#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 – ”

my apology with a glare as he helps me basically carry Cora into the back, to where we can help her. “A

bad,” Cora mumbles, and Hank’s head snaps up, as if he didn’t really realize that she’s

of medical jargon I don’t understand, Hank and I help her up onto an examination table where

at my son. He’s fussing unhappily, wanting to be held and comforted, but I’m so,

gloves and then begins to peel back her clothing so that he can see the wound. I see him take a

room, ready to spring into

right,” Hank calmly informs me. “It’s not it’s not fatal, Ella,” he says, turning back to his work. “I mean, it’s critical – we have to do some work but it’s a relatively shallow stab, and the knife missed her

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

in my words, and I can almost see the thoughts passing through his head Cora, pregnant Roger she left him for she’s human humans can’t get

him come to the

his side at an instant, my hand on his arm. “Hank,” I say again, drawing his attention

at me, confused

head, willing him to believe me. “We have no explanation,” I say, holding his gaze. “But Roger sensed it the baby, it’s

putting the thoughts together. Then he turns away from me, barking something

he asks, stern, and I see him tucking his emotions about the news away, hiding behind his professional

say, shaking my head, “um, not long? Maybe – maybe a week after her missed period?” I shrug, confused, “I

nods, satisfied. “With a wolf pregnancy…” but then he turns to me again,

sighs and stares at her, at my sister who I think

folding his arms, “then it would be long enough, now, to detect a heartbeat. But if the baby is…human? I don’t know,

sighs again, shaking his head. “I’ll do everything I

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