Page 190 of His Fated Luna

"Why am I in a room reserved for the alpha’s relatives?" Rose asked, looking at Dr. Danvers.

I exhaled slowly. Rose was sharp and I knew it was only a matter of time before she figured out what was going on.

“Now, Rose, I think we’ve already established that you have memory loss. Do you recall how I told you it’s already been a year and you’re actually finished with academic classes and are now doing practical training with me?” Dr. Danvers’ voice was kind and patient.

Rose looked up at him, nodding. Her eyes slid to me momentarily before going back to look at her doctor.

“A lot can happen in a year, Rose,” Dr. Danvers stated quietly.

He had her file open and took out the picture of her ultrasound. I stared. It was the first time I saw it. A warm fuzzy feeling bloomed in the pit of my stomach. I was going to be afather. I took the scan from Dr. Danvers' hands, looking at it reverently.

She was carrying my child. She’d managed to prevent Alistair from getting his hands into our pack funds. She’d managed to delay Alistair’s plans long enough for me to get better and reclaim my right. She’d managed to protect our baby. Rose had protected our pack, taking the brunt of Alistair’s anger and paying for it with her mind.

A lump of emotion swelled inside of me.We’d all been so wrong.I’d thought her weak, incapable of surviving the harsh realities of life. She was anything but that. I looked away, handing the ultrasound back to Dr. Danvers, wiping my eyes with my thumb.

Rose noticed me wiping my eyes and she looked at me oddly. “What is wrong with you? You seem upset. Have you gotten into an argument with Lexia or something? But maybe I should stay out of it…it’s none of my business.” She mumbled the last words in a whisper, but I managed to hear them. I wanted to say something in reply, but Dr. Danvers signalled for me to stay quiet.

She was now holding the scan in her hand and was looking down at it. “This is your scan from a few days ago, Rose. We had to make sure the baby was fine. You’re about two and a half months pregnant.”

“What?!” Rose screeched, clenching her fists. She looked up at everyone in the room. “This has to be some kind of sick joke. I haven’t even...!” She couldn't complete her sentence.

She looked so furious.

I watched her closely. Rose was going to be a mother. How did she feel about that? About having my pup?

“This has got to be a mistake,” Rose burst out. She decided that denial was the only logical solution. “I…I haven’t even…” herhand went up to her neck again in a dawning realization. “Is this my mate’s mark?” Her eyes zeroed in on me.

“Why are you standing here like you are vested in my well-being?” Rose’s confusion slowly shifted to dawning realization. “Why were you crying while staring at the ultrasound?”

I remained silent, waiting for her to put it all together.

“Why am I in a room that was supposed to belong to the luna or blood relative of the alpha?”

Again, I merely stared back at her.

“The first thing you said when you walked into the room earlier was that you wanted to kiss me. Why did you say that?” Rose’s tone of voice was frantic now.

The pieces of the puzzle finally clicked into place and I saw the dawning horror in her eyes.

“No, no, no, no.” Rose was shaking her head vehemently, eyes on me pleadingly.

“No, this isn’t possible.You…Alpha Aiden…if what Dr. Danvers said was true, you’ve seen me naked. You’ve touched my body.You’ve …done things…intimate things with me Ican’t recall.” Rose was speaking in broken sentences, not caring if everyone heard her.