Chapter 182
My chest tightened painfully as a portable ultrasound machine was wheeled to Aria’s bedside. The reality of the situation crashed over me in waves, each one threatening to drown me in its intensity.
“Is it true?” I finally managed to ask, my voice sounding si
strange and distant to my own ears. “Is she really pregnant?”
The doctor’s focus remained on the ultrasound screen as she moved the wand across Arin’s abdomen, but her expression shifted almost imperceptibly.
“Alpha Ethan,” she acknowledged without looking up, her tone carefully neutral. “Yes, she is. With twins, as Luens said.”
The confirmation hit me like a physical blow, I suddenly felt light–headed, my vision narrowing as the implications cascaded through my mind. Twins. My children. Aria poisoned. All three of them in danger.
My knees nearly buckled, and I had to lock them to remain standing. A primal fear unlike anything I’d ever experienced clowed at my insides, threatening to tear me apart from within.
I forced myself to take a deep breath, then another, fighting for control as I clutched Lucas tighter to my chest. The mom seemed to spin as I stared at the screen, which remained completely black. The doctor frowned, clearly confused.
“What is it?” I demanded, feeling Lucas flinch in my y arms. The staff cringed too, but the doctor continued moving the ultrasound wand while the screen stayed dark. I stepped forward. “What’s wrong? I have a right to know, I’m not leaving until I get answers.”
The doctor glanced over her shoulder at me. “I can’t explain anything to you. That would violate Aria’s do
s doctor–patient confidentiality=”
“I’m the father of her children.” The words scraped I raw from my throat. Lucas buried his face in my shoulder, and the room fell silent again, save for the faint beeping of the heart monitor.
‘s symptoms. We’ll monitor her and do our best. Right now, I can’t see
The doctor hesitated, then sighed, “We can’t treat the toxin directly, but we’ll treat Arin’s or hear any signal from the twins, so I’m uncertain about their status.”
“Twins?” I swallowed, feeling the floor disappear as my entire body plummeted into a dark abyss. I tried to grasp onto something tangible, so I pressed my hand against Lucas’s back, holding him like a lifeline. “What do you mean, you can’t see or hear them?”
“I mean the ultrasound and monitoring equipment are showing blanks. This happened with her first pregnancy too, but I can’t explain it to you.” The doctor’s voice was mechanical. I need to focus on Aria right now, and then we’ll wait on the twins.”
“So you’re just going to sit and wait?” I growled, growing more agitated with each passing second. “That’s your fucking plan?”
“Yes, Alpha Ethan. We can’t address the babies until Aria stabilizes. Now, please let me do my job. Wait outside with Lucas, and I’ll update you as soon as I can. The doctor used a practiced, placating tone.
The room fell quiet, and i knew I needed to leave, but I moved to Aria’s bedside first. She was connected to so many devices, I crouched down so Lucas and I were level with her. I stroked her hair and kissed her forehead. Don’t leave me. Stay with us.”
Lucas mimicked my action, trars streaming down his face as he kissed his mother’s forehead. “I love you, Mommy.”
I stood up and looked the doctor directly in the eyes. “Save her. If you have to make a choice, save her.”
The doctor’s expression remained steady, but she nodded. Suddenly, the machines began flashing a Begin emergency protocols!”
and beeping wildly, “She’s crashing!” the doctor shouted.
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Lynn Fraze
27.03 25 only 1 chapter added, when will move come 7
Deborah Allen
I’m also waiting on the ending. When was it las
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