"What happened?" she asked gently.


    "I just came from a doctor''s appointment," I said, fidgeting with the ultrasound photo in my hand.


    "Was it bad news?" she asked, concerned.


    "I don''t know what the hell I''m going to do," I said, sliding the photos over to her. There were two circles on the picture, onebeled A and onebeled B. I watched Rae''s face as she slowly processed what she was looking at.


    "Are you serious?" she asked, looking up at me wide-eyed,


    "Twins," I confirmed. "I''m having twins. Nn''s twins."


    The words hung between us heavily, neither of us sure exactly how to react. Rae looked at the picture again, then back at my face.


    "Crazy. I mean, isn''t that kind of rare?" she asked.


    "Apparently it''s gic," I said with a sigh. "Maybe it runs in my family. I wouldn''t know. It must-god, it''s so frustrating not knowing anything about my family. What if here''s some gic condition that I could pass on to the babies or something else that could affect the pregnancy? I''ve been trying so hard to keep this a secret, but


    "It''ll be okay," Rae said, grabbing both of my hands and holding them tightly. "Take deep breaths. There''s no reason to panic. We''re going to get you through this. We just need to find a way to get you out of here sooner than we thought."


    "What are you talking about?"


    "Well, if you''re having twins, then you''re going to start showing way earlier. So we''ve got to get you away from Nn before he notices. You said he''s already been suspicious, right?" Rae exined.


    I groaned and put my palms over my face. "Oh god, I didn''t even think about that. This shortens my time frame a lot."


    "Yeah. Waiting for your n with Kieran might not be a possibility now. We have to figure out a n B, or it could be toote. If Nn finds out-"


    "He won''t let me leave," I finished for her, dropping my hands. "You''re right. There''s no other option. Unless..."


    "Unless what?" Rae asked, tilting her head curiously.


    "Unless I tell him the truth," I replied softly.


    Rae''s eyes went wide as saucers. "Tell him the truth? Are you out of your mind? You can''t! You''ll basically be a hostage for life."


    "Maybe not," I said uncertainly. "Maybe it would be better to let Nn know and try to work things out. Being a single mom is going to be hard enough, but with twins...


    I don''t know if I can do it. Nn is an ass, but he wants these babies, and he has the resources to take care of them don''t."


    "You can''t mean that you want that man raising your children," Rae asked incredulously.


    "Well, no. But I mean, it''s not like I would leave them with him. I''d stay too. Maybe having the protection and the resources of the Alpha would be worth the payoff of me being a little miserable. Look, Rae, I know what it''s like to struggle growing up, to not have your basic needs met and for things to feel uncertain all the time. It''s awful. I don''t want to put my kids through that. Staying with Nn sn''t what I want, but it might be the better alternative to make sure that they have a good life."


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    "I can''t believe I''m hearing this,"” Rae said, leaning back in her seat and staring at me.


    "I know. I can''t believe I''m saying it,” I agreed. “But at the end of the day, I''m going


    to be a mom, and it''s my job to protect them. This might be the best way to do that."


    "So you''re going to tell him you''re pregnant?" Rae asked.


    "Yeah," I answered softly. "I think I am."


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