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.

on a name tag sticker and handed it to me. “You’re on the second floor. The elevator is over there.” She

then pressed the button for the second floor. As I waited for the doors to open again at my destination, I realized that I was touching my stomach nervously, and quickly pulled my hand away as

turn around,” Mina said. “You can go home. There’s no need to go

I ignored her.

signs down the hall to the gynecology department, then walked through 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

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

up at me and smiled again. “You’re all set, Miss Fowler.

walked past the gossipy couple again before I found a seat by the

nervous. Each time the nurse came out, I would feel my heart leap,

it

nurse led me to my private room. There was a comfortable bed and a couch inside with a nice, big window and even a small kitchenette. The medical

in,” the nurse said,

put on the hospital gown. It made me feel even more exposed and I couldn’t bear my racing heart anymore. I wished, even though we weren’t romantically involved, that Edrick had come here with me. It was terrifying to be doing this

the doctor came in with a soft knock on the door. He was a short older man with a bit of a hunch in his back as he walked, but

smile that helped me relax. “I hear you’re coming in for an

I nodded.

an ultrasound to check to see exactly how far along the pregnancy is,” he

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

doctor helped me sit up again, then reached out

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

I wanted to see the ultrasound, but I also worried that seeing the embryo would change my mind. I didn’t know what to do, but

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