Chapter 2 A beautiful Gift

"Feeling better my mate?" they were running in their wolf form when Apollo asked her.

"Yeah much better" said Alaska.

They turned back in their human form and took their pair of clothes behind the tree. She got up but her eyes were still tearful.

"What happened Ruby? Why are you still crying?" asked Jack who was looking so much concerned.

"I am sorry Jack, because of me you are also bearing this pain" she said sadly.

"Hey you are my mate, and there is no pain in living with you" He said while hugging her softly.

"Jack I wish we had pups, so these people would not tease me for not having children" she said while crying slowly.

"Hey please don't cry Apollo is too much sad while looking at you like this" Jack said while moving his fingers in her hairs. "I will leave this pack for you, it all you who matters to me" he said sadly.

"But you are the beta how would you?" she asked.

"I will do anything to cheer up my mate" he said while smiling. She smiled in return.

They were now walking towards the woods, when they heard baby's crying.

"Did you hear that?" said Jack.

She took a deep breath. "Jack? Did you smell that?" she asked concerned.

"Its blood" he said and ran towards the woods.

She followed him. They ran following the odor of blood. They stopped, where they saw a rogue wolf that was about to injured the newborn baby. They both had turned and attacked the rogue. He grabbed Jack from his neck but Ruby got him in time by biting of his leg weakening him. Jack had grabbed him from his neck, thus breaking it. The both turned back in their human form. Their clothes were torn.

"Jack look it's a baby" she said screaming.

"What in the middle of Jungle this baby is doing?" he said while holding it in his arms. The baby who felt safe had giggled.

"Hey little one you got so beautiful smile" said Ruby smiling.

"Jack why don't we keep this baby" she said smiling.

"You know I can't resist your smile" he said while leaning over her.

"It's a baby girl what name you want to give her?" he asked.

"Me?" she asked surprise, she smiled and nodded.

"Althea" she said softly. Althea giggled in return. She had a dimple when she laughs.

"Now to on you are our daughter" said Jack while kissing her over cheek.

"Jack I am so happy today, its our pup" she said happily. They walked slowly taking her with them. This is how her story started, her journey started.

Few Months Later

"Jack I am going for grocery, I want to take few clothes and toys for Althea" said Ruby.

"Yeah sure mate you can go but take care of you I am going for a meeting as Alpha recalled a meeting today" said Jack while tying his tie.

Ruby walks towards him and kissed him over cheek. "Be home on time don't make wait" she said smiled. He winked at her and she blushed. She lifts Althea up and left.

Althea was very beautiful baby. She had blond hairs and hazel eyes. She had dimple when she smiles.

"Hey look who is that" said Linda an omega of the pack.

"It's Ruby, beta's mate" said Quinn another omega of the pack.

"Do you see that child, I heard they got her from woods, they adopted her" said Quin.

"Do you think this child could be the next Beta?" she asked curious.

"No I don't think so, this child is an outsider Alpha would not announce her to be beta" said Linda with nasty expressions.

"The child is beautiful, she must be beautiful in her youth" said Quinn.

Althea was walking ignoring their gossiping. She entered inside a baby product shop. She brought stuff for Althea, when she heard baby cry. It was Luna Elena and her son who was 1 and half year old.

"Tyler honey what happened?" said Elena while calming him down.

She turned towards the toys to give him one, but he was being stubborn. Ruby walked ahead towards Luna.

"Hello Luna" she said while bowing towards her.

"Hello Ruby! No need of royalties here" she said smiling.

"What happened to our little prince?" she said while patting Tyler.

"Just being stubborn, you know he is too much stubborn" she said exhausted.

"Motherhood is sometimes a strong job" said Ruby smiling while looking at Althea who was playing with her toy. Tyler was trying to take that toy.

"Looks like he want that" said Elena. The both woman laughed.

"Ruby! Are you free to have cup of tea with me?" asked Elena.

"Yeah sure Jack said he would late as its meeting with Alpha" Ruby said while rocking Althea.

"Yeah Peter conduct the meeting to make peace with fellow pack" said Elena and the both left for the coffee shop.

"So that's true you found Althea in woods" said Elena while patting Althea.

"Yeah I and jack found her in woods and saved her from a rogue, we felt a bond with her as it was moon goddess wish, so we adopted her" she said while sipping coffee.

"I am glad for you, you are a mother now Ruby, at least bitches around the pack will not tease you anymore" she said while smiling.

