Page 73 of Claimed by the Savage Dragons

I nod. ‘Well, I got rid of Dominick and made her some tomato soup with some bread. She ate it all, but then she threw up all over me and ran to the bathroom. She passed out after that.’

There’s an odd, strangled sound coming from the doctor and I realize she’s laughing. Hard.

I give her a long-suffering look as she chortles at me.

‘Sorry,’ she gasps. ‘Sorry, it’s just she threw up all over you?’

‘Yeah.’

‘Ha! I would have paid to see that.’

‘I’m sure,’ I mutter. ‘But maybe you could tell me what’s wrong with my human, huh?’

She makes a clear effort to stop chuckling, raising one brow a little before quickly turning away when I frown in confusion.

‘Of course. But to be honest, Drey, she’s probably just hungry and tired. Sleep and sustenance are pretty basic needs for any creature. But who knows what her life was even like before she came here. I mean you should have brought her to me for tests when she got here. She could have parasites, radiation sickness, malnutrition, or all of the above.’

‘I thought she had been.’ I run my hands through my hair, pulling hard at the strands. ‘I trusted Dominick. He said it was done. The fucker dropped the ball hard.’

‘That’s for damned sure. Look, I brought my med kit. I’ll take some blood while she’s out and I’ll come back in a couple days to do the other tests. Sound okay?’

I nod. ‘Yeah. Thanks, Del.’

‘Ok, I’ll just—’ The doctor freezes.

‘What is it?’ I ask, standing up.

‘Just a sec.’

She puts up a finger and I frown at her, but she ignores me, moving closer to my female and taking a long inward breath through her nose.

‘She’s pregnant, Drey.’

‘What? You’re sure?’

‘Definitely. Hundred percent. There’s a scent beneath the others. Faint. But that’s what it is.’

‘Fuck,’ I mutter, my stomach sinking. ‘She told me that no one had made her…’

Del shakes her head. ‘I’ll have to run tests, but from the look of her abdomen she’s probably between eight and twelve weeks.Human gestation is nine months, about twice as long as dragon females.’

‘So, it would have been before she even met Tor and Brax . They must not know.’

I let out a breath.

‘Shoddy. There was a time when Tributes were virgins,’ she snorts.

I can’t help my chuckle, and she grins at me as she draws a little blood from Mari’s arm.

‘I’ll test this first. That should give me most of the data I need. In the meantime, the vomiting is probably morning sickness. Bland foods. Little and often. Make sure she’s hydrated and that she rests. I’ll be back in a couple of days. Call me if you need me.’ She frowns and gives me a pointed look. ‘And I’d keep her here, Drey. A couple of Aziel’s guys are sick sons of bitches when it comes to human girls. They might try to hurt the baby.’

My blood runs cold at the thought of one of them getting his hands on her, but I just give Del a curt nod.

I sit with Mari for a few minutes before she stirs with a groan.

‘What happened?’

‘You fainted in the bathroom.’