so good," he praised as he kissed all over her face.

Demi had went into early labor. She had abrupt excessive bleeding, the doctors rushing her to get prepped for delivery.

Onyx was frozen as blood pooled between his mates thighs. He felt as if his life was
flashing before his eyes, what if he were to lose her here?

"Griffin?" she gripped his hand tightly as her eyes welled with tears. She felt as if her insides were getting torn apart.

Her knees buckled as both Onyx and the doctor rushed to catch her.

"Demi," he croaked. "You'll be okay, it'll be okay," he rasped as his panicked eyes darted to the doctor.

"We're going to prep for delivering, we need an IV..." both of the new parents were shocked but were ushered into the next room.

The labor was brutal, seventeen hours brutal. Demi cried and screamed as she clung to her mate for support.

Demi lost a lot of blood but luckily the nurses were witches, able to constantly transfuse her blood.

Now, Demi was practically limp from exhaustion. Her white hair was sticking to her face before Onyx wiped her with a cloth.

She heard the cries of their daughter, Elora was in the room as well speaking to her doctor.

Demi whimpered quietly at the soreness but continued to move towards their baby.

"I'll get her," Onyx insisted and gently rubbed her shoulders to keep her still.

As Onyx took shaky steps towards his new born as the doctors gave Demi multiple potions and elixirs to quicken her healing.

She swallowed it all down before quickly drinking water.

Demi had stitches, in her vagina, her tired mind was boggled. She blanched.

The new mother quickly perked up a little when her mother helped Onyx properly hold their baby.

The wolf could hardly breathe. The little ball of life was smaller than his forearm. The doctors confirmed she was healthy, despite being a month and a half early.

She cried softly as she squirmed in her yellow blanket, her gray eyes were squeezed shut. The girls brown skin was the same tone as her mothers but was currently bright red as she cried.

"Holy shit," he could barely get out. Onyx couldn't stop himself from seeking out his mate who swooned at the sight of her mate carrying her baby.

She scooted over a little so he could sit besides her, his wide black eyes met her own.

Breathy laughs fell from them, their foreheads knocking against one another's as they cried.

Elora's grin from the doorway was wide, letting her children have a moment alone before she swooped in on her granddaughter.

Holding out her shaky hands, Onyx slowly passed their baby into her arms.

"Oh my goodness," she whispered as their daughter had quieted.

She peaked up at Demi, gray eyes blinking with dark full lashes.

"You're so pretty, little princess," Demi giggled tiredly. Onyx combed her hands through her hair soothingly, kissing her hard.

Demi moaned quietly, pulling away to kiss their babies head. It was a head of caramel brown locks.

"You see her e-eyes," she peaked up at him with a grin.

"Mhm," he hummed. Her eyes were the same as his when he'd been born.

"You did so good," he caressed her cheek as she couldn't stop looking at their beautiful baby.

Demi tucked her head into his shoulder with a tired grin.

Soon, a knock to the door came and her father peak his head in as Elora let him in.

"Hi," her father whispered and came forward.

"Are you done hiding her name from us?" her father came to his daughters side. Demi was practically on top of her mate in the small hospital bed.

Demi smiled widely, looking back to Onyx who nodded for her to go on with a content look on his face.

He kissed her collarbone, looking at their baby at he rest his chin on her shoulder.

"Grayson Delia Bordoa," Demi hummed as her eyes were low lidded. It was evident how tired she was.

"That's beautiful honey, little Gracie."

Elora wiped at her teary eyes, "I'm so proud of you both."

She patted Onyx's shoulder to which he sent her a grateful look.

"We know you're tired, you're siblings will be here tomorrow. Do you want us to do anything at your house before we head to our cabin?"

They had a temporary cabin to stay in while in Onyx's pack. The Alpha wolf ran his hand through his hair, "I have everything set up in our room and the nursery. I'm not sure if the food we've gotten over the months is out where it needs to be. Since we were supposed to have another month." He looked down at the early Grayson.

"We'll get it settled," Demetri promised as he glanced down at Grayson who began to fuss. The baby pawed at Demi.

Demi rolled her lips and glanced up as her parents knew the baby was hungry. They bid gentle goodbyes.

"Help me?" Demi asked hoarsely of her mate who began fixing her gown so Grayson could try to latch on.

"I could always give her some pointers," Onyx gruffed quietly to which Demi scoffed a little with a smirk.

Thankfully, Grayson was feeding without an issue and Demi was almost falling asleep as she rest her head back on Onyx.

"I'm so tired," her eyes were sliding shut.

"I'm so sorry, princess," Onyx frowned as he reached to hold Grayson up for his mate. She hummed as the weight was lifted, Onyx watched dutifully to make sure their daughter was okay while feeding.

