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.

seemed to find my appointment. She then wrote my name down on a name tag sticker and handed it to me. “You’re on the second floor. The elevator is over there.” She pointed behind herself without even turning, then promptly returned to clicking at her computer. I swallowed as I walked past her and pressed the button on

button for the second floor. As I waited for the doors to open again at my

Mina said. “You can go home. There’s

I ignored her.

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 chose to ignore her and

nurse working at the desk, who thankfully smiled warmly at

smiled again.

walked past the gossipy couple again before

I would feel my heart leap, only for it to relax

however, it was my

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

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

feel even more exposed and I couldn’t bear my racing heart anymore. I wished, even

short older man with a bit of a

warm smile that helped

I nodded.

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

Lately, it felt as 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 up in the stirrups as the doctor asked. My heart raced as he began the internal ultrasound, and I closed my eyes

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

done, it is protocol for me to ask…

moment. Of course 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 finally, my curiosity

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