Ellie POV


    When I found out I was pregnant, I wasn''t prepared for how much time I would be spending in my doctor''s office. Regr appointments were necessary, of course, to make sure the baby was safe, but that didn''t make them any less stressful.


    It wasn''t long before I found myself in the exam room again, the familiar chill of the ultrasound gel on my stomach, the wand moving over my skin. The technician was the same sweet woman from before, her smile warm and reassuring.


    "I''ll try not to cry this time," I joked, my hand resting lightly over my belly.


    "There''s nothing wrong with crying," she said with that same gentle warmth. "It''s perfectly natural. There are a lot of emotions involved in having a baby."


    "A lot more than I was prepared for," I admitted with a sigh. "The mood swings have been awful."


    "That''s normal too, even if it''s ufortable," she said, but I caught the moment her expression stiffened. Her smile stayed in ce, but it seemed... off.


    "What''s this?" she murmured under her breath.


    "Is something wrong?" My heart rate spiked.


    “No..... nothing''s wrong exactly. Hang on, I need a second opinion on what I''m seeing here."


    Before I could ask more, she left the room, leaving me sitting there with my palms pressed against my lower belly, panic steadily building.


    A momentter, she returned with another doctor. Both of them leaned over the monitor, studying the images closely. She pointed at something on the screen, and the second doctor''s expression grew serious.


    “Yes,” he said finally, after a long moment. “I think you''re right.”


    "What is it?" I demanded. "What''s going on?"


    "Well, there''s good news-and more news," she said carefully. "It kind of depends on your perspective. The good news is the baby is perfectly healthy. The other news...” She paused. “...is that there''s two of them."


    I froze, my eyes widening, my heart racing for apletely different reason now.


    "Did you say... two?" I whispered.


    "Yes," she confirmed, her smile returning. "It looks like you''re having twins."


    “Twins?” I repeated, dumbfounded. My stomach lurched. Being pregnant with one of Nn''s children had been stressful enough, but twins?


    She turned the monitor toward me, pointing out two little flickering shapes. "See? Baby A and Baby B. Twins."


    I felt like I might pass out. My head was spinning. My hands gripped the edge of the exam table as my mind raced.


    "What does this mean... this changes things, right?" I asked, trying to keep my panic in check.


    "It does change things," she said, nodding. "Multiple babies means a higher risk ofplications."


    "What do you mean...plications?" I asked, staring at the tiny images on the screen. Those little gray blobs were my children. It was surreal.


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    "You''ll need to be extra careful," she exined calmly. "Take it easy, avoid strenuous activity, and if you notice anything unusual, call us immediately. Day or night-we''ll talk you through it. If anything seems serious, we''ll ask you toe in right away."


    "So... you''re saying there''s a chance the babies could be hur?"


    “There''s a heightened risk of miscarriage,” she said carefully. “You''ll need to avoid stress as much as possible."


    I almostughed out loud. Avoid stress with everything going on in the pack house? With Nn constantly stirring chaos? That felt impossible.


    By the time I walked out of the office, my head was spinning. I barely noticed anything else they said during the rest of the appointment.


    My phone was already in my hand, calling Rae.


    Rae agreed to meet me at a nearby café for lunch even though it was such short notice. I''m not sure if the phone call freaked her out or if she could see something on my face when I arrived, but she didn''t smile when she greeted me.


    She had a serious, concerned expression etched into her face, and she held my hand as soon as I sat down.


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