**Axel''s POV**


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    Twins! That''s two babies, my two babies. I can''t keep the grin from my face. Multiples are rare for our kind, but if


    rare doesn''t mean much when ites to our bond group. I like the fact that I was an extra baby for my parents, and now I''ve fathered an extra baby too.


    After the initial shock of finding


    out Josie was carrying twins, we had all been overjoyed about it. Six children is a huge thing for any bond group. We are truly blessed. Freya Has nned the gender reveal party again, and I''m buzzing with excitement. We know the twins are identical now, which means we have either two boys or two girls. Harper desperately wants girls and As wants boys. The rest of the kids don''t have a preference.


    As parents, we all know it would be easier for the twins if they were boys. Identical twins are usually in the same bond group, and two girls in one group could beplicated and upset the bnce.


    Freya had truly outdone herself with her creative reveals of our baby''s genders. Each reveal had been as thrilling as thest, and I can''t wait to see how she''ll reveal it this time. For As, she had us each pull handheld smoke cannons that erupted in a vibrant blue. Joel''s reveal was a delicious adventure. We all took turns sinking our teeth into cupcakes, the suspense building until someone discovered the blue surprise hidden inside. Sammy''s grand reveal had been by mixing up a magical potion that resulted in a mesmerizing cloud of thick blue fog.


    It''s early evening when guests start to arrive for the party and I help Josie dress in a loose-fitting pink dress. Harper had helped her to paint her fingers and toenails blue and both mother and daughter wear matching outfits and nails. Josie''s stomach is huge, and she looks ready to give birth, despite her only being halfway through the pregnancy. Of course, I don''t tell her that. She looks as beautiful as ever, even with her exhaustion she glows, and knowing that it''s my children she carries just makes her even more stunning.


    Freya instructs us to stand at the edge of our candle-lit garden and look out towards the field behind our property, When the fireworks shoot up into the sky and begin a stunning disy, I understand why we had to wait for it to get dark for the party. The kids squeal with delight as they watch the mesmerizing show of vibrant colours in the sky. When the show seeminglyes to an end, a drumroll ys through a speaker and then two huge rockets shoot up into the sky before exploding in a spectacr shower of blue.


    Cheers sound out from our guests and I hold Josie around her waist.


    "Two more little boys," sheughs as I kiss her shoulder.


    "We are so outnumbered, Mum," Harperins, making us allugh.


    "Get used to it, kid, that''s just how it goes in this realm," Dot teases.


    I pick the first name out of the naming bucket and grin when I open the folded paper. I look at Deacon when I read out the name, knowing he chose this name in honour of his father.


    "The first one is Elijah," I say loudly enough for everyone to hear.


    Thear a sobe from Deacon''s mum and D''s eyes well with tears as he nods at me.


    Josie reaches in and swirls her hand around the bucket before pulling one out and opening it.


    "And ourst baby will be called Jensen," She announces.


    "They are perfect names," I say, leaning in to kiss her.


    The next few weeks pass quickly and Josie goes intobour two weeks before her due date, which Art and Dot are impressed about. They had been preparing for a much earlier delivery. We had all agreed to have this birth at the infirmary. All our other children had been born at home with minimalplications but with this being twins and


    a more risky delivery, we had opted to be here, where there were plenty of trained professionals ready to step in and help Josie and the babies if needed.


    Luke''s parents have been on standby toe and look after the kids as soon as Josie goes intobour, so when they get the phone call at 3 AM they arrive within 5 minutes, looking sleepy but excited as they wish us all luck.


    Dot had been preparing a delivery room for the past month, trying to make it as homely as possible for Josie and she had outdone herself. The room is lit softly, with gentle music ying, and extra beds pushed into one corner for us if we need them, two basss are set up with blue nkets, hats and tiny sleepsuits, and I almost burst into tears at the sight. My babies will be in there soon, and I''m struggling to contain my emotions. I can''t wait to see their little faces and hear their first cries.