Tyler was trying hard to snatch the toy from Althea but she always win.

"Look they fighting, looks like our kids will not get along, first Alpha and Beta who are fighting" said Elena.

Ruby's smile faded away.

"Luna but the pack and Alpha he won't allow the outsider to be Beta" said Ruby concerned.

"She is your daughter now and you are betas of the pack for generations, so technically she is heir" said Elena while putting her hand over Ruby's hand.

"Sometimes I get worry about my Althea, I know she will be treated outsider in the pack, as no pack accept rogues it's the law around the world" said Ruby sadly.

"How would you know she is a rogue?" asked Elena.

"We don't know her heritage, but we have doubt" said ruby while thinking.

"Don't worry Ruby, I can tell from glimpse of hers she would be a strong wolf, strong enough to be beta" she said while putting her hand over Ruby's shoulder.

Six years later

Ruby's POV

Six years, it's been six years we were raising our daughter, we have heard people's gossips, and our daughter did not shift yet. They thought we took a rogue inside the pack. We are waiting for her shift. If her wolves would be stronger, she would eligible for being upcoming beta. But despite what Luna said I am still unsure if pack would accept our daughter or not.

Today would be her first day at school. As my mate is pack's beta, she is going on the same school where royal members of pack go. Jack loves her more than anything else in this world and she is my entire life. She sometimes becomes depress because she feels the eyes of people on her.

Since her eyes turned purple, people are ruder towards her. We thought she is Canis lupus, the most dangerous kind of wolf in world. But the pack of Canis Lupus was destroyed long time ago. As the days are passing by Jack and I are more concerned about our daughter. We never saw her wolf so we can't say she is Canis Lupus. She sometime ask me what is Canis lupus, but we all are forbidden to say anything about Canis lupus, as it was pack's law from all around the world that no one would talk about it.

I asked her where you came to about this and she told me something very strange that she saw a dream where she was in the meadow and a voice said to her the word Canis Lupus.

Jack and I had told her not to tell this to anyone. Jack is too protective over her, he does not want anyone to hurt her, but as a beta of royal family he was unable to leave the pack.

"Daddy look" she came running towards Jack who was reading a book. He turned towards her "Daddy look now I look like a princess?" she said laughing.

She was wearing pink frock with cute ponies over her head.

"You always are my Princess" Jack said and kissed her over her forehead.

"Daddy it's my first day at school I am so excited" she said happily.

"Oh it's the first day of my bunny princess" he said while hugging her softly.

"Now I am a big girl so stop calling me that daddy" she said annoyed.

"Oh my big girl is getting annoyed here come the tickling monster" he said while tickling her.

"Ha Ha Ha okay okay I am not annoyed" she said laughing. Ruby came from the kitchen.

"Althea drink this its your favorite strawberry milkshake" Ruby said while giving her glass.

"Mom its so much huge my little tummy will not bear it" she said dramatically.

"Yeah stop doing drama like your father and drink this" she said while looking at Jack. He felt her sarcasm, she was bit annoyed of him, because he was late last night.

"I am sorry honey I was on duty" he said while looking inside her eyes.

"Daddy mom wants to tell you something" said Althea while taking sip of her milkshake. Ruby was startled.

"How do you know pup?" she asked while kneeling in front of her.

"My wolf told me" she said innocently.

Jack got up "What honey are you sure?" he asked her softly.

"There was voice inside my mind last night, it said she is my wolf and her name is Lilly, and just now she said mom is hiding something, she wanted tell this to Daddy and she was saying something about heartbeat, I don't know what does that mean" she said while looking inside Jack's eyes innocently.

"Heartbeat?" he said startled and he heard a faint heartbeat. "Ruby? You?" he said excited.

She got up and nodded her head excided. "Yeah I am pregnant" she said smiling with tears in her eyes.

"Mom what is pregnant?" asked Althea.

"Amm honey!! Its 8:00 am I don't think it's enough time to explain, Daddy is going to take you school" she said awkwardly.

"But mommy I want to know" she said stubbornly.

"Daddy's gonna tell you on the way" she said mischievously.

"I?" said Jack startled.

"Jack take her" she said softly.

He walked exhausted with Althea.

She entered the school after hugging a goodbye to Jack. She walked towards the entrance and to the left where her class was. She sat on the bench in the middle. When she saw him for the first time entering the class room. He had dark black hairs and arrogant expressions. All the girls in the class were following him to sit with them. She started looking at her book.

