Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 214: The Omen

Moana

When I woke up, I found myself in a dimly lit hospital room with Edrick sleeping on my lap. I was no longer floating in a void, nor was Michael above me with a knife. Instead, I was safe and sound with my mate by my side.

But nothing felt right. That dream was too vivid to just be a machination of my own anxiety… It felt like an omen. Was Michael coming for me with that knife, or was it really all just a dream made up in my own mind?

Suddenly, Edrick must have sensed that I was awake because he jerked his head up and opened his eyes wide.

“Moana,” he whispered. He lurched forward suddenly, looking relieved, and kissed me deeply. I was comforted, but also taken aback at the same time, and when we pulled apart I gave him a puzzled look.

“What happened?” I asked quietly. My throat felt dry and cracked.

Edrick shook his head. “You’ve been asleep for three days,” he responded, his own voice shaking. “But you’re okay. You’re okay now.”

I felt my eyes widen as Edrick spoke. “Edrick, I have to tell you something—”

me questions. The room filled with a flurry of activity, and by the

where Edrick was waiting nervously with dark circles under his eyes, the doctor came in to give me my

you and the baby are perfectly healthy,” the doctor said with a smile. “You can thank your wolf for putting you in a dormant state… And you’re lucky that you came out of

Edrick asked. I noticed that he was holding my

going to send in a prescription for you for some special vitamins and some medicine to help you sleep if you need it, and I’d like you to come back when the

stay in bed for a week! I had a job to do, and I had already taken

worried yet

handed it to Edrick. “You’ve been through a lot of stress for someone who is still relatively early on in her pregnancy. At

put my baby in harm’s way. I would just need to get through the next week

should find a therapist. I don’t know

about women going through postpartum depression, and those stories were bad enough. Postpartum psychosis, on the other hand, turned

a moment with pain in his eyes, but there was something else there, too.

stay the rest of the night to keep an eye on your vitals, but you can leave after that,” he said, patting my ankle. “If you need anything, just

leave. Once we were alone again, Edrick sighed and ran a hand through his disheveled hair before he