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86 Chapter 86
86 Chapter 86
Seraphina’s POV 1
The world seemed to tilt on its axis as Adrian’s innocent words echoed in my mind. *Baby. Little brother or
sister. In your tummy.*
“I’m…” I began, my voice barely a whisper, “I’m pregnant?”
My free hand moved instinctively to my still-t abdomen, pressing against the thin hospital gown as if I
could somehow feel whatever new life might be growing there.
Damien’s hand tightened around mine, his thumb continuing those soothing circles across my knuckles.
When I looked up at him, his silver-blue eyes were soft with a mixture of wonder and concern.
“Yes,” he said gently. “About six or seven weeks, ording to the doctors.”
“But how…?” I started, then stopped, heat flooding my cheeks as I realized how ridiculous the question was. I
knew exactly how.
“But I don’t understand,” I said, looking between Damien and the doctor. “What does this have to do with why
I was unconscious for so long?”
The doctor stepped forward, his expression kind but professional. “Miss Knight, when you overexerted
yourself healing those soldiers, your body should have… well, to be frank, you should have died.”
A chill ran down my spine at his matter-of-fact tone. I hade that close to death? That close to never
seeing Adrian or Damien again?
“But you didn’t die,” Damien continued, his voice thick with emotion. “Because you weren’t alone. The baby…” He paused, seeming to struggle with the words. “The baby was protecting you, lending you strength. And you were protecting the baby in return. You were keeping each other alive.”
I stared at him in amazement, my hand still pressed against my abdomen. “The baby saved my life?”
“You saved each other, the doctor confirmed. “It’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. The life signatures werepletely intertwined, each one supporting the other. Your body was channeling every ounce of energy into maintaining both lives.”
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Tears sprang to my eyes as the full weight of what had happened settled over me. This tiny, growing life had
somehow known I was in danger and had fought to save me.
“Oh my God,” I whispered, my voice breaking. “I’m going to have another baby.”
“You are,” Damien said softly, bringing my hand to his lips and pressing a gentle kiss to my knuckles. “We are.”
Adrian, who had been listening to this exchange with the focused attention that children brought to
conversations they sensed were important, suddenly bounced in his chair with excitement.
“I’m going to be a big brother!” he eximed, his voice filled with pure joy. “A real big brother!”
Despite everything, I couldn’t help but smile at his enthusiasm. “Yes, sweetheart. You’re going to be the best
big brother.”
“I want a little sister,” Adrian announced with the certainty that only a four-year-old could possess. “Sisters
are nice, and I can protect her from all the mean kids at school. And I can teach her how to read and how to
tie her shoes and everything!”
“What if it’s a little brother?” Ophelia asked with a gentle smile, though I could see she was still wiping tears
from her cheeks.
Adrian considered this seriously for a moment, then shrugged. “That’s okay too. Brothers need protecting
too. Either way, I’ll be the best big brother ever.”
“I know you will be,” I told him, reaching out to stroke his dark curls.
But as I sat there, processing this monumental news, something else began to register in my awareness.
Something that had been nagging at the edge of my consciousness since I’d first opened my eyes.
“Damien,” I said slowly, frowning as I tried to identify what was different. “Something else feels… strange.”
He tensed slightly, his eyes sharpening with attention. “What kind of strange?”
I paused, trying to put the sensation into words. It was like there was a new energy thrumming through my veins, something powerful and unfamiliar.
“I feel…” I began, then stopped, uncertain how to exin it. “Different. Like something has changed inside me that has nothing to do with the baby”
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“Sera,” Damien said carefully, “do you remember what you were before? What your wolf ssification was?”
“I was an omega,” I said, confused by the question. “You know that. I’ve always been an omega.”
“You *were* an omega,” he confirmed, emphasis on the past tense. “But you’re not anymore.”
I stared at him nkly. “What do you mean I’m not anymore? You can’t just stop being an omega.”
“Something inside you has been awakened.”
“Awakened what?” I asked, though part of me was beginning to suspect the answer.
“Your true alpha nature,” Damien said softly.
Now that he mentioned it, I could feel A stirring in my consciousness, and she did feel… bigger somehow.
More powerful. Where before she had been a quiet, almost timid presence, now she felt bold and confident,
pacing restlessly beneath my skin with an energy I’d never experienced.
I gasped at the strength of her presence.
Damien’s smile was radiant. “Alex has been restless since the moment you opened your eyes. He can sense
the change in you, in A. He wants to properly meet her now that she’s revealed her true self.”
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