My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF



Chapter 0485

Nina

The sterile smell of antiseptic solution filled the air. The hospital lights overhead were blinding, casting everything with a whitish glow.

As I lay there on the hospital bed, shivering in that awful, open-back gown with an IV poking out of my arm, I couldn't shake off the sense of dread that had overcome me since the moment I set foot in this place.

Finally, a young doctor walked in. Her white was coat pristine, and there was a clipboard in her hand. She looked like she hadn't slept in days, but her eyes were filled with sincere compassion.

*First and foremost," she began, her eyes flitting up to me from her clipboard. "Mrs. Rivers, the tests came back positive. You're pregnant."

I felt time stop for a beat. "Pregnant?" I blurted out. "But I took pregnancy tests-"

*False negatives are not uncommon," she interrupted, shooting me an empathetic glance.

There was a heavy pause in the room. Pregnant... All at once, I felt angry, sad, baffled, and so, so alone without Enzo by my side. I felt as though my body had lied to me, thrown me for a loop, and taken me on this gut-wrenching journey without my consent.

"But," she continued, "that's not all. More conclusive tests may be necessary, but I suspect that your pain might be from endometriosis. Have you been diagnosed before, or had any issues with your menstrual cycle?"

about endometriosis from my classes, but I

knew in a way," I said thoughtfully. "My cycle was bad when I was younger, so I've been on birth control pretty much since I started

it comes to endometriosis. But the pregnancy is exacerbating your symptoms. It's no wonder you're having intense pain and nausea; those symptoms are common in early pregnancy when one has

does this mean?" I asked, feeling my palms begin to sweat

in the first trimester. Your chances of miscarrying will be naturally higher, especially right now due to your extreme symptoms. I'd like you to stay the night here so we can keep an eye on

was alone again, trapped in the maze of my thoughts. This was a

his strength, but I also couldn't bear

clock on the wall seemed to echo in the dimly lit hospital room, a constant reminder of

doctor announced as the rays of moming sun began to filter through the window.

My wolf growled softly in the back of

as I changed back into my sweatpants and hoodie, suddenly feeling surprisingly

was refreshingly chilly, a crisp contrast to

testament to last night's chaos. In fact, I remembered that I had been so out of it that

the pills somehow keeping me grounded amidst the storm of emotions whirling around in my head. As I

could take off, I froze, and found myself slipping my phone out of my pocket, navigating to Enzo's contact page. My finger hovered over the call button as a whole host of conflicting emotions wrestled inside of me. But finally, I pressed it and raised the

an eternity, only to abruptly cut off and be

Can't take your call right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you." I felt a prickling at the back of my eyes, an emotional reaction I didn't want

to steady it. "I'm..." My voice trailed off for a moment as though my tongue refused to utter what I should have said: the truth. But for some reason, I found myself doing the exact