Chapter 64: Embryo

Moana

Swallowing my anger over Edrick’s sudden choice to leave me at the hospital overnight and chalking it up to him simply wanting to protect his daughter, I took a deep breath and opened the car door before stepping out.

I walked into the spacious lobby, where a secretary was sitting at a small desk. She shot me a confused look as I entered.

“Ma’am, this is a werewolf hospital,” she said, her tone of voice sounding flat and annoyed.

This angered me even more than what Edrick had said in the car.

“I know,” I replied, walking up to her desk. “I have an appointment.”

The secretary stared at me for a moment, looking me up and down briefly, before she returned to slowly chewing her gum and clicking around on her computer. “Name?”

“Moana Fowler,” I replied.

it to me. “You’re on the second floor. The elevator is over there.” She pointed behind herself without even turning, then promptly returned

open. I stepped on, then pressed the button for the second floor. As I waited for the doors to open again at my

can go home. There’s no need to go through with

I ignored her.

a set of large glass double doors. The inside of the gynecology department, to no surprise, was extremely nice with large windows that looked out over a courtyard below and rows of plush chairs in the waiting area. Soft classical music played. Scattered around the room were various other patients waiting for their appointments; there were a few couples and some single women. All of them, of course, looked up at me when I entered, immediately noticing from my lack of a scent that I was a human. One of the women turned and whispered something to her husband as I passed. I overheard her say something about how I didn’t belong here, but I

the young nurse working at the desk, who thankfully smiled warmly at me. “I have an appointment. Last

her computer, then looked back up at me and smiled again. “You’re all set, Miss Fowler. You can take a seat and the nurse

and walked past the gossipy couple again before I found

began to grow more and more nervous. Each time the nurse came out, I would feel my heart leap, only for it to relax again as she would call another patient’s

however, it

There was a comfortable bed and a couch inside with a nice, big window and even a small kitchenette. The medical equipment, however, ruined the otherwise pleasant

will be right in,” the nurse said, giving me a hospital gown before leaving me

I couldn’t bear my racing heart anymore. I wished, even though we weren’t romantically involved, that Edrick

older man with a bit of a hunch in his back as he walked, but his eyes

warm smile that helped

I nodded.

perform an ultrasound to check to see exactly how far along the

though nodding was the only thing I could do, as words didn’t seem to be capable of coming out of my mouth because of the enormous lump in my throat. I laid back and put my feet

hated those internal ultrasounds. The doctor helped me sit up again, then reached out and patted my hands comfortingly as they sat clenched together

that that’s done, it is protocol for me to ask… Would you like

I also worried that seeing the embryo would change my mind. I didn’t know what to do, but finally, my curiosity got the best of me. “I’d

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