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.

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

a little candle flickering in the

panned the probe around on my belly. "And she certainly is a lively one!" she said, casting Enzo and I a warm

grin widened and he squeezed my

ultrasound technician printed the first images of our child and cleaned the gel off of my belly, though, her brow furrowed slightly

pressure is a touch high, though, mom," she said, straightening

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

not too

up on the exam table. "I know. It's been an issue

technician asked. I nodded, and she sighed. "A little amount of stress is healthy for the mind and body, but too much stress can kill even the healthiest of us can be susceptible