A/N - Decided to give the child a name and I'm onto the last part of this angsty scenario... ❤❤❤

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· Marko was the least prepared for the news of a baby. He was given props for thinking through everything rather than taking out his worry on his meals- although that didn't stop his victims fates closer to your due date. Marko was insistent that you move your turn date closer with each month your belly swelled. There was no way he wanted to lose you and the fact that none of them not even Max could really say for sure that you would be fine, worried him more than he would say. Marko didn't want to stress you out but everything he does is for you.

· Of course the situation wasn't helped when you had turned. It took away your ability to walk around in sunshine without discomfort and it also didn't hell your body image when you started looking ghostly on top of miserable in the mirror. Pregnancy wasn't a walk in the park after all. It had been Marko's blood that you drank and after that you grew more thirsty for it- leading him to feed for two rather than yourself. That or the boys had stepped in and offered their own wrists or to bring back food for Marko.

· It was only a joke that you were more blood thirsty than Marko was but you couldn't help the craving for it. It was like the baby drank what you took, leaving you ravenous and feeling less energetic at nights.

· Marko had already began setting up a little area in your shared nest for the incoming birth. Everything had been covered and he even had Paul steal some prenatal vitamins from a nearby hospital along with medical equipment that they thought might be needed. Needless to say they thought all bases had been covered by he abundance of equipment in their grasp.

· When it came to the birth, it had been planned with you both figuring out your due date together after a night of planning. The timing had been a little off but the day was pretty much accurate. Marko had you stay in the nest in the last month leading up to your due date and to not risk your healthy nor his baby's health. He had become amusingly protective of you throughout, growling at the boys when they interrupted your cuddle time with Marko's victim of the night or food for you.

· When it happened Marko was asleep and the sun was up. He was easily awake the first cry you gave despite the lull of the sun trying to put him back to sleep. The second his eyes pop open, he was greeted to a horrible sight. It wasn't the birth like he thought but rather a stake shoved through your chest and a small group of hunters backing away before they could go for him next. Marko is filled with rage and grief but unable to leave your side. The boys come quick to try and catch the hunters. Marko weeps into you, unable to stop the bleeding from the fatal wound. Not even his own blood could help seal up a stake to a punctured heart. You had been pregnant for fuck's sake and he didn't understand why this happened. They were usually good at covering their tracks but apparently not good enough.

· When they try and save the baby, it's thankfully fine and they’re able to ease the babe out via a quick C section. The mother was gone but the only proof of your love was in the form of the small bundle in Marko's shaky arms.

· Once you were laid to rest, Marko takes it upon himself to create murals of you and drawings to keep you alive.

· The hunters that killed his mate? Tracked down when the night came and torn to vicious shreds by a distraught and vengeful Marko. Not even a quick death either and as much as Marko thought it would help, it was not enough to quench the anger within but it was a start.

· Every anniversary is painful but if anything it strengthens the bond between Marko and the babe. The baby of course is named what you both agreed but Marko can't help wanting to add your name as the middle name in remembrance.

· If anyone he doesn't know coos at the baby or asks to hold them, it's met with a glare and a swift, “fuck no.” Unless it's the boys who he only trusts with Marcia Louisa. Ever since that night, he is less relaxed about people around his child.