Chapter 65

“What about the blood?” Jasper asked, still worried. “And her stomach aches?”

Ortega looked at us with a grim expression on her face, but she soon smiled thinly.

“It's common to have cramps and spotting in early pregnancies but let's do an endovaginal ultrasound to be sure.” The doctor showed us a 'wand-like' probe. It looked and seemed to be about the size of my curling wand. “This will be the device I will use to record images of her pelvic cavity. As the name suggests, I need to insert this to her v agina to do that.”

“Is it safe?” Jasper asked again.

“Of course! Look at you all worried.”

I looked up at the duke, staring at his gorgeous face as he watched the doctor prepped her ultrasound machine. He was frowning a little and I had an indescribable desire to smooth it out. I squeezed his hand and he looked down at me, confused. I smiled at him through the mask, making sure my eyes conveyed my emotions and he smiled back before leaning in an