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.

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

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

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

I ignored her.

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

who thankfully smiled warmly at me. “I have an appointment. Last name is

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

the gossipy couple again before I found a seat by the

Each time the nurse came out, I would feel my heart leap, only for it to relax again as

it was my

with a nice, big window and even a small kitchenette. The medical equipment, however,

said, giving me a hospital gown

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

with a soft knock on the door. He was a short older man with a bit

Miss Fowler,” he said with a warm smile that helped

I nodded.

to check to see exactly how far

of my mouth because of the enormous lump in my throat. I laid back and put my feet

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

done, it is protocol for me to ask…

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 got the best of me. “I’d like to see it,”

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