Page 189 of His Fated Luna

Aiden’s POV

“It was her mind’s way of locking away her memories so Alistair couldn’t get to them.” Dr. Danvers was tapping his notepad with his pen as he explained the situation to me. “I believe he was going through her mind, judging from the newly formed mark on her neck when she was brought in here. He must have marked her to find out information only she was privy to.”

I swallowed, fighting back tears of anguish. Rose had been intimately acquainted with pack accounts and even our ancient rituals and laws. She must have tried to fight him from finding anything useful.

“Or it might have been to prevent him from finding out about the baby.” Dr. Danvers let the hesitant sentence hang between us.

My head snapped up as Dr. Danvers' words knocked the wind out of me. Baby?

“What?” Icroaked out. It was like there was a weight on my chest suffocating me.

Dr. Danvers looked at me with a serious face.

“I hate for you to find out this way. Rose came to me for a check-up the morning of the New Year’s Eve incident. I confirmed for her that she was about one and a half months along. She was happy,” Dr. Danvers added the last part softly, and it was clear that he did so to reassure me. “She’d asked me to keep it a secret until she broke the news to you. She planned on telling you.”

I thought back to that night. How she’d pulled me away into a secluded spot a few feet away from everyone else, so we were no longer standing at the very front. Had she been planning on telling me then?

I closed my eyes. All this time, she’d been left to deal with Alistair on her own while pregnant. She was so brave, so wonderful…so much more thanI’d ever thought her capable of. And her words from earlier cut into me.

You hate me.

Had I really been that cruel when she was younger? She thought I hated her?

“How do we get her memories back?” I asked urgently.

Dr. Danvers looked at me despondently. “Time. Give her time…and space.”

I snorted. “That’s not going to be a problem for her. She flinches away from my touch anyway.”

The words were spoken bitterly.

“Matters of the brain are very delicate. If we try to rush things, she might end up having another seizure,” Dr. Danvers said sharply. “Meanwhile, it’s best for her to go back to her normal life. She needs to live the life she’s living now but just…tread carefully around her. Don’t push her to remember things. Ezra was here earlier. I’ve discussed it with him. We both agreed it’s best for her to go live with you. You are about to have a child together.”

I was massaging my temples. So much information was given to me in the span of twenty minutes. I was about to be a father and my mate didn't even remember we were together.

“Does she know she’s pregnant?”

“We’ll tell her together,” Dr. Danvers said quietly. “She’s only been awake since yesterday. I asked Ezra and Hilda to not bombard her with any new information. She woke up asking for them, so they’ve been in and out the past few days. Her reaction to losing an entire year’s worth of memories wasn’t…pleasant. We had to sedate her almost immediately yesterday.”

I had a bitter taste in my mouth. She asked for Hilda and Ezra. Not me, her mate. She didn’t remember anything about our relationship. She didn’t love me.

“Just remember, Aiden, she doesn’t have her memories and the subsequent feelings that arose from her time spent with you. So you can’t expect things to go back to normal. But the more she’s around familiar things, the easier it will be for her to remember. You’re a good man, Aiden. You’ll take care of her.” Dr. Danvers sounded confident while I felt anything but.

In hindsight, I’d been so scared for her. I was so happy and thankful that she was healthy and alive. That she’d kept our child safe. What were some months’ worth of memories in exchangefor her safety?I’d help her regain them. Hell, I’d court her the right way and make sure she fell in love all over again if I had to.

I followed Dr. Danvers towards Rose’s private room. The door was open, and her voice wafted out towards them.

“Dad, I don’t understand why I can’t go home. Dr. Danvers said I’m doing fine. I want to go sleep in my bed, in my room.” Rose’s voice was stubborn, obstinate. I couldn’t help the small grin. She still had her fire.

“Let’s wait until Alpha Aiden gets back. We have to see what he says.” Ezra was attempting to placate her.

Rose let out a biting laugh..

“As if he’d care. He wouldn’t spit on me even if I was on fire.”

I closed my eyes to hold back the tears that threatened to fall. Now I better understood the reason behind her constant insecurities at the beginning of our relationship. I’d made her feel rejected, hated. Oh, if I could only go back and change it all.

We’d reached the door by now and Dr. Danvers discreetly knocked before we both came inside.