C4 Chapter 4

Amara's POV

After I left my home and birthplace, I spent my days just staring at the surroundings from the balcony of my room.

There wasn't much I could do after finding out about the big thing that happened to me. "Oh Moon Goddess, what are your plans for the future? Why do I have to endure this embarrassing suffering? I hope no one mocks me in this foreign city!" I whispered sadly, feeling miserable for being pregnant out of wedlock and without a lover to support my life.

"What are you thinking, my daughter?" Lilac's father suddenly appeared, startling me.

He sat in a chair on my balcony, surely knowing that I spent my days there in vain.

"No, father. I'm just worried about the fate of the baby in my womb. I feel sorry for their future, growing up without a father figure," I explained to my father, forcing a small smile as if I were a strong woman who wouldn't crumble even without a true partner.

"Don't worry too much, my dear. Even if the child won't have a father, their grandfather will always be their father. They won't be lacking anything. Don't worry about that!" my father said calmly.

I lay my head on my father's chest, and he embraced me with love. "Amara is lucky to have a father like you. Thank you, father, for treating Amara like your own daughter," I said, holding back the tears that wanted to escape my blue eyes.

My father rubbed my back and said, "Yes, my child, I always consider you as my own daughter. It's only you in my life!" he continued.

That night was so touching for me. I stayed as a guest and lived happily in that luxurious mansion. My father owned several companies and factories, so I lived a decent life with him.

The night grew late after my father left my room. I then lay down on the soft, king-sized bed. Sleepiness attacked me, and I easily drifted into the realm of dreams.

In my dream, I was sitting in a beautiful flower garden with blooming roses, adding a fragrant aroma to my surroundings. However, as I plucked a white rose, my fingers were pricked by thorns on the stem. "Ah, my finger is hurt!" I groaned, blowing on my finger.

But something I had never experienced in my life happened. In that bright atmosphere, a bright light approached me, descending from the sky. I was surprised to see the figure of Goddess Hecate coming to meet a lowly she-wolf like me.

I kneeled down and raised my hands while bowing my head, saying, "Goddess, it is truly an honor to meet you."

Goddess Hecate smiled at me, radiating a bright aura from her face. She held my hand, asking me to stand in front of her.

"Rise, Amara. I am deeply touched by your welcome. You are a girl with a pure heart. Do not regret anything that has happened to you, for everything will be beautiful in its own time. And I bestow upon you great and unmatched strength for your four future children!" Goddess Hecate said, caressing my belly and closing her eyes.

I was shocked to hear her words, how could I be pregnant with 4 babies at once. With doubts, I dared to ask, "Is it true that I am pregnant with quadruplets?"

Goddess Hecate held my hand and gently tapped it. She smiled at me and nodded slowly.

I was startled by what she said. Could I really handle these four multiples? Shortly after, Goddess Hecate mysteriously disappeared from my sight.

Not long after, I felt breathless and out of breath. I held my arm and pinched it. "Ah, it hurts! That means it was just a dream. Are there really four babies in my belly?"

I rubbed my belly and saw how big my pregnancy was. Perhaps it is true that I will have four adorable multiples in the future. I even smiled to myself at the thought.

Today is the day I went to the hospital to check my pregnancy. The obstetrician named Arkan always gives me encouragement and motivation.

"Father, Amara will go to the hospital first! Father, take care of your health. Don't work too hard, let Zion handle all the company matters!" I reminded my adoptive father.

After receiving a nod from him, I kissed his cheek and bid farewell. Today, I was accompanied by two personal guards. Although it felt awkward, I still stayed with them.

Upon arrival at the hospital...

I got out of the car and said something beforehand. "You guys wait here, I just want to be alone." I warned the two guards.

"Alright, miss. If anything happens, please contact me immediately!" they both replied.

I just gave them a faint smile after entering the large hospital. I went straight to the room of my obstetrician, named Arkan, because I already had a scheduled appointment. So, I easily went in without having to wait in line.

"Good morning, doctor," I greeted in the softest and sweetest tone possible.

Doctor Arkan took off his glasses. He was always enthusiastic when meeting me.

"Good morning, Amara. How are you?" he asked, staring intently at me.

"I'm good, doctor, and very good, so today I want to check the progress of my pregnancy," I answered with a smile.

After going through several procedures with my obstetrician, I could see my baby's movements inside my belly. However, what confused me was when I only saw one baby who was actively moving.

"Was what the Goddess said to me in the dream just a fantasy?" I asked myself.

After finishing the check-up for the development of my baby, that day I was engulfed in dilemma. "Was it just a mere dream?" I uttered with disappointment.

I went through my days with activities that were so enjoyable, with special treatment from my adoptive father. As I breathed in the fresh air outside the mansion, several guards who were ordinary humans always followed me wherever I went.

I don't know why my belly was getting bigger with each passing day, I couldn't suppress my hunger. As a werewolf, I could feel excessive hunger that tortured me. "It's impossible for me to hunt in front of my father's guards," I thought.

So, I asked all the guards to leave me alone in the garden, and they followed what I instructed. After there was no one near me, with agile movements, I ran swiftly towards the forest.

