CH. 7 A WONDERFUL MESS

Nora’s POV

My chest rose and fell as Dr. Laura’s hand invaded my most intimate spaces. She was giving me a pelvic examination with my legs wide open under the sheets. The whole process was uncomfortable, but I was thinking of the words to say to Alicia when she found out.

“All done.” Dr. Laura said and started scribbling some words in her journal. She had a blank expression on her face, so I couldn’t tell what she was thinking.

“Is something wrong? You don’t look so happy was it not a success?” Alicia asked and released her grip on my hand. I closed my eyes and felt awful for making them do the checkup when I already knew the result.

“Guess what!?” Dr. Laura exclaimed, and there was a short pause. “She is pregnant! Two months in!”

My eyes fluttered open in shock, and my mind went blank. Pregnant? How the hell was that possible? Does this mean what Leo was saying was all bullshit and just his strategy to get into my pants?

“Yes!” Alicia squealed with joy. She was overwhelmed with joy, and her green eyes sparkled with joy. She leaned in and planted a sloppy kiss on my forehead, like everything was rainbows and fucking unicorns. I wanted to scream. I wanted to push her away.

"Congratulations, your highness, you were right about her, she is indeed fertile.” Dr. Laura remarked with a grin as she clutched the journal closer to her chest.

“Thank you so much! Thank you! I don’t know what to say, I have been told that it was not easy for she-wolves to get pregnant these days, but you pulled it off, and it was even artificial insemination.” Alicia beamed and sat up from the edge of the bed.

“Don’t go yet, Dr. Laura, I am going to prepare a feast tonight. I am so fucking happy! I am having a baby! I can finally get married, and George can finally secure the pack.” Alicia rushed her words with tears welling up in her beautiful eyes, and I could tell how much she loved her fiancé.

She took out her phone from her purse and started operating it. “I have a lot of things to prepare, I am going to invite my mom over too, she has been wanting to see you, Nora.” She said and skipped out of the room with her phone in her ear, and I was left alone with Laura.

I sat up on the bed, and Dr. Laura handed me a glass of water. I took it, my hands trembling, and gulped it down.

“How is my mother?” I asked, staring at her. She collected the glass from me and placed it next to her tools on the nightstand.

“What? Are you not going to tell me? I deserve to know, I know I am not allowed to leave to see her, but I at least need updates on her health, don’t I?” I asked with a frown.

She cleared her throat and folded her hand across her chest. “Yes, you do,” she muttered. “Your mother is fine and out of danger, so you don’t need to worry, her surgery went well, but she is still weak and recovering. We haven’t been able to tell her about the death of your sister because it would break her, and she is not in the right state of mind to deal with that.” She replied with a weak smile. My chest tightened as the weight of guilt crushed me. I had killed my only sister, and it haunted my every waking moment. The room was starting to lose air, and it was suffocating me. I struggled to breathe as air refused to enter my lungs.

“Oh, shit I am sorry…” Dr. Laura trailed off as she saw that I was struggling to breathe. She closed the gap between us and sat on the bed, holding tightly to my left hand as I stroked my chest violently with the other.

“Take a deep breath.” She whispered soothing words. “Try to breathe steady, you can do it.” She urged me, stroking my hand firmly as I groaned, still unable to breathe.

“In. Out. In. Out," she urged, and I followed her pace, and my ragged breathing evened out.

Suddenly, Leo barged into the room. I wished I could just chase him out, he was the last person I wanted to see right now.

“Laura, can you give us a minute?” He asked her as he fully entered the room. Laura made a move to leave, and I held onto her hand, preventing her from leaving.

“Don’t go.” I pleaded, and my eyes flickered at Leo. “Say whatever you want to say here, since there is nothing between us, I don’t think it’s something Laura can’t hear,” I said.

Leo let out a beastly growl like he was fed up with my shit, and razor-sharp claws spurted out of his fingertips.

“Leave!” He yelled in a deep voice that sounded like his wolf was speaking. Laura withdrew her hand from mine and quickly left the room.

Leo went to the door and looked outside to make sure no one was coming before shutting it. He walked back into the room and stood in front of the bed. “What are you playing at? You little shit? Did you think she wouldn’t obey me? Have you forgotten who I am to the Alpha?” he asked in anger, his eyes blazing yellow.

My heart skipped a beat, but I maintained my composure. “What do you want?” I asked, looking up at him.

“Alicia just told me that you are pregnant, isn’t that crazy? That means that doctor was ly..." He trailed off, stroking his chin, and his face went graze with his mouth wide open.

“Fuck!” He exclaimed.

“What?” I snapped.

“I…I think you are pregnant for my cousin.” He said and I felt my blood run cold. I hadn’t thought of that, but, come to think of it, it made sense considering the days and the timeline. It all added up. I was—I was carrying Alpha George’s child, the child of a man I wanted to hate and couldn’t have, even if I was attracted to him, maybe it was because he was one of the most eligible bachelors in the world.

“Oh, no.” I whimpered. “No, no, no, this can’t be. This can’t be possible.” I blurted out and clutched my hair hard as I fell back against the bed frame.

Leo scoffed and shrugged. “I don’t know why you are overreacting, it’s not a big deal, it solved our problem we didn’t get caught, and I am still alive. Don’t you dare say a word about this to Alicia, it doesn’t matter who the mother of the child is, as long as George is the father.” Leo whispered, his voice barely audible through the suffocating guilt and shame.

"But... we need to tell them, what if Alicia finds out herself? Don’t you think she would want to kill me? I never thought a stupid one-night stand would get me pregnant.” I said and put my hand over my face in frustration.

“It’s a miracle, you idiot, you should be happy. Everything is going to be okay, you just need to take this secret to your grave, and after you give birth, you just have to forget about the baby. It’s not so hard to do, is it?” He remarked and moved back a little, and did a victory dance like he was a five-year-old.

“Get out!” I shouted, my eyes brimming with tears as I desperately fought to hold back.

“Okay, back to being the mean bitch I have come to know.” He remarked and shook his head before exiting the room. My heart shattered into a million pieces. The what-ifs and the could-have-beens swirled around me, mocking me. If only Thomas hadn’t betrayed me. If only I didn’t lose the embryo, I wouldn’t be pregnant for another woman’s man.