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And suddenly, it all makes sense.

“The fall…?” I ask with a frown.

This time, it’s Kairo who answers. “It was terrible, Lily. And no one thought you’d survive. But thanks to Doctor Amell—”

“No, Kairo,” the doctor interjects. “She’s only been here for one night. I had nothing to do with it.”

“So it’s the child, then?” Kairo asks.

“Wait!” I throw up a hand to stop both women from going on. “Can someone please explain what’s going on?”

Doctor Amell steps forward and pulls the sheet off my torso. “You should see this instead.”

I gasp when I feel her delicate fingers on my belly as she lifts the hem of the silk blouse. She rolls the white fabric to the top of my chest and gestures at my ribs.

“Look,” she says. “There’s nothing. Not a scratch nor a bruise.”

Kairo gasps as she leans over the bed to inspect me as if my bare belly is a strange phenomenon. When she straightens up, a broad smile spreads on her face. And I know exactly why she’s suddenly cheerful.

I know because I feel it, too. I understand it clearly, and the joy has me placing a hand on my belly.

“So that’s why he isn’t here…” I giggle. “He doesn’t know, does he?”

“No,” Kairo relents as she shakes her head. “You’re not even supposed to be awake right now.”

I chuckle as I feel the strength rising within me. With acknowledgment comes power I’ve never felt before.

“Where is he?” I ask as I kick my legs off the side of the bed. Pulling out the wires connected to my veins, Doctor Amell chuckles as she passes me a bunch of bandaids.

“He’s in the boardroom,” Kairo informs me. “He called a meeting with the Dragon Council.”

“The Dragon Council, huh?” I snort as I get to my feet. “You’ll tell me all about them on our way there?”

“Of course,” Kairo smirks. “They are, after all, responsible for all of this.”

Chapter 27 - Draco

1 Day Before

“Doctor Amell!” I roar as I burst through the hospital doors with Lily in my arms. Her limbs lifeless; I rush inside with my only hope being behind these walls.

“Alpha Draco?” Doctor Saphia Amell rushes out of her office. When she discovers me in the hallway, her eyes widen with shock.

Her face is already paled from the dissonant screeching and hissing outside the building. Standing a few meters from the castle, the local hospital is nothing more than a facility medically inclined dragon shifters use for trials.

It’s not like we’ve ever needed to utilize this place. Being immortal means that we never get sick. So, a lifeless body in my arms is shocking.

“She needs your help. Please!” I beg, wincing from the cries of my clan outside. My brothers swore to take care of the Blaze Legion Alpha. And I’ve placed my trust in them to take leadership and decisive actions in my absence.

This is more important. Lily is more important right now.

“What happened?” Doctor Amell asks.

“Just get her back, will you?!” I spit venomously. I wouldn’t have come here if I wasn’t desperate. After all, Saphia is Skarlett’s mother.

“Come this way,” Saphia waves toward a closed door. Once inside, I lay Lily down on the hospital bed as the doctor gathers equipment.

“You’ll have to tell me what happened, Alpha,” Saphia presses gently as she prepares the defibrillator.

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