Triplets. Triplets. Triplets.
With wide eyes, Eltanin was looking at his three pups. Two sons and a daughter. In his dreams he had never imagined that he would get two pups and now suddenly he was a father of three. He thought of the day he married her, and announced to his people that she was his mate and his wife. It was one of the best days of his life. He remembered how his mother, Taiyi, married them in Stourin. And he thought that he was the luckiest man in the world.
That was a year ago. Every day since then, he had fallen in love with her a little bit more. He never cried even though Tania cried when they got married.
It was nine months ago when they found out that they would be having a baby. He wasn't trying to impregnate her, but he wasn't even not trying to do so. When she became pregnant, she said, "If I am pregnant, so be it." She cried that day but still Eltanin didn't.
He was scared for her, for his babies and he wanted to make everything right for her. So many things took place that were out of his control. He had been overprotective of Tania because all his years he was sure that he would never find his true mate. One who would pull him out of his miseries, who would make him powerful and who would not only pull his kingdom out of the permanent fear of Nyxers, but also the whole of Araniea.
Tania was the key to uniting all of Araniea against Felis.
His eyes went to Tania who was now holding their first born who was already rooting for her. He just became a father. Tania just became a mother. They had come a long way.
"Atlas," she whispered his name for the first time. Tania wanted to keep the name of her son Atlas because that's what the world was.
Eltanin never disputed it. He wouldn't have it any other way. Atlas began to cry and she started rocking him against her chest. Eltanin's mind was in a complete turmoil, scared to look at his first born. He only continued to look at Tania, still unable to believe that he had become a father. Over the past one year, his life had been through so many upheavals that in the end he was almost terrified.
"Come here," Tania said when she looked at the fear that was in his eyes.
He went to sit next to her, dazed. She handed Atlas to him and when he took his son, his heir in his arms, he realized that his hands were shaking. He closed his eyes tightly and then let out a rough exhale. Her hand came on his in a gentle caress. "You can do this," she said softly and Eltanin opened his eyes.
A shiver ran down his spine when he looked at his son. "He's beautiful," Eltanin rasped. He looked so much like Tania except that he had his hair and his eyes. And then emotions rush down in him like a tsunami. Flora got the other two babies to them. Eltanin held their daughter in the other hand as Tania held their second son. And now when Eltanin looked at his three pups, he said, "So beautiful." His voice cracked. His eyes became moist with tears and they came out. This time he didn't stop them from coming out.
This was his family. He leaned over and kissed Tania. He thanked her a million times in his heart. He looked at his daughter who was again like him except she had her mother's golden hair and eyes. His second son was grabbing his mother's fingers and kicking while crying. Yes, he looked like Tania but had his hair and eyes. He was going to be the naughtiest amongst the trio. Instinctively, he felt too protective about his daughter. Perfect.
Eltanin knew that his life was going to be full of adventures and beautiful experiences from now on.
Taiyi and Alrakis came to stand with their son. "I have three grandchildren!" Taiyi squealed. She was too excited. "I have to host a grand party for the whole kingdom!"
Alrakis wrapped his arms around his wife as he looked at his grandchildren with pure admiration and love. "I think my grand pups look more beautiful than you too," he observed. "And we need to construct a place for the three of them to play in Draka and in Stourin."
Tania giggled. She took a deep breath in and rested her head on Eltanin's arm. Life had been benevolent to her. She tilted her face up and kissed his tears away. "I love you, Elty," she said in a soft voice.
His lips curled up and he looked at his triplets. "I love you, three, Tania." His chest filled with pride.
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The kingdom of Hydra was in continuous turmoil. Morava had successfully made the Alphas fight amongst each other. All of them except Jaris backstabbed each other. Jaris stayed away from this useless fight, happy in his own piece of land. He didn't want to be the King of Hydra. He had married his childhood sweetheart and was living happily with her.
The eleven Alphas fought amongst each other. It had been a month and five of them had died in the battle that Morava instigated. While they died, Morava would sit in her room and feel good that finally she was taking her revenge. All of them would die because of their greed and suspicion she had planted in their minds and in the end, she would become the queen of Hydra. Her only problem was Jaris, but she was going to take care of him later.
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A month later, Rigel and Lerna sent news to Eltanin that they were blessed with twins, a son and a daughter. And a few days later, Fafnir and Tabit sent the message that they were blessed with a daughter.
The three kingdoms were plunged in the mood of celebration. The royals threw massive dinners for one and all. It was at the end of the month that all of them met. The three couples with their newborns.
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