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Evelyn’s POV

“Ms. Eve, will you be free to stop by the office today?” Doctor Alvarez asked as I picked up my ringing phone.

It’s been two long years since I stepped out of Bluestone pack without looking back once.

“I’m on my way to Gregory’s office, Ava, is this something serious? I had already done my test this month… ”

The fear in her voice when she continued scared me a bit, “Is it the cancer? Did you find another tumor?”

Leaving Ty, I had nowhere to go and after leaving off as a rogue for a month, I stumbled into Alpha Gregory pack and rather than treating me like others had… he took me in and changed my life.

I didn’t enjoy his protection for long before I was diagnosed with Cervical cancer… his support helped me pull through.

It was safe to say that I spent the last two years treating cancer and falling in love with myself over again.

“Breathe Eve, you just have to come in as soon as possible, and please don’t tell Alpha Gregory” she pleaded before ending the call.

I diverted and drove to the hospital, dropping a message to Greg that I’d be late.

“What happened Ava?” I asked in panic as I walked into her office.

“Please sit…”, Ava was my doctor and a very close friend, but the fear I was seeing in her eyes was rubbing off in a bad way.

She almost looked scared, which made me nervous too.

I sat down as I gave her the go ahead to say it, “We made a mistake Ava” she began and holding my hands, she fell to her knees, “I’m so sorry for this, but I had done something wrong.”

I looked at her in shock and tried to bring her up from kneeling but she wouldn’t budge.

“What the hell, Ava? Is if that serious?!” I asked as I sat up straight in anxiousness, “Is it the cancer? Did-did it gets worse? Or did you misdiagnose?!” I asked as anxiety crept in me.

Ava swallowed hard then shook her head, “I-I… You are Pregnant, Eve!” She dropped the bomb which made my body go rigid, then I suddenly burst out in laughter.

“Like seriously, Ava? Today? Why go deep just to prank me? You scared me, girl!” I laughed as I hit her arm, but then the laughter died on my face seeing her not responding to my laugh.

I furrowed my brow confused, “You-

“I am serious, you carry a baby in you right now, Eve! The last time you came for your periodical test, you were inseminated, not once but twice and—with different sperms which had probably fertilized.”

I felt like my head was about to burst open, my mind went blank with shock and I felt nauseous, I swallowed hard when Ava kept explaining everything more to me.

Tears blurred my eyes at the possibility of being pregnant which I know is impossible to keep, but I kept my calm at the moment. “Let’s Run a Test!”

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I pace around as we await the result that will determine my decision, but one thing I knew, this is stupid!

We waited for two hours and when the nurse came in with the result, I ran forward and snatch it from her, then with trembling hands I opened the result and when I skipped to the last part, I froze in horror.

“I am pregnant?!” I said, then throw the result at Ava’s face.

Ava also read the result and her face turned pale immediately.

I clenched my fist and tried my best to calm my nerves down, I knew there is no use being angry right now. I thought about it and without even thinking further determination filled me as I turned to face Ava,

I repeated the words, louder now, “I want it to end! Ava, I don't want these babies.”

Ava, my doctor, clutched the paper in shaking hands. Her guilty-looking eyes darted between the test result in my hand and my face. “Eve, I-I don't know what to say. I'll do it. Right now, I'll set everything up,” she stammered, her voice cracking under the weight of her mistake.

I nodded, struggling to keep my heavy breathing under control. My fists were clenched, and my nails dug into my palms as I fought against the panic clawing its way up my chest. I couldn't bring these babies into the world like this, not under these circumstances.

Ava had already dialed a number, her voice urgent as she relayed the situation. She hung up the call and placed a shaking hand on my shoulder. “It's set, but… Evelyn, are you sure?”

“Do it,” I whispered, though I didn't sound convinced by my words. My lips twitched as I spoke, the words tasting utterly bitter on my tongue.

Ava's face relaxed in sympathy, but she didn't say a word. She turned and nodded for me to follow her into the small procedure room. In there, it felt heavy, every step heavier than the one I had taken to get there.

Inside, the smell of antiseptic made my stomach turn. I hopped up onto the cold, metal table and lay back, staring up at the white, sterile ceiling as Ava bustled around, getting everything just so.

“I'm so sorry,” Ava muttered again, the guilt weighing every word.

I didn't say a word. I could not speak with my constricted windpipe. The weight of the situation was crushing iron, but I could not. I had no time to treat them like babies.

Ava was just about to start when her phone rang. She sprang to attention and scurried over to take it.

“Hello? Yes, I'm… What? Now?” Her voice trembled, and I saw her go white as she listened. She turned and looked at me once, lips compressed to a thin line. “I—I understand.”

She hung up and stood there a moment, holding the phone, so tightly her knuckles went white.

“What is it?” My voice was barely above a whisper.

Ava turned to me, and all lines of fear and hesitation were unreadable from her face. “We … we can't do this, Evelyn. It's not safe—for you.”

My heart sank. “What do you mean? Why isn't it save? Ava, what's going on?” My voice rose, as panic flared up in my chest again, but she was not still answering me, only staring on with twitching lips, as if to say something, but she couldn't get words out.

The Air seemed to thicken with tension as we sat there for what felt like an eternity, the silence hanging between us. Finally, Ava whispered, “I'm sorry,” before hurrying out of the room.

I was dazed and confused as I stood there. Something was wrong. But I decided not to investigate further, for now, I felt dizzy.

As I was heading back home, my mind was churning like a storm. What Ava said kept replaying in my mind. It was gnawing at me. What was she trying to say when she said it wasn't safe? But it was safe when she did the test, right? So what went wrong? Was she hiding? But I’d

A shiver settled over me as I nervously glanced over at my rearview mirror. For a second, I could have sworn I saw something: a dark car following me. But then I blinked, looked again, and it was gone.

“Stop it, Evelyn,” I muttered to myself. “You're just imagining things.”

But the creeps didn't go away. They crawled into my hair, and I turned onto my street, unease growing as a line of black-tinted cars snaked along my curb outside.

My stomach just dropped. I swallowed hard again and gripped the steering wheel tight, pulling up to the house, stepping out to let the chill evening air just kind of settle heavily on my skin as I made my way forward toward the door.

With each step, my heart sounded just a bit louder. Something was off.

The door creaked open under my hesitant push. What I saw inside froze me in my tracks, halting my breathing in my throat.

Couching on my chair, as if he were the king of the castle, was a man whom I hadn't seen in ages but would never forget.

My legs went weak as those striking emerald eyes locked with mine, a smug, teasing grin curling up his lips.

“You." I whispered, my voice shaking with horror and astonishment.