Pregnant With Four Alphas' Babies: A Reverse Harem Romance Chapter 268: The Birthday Party

*Ethan*

“Any word?” Mom looks so panicked as she asks my dads if anyone has found Trisha yet.

I’m so mad at that girl. My sister likes to wander, and there’s nothing wrong with that in my opinion, until she’s not showing up for our birthday party when Mom has worked so hard to make it perfect. Not just that, but since no one knows where she is, Mom is worried, and it’s not cool to make her worry right now, especially in front of all these people who have come to the party. The room is positively packed.

But my dads are on the case, soothing Mom and reassuring her that Trisha is fine.

“She’ll be okay, little flower,” one of my dads, Tristan, Trisha’s biological father, says. Little flower has always been Mom’s pet name with him. I suppose that makes sense since her name is Rose.

I have a feeling that Trisha is okay. Even though all have different fathers, my siblings, and I have agreed that we feel a connection to each other, probably because we shared the womb. It might have to do with what Rylee said as well, that we were children of the full moon. Maybe there’s something going on with the Moon Goddess there, like She’s always guiding us.

I just feel like I would know if there was something wrong with Trisha, though I can’t know that for sure.

But my mind is off Trisha soon as I think of Rylee, which makes me smile. I woke up pretty sure that I am her mate since she was the last thing I dreamed about last night and the most prominent thing on my mind all day. Rylee is pretty sure of it too, which is why she insisted on coming late to the party. She wants me to enjoy time with my family, especially after all my mom’s preparations, before we feel the mate bond. I guess after that, I won’t be much interested in parties and birthday cake.

I left my dads to handle Mom and head over to the main table, where Matthew is looking around.

“Lose someone?” I ask, chuckling.

“You know I’m looking for my mate,” he says. “And I don’t see her. That’s not fair. You have Rylee already.”

I shrug. “I don’t know for sure she’s my mate yet, but I’m pretty sure. I know you’ll find yours soon. Don’t worry.”

“Easy for you to say,” he says.

“I don’t see mine, either,” Reeva says. “I guess we both just need to wait.”

“So unfair,” Matthew says again, shaking his head.

We turn as Mom and the dads walk up onto the stage. Mom approaches the microphone, and the room goes silent.

“Thank you, everyone, for being here tonight,” she says. “I couldn’t be happier that my four babies are turning twenty-one. This is such a special night for our family, and I thank you all for joining us to share in it.”

She nods toward the main table, which is a long one because it’s filled with aunts, uncles, and cousins, and Chief Beta Adam and his wife Shelby, who are pretty much my uncle and aunt. Isaac and Isabelle have stayed back at their pack to bring the rogue situation under control. It’s not the greatest time for her to travel anyway since the baby could come any moment.

Mom continues her speech, and we all get up one by one to say a few words. Mostly I just thank everyone for coming. The only part of this party I’m excited about is seeing Rylee. It’s pretty hard to be patient, but she said she would wait for midnight. It can’t come soon enough.

We eat a huge feast, enjoy some cake for dessert, and Mom even makes me, Reeva, and Matthew blow out candles on the cake, which I can tell she loves to see. I guess she’ll never stop being the mom of four Alpha’s babies, no matter how old we get. I love my mom, so it’s fine by me if I have to do a few silly things once in a while for her sake.

Everyone starts dancing eventually, and there is only one woman I want to dance with. My sister and brother take turns dancing with whoever asks them, but I don’t really feel up to it and just send all the ladies over to my brother. None of them seem to mind.

Finally, it’s midnight. I’ve been staring at the door waiting for her when it opens. Rylee stands there with a smile, the most beautiful creature I’d ever seen. It’s like she sparkles for only me to see, though I know she’s captured quite a few eyes with her entrance.

She’s wearing a silky, strapless, deep blue dress, the same color as her eyes, with black accents that make her jet-black hair look even darker. From this distance I can’t see the flecks of silver in her eyes that I love so much, but I can see them sparkle in the chandelier light.

