Page 129 of His Sunshine Baby

“How can you tell?”

“I told you, it’s a witch thing. We are good midwives. I can tell you more if you want to hear it.”

“More?”

“Your baby’s health, the gender.”

What the heck, she can already tell my baby’s gender? He or she is only 11 weeks old! Does it even have a gender yet at that stage? I sigh and sit back down. I forgot about that stupid wine I spilled on the floor, but Danny is already taking care of it. Moon Goddess, I love my best friend.

“I want to know!” says Danny from the kitchen.

Sylviana smiles at him, but I know she’s waiting for me. My gosh, I can barely believe I’m having a baby right now, do I really want the specifics? Moon Goddess, I can feel my wolf is anxious for her pup and urges me to ask the witch. Is that why she wasn’t allowing me to shape-shift lately? Because she knew by instinct?

I nod.

“All right, well, first, you’re expecting a girl. But Elena, you have to know, irregular periods are a sign of a weak uterus. Your chances of miscarriage are high.”

Oh Moon Goddess, no. I turn to Daniel, but he already knows. I’m not losing another baby again, and certainly not Nate’s baby. No fucking way.

“Don’t worry Elena, I’ll help you out. You want this baby, don’t you?”

I slowly nod. I know I already love this baby of mine, even if I say I don’t really believe Sylviana’s words yet. Moon Goddess,there better be a child in there. I’ll break that witch’s neck if she gives me false hope like that.

“No more caffeine, alcohol, or shape-shifting for you. Only lots of rest and no stress, Elena.”

That’s going to be hard. And how will I hide my pregnancy? If the pack members don’t see me shape-shifting for training and all, people will start asking questions. Moreover, how do I even hide a pregnancy? I mean, there’s about 5 months of tummy growing left, and after that, I supposedly will have a whole baby! I turn to Danny, a bit panicked.

“Danny, if anyone knows who the dad is...”

“I know. It’s okay, we’ll come up with something. But you’re going to tell him, right?”

Tell him. Oh, Moon Goddess, I didn’t even think about that! Damn, how will I even tell Nate? The timing couldn’t be worse! Hey, I know we fought about you having a mistress behind my back, but guess what? I’m pregnant with your baby! Oh, damn.

I have no idea how he will react. And there’s the King, too! Holy crap, what did I get myself into now. I sigh, and Sylviana pushes my cup of tea towards me with a warm smile.

“I guess that means tea is fine?”

“It is.”

I sigh and grab my cup, getting the hot drink down my throat. The lemon helps me calm down a bit, but it’s a drop in the ocean. Danny just finished cleaning my mess and joins us, sitting next to me again.

“Babe, we have another problem.”

“I know.”

Diego.

If that butthole knows about me being pregnant, I have no idea what he’ll do, but it’s going to be bad. He is the last person I want to know about my child, my daughter. I get the chills justthinking about it. Remembering how I lost Angel… No way I’m losing another baby. I wouldn’t survive this pain a second time.

Moon Goddess, that’s a lot to think about.

“So, we need to hide the real father from the pack, and ideally, hide this pregnancy as long as possible so your ex doesn’t go nuts. All that added to our secret meeting with Nora.”

“I can help with that,” said Sylviana.

I turn to her, intrigued.

“Nora? You know how to contact her?”

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