Page 140 of His Sunshine Baby

“Seriously, Iris? Why do you ask?”

“I don’t know. I find it strange that Daniel accompanied you here instead of Levi.”

“I wanted Daniel here, he’s my best friend.”

“You should start paying attention, Elena. That kind of lie won’t get you anywhere.”

What is wrong with her? She sounds almost jealous! I’ve never seen my cousin act like this. Daniel growls at her, annoyed by her sudden attitude, and she leaves the room, still visibly upset. I can’t believe Iris just talked to me like that!

Even Abigail looks a bit taken aback. I turn to Danny.

“You think she knows something?”

“How could she?”

“I don’t know, but her reaction…”

“Ignore her, babe. She was probably just in a bad mood for some reason.”

Why do I feel like there’s more to it? Abigail makes me go through some more tests, but I can’t shake off that weird feeling I’ve had since hearing Iris’ words. She’s right, in a way; the list of my lies keeps getting longer, and harder to hide.

A while later, I’m done with all of Abigail’s tests. Her recommendation is still the same, and she gave me some diet restrictions and tips, along with a bunch of vitamins I’m apparently supposed to take daily. Back in the car, I look at everything we got from the pharmacy, completely lost.

“Wait, so iron once a day, the pink ones twice a day and…”

“These two in the morning, two of these daily too, babe,” says Daniel. “Don’t worry, I’ll make you sticky notes before you overdose yourself.”

“Elena is probably the only woman who could give herself a vitamin overdose,” laughs Levi.

“Hey, how about you concentrate on driving?” I reply, a bit offended.

The brothers laugh while I sigh and just throw everything back in the bag for Danny to handle. This is too much organization for me. I take out the envelope and look at my baby’s picture once more. I can’t believe she’s so big already.

I try to remember when I could have gotten pregnant, following Abigail’s calculations. Probably that night at The Rain. Or at his apartment later the same night. Damn, I kind of hope my daughter wasn’t conceived in a nightclub bathroom!

“So? When are you going to tell him?”

I sigh at Daniel’s question. I know who he is talking about, of course, but still.

“I have no idea.”

“Elena, you should hide your pregnancy as long as possible,” says Levi. “If Xavier finds out, he will give you hell. And don't even get me started on your ex.”

“I know.”

I’m freaking out about Diego knowing. I can avoid my uncle and my pack’s suspicions for a while, but if I can’t shape-shift into my wolf form for weeks, or if my belly starts showing, it’s going to be harder. It’s a very small bump for now, but accordingto Abigail, I’m almost in my second trimester already. I hope the oversized sweaters will cover it for a while.

“Okay, so, for now, only four people know: Levi, Mom, Iris, and me. Do you have anyone else you want to tell?”

“No, Danny. The fewer the better,” I sigh. “For now, I want to make sure I— Wow! Levi, what the hell??”

“Sorry, some wolf just–”

But we all shut up as three other wolves suddenly run in front of the car, headed north, and I recognized at least two of them. What the heck is going on?

Levi quickly parks and we exit the car, kind of lost about what is going on. We are almost back in the Opal Moon territory, but so many wolves are running past us and heading north. I immediately mind-link my uncle.

“Xavier, what the hell? I just saw–”

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