She walks straight up toward me, never taking her eyes off me and smiling beautifully when I reach out my hand to her.

It feels like electricity fires up my nerves at our first touch, and I can tell that she feels it too. I lead her straight to the dance floor and pull her close to me, swaying softly to the music. It’s like everyone disappears except her, and all I want to do is hold her close.

But the more I hold her like that, the more I get other ideas about what I want to do with her. All the dreams I’ve had about her flash through my mind, and it feels like forever before people start piling out of the ballroom. I have to force myself to pull away from my dance with Rylee just long enough to thank people and say goodbye, but I go right on dancing with her as soon as I can.

She is still in my arms when the servants start clearing away all the tables.

“Time for some privacy,” I whisper into her ear.

She nods with a smile, and I take her hand, leading her up the stairs to my room. When I pull her inside, I gently push her up against the door as I lock it. I reach my hand up to her cheek, using every ounce of energy I have to keep from crushing her lips against mine. This is her first kiss, and if it kills me, it’s going to be special for her.

I caress that beautiful cheek for a while before softly touching her lips to mine. She moans in response and wraps her arms around me, and I deepen the kiss. She becomes the air I breathe at this moment. I taste her delicious tongue with mine, running my fingers through her hair and savoring the feeling.

I can’t hold back anymore. My hands roam along her body, feeling every inch of her until I reach her hips, which I grasp tightly and pull up, cradling her butt with my hands as I carry her over to my bed.

She giggles as I plop her down on it, and I gaze into those beautiful blue eyes, my whole soul feeling ecstasy with her mere presence. I don’t want to tear that lovely dress—I want her to keep it forever as a memory of this night when we recognized our mate bond—but it’s hard to control my hands as I undo the zipper and expose her bare skin.

My hands on her body feel even better without the cloth covering it. That spark I felt with her first touch multiplies a thousand times as I run my hands over her, feeling every inch of her delicious body. I’m just wondering how long I should wait to take the next step when she starts to pull at my clothes. I chuckle as I help her remove them as quickly as we can.

Gently, I pull her legs apart, and she widens them further, her silver-sparkle eyes meeting mine as I move on top of her. Knowing it was her first kiss, I know that of course she’s also a virgin, and I don’t want to hurt her, so I hesitate.

“You can’t hurt me,” she whispers as if knowing my thoughts. “I want you, Ethan.”

That’s all the reassurance I need before I feel her wet opening with my fingers before I bring my stiff cock to her and gently slide in. Despite what she’s just said, I give her some time, working it in slowly. She gasps a little at one part, and I stop for a moment before she nods, and I slide my dick all the way inside her, feeling her tight, wet walls squeeze against every inch of me.

Once inside, she shows no evidence of pain. In fact, she rocks her hips back to meet mine until we’re in a fast, almost panicked rhythm. With every stroke, that electric tingling rides up my entire body, and I can’t help moaning with pleasure.

There’s no greater feeling than being inside my mate, calling out her name, and I don’t care whether half the castle can hear me. It doesn’t take long before I feel her tighten up even more, as if that is even possible, and her rhythm changes.

Her eyes roll back a little then meet mine again as she lets out a final moan of pleasure, pushing against me and squeezing so hard that I feel myself reaching my peak. With a final few desperate strokes, I pound inside her, feeling her juices explode just as mine do as I push as hard as I can to get to her core.

I’m still inside her as I collapse, careful not to fall too heavily on top of her but so spent I can’t move any farther. We’re both sweating, our hearts pounding against each other and our breathing so fast it seems like we’ve run a marathon.

Slowly, we both calm our breaths, still in unison along with our heartbeats, which slow to match each other’s soft rhythm. It’s only then that I have the strength to roll off her, pulling her toward me so her head is against my chest.

I gently stroke her beautiful black hair as it shimmers in the moonlight streaming through the curtains.

I have found my mate, and I will never leave her.