"Hey! I want to sit here" when she heard him saying. She moved a bit to give him space and then she started reading again.

"Did not you listen I want to sit here with my friend Julia" He said angrily. She lifted her head up to look. He was standing with blond haired girl.

"I am the prince and Alpha of the pack, so you better move" he said while straight looking inside her eyes.

"Tyler! Ain't this girl is the rogue daughter of beta?" said Julia with nasty expressions.

"I am not rogue, I am his daughter and I have legal right in the pack" she said angrily.

"Well Well Well our little wolf does not knows the law, no rogues are invited in the packs" she said while winking at Tyler.

"I am no rogue" she said stubbornly.

"Well I am not going to sit with you" said Tyler annoyed.

"Sweetie leaves the bench" said Julia smiling devilish. She looked at Taylor who had same expression and got up to leave.

They both sat on the bench. She started looking in the class to find a place for her, but no one was ready to sit with. Just than a boy who had fawn hairs came in rush to the class. He was looking for the place too, but the last bench was empty so he walked forward towards it.

He passed by her and turned "Hey why are you standing for? Come on it's the last bench, occupy it" he said and went ahead to sit on the bench. She walked slowly and sat with him.

"Hey Tyler is not this is your cousin who sat with the rogue?" said Julia, and he turned to look; he rolled his eyes and started looking ahead.

"Hi my name is Jacob, It's my first day" he said smiling.

"I am Althea" she said softly.

"Uncle Jack's daughter?" he said excided. She nodded.

"Do you know my Daddy?" she asked while crossing her arms.

"Yeah my mom is Alpha's younger brother's mate so technically he is my Uncle, and Uncle Jack is my mom's best friend since they were kid in fact Uncle Jack's parents had adopted her when my grandparents died in a rogue attack, so technically we are cousins" he said smiling.

She was happy she had made a friend.

"You are aunt Regina's son?" she asked her excided, while he nodded.

"I never saw aunt only daddy has told me about her, he had shown me family pictures and I never met you" she said.

"Yeah I was at Grandma's place, in fact Tyler was also there due to threads on our pack was receiving" he said while looking ahead at Tyler.

"He is your cousin?" she said annoyed.

"Yeah why?" he asked curious.

"I don't like him, I was sitting there and he came to kick me out of my bench and they were mean to me calling me rogue" she said sadly.

"Oh that's bad you are not rogue anymore, I mean you were just a baby at that time" he said sadly.

"How you know my story?" she asked curious.

"They talk about you in pack house because of your eyes" he said while looking inside her eyes.

"What about them is that bad to have purple eyes?" she asked sadly.

"No its not I don't think it is my Mom and Dad had always told me physical traits does not prove you bad" he said innocently and she started staring at the board.

"Mom! Mom where you? Mom I have to tell you something" she came to home screaming excitedly. Ruby came out of the kitchen.

"What is it honey?" she asked smiling.

"Mom I made a new friend today and guess what who is it?" she said laughing.

"Who?" Ruby asked while bending over knees.

"Jacob aunt's Regina's son" she said happily.

"Jacob is back?" she asked happily.

"Yeah mommy he and his Meany cousin Tyler are back" she said annoyed Taylor's name.

"Honey you should not talk about future's Alpha like that" she said softly.

"But Mommy he called me rogue" she said crying. Ruby got scared, she never saw her crying, and she was trying hard to make her stop crying.

"Honey please stop crying" she said while patting her but she was still crying.

She grabbed her phone "Hello Jack please come home yeah everything is fine but please come home" she hung up the phone.

Althea was crying continuously. After few minutes Jack had came home.

"What happened why she is crying? What happened honey? Did someone bully you?" he asked her while hugging her slowly.

"Daddy why people call me rogue? Why they criticize on my eyes?" she said sadly.

"It's okay honey, it's fine, it's not bad to be different they are just jealous of my princess" he said while kissing her over her forehead.

"But daddy I feel like odd" she complaint.

"No honey you are not odd you are our daughter, now make your mood good I have made you favorite pasta" said Ruby while hugging her, she stopped crying and smiled.

"Now that's like my princess" said Jack.

She was sleeping peacefully in her bed. Both Ruby and Jack were standing outside of her door watching her

"She is born to do big things Jack" whispered Ruby.

"She brings joy in our life and now you are pregnant, I am happiest person in the world" he said while putting his hand over her stomach.

"She is our beautiful gift" they said in one voice.