All Chapters of The Ruthless Werewolf Billionaire's Dare: Chapter 81 - Chapter 88

We don't go on a honeymoon.Tyler wanted to take me somewhere private. Away from the pack. Away from the pressure and politics and constant scrutiny.He suggested Santorini. A private villa overlooking the Aegean Sea. White buildings and blue water and two weeks of pretending the world didn't exist.But three days after I find out about his heart condition, three days after we confess we love each other, three days after we decide to fight together. Bella crashes.Dr. Reeves calls at six in the morning. The phone cuts through sleep like a knife. Tyler answers before the second ring, already sitting up, already alert."Reeves."I watch his face go from sleepy to rigid with fear in

The Eyrie has a library. I discover this three days after Bella's hospital scare, three days after learning my husband is dying, three days after deciding I'm not giving up.It's on the third floor, hidden behind a door I assumed led to storage. But when I push it open, I find floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, leather armchairs, and a massive oak desk with a computer.Tyler's father's library, Carmen tells me when I ask. Tyler doesn't use it much. Too many ghosts.Perfect for what I need.I start with the basics. Google searches. Medical journals. Research papers on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, genetic mutations, experimental treatments.The results are overwhelming. Thousands of articles. Clinical trials. Treatment protocols. Statistics that make my stomach drop.**5-year survival rate for advanced HCM: 60%** **10-year survival: 40%** **Most deaths occur during physical exertion** **No cure currently available**I print everything. Stack papers on the desk until it's covered. Highl

Tyler finds the research papers the next morning.I left them spread across the library desk. Printouts about clinical trials. Articles on experimental treatments. The paper about genetic compatibility and pregnancy.He's holding that one when I walk in with coffee."What is this?" he asks. Voice dangerously quiet."Research.""Research on using pregnancy to cure genetic mutations.""Theoretical research. Dr. Reeves wrote it five years ago."Tyler sets down the paper. Carefully. Like it might explode."You called Dr. Reeves."It's not a question."Yes.""And asked her about genetic compatibility.""Yes.""Without talking to me first.""You wouldn't have agreed to it.""You're damn right I wouldn't have agreed to it!" Tyler's voice rises. "Because it's insane, April. Using a baby as a potential cure? Risking pregnancy when we don't even know if it's safe? This is fantasy, not medicine.""It's a possibility. That's more than you have now.""It's false hope.""It's better than no hope!"

Three weeks later, I'm late.My period is five days late.I don't tell Tyler. Don't tell anyone.I just buy a pregnancy test on the way home from visiting Bella at the hospital.The cashier at CVS doesn't even blink. Probably sells these things a hundred times a day.I hide it in my purse. Drive home. Wait until Tyler leaves for a business dinner.Then I lock myself in our bathroom and open the box.The instructions are simple. Pee on stick. Wait three minutes. Two lines means pregnant. One line means not.Simple.I've never been more terrified