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So many things suddenly made sense now. Words like “pack” and “mate”, and a few of the odd smiles I’d seen on Nancy’s and Lexie’s faces, as though they’d been hiding a secret from me and were just waiting for me to discover the strange and seemingly impossible truth.

It was this. It was always this.

“We need to get her to the hospital,” Tommy said firmly, pulling the stethoscope from his ears and the pressure band from my arm. “I’ll call the ambulance.”

“No!” I cried. “You can’t! It’s a public place. Jamie will get to me there, I know it. Please! Don’t make me go.” This time when David growled, I wasn’t afraid.

He truly does love me and trust me, after all... “If he comes for you, he better be ready for a real fucking fight. It’s been a while since our pack has had a good challenge, and I know my cousins would love to take that asshole down just as much as we do,” he said.

I smiled a little and closed my eyes, willing my body to be calm. Jamie was a cunning bastard, and he had paid goons that fought his battles for him. But with literal wolves on my side, did I finally stand a chance?

Could I truly be free?

Chapter 17.

David.

I’D NEVER LOST CONTROL of my wolf before or felt ashamed of myself... but as I paced the hospital hallway outside of Stacey’s bedroom, I had to admit to being both and it smarted in a way I was distinctly uncomfortable with. When the door opened and my brother walked out a second later, I rushed over to him. “Is she okay?” I asked, the question rushing out of me in a whoosh along with the breath I’d been holding.

“At the moment,” he said, his eyes shadowed with worry.

“And the baby?” I prompted, my heart racing.

Oh, my God. I’ll never forgive myself if something happens to the baby.

“All good for now,” he assured me. “I’ve called Dr. Morton and he’ll be in this evening.” Despite the reassuring news, Tommy’s brow was furrowed, and his lips were pinched.

I crossed my arms over my chest defensively, my anxiety over our mate still unconvinced it could chill out just yet. “What aren’t you telling me, brother?”

Tommy sighed. “I don’t think she’ll be allowed to come home again. After this episode, they’ll want her on permanent, supervised bed rest, at least for the next few weeks. I had to put her in the Trendelenburg position because she started to cramp up and I was worried she was going into pre-term labor again.”

“Holy fuck,” I breathed as I pressed my fist to my mouth. I hadn’t understood half of that, but it couldn’t be good. Basically, my takeaway was that special precautions were being taken, which meant our mate was facing trouble. “Is there anything I can do?”

“Well, you could go in there and try and undo the fucking damage you caused by practically calling her a whore.”

I blinked at him.

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