"How're you feeling?"

Demi pressed her nose into the crook of his neck, "I hurt. I'm seeing... colors all over." Her tone was soft.

"Need me to get the doctor?"

"No I just want you for now. A-And sleep."

"Okay baby," he kissed her temple. "I'm here."

He hummed an unfamiliar lullaby, one his mother taught him that he hasn't thought about in years.

He blinked away the tears brimming his eyes, sniffling while Grayson gurgled softly against Demi. Covering up his mate now that Grayson was finished up, he cradled her around Demi's chest.

"You're beautiful just like your mother," Onyx's cheek rest on Demi's head as she slept.

"And you're so strong," he rasped as his throat closed with emotion. "So strong that you had to come super early," he husked with a little humor in his tone.

"Scared the shit out of us," he grumbled.

Grayson cooed and croaked little noises as her eyes moved behind her eyelids, her father trailed his large fingers over her delicate face.

Abruptly, he wiped at his face. He felt tears sliding down his face.

He pressed a firm kiss to his mates cheek, choking back a cry as emotion hit him.

Grayson's small hand gripped two of his fingers, only making his chest tighten more as he tried to catch his breath.

"I'm not going to fuck up," he promised vehemently. He rubbed his thumb over her little fingers, "I promise."

He tugged Demi closer, cradling then tighter with his large body. He fought sleep as he watched the both of them who slept quietly.

~

The next day, Demi was laid in bed. Grayson laid on her chest as Demi read to herself.

"This book is boring," she whispered to the baby.

"Griffin," she called as she knew he was in his office through the doorway. "I want to get up."

"No."

His tone was resolute as he grunted.

"That's no fair," she huffed with a pout. Demi was gradually getting her energy back with the right meds and elixirs. By next week her body should be fully recovered.

"Stay in bed," he gruffed back as he squinted at one of the documents he was attempting to read. He was writing down key words in russian to try and get the gist of the message.

Feeling his confusion from the bond, Demi smiled and called him into the room as if she needed something.

Onya immediately came to her aid, paper in hand as his attentive gaze scanned her.

"Gimme," Demi held her hands out and made grabby fists at him.

Onyx held the paper close to his chest, defensively.

"No, it's mine."

Demi held Grayson close as she sat up with a glare, "Gimme it now."

Onyx groaned lowly and handed it to her reluctantly.

He kissed her forehead and Graysons as well, "Hungry?"

Demi hummed dismissively, to which he snatched the paper back. He rose a brow at her to get his answer.

His witch pursed her lips stubbornly, Onyx couldn't help but kiss them.

"What am I getting you to eat?" he mumbled between kisses.

"I want raspberries," Demi finally relented.

Onyx handed her the paper back as reward and turned to get a bottle for the baby and strawberries for his mate.

Once both were being fed, Onyx was holding Gray with a bottle she was drinking as Demi nibbled on her food.

"It's a congratulations letter from a vampire group up north. They said they knew Georgie and are requesting a meeting to discuss an alliance," Demi informed her mate. When she heard no response she glanced over at Onyx who was poking at Gray's face. She gurgled and flailed her arms with a gummy smile.

Demi leant over and bit her mates bicep.

"Ow! What the hell!" he balked at her abrupt gnawing of his skin.

"You're not listening you turd!"

His mouth was agape at her biting and now fecal name calling.

"I can't believe you bit me," Onyx fought his smile in amusement. He tried to keep a straight face as he looked at Grayson.

"Can you believe your mommy did that? What the heck is up with that?" he asked in a soft, playful voice. Demi almost swooned, actually she did swoon.

She stole Grayson away from Onyx, squealing softly at the baby girl.

"Wait 'till I tell you about where daddy bites me," Demi teased.

Onyx's face went red, shaking his head at his mate.

"I don't think she needs that," he scratched the back of neck sheepishly.

"Oh but you were so proud of them," she smirked with quiet giggles while bouncing her baby carefully.

"Yeah just wait until I give you more to show off," Onyx leaned over to nip at her ear playfully. Demi gasped and smacked Onyx's thigh playfully.

"Naughty!"

Grayson squealed a little as her parents went back and forth, the document long forgotten between their kisses and squealing baby.

~

Baby Grayson!!

i really liked the name i like to pay homage to the parents with using their initials for the baby. i like that it's gender neutral

grayson for griffin and delia for demi :))

i also did it for ezra and elora

obvi demi and demetrious lolol

let me know what u think!! i think the next chapter will be the last with a little peak into the future!!!

also it's 2:36 in the morning and i am posting this unedited so i don't forget LOL