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I hurry over and take her hand, sitting on the edge of the bed so I can press my forehead to hers and feel her breathing. “You’re okay,” I croak.

“Yes, she’s all right.”

I turn to see that a doctor has entered, consulting some notes. She smiles at us all reassuringly. “Ms. Harwell is a bit banged up, but the car’s safety measures worked as they should to protect her body, so she’s fine overall. Mildly concussed and she may have some neck pain—I’ll tell you all what to look out for—but all things considered, she’s quite lucky. Both she and the baby are okay.”

Relief washes over me, followed quickly by shock as the full sentence registers.

My entire world narrows down to that one word.

“The baby?”

Chapter 42

Lily

I can feel my eyes go wide, and it feels like my heart stops as I stare up at the doctor. “What?”

My Alphas all look just as shocked as I feel, and I don’t blame them. Lawson and Cruz look at me, as if they expect me to have some kind of answer for them, but I don’t have anything. I had no idea that I was pregnant.

Oh my god. I’m pregnant, and I had no idea. Not only was my life in danger, but our baby could’ve gotten hurt too.

Tears flood my eyes and spill over. Miles immediately pulls me into his arms and soothes me, kissing my hair.

“I’m pregnant?” I choke out.

The doctor looks apologetic. “I’m so sorry, I assumed that you knew. Yes, ma’am, you’re pregnant.”

Lawson wipes at his eyes. “Are you crying?” I blurt out.

“Maybe.” He stops trying to hide it. “I’m sorry, it’s just—wow, Lily, wow.”

He, Cruz, and Knox all crowd around me with Miles and hold me. I can’t decide whether to laugh or to cry, and end up doing both at the same time. I’m over the moon, full of so much joy that I didn’t even think it was possible to feel.

My Alphas just hug me and hold me, letting me get it all out. I feel terrified, like a retroactive fear of how much danger my baby was in, but also happiness.

I look up at my Alphas. We haven’t talked about anything, we haven’t had any time, they might not be ready to have a baby. After all, we have Ben, and we only just bonded…

But when I look up at my Alphas, all I see in their faces, and all I can get from their scents, is joy and love. They do look a bit shocked, still, which is how I feel too, but I’m not getting anything except happiness.

“Are you guys… is this okay?” I whisper.

“Of course it is,” Miles says, his voice hoarse.

Knox kisses me on the top of the head and Lawson makes a noise, as if that just reminded him of something… and he pulls out a couple hair clips to help me pull back my hair.

For some reason the reassurance and kindness just makes me burst into tears.

My Alphas hug me and soothe me. I can feel the residual fear from them, and I’m sure they’re just as reassured by holding me as I am being held by them. I let myself be held by them and feel myself feel safe in the comfort of their arms.

“We’re going to have to do so much planning,” I admit, my voice still a bit choked with tears as it hits me that we have to get ready for a baby.

We have to get ready for a baby. Holy shit.

Cruz chuckles and kisses my knuckles. “Yeah, yeah we do.”

“The emergency responders said that your car had crashed into a light pole.” Knox’s voice is a defensive growl. “Did something go wrong with the car?”

I can practically feel him ready to sprint straight to the mechanic and beat the guy up for fixing up my car wrong. I shake my head. “No. No, I…”

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