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?"

I knew a lot about endometriosis from my classes,

I was younger, so I've been on birth control pretty much since I started getting

endometriosis. But the pregnancy is exacerbating your symptoms. It's no wonder you're having

mean?" I asked, feeling

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 you and keep

out, the door clicking softly behind her. And then, I was alone again, trapped in the maze of

talk to Enzo, to hear his voice, to find solace in his strength, but I also couldn't bear the idea of sharing news like this over a

on the wall seemed to echo in the dimly lit hospital room, a constant reminder of the gravity of my situation. Nurses came

began to filter through the window. "We've managed to manage the pain

pamphlets. My wolf growled softly in the back of my

myself as I changed back into my sweatpants and hoodie, suddenly

air was refreshingly chilly, a crisp

I remembered that I had been so out of it that

medication on the passenger seat, the rattling of the pills somehow keeping me grounded amidst the storm of emotions whirling around in my head. As

out of my pocket, navigating to Enzo's contact page. My finger hovered over

rang for what felt like an eternity, only to abruptly cut off and be replaced by Enzo's voice-his recorded

felt a prickling at the back of my eyes, an emotional reaction I didn't want but couldn't quell

for a moment as though my tongue refused to utter what I should have said: the truth. But for some reason, I