Page 136 of Knight Life In Vegas

We slipped back downstairs after a few minutes, a wave of dizziness hitting me and making me stumble into Chico. He scooped me up immediately. “Duchess, what’s wrong?”

“Just dizzy.” It wasn’t hot enough to do that, not with the air conditioning inside, so I wasn’t sure what had triggered it.

The others gathered around me.

“Why don’t we swing by a clinic on the way home?” Dylan suggested. “Better safe than sorry.”

“You guys, I’m fine,” I insisted.

“Let us fuss.” Dylan tapped my nose. “You’ve been having a difficult time recovering from the heat. I’d rather make sure it’s not something dangerous.”

I sighed, letting my head rest on Chico’s shoulder. “Fine.”

While they got me and the boys settled in the vehicle, Beau spoke to Alve, presumably to put in an offer for this beautiful place to become ours. I could already imagine mornings of rainbow sunrises, and coffee while standing at the paddock watching the horses.

Beau took the boys to a cafe next door to the clinic so they wouldn’t be running around. None of my alphas were good at disguising their anxiety as they hovered around me.

“Charlotte?” the nurse called.

I rose to my feet and followed her into the back, leaving my alphas in the waiting area. She took my blood pressure before directing me into one of the clinic rooms, the doctor arriving a moment later.

“Hi, Charlotte, I’m Dr. Harvey. What brings you in today?”

“I got a bit dizzy and my alphas are worrywarts.”

Dr. Harvey chuckled. “That’s quite common. Why don’t you tell me what’s been going on?”

“A lot,” I said with a laugh. I gave her a brief rundown of the surprise scent matches, the heat flushes, the incredibly unexpected heat, and my struggle to recover quickly from it.

“And how old are you?”

“Forty-three.”

The doctor hummed. “Would you humor me with a quick test?”

“Um, sure. What kind of test?”

She pulled out a clear container from one of the cabinets. “The bathroom is just down the hall. If you could follow the instructions on the back of the door and hand this to one of our technicians, we’ll investigate.”

I eyed the container suspiciously. “What exactly are we testing for?”

“You went through an unexpected heat. I think we should test for pregnancy.”

I stared at her for a long moment before I started laughing. “There’s no way. I struggled foryearsto have my children. I’m literally the only omega I know who’s had fertility issues.”

“Let’s just rule it out,” Dr. Harvey insisted.

With a huff, I took the container and marched away, meticulously following the instructions and passing it through the little window into the attached lab before returning to the room.

She went through my vitals while we waited and collected more of my medical history. A knock at the door sent my heart rate through the roof.

Dr. Harvey answered it, accepting a slip of paper from whoever it was. “Charlotte, your indicators are extremely high.”

“There has to be a mistake.” It would be completely ridiculous if I were pregnant. I had tried so hard for years to finally be blessed with Sammy and Ollie. It didn’t even seem possible that I could have another child. I’d already given up on it. I couldn’t stop the tears that snuck up on me, my alphas’ anxiety ratcheting up in the bond as I slipped into panic.

“Charlotte, I promise the clinic will support you. You’re right that it’s a possibility the urine test is inaccurate. Would you be comfortable with us running a blood test to confirm?”

“Please.”

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