Page 39 of Dimitri

“Ja. He still gets sick though, and he is not sleeping well. He is always tired, and that is partly because he does not sleep well. It is more than that though. He aches. He often looks as if he does not feel well.”

Master Edison sighed. “I will send Maxwell over to see him as soon as possible. I don’t know what his schedule is like this morning, but I know he will be able to get to him soon.” Master Edison shook his head. “Why did the two of you wait?”

I shrugged. “He is not that sick, and Caspian said he wasn’t worried about how he was feeling. It wasn’t always this way. But his symptoms have been getting worse if you ask me.”

Master Edison nodded. “From the sounds of it, they will only continue to do so. If you would like to be with your mate, we will all understand.”

“Thank you, Master Edison. I would, but I know there is nothing I can do for him, and Caspian will push me to come to work rather than watch him sleeping.” We had already had this conversation more than once.

“Very well. If you wish for time off to take care of him, you only need to ask.”

“I appreciate it.” I was about to leave but remembered a question I wanted to ask. “Will this last the entire pregnancy?”

“It depends. Sometimes, pregnancy sickness lasts the entire length of the pregnancy. Other times, it is only for what is considered the first trimester. And what happens this pregnancy might not necessarily be how the second or third pregnancies are. There is a whole lot that happens, and we simply do not know all that goes on during pregnancies.”

That made sense. I’d been around a few pregnancies before but had obviously never experienced them in such a close way.

“Thank you. I am going to go talk to my grandfather. I appreciate your input.”

“Of course.”

I left the doorway and immediately headed toward Dedushka’s office. I was curious about what Yéye’s pregnancies had been like. Was it possible that Caspian was so ill because I was a dragon and he was a warlock?

I found Dedushka alone in his office and had to wonder where Yéye was. It was unlike him to not be with Dedushka.

“Dimitri, it is so good to see you. Come in.”

I grinned as I did as instructed. “Tell me how you are getting along with your mate. Are the two of you happy?”

I smiled while shaking my head. “Do you need to ask such silly questions? Do mates not get along?”

Dedushka’s smile lessened. “It doesn’t happen often, but it has occurred before in the past. It is a sad day when it does. Sometimes, those couples are able to work through the issues. Others, they live a long and miserable life.”

I couldn’t imagine such a thing.

“Tell me what brings you to my office. Not that I am not happy to see you. Chin will be upset he wasn’t here to see you this morning.”

“Where is Yéye?”

“He is at the college with Longwei. Nothing to worry about, just a simple thing that needed to be seen to this morning.”

I sat down on the sofa that Yéye usually occupied.

“Is everything all right?”

I nodded slowly while staring down at the floor. “As far as I am aware,” I told him. “Caspian has the pregnancy sickness. I have just been to see Master Edison. He said he would send Dr. King to the cabin to see him. Hopefully, the other tea will helpwith the random sickness as well as the other aches and issues he’s having.”

“How bad is it?” Dedushka asked.

“Not too terrible. He’s been having aches. They are causing him to have issues sleeping. He cannot find comfort. He is also having the upset stomach issue.”

Dedushka made a face. As paranormals, we didn’t get sick. But when omegas and carriers were pregnant, it was absolutely possible for them to become ill.

“I hope he feels better soon. I do not know of the tea personally, but I know a lot of omegas have benefited from it greatly.”

That was a relief to hear. “That is good. I hope that Caspian has a similar experience.”

“We noticed the cabin had someone in it. When we went to check on it, we were able to scent that you were there. Does that mean you have decided to move there instead of to mated enforcer housing?”

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