The Alpha King's Contracted Luna by Nelson Claudia

Chapter 290

-Ava's POV-

"Get them out of me!" I screamed, gripping the sides of the hospital bed so tightly my nails threatened to tear through the fabric. I was done. I didn't care about breathing techniques, controlled pushing, or whatever useless advice these doctors kept spewing at me. I wanted my babies out-now.

"I need you to breathe-"

"Oh, shut up about breathing before I stop you from breathing!" I snapped at Dr. Monroe, my voice hoarse from hours of

labor.

She exhaled sharply, stepping back with her hands raised. "Okay, okay. I hear you."

A fresh wave of pain crashed over me, stealing my breath, and I barely managed to whimper, "I swear I'll be nice from now on. I promise. All those things I said in Italian and Spanish? They were nice things. I swear. Just-please get them out.”

Dr. Monroe pressed her lips together, glancing at the other doctors in the room. Something unspoken passed between them, a silent message that made my stomach plummet.

Another contraction ripped through me, and I screamed, tears burning my eyes. "Ava, you need to-"

My wolf surged forward, my canines sharpening as I growled, "If you tell me to calm down one more time, I swear to the Moon, I will-"

Another contraction. Another scream.

And this time, I didn't hold back the tears. My body was on fire, pain thrumming through every inch of me, and nothing- nothing-was happening.

I sagged against the pillows, exhausted, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean that, Dr. Monroe. Please, just... just get them out of me."

Dr. Monroe hesitated, her throat bobbing as she shook her head. "Ava, we're trying. But your body isn't responding the way it should. You're not pushing them out naturally, our anesthesia isn't keeping you unconscious, and-" She paused, exchanging another unreadable glance with her team.

"And what?" I rasped, suddenly feeling cold despite the sweat drenching my skin.

Her hesitation made my heart stop.

Dr. Monroe took a slow breath before finally saying it:

"We wanted to try a C-section, Ava. But every time we make an incision, your body heals before we can even finish the cut."

I blinked, trying to process what she had just said. My head shook slightly, almost instinctively rejecting it, "So... so what? You're saying I have to live with them inside me forever?" My voice cracked at the end, hysteria creeping in.

"I don't know what's causing it," Dr. Monroe admitted, "But it's like your body is refusing to let them out."

I let out a strangled laugh-short, humorless, bordering on unhinged, "Oh, perfect." Then I sucked in a sharp brea. voice shaking, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell, I just

my

She was already backing away, murmuring something to another doctor. A man I didn't recognize. His hesitant posture made it clear he was reluctant to come anywhere near me, which, honestly? Fair.

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My parents had made sure the hospital was only staffed with werewolves or humans fully aware of our existence today, but even still... whatever was happening to me wasn't normal

I glanced down at my swollen belly, my hands trembling as I placed them over the

curve.

"Come on," I whispered desperately, "Please. Just come out."

I didn't even know what I was saying anymore. I was begging my own body, my own children, to just let go.

The door opened suddenly, and Dr. Monroe stepped back inside-this time, with Grayson reluctantly following behind her.

The moment I saw him, something snapped in me.

I glared, "No. Get out. He did this to me. Make him leave."

Dr. Monroe sighed, rubbing her temples. Grayson, however, didn't listen. He stepped closer, completely unfazed by the rage burning in my eyes.

Instead of leaving, he brushed the damp hair from my face, his hand surprisingly gentle despite the raw unease radiating from him.

"Don't touch me," I bit out, my voice wobbling.

But instead of backing off, he murmured something low-something that normally I would have considered really sweet of I didn't want ri stab him for doing this to me but I didn't want him to again and the thought of it only made me cry harder, "I just want them out."

Dr. Monroe exhaled, motioning to the nurses, "We're going to try pushing again.”

whined at that, shaking my head furiously,

to try,"

wish I had been blocked when

murmured,

to glare at him and then, another contraction

my body shaking with the effort but it was still nothing. No movement. No progress. Just the same unbearable pressure, the same soul-crushing pain, and the same awful

out a frustrated sob,

her worry barely concealed behind her calm exterior,

I cried out, thrashing my head against the pillows. "They won't come out!

"Ava-"

"Get them out!"

hand found mine, his grip firm and grounding, "You can

my head sharply to glare at

he did something

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He squeezed my hand.

touch. A meaningless gesture. But the moment he did, something

strange sensation rippled through my stomach. It was subtle

that?" I

"What was

him, eyes wild, "Do

"What?"

"Do it again!"

more-this

something moved inside

contraction slammed into

as

eyes snapped

see a head!"

motion, nurses rushing around me, voices

on was pushing. The pain didn't matter. The exhaustion didn't matter. Nothing

out.

bore down with everything I had left, gripping Grayson's hand like

anchoring me

One more big push!"

teeth, every

And then-suddenly-the pressure released.

sharp cry

head fell back against the pillows, my chest heaving,

moment, my mind

"It's a girl!"

in time to see Dr. Monroe

baby in her hands.

I gasped

"She's perfect."

time to process it before another contraction ripped

stomach clenched, the pain just

is coming!"

had no time to recover, no

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out

everything I

It happened so fast.

One final push.

cry louder this time,

"It's a boy!"

My body sagged against the mattress,

in deep, shaky

then the air in the room

space, thick

break.

lights flickered. The air hummed. A deep, primal force rippled through the room, sending a shiver down

Everyone felt it.

Monroe's hands trembled slightly as she passed off

nurses exchanged wary glances. Even Grayson stiffened beside me, his entire body coiled like a predator sensing a threat. "What

heartbeat still racing, my exhausted body

had just

weren't just