bottles, and toys. There were also a few items for her, namely a T-shirt that read CUB MOMMA and box of chocolate-covered bacon. She took out the box and sampled a slice of pure heaven. The rich, bitter chocolate mixed with the salty pork spurred her to rise. “Yup. Those Sohons are definitely not sane.” She stretched limbs that had been eager for rest.
Melissa had already emptied the contents of her bag onto her bed but started organizing as Freya made her way through several strips of the bacon. “You think that’s bad? Go check in the closet. They’ve also given us gowns to wear.” She indicated the one that she was already wearing. “I suspect that the Sohons may be fae pretending to be weres.”
“Now that you mention it, I can see how that might be true. Fuck,” she swore before taking another stick of bacon. She replaced the top on the box. The temptation to lie back down and finish the entirety of the chocolate was only tempered by the bliss she knew she could find with sugar overload. “Okay. Shower first and then a nap. Been dying for one.”
“Of course, of course. You’re gonna need every ounce of rest that you can get.”
Freya looked to the floor, where the two cubs were wrestling. It looked like Bryant was at it again. “Right.”
Melissa caught the line of Freya’s gaze and ceased sorting through her loot. “Not to worry. I’m going to put the boys down after their meal. They need naps too.”
“Do they sleep a lot? At that age?”
“They do but not for long. Never for long. That’s okay, though. I’ll take them out to the playgrounds when they wake, so that we won’t disturb you.”
They hadn’t disturbed her so far, but then Freya wasn’t a light sleeper, at least not anymore. Outside of stroking, kisses, and hard cocks, she could sleep through a thunderstorm. And the little ones were kind of cute.
She hated to admit that a Sohon could be right, but the room assignments were turning out to be a good idea. Being able to see the cubs at play was almost calming, when it wasn’t cause for alarm.
Melissa placed one of the Sohon gifts—a rubbery model of a rope—upon the floor to give her cubs something other than one another to chew on. “I suspect you have, what, three or four months to go?” she said.
Freya tore her gaze away from the all too cute tug-of-war scene before her. “Three. It can’t come soon enough.”
“Oh. It will. You’re nervous?”
“No. Not really. Nah,” she lied, going over to one of her suitcases. She unzipped it and threw it wide to search for the items she would need in the bathroom. Truthfully, she didn’t fear the labor, but everything after was terrifying to her. She didn’t want to discuss it with a stranger, though. She was there to learn, not whine.
“It’s okay. You’re a first-time mother. It’s perfectly fine to have a little anxiety.”
Freya held her tongue, not willing or able to correct the woman. One look at Melissa, and Freya felt as if the woman had the same special talent everyone seemed to have around her. Too much fucking knowledge.
She found a clean shirt and a pair of boxers before looking for the mint body scrub that Rayne had made for her. Not finding it in the larger suitcase, she had to check her smaller one for the scrub and her toiletry kit with her toothbrush inside. She had just placed her hand on the bag when she caught a brown shape creeping up to her.
Bryant was inches away, crouched low and eyeing her as if she were a challenger. His large chocolate eyes were studying her up and down, little fangs bared. It was an amazing sight.
Freya couldn’t resist smiling at the furry toddler. “What’s up, little alpha? You want a piece of me?” Showing her teeth, Freya faked a move forward.
Bryant huffed, and his brother immediately joined his side in the confrontation. Their mother sucked her teeth in mild irritation. She rose from the bed. A few quick strides brought her over to the posturing twins,
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