I felt heat all over my body, and when I was in the middle of the hilly forest, in an instant my body transformed into a wolf. There was a golden brown color on my chest. I immediately hunted deer that were near a big tree in front of me. With one leap soaring above the deer, I bit two deer and incapacitated them. In a matter of minutes, I finished them off and left only bones behind.

Days turned into weeks, and months passed by...

The day when I had been pregnant for 9 months, I couldn't deny that maybe today or tomorrow I would give birth to small, cute, and adorable babies into this harsh world. I waited for the birth of my babies all the time, sitting on a long wooden chair. I gazed at the beautiful garden in the side yard of my adoptive father's mansion.

As I gazed at the blooming flower petals, I was lost in thought, reminiscing about an event three months ago. On that holiday, after returning from the altar of Goddess Hekate in the middle of the eternal hill, I caught the scent of a werewolf around the mansion. Filled with immense fear, I deliberately whimpered and asked my father to leave that place right away. With great reluctance, my father accompanied me and we left the mansion, where the last beautiful memories of Lilac and her family resided.

Since that day, I have been living peacefully and quietly in this small country. I didn't want the wolf clan to find me, as I firmly believed that the sinful alpha would surely be searching for me all this time. I didn't want to be his heat's satisfaction. Once he defiled me was enough. I didn't know what fate awaited me, where I would give birth to the cruel alpha's twin puppies.

The day finally arrived when I felt excruciating pain, a cool morning with a gentle breeze entering my room. I woke up from my sleep with pain that had been attacking me since the early hours of the morning, groaning with irregular breaths.

"Father..." I called weakly.

My body felt so painful, the reality of being pregnant without a companion felt more agonizing than the pain I felt throughout my slender body.

Soon, I heard the sound of footsteps approaching my room, and I tried to get out of bed and walked towards the door. I walked with movements like a robot without knee joints. I couldn't bring one foot closer to the other. Something was blocking in my groin.

"Is my baby about to be born?" I asked myself.

"Amara, Amara..." my adoptive father called from outside my room.

I struggled to open the door, my right hand opened the door while my left hand held my stomach that felt piercing pain in the lower part due to the quick movements of the baby inside.

After the door opened, my father embraced me tightly with a worried expression on his face. He let go of our embrace and immediately looked down, where blood started flowing from my thigh down to my calf and feet.

"Oh my, dear, you're about to give birth. Come, let me accompany the birth of my grandchild!" my father exclaimed.

My father promptly held my shoulder and my right hand, then guided me down the stairs until we entered the car after we stood in front of the mansion.

"Thank you, father. Amara is lucky to have you!" I said, shedding tears and resting my head on my adoptive father's shoulder.

I endured the pain and tried to be a strong woman. A wolf would never succumb to obstacles, but my human instincts longed to be pampered and cared for by my biological family. "Father, if only you weren't influenced by the cruel stepmother's words. I would be in your loving embrace and support right now. The evil mother sold her stepchild to a merciless CEO."

I would no longer drown in the sadness of the dark past. Now, I would become a mother and a father to the child inside me. That's how my life's purpose begins from today.

After a few minutes, we arrived at the renowned hospital where my obstetrician had been taking care of me for 9 months. I, unable to stand and support my increasingly painful body, my father struggled.

I remained silent, enduring the pain that started to attack me. My breath was fast and it felt like cramps, as if I needed to have a bowel movement.

"Am I going to have a bowel movement now, doctor?" I asked innocently.

Doctor Arkan chuckled, shaking his head, and leaned towards my left ear. "This is normal, Amara. It's the feeling of contractions during childbirth, not the need to have a bowel movement," Arkan explained.

I couldn't hold it anymore. With the remaining strength I had, I tightly held onto the bedsheet. Following Doctor Arkan's instructions, I took a deep breath and pushed the baby that was about to be born into this world.

Soon after, something slippery and fast came out of my vagina. I gasped for breath and rested my head on the pillow. I heard the loud cry of a baby.

"Congratulations, Amara. Your baby is a healthy, normal baby boy," Arkan said with a sweet smile.

The nurse then took my baby out of the delivery room to the incubator room.

However, a moment later, my stomach started to hurt again. I felt the same sensation as before.

"What's wrong, Amara?" Arkan asked, holding my hand.

I just looked at him hesitantly, but Arkan looked at my vagina again and was astonished.

"You're going to give birth again, Amara. It's twins!" he exclaimed to me.

I did the same thing as before. After half an hour passed, with unexpected strength, I successfully delivered two tiny babies in a healthy and safe condition.

"Oh, Moon Goddess, thank you for everything. This is truly a blessing!" I said silently.

During the childbirth process, I was very afraid that the nurses and Doctor Arkan, as mere humans, would sense the changes happening in certain parts of my body. My body temperature was very high, and fine hairs were almost appearing on my arms and neck.

This is normal because tonight is the night of the full moon with a red sky. I was sure that I would react and transform, but I received help from the Goddess so I could control it.

As I was about to see my three newborn babies, Doctor Arkan looked at them and his face turned pale. Shortly after, his eyes widened and he looked at me with deep concern.

"This... is impossible!" he exclaimed, then immediately fell unconscious to the floor.