More than an Alphas Mate

Starting to look up.

NINETEEN

- Zaira's P.O.V. - - - - - - - - - -

Numb and warmth.

That's all I felt as I walked through the trees. It was bright though, like everything wasn't real. Was this what heaven was like? Or, is this even heaven?

I looked around, not knowing exactly where to go. All I saw was trees and more trees and bushes. The light shining through the leaves, making the place light up like those movies. My body felt numb, but I had control. A warmth flooding through me, but I dont know why.

"Hello?, " I called out. The humming of the breeze was my response. Then, there was a laugh. A cute soprano one. Shortly, two tenor kinds joined in. Not long after that, A deep chuckle that I memorized to well rang out with laughter of my own. The deep chuckles being Jace's . As for mine? I wasn't even laughing.

I followed the musical sounds and found myself looking at the back of someones home. My eyes focused on the family that laughed amongst each other. All gathered on a cloth, having a family picnic.

There was a little girl. Her strawberry blonde hair in perfect ringlets falling to her small waist. She had my eyes, her green ones, in slits as she laughed. She was dressed in a forest green romper, licking her fingers of icing from a cake.

Next was the two boys, both with the same brunette hair as mine. Their eyes was my favorite pair of hazel, one that belonged to my mate. They looked exactly alike, wearing the same button-ups and kiddie jeans, but one of them had icing smudged all over his face. Both laughing as well and looking exactly like Jace, only with my color hair.

My eyes landed on the next person, who always took my breath away. Jace sat there, in a dark red dress shirt and black slacks, as if he just came home from work. He was smiling his dazzling pearly whites looking at the children with pride and love, as if he was the luckiest man on earth. His arm wrapped around ... me?!

I was staring at my own self, as I, or she laughed amusedly at her family. Her brunette hair tied in a messy bun and her face showed no signs of stress. And she was ... Pregnant?! She was caressing her bulging belly with one hand while the other was wrapped around my mates waist.

They looked .. Happy. Stress free. A family you only see mates have nowadays. This was always what I dreamed of growing up. At that time, I didn't know about werewolves or mates. But growing up, I watched in movies. How everyone had a happy ending. I felt myself smile as I watched the family. That's what I wanted.

Only it faltered. What if im dead. Maybe I am dead. That would mean, I would never experience this. I cant ever experience this anymore.

I watched the family, instantly forgetting my sadness. The little girl got up and ran towards her dad screaming, " Daddy! Zymry is being mean! "

"He said that Scott is my mate!, " she whined, adorably.

Jace placed her on his lap and gave one of the boys a stern look. "Zymry, " he called warningly. The boy without the icing snickered and acted innocently, " I didnt do anything! Mommy! "He whined.

I watched myself struggle to pick the boy up with her bulging stomach, but she succeeded, "Zymry, are you sure you didn't pick on your sister?, " she asked softly, more like cooed, even as the boy was in trouble.

He pouted and hung his head, " Okay. Im sorry." She smiled warmly and put him down, " Not me. Your sister, Sweetie. " He turned to his sister and frowned slightly, " Sorry Zenaisha. "

The little girl rolled her eyes, making me grin uncontrollably, she smiled brightly at her brother and jumped out of Jace's arms, giving her brother a tight hug, " You fogivan. " In her sudden baby voice.