Chapter Fourteen

Nala.

“Can I check you now?”

Already, my son calmed and i nodded. He approached slowly, steps measured and careful, and he gently sat his bag on the ground before dropping to his knees.

“I’m Dr. Perrin Liakos.”

“Salvatore’s brother,” i murmured.

He nodded. “His brother and also the highest ranking pack doctor.” He flicked open his bag and pulled out a stethoscope. “Mind if I take a listen?”

I shook my head. Why deny him? I wanted my son to be healthy and i needed to accept that for now, i had no control over my situation. I carefully reached for the bottom hem of my shirt to bare my belly to have a snarl freeze me in place. That was followed by one from the doctor and he quickly rose and spun toward the source of the sound. Salvatore. Who else?

“You will not expose me to everyone,” he snarled at Perrin before turning to me.

“You will not expose yourself.” Perrin’s voice was calm but firm. “And you will not speak like that to my patient. If you want the mother and child to live, you w