My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0802

Nina

I couldn't stop staring at the grainy image that was displayed on the monitor, watching in awe as the little blob that was our daughter flexed and kicked within the safe confines of my womb. A wide smile spread across my face as I studied her tiny features, committing every detail to memory.

"She's perfect," I breathed, tears of joy pricking at the backs of my eyes. I glanced over at Enzo, who was positively beaming with the kind of pride that only a father-to-be could have.

"That's our girl," he murmured, giving my hand a gentle squeeze. "She's doing just fine."

It was a relief, after all we had been through, to find out that our baby was safe, healthy, and most importantly: alive. In fact, according to my checkup leading up to this moment, our baby was as healthy as an ox.

It was hard to tell if the ritual that we had gone through was the sole cause of this; maybe there was more to it. Hell, maybe the ritual had done nothing at all.

and had destroyed the shadow entity, the generational curse that likely would have eventually ended both my life and our

flickering in the darkness, refusing

ultrasound technician smiled warmly as she panned the probe around on my belly. "And she certainly is a lively one!" she said, casting Enzo and I a warm glance. "Her heartbeat is nice

widened and he

the first images of our child and cleaned the gel off of

is a touch high, though, mom," she said, straightening to look at

at Enzo, whose smile had fallen. High blood pressure could be dangerous for both me and the baby if left unchecked, and it wasn't exactly fresh news to us. My blood pressure had been high before, and it was most certainly

as she quickly added, "Now, now, there's not

through my hair as I sat up on the exam table. "I know. It's been an issue in the

for the mind and body, but too much stress can kill even the healthiest of us can be susceptible to the negative health effects