Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

Chapter 369

#Chapter 369 – Dr. Hank

Ella

I stumble through the doors of the clinic with immense difficulty, Cora leaning heavily and moaning on my one side, Rafe’s carrier bouncing against my other.

People’s eyes go wide when they see us, but they quickly scatter out of our way to make room, shouting for nurses and doctors to come and help. I hold my breath, my eyes fastened on the clinic’s familiar front counter as I pray to heaven and back that Hank is here, that he’s on duty tonight.

I exhale a that huge breath in a sob of relief when I see him come, wide-eyed, around the corner, trying to figure out what the big fuss is about. Hank gasps when he sees us, dropping his clipboard and dashing into the waiting room to get to our side.

To my immense relief, Hank recovers quickly from his surprise and is, quite suddenly, the calm and efficient surgeon I’ve come to know and trust.

“What’s wrong,” he snaps as he gets his shoulder under Cora’s other arm. Where is she hurt?”

“Her lower back,” I say, my words coming slowly as I try to get my frantic mind in order. “She was stabbed – we were attacked, Hank – I’m so sorry – ”

apology with a glare as he helps me basically carry Cora into the back, to where we can help her. “A stab wound?! Why the fuck didn’t you get her to a hospital,

snaps up, as if

room. Then, as Cora talks to him in some kind of medical jargon I don’t understand, Hank and I help her up onto an examination table where she

He’s fussing unhappily, wanting to be held and comforted, but I’m so, so grateful to see that he’s essentially unharmed. My whole heart breaks as I watch him cry – but I resist, knowing

begins to peel back her clothing so that he can see the

into the room, ready to spring into

not it’s not fatal, Ella,” he says, turning back to his work. “I mean, it’s critical – we have to

faintly breathing – and the doctor I know can save her life. The doctor whose heart she broke so

still and pale as he takes in my words, and I can almost see the thoughts passing

back to her as I see him come to the logical conclusion,

I say again, drawing his attention back to me as I shake my head, “Roger

confused –

me. “We have no explanation,” I say,

deep breath and roughly scrapes his palm down over his face, putting the thoughts together. Then he turns away from me, barking something out to the

asks, stern, and

head, “um, not long? Maybe – maybe a week after her missed period?” I

he turns to me again, confused,

my head – honestly, we don’t know. Hank sighs and stares at her, at

says, folding his arms, “then it would be long enough, now, to detect a heartbeat. But if the baby

again, shaking his head. “I’ll

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