Accidental Surrogate for Alpha by Caroline Above Story Chapter 206

#Chapter 206 – Denial

Ella

When I wake I’m in my nest, hooked up to about a dozen machines and wracking my brains for some explanation of how I got here. Of course… the moment my memory kicks in, I wish it hadn’t. My wolf howls in my head, but I shut out the tumultuous emotions threatening to consume me. It might not be healthy, but if there’s one thing I’m good at – it’s repressing feelings.

I clench my eyes shut. “It’s not real, it’s not real.” I insist to the empty room, reflexively tracing the outline of my womb. “Are you alright, little one?” I squeak, wondering if my pain is about to multiply by a million.

The baby flutters and sends feelings of sleepy confusion through our bond, and the tightness in my heart eases a bit. He’s okay. I tell my whining wolf, but we both know she’s not just worried for the baby’s sake.

They’re both okay. My wolf a*sures me, sounding surprisingly confident for all her nervous whimpering. I don’t care what anyone says. We would feel it if he was gone. I would feel it.

But what if he’s too far away? I ask, hating myself for the kernel of doubt currently sitting in my stomach like a boulder.

I would still know. She insists. Trust me, no amount of distance could fool me. Our bond is in tact, just out of reach.

Then why are you so worried, I can feel how feral you are. I remind her, praying she’s right and that this isn’t simply bravado.

succeeded in killing all his men. She answers, and

don’t know how he managed it, but I will not rest until that bastard is six feet in the ground. Too late I realized I growled out loud, and a man’s voice breaks through our private

good, you’re up.” The palace doctor is standing in the doorway, looking at me with the pitying expression of someone who wants to be sensitive but doesn’t know how. “You gave us quite the

Your Highness. My wolf remarks dryly, noting the trend

happened?” I ask, my hands still resting on my belly. “Is my pup

your case it triggered false labor and a dizzy spell which thankfully caused you to pa*s out before your heart or child could be harmed.” He explains. “We’ve got you hooked up to an IV to get some fluids into your system, and it also allows us to administer anxiety medications

back onto

much stress. I know the doctors in Moon Valley diagnosed you with preeclampsia, and when you arrived here we thought that the condition had been mitigated by your wolf waking. But

I answer sullenly. “We’re at war… and my mate…” I know if I tell him that Sinclair isn’t dead he’ll

hear about Alpha Dominic.” The doctor tells me sympathetically. “I know it’s

even though I know he’s trying to be nice. I simply nod and glance at the

you to follow my treatment plan for the sake of your child’s life and your own.

murmur, feeling fresh

what worries you about the sedatives?”

to sleep, because no amount of distance can keep

response. “But I hope you’ll reach out to

we lay here together, when Henry and Cora enter

I profess, kissing her

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