Chapter 209 She’s Carrying
Chapter 209 She’s Carrying
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I was pulled out of my thoughts when the clinic door mmed open, startling in the otherwise quiet hallway. I took a step back, turning to the doorway.
Cade stood there, his hair disheveled, appearing like he hade out of a storm. His eyes were aze with fury as they scanned the hallway. As soon as his eyesnded on us<b>, </b>specifically Rowan, they darkened even more.
“Where is she?” he growled.
My breath caught. Despite being friends with Cade after he got with Arden, I felt myself bowing my head in fear. His Alpha presence was just too much to bear with this anger.
Rowan, however, didn’t flinch. He sighed heavily, already expecting this. “Cade-”
“Where is she?” Cade snapped again, louder this time. He crossed the space between them in a second, fisting Rowan’s cor in one hand and dragging him closer. The move was so sudden that I gasped.
Rowan didn’t resist, though his hand came up to grip Cade’s wrist, probably to calm him down. “She’s being stitched,” Rowan said. “Our doctor is very experienced, so you don’t have to worry. The wound was deep, but it missed any important organs.”
Cade growled once more, the sound reverberating through the hallway and raising the hairs
on my arms.
“My mate,” he hissed.
I swallowed and quickly cleared my throat. “She’s fine,” I said, trying to assure him. “I can hear her heartbeat,”
That got Cade’s attention. His head turned toward me, his grip on Rowan’s cor loosening slightly as his gaze softened just enough to notice me standing there.
“Tessa?” he whispered, surprised.
Meanwhile, Rowan turned his head toward me, his brows furrowing. “You can hear her heartbeat? Even from here?”
I hesitated, then nodded slowly.
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Since I started honing my healing skills, it just came naturally. My senses seemed to be more sensitive. Dr. Saylor, before passing, even told me I had a special gift for these sorts of things.
Rowan appeared as if he wanted to ask more questions. Meanwhile, Cade exhaled shakily and finally released Rowan’s cor.
“Her heartbeat?” he asked me.
“Steady,” I said softly. “You know how Arden is.”
He closed his eyes for a moment, clinging to that piece of information. When he opened them again, the anger was still there, but tempered by the knowledge that Arden was alive.
He raked a hand through his hair and shook his head. “I had a work trip in the East,” he muttered. “She hadn’t been feeling too well these days, and she insisted oning with me despite how tired she was. Turns out…” His eyes met mine. “Turns out it’s because of you.”
“I understand now.”
I sighed, suddenly feeling guilty. If she hadn’te here, then she wouldn’t have gotten hurt.
Just then, Cade’s eyes darkened again, his hands balling into fists at his sides. Then he turned back to Rowan, his voice snapping. “What happened?”
“Breach again,” Rowan said grimly, straightening his shoulders. “But they’re stronger this time -and there were three of them.”
“Three?” Cade repeated, his brows shooting up as his voice dipped into disbelief.
“Three,” Rowan confirmed with a short nod.
Cade’s frown deepened, his mind working quickly. “The only reason we’ve been able to keep this under control is because theye one at a time. Not three at once.”
“I know,” Rowan said. His jaw tightened, the muscle ticking in frustration.
Before I could say anything else, the door to the operating room swung open.
The pack doctor stepped out, her gloves stained with crimson, but her expression calm. All three of us turned to her at once.
“She’s fine now, Alpha,” she said, directing the words to Rowan but loud enough for all of us to
hear.
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My chest loosened for the first time since the fight.
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I let Cade go first. He stormed into the room like a man who had been holding his breath for hours, and the relief that flickered across his face when he saw Arden sitting up slightly was almost painful to watch.
Rowan lingered by my side, but I kept my distance, busying myself with the hem of my
sweater.
Arden’s eyes brightened when she saw me, and to everyone’s surprise, she pushed Cade away.
“Tessa!” she cried, holding her arms out.
Cade’s eyes widened, utterly stunned. “Baby?” His voice cracked slightly. “It’s me. Your baby.”
Rowan made a noise low in his throat that sounded like a scoff, his mouth curving in a humorless smile. “Disgusting,” he said under his breath.
Cade’s head whipped toward him, eyes zing. “You’re lucky I didn’t punch you,” he snapped.
Rowan didn’t look the slightest bit threatened. Instead, he nced at me, smirked, then shook his head slowly before turning his focus back to Cade.
Meanwhile, Arden’s attention never wavered from me. She clutched my hand.
“Baby,” Cade continued by her side. “Didn’t you miss me? You slipped away from me before I could realize it.”
“You stink,” Arden suddenly dered.
Cade’s eyes went wide. “What?” he eximed, sniffing himself like he expected to find an exnation. “You love my scent.”
“You’re stinky,” she said again with a wrinkled nose, snuggling closer to my side as though seeking refuge. “Tessa smells like flowers. Leave. You’re ruining it.”
Rowan bit down augh, his shoulders shaking. Cade looked like someone had just pped him. His mouth opened, then closed, then opened again.
I reached over and gently brushed a strand of hair away from Arden’s face, trying to soothe her. But then, something strange hit me–an inexplicable tug in my chest that felt nostalgic.
She was acting strange, but I realized I used to feel that way back when I was carrying Ca.
Back then, my senses had been all over the ce, and I could barely stand to be near Sol or
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any man with Alpha blood. I would find myself drawn toward softer scents, calmer auras, and I’d bristle at anyone who carried that dominating energy.
And right now, that same sharp contrast was screaming at me. Arden clinging to me, Arden rejecting Cade’s scent–it all lined up too perfectly.
I frowned, my pulse kicking up as I carefully rested a hand on her abdomen.
The moment my palm pressed against her, something faint and feather–light pulsed against my senses. I froze, every muscle in my body going rigid.
Arden winced at the touch. “Ouch,” she said softly, her voice breaking the silence.
The sound snapped Cade and Rowan’s attention back to us instantly.
“What?” Cade demanded, panic already in his tone as he stepped forward.
I looked up slowly, my heart hammering so loudly I could feel it in my throat. My fingers trembled against Arden’s stomach as I met Cade’s wide eyes.
“I think…” I swallowed hard. “…Arden might be pregnant.”