I should be your Beta, not your Mate

45 - Elias

»I hope you can still find the labor ward.«

»I know the hospital like my own pockets. If not, we will follow your scent. See you soon.«

»See you soon,« he said goodbye before he hung up.

»I assume you heard everything, you overcurious eavesdropper.« Naika and Toby flinched and acted as if they did nothing.

Smirking, I rolled my eyes and tousled my hair and noticed in the same moment that Valentin watched me through the mirror. Not as if he wanted to undress me or in some similar way, more thoughtful.

And after fifteen minutes we stopped in the parking lot of the hospital.

Just when I wanted to distance myself from the car, Valentin stopped me.

»What do you want?«

From the corner of my eye I could see that Cassian held some distance between us but still watched us – mostly the hunter. Naika and Toby waited next to my mate.

»Your ring. Can I take a look at it?«

Confused, I looked down at my hand. »My ring, why?«

He frowned. »I saw such a ring somewhere, I'm sure of it. If you would just let me take a look, then I will leave you alone.«

Sighing, I pulled the golden ring off and gave it to the hunter. What did I have to lose? Though I just wanted to run straight to Maxim and May.

First, he eyed the ring for some time until he saw the signs on the inside of the ring. »Just as I thought,« he said and held the ring in a way I could see the signs too.

»I won't ask where you got that ring. But if someone gave it to you with an intention, it was probably the right decision to wear it.«

Confused, I frowned. »That means?«

»This little bit deformed star that is six-pointed is called an aquarischer star. I can't really tell you its origin but it stands for strength, might and magic. Then the star with the sun. No idea what you want with it, but that hinders you from getting possessed. And the last start with the sign. Simply said, that is a devil trap. If I'm not wrong and I'm never wrong in this kind of area then this is a devil trap in an old-enochian style. They normally don't get used anymore, because not many know about them and they are quite complicated. But they are strong. However because they are strong I can't even say why they are so unknown. Those three stars in this combination are used as a shield, so simply explained you are invisible for some creatures. And if it's the same kind of ring I think it is, then it got forget in holy water.«

He gave me my ring back and I put it on.

»What should that mean now and what exactly do you want to tell me?«

Valentin shrugged his shoulders.

»No idea what it should mean. But the one that gave you that ring had a pretty big knowledge of strong and effective protection magic. Simply said, that person is damn clever and probably had reasons to give you that ring. And I will be so bold and order you in their name that you should never take this ring off.«

I snorted. I had no plans in taking this ring off. Even if I had, my subconscious forced me to wear it at all times.

»Good. Maybe we will see each other in the future and because I'm nice I will greet Chat in your name!« Valentin got back into his Jeep and drove off.

»What do you think his words meant?« Cas asked when I caught up to the others and we finally went to the building.

»I don't know. Doesn't matter right now.«

Ignoring the words of the hunter I concentrated on Maxims smell but that came from all kinds of directions and was combined with the lousy smell of disinfectants.

»You can't follow his scent too, right?« Toby asked.

»I expected nothing less. After all, he works here every day,« I answered.

»Gladly, you spent most of your time here next here,« Naika whistled.

»Go on, GPS. Lead us to our father and our brother that gets pushed out just now.« Couldn't you say it a little bit nicer, Naika?

But they weren't wrong at all. I spend most of my free time here and know almost every corner from the hospital. From the human and wolf wards.

And I helped with two births, though I only held their hands and was there for them. I kind of knew what was going on with May, from my two experiences, and why she kicked out Maxim.

With quick steps we walked through the hallways until we caught sight of a nervous Maxim that was walking up and down.

»Dad!« Naika and Toby yelled at the same time.

Maxim looked up and in the same moment we could hear May's scream from the closed door followed by a surge of curses.

»I will kill him! How can he put such a big child inside me! He should prepare himself! When we get home, he won't get the chance to close his eyes! AH! I will kill him!«

Maxim flinched and walked to us, whimpering and whining.

»She kicked me out with the words that she can't see my face and when everything opened wide enough to finally start the birth, she wanted to choke me,« he whined.

I needed to suppress my laughter and pressed my hand over my mouth to not show how amusing I found his behavior.

Cas twisted his expression in pity.

Grinning, I kicked him in the side and immediately he gave me his attention.

»No pity. He put Elias into May's stomach. He could have put something over his thing. Now he needs to suffer the consequences. Moreover, those words are just empty. Believe me, May's words are quite nice next to the words from other women. My arm got broken one time when I was there for the birth. I tell you, that female Omega was damn strong.«

»But that is my wife!« Maxim yelled, offended.

»Och, come on. She pushed out Naika and Toby before Elias. You got to listen to her nagging there too.«

I cocked an eyebrow in amusement when he snorted, not any less amused.

»I was there the whole time while she gave birth to Naika. She was so small that May didn't curse at all. But Toby before that... Puh... I don't want to think back to that. Such a thickhead.«

»Hey!« Toby yelled in protest while Naika held her hand over her mouth to stop her laughing.

He just wanted to protest more when the cries of a child sounded from behind the closed doors and we all listened up. Maxim's eyes began to shine just like Toby's, Naika's and mine.

And after the last few preparations, May got pushed with her bed into her room and we followed after her.

She looked exhausted and her ringlets clung wet and gleaming from the sweat to her head.

»You did such a great job, my dear,« Maxim breathed and kissed her sweaty forehead.

»Don't act like that, buddy. If I wouldn't be tired like this, I would have choked you with my hands already.«

Threateningly she looked up to him and we all knew she would make her words come true if she wasn't that weak right now.

And then the door to the room opened and a nurse came inside with a little being in her arms.

»Here we are, Mommy,« the woman said with a soft smile, lifting her lips and handing May the sleeping boy.

»Have you already thought of a name, new backed parents?«

Curious, the nurse looked at Maxim and May who shortly exchanged a look and then looked at me.

»Elias Kyran Ramsay. His second name stands for his godfather.«