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“I made the initial inquiry probably two weeks ago. Why?”

Bethany shifted in her seat, her brow furrowed, eyes darting around. “Did you mention my pregnancy?”

I jerked my head in a nod. “Yeah, I wanted to set you up with the OB-GYN here.”

Bethany bit her lip, her eyes locked on the receptionist’s desk. “I spotted Jennifer Lowe in the back office. You know, the mother who told her child I was pregnant?”

That caught my attention. “Are you sure it’s her?”

Bethany nodded. “Do you think…”

I cursed under my breath. It was very much a possibility. If she worked at the doctor’s office or had access to someone who did, there was a good chance she’d seen the medical file.

It was a huge breach of patient confidentiality, if that was the case.

I wasn’t the most litigation-happy alpha—I left that to Gideon—but if Jennifer had used her position at the doctor’s office to cause problems in my family? I would happily sue her into oblivion.

“Mrs. Noble?” The receptionist beamed at us. “Dr. Benson is ready for you now.”

Bethany glanced at me. “Mrs. Noble?”

I shrugged. “Easiest way to get you on the insurance.”

“We’ll discuss that later,” she said, glowering at me almost playfully…so she wasn’t too mad.

“I’m prepared to apologize with foot rubs.” I smirked as we entered the exam room.

A tall, willowy brunette smiled at us as we entered. “Hello! You must be Bethany. I’m Dr. Eliana Benson. Why don’t you take a seat on the exam table, and we can have a chat.”

Bethany nodded and smiled back. I had hoped that a female OB-GYN would make her a bit more relaxed.

Their conversation covered a lot of the normal things, like family history and how her pregnancy had progressed so far.

“Would you like to see your baby today?” The doctor pulled a machine over to the table with a little doppler.

“Wait, I can see them?” Bethany asked excitedly. “I thought today was just a checkup.”

Dr. Benson nodded. “It is, but there’s no harm in a sonogram to see how the little one is growing.”

I bit back a smile. There was nothing I wanted more than to see the baby. If Cullen and Gideon had known today was going to involve a sonogram, they would have insisted on coming with us.

“Can we get a video of the baby to show the rest of our pack?” I asked.

“Of course! Just write down your email, and my team will send it to you after our appointment. It’s actually a really common request.” As she spoke, she pulled out a small bottle of jelly for the doppler. “Can you lift your shirt, my dear?”

Bethany didn’t hesitate.

The first few minutes when the doctor was looking for the heartbeat were nerve-racking, but soon enough, the room was filled with that fast littlethump thumpthat was music to my ears.

“It’s so fast,” Bethany marveled, her eyes never leaving the screen with the little white blob that was our baby.

“That’s totally normal,” I assured her, my hand reaching out to hold hers as I looked between her and the screen. Her amazement was a sight to behold.

“Have you had any other concerns?” the doctor asked gently.

Bethany shook her head. “According to what I’ve been reading, everything I’m experiencing is normal.”

“She did have pretty bad migraines,” I said. “Then again, you haven’t had one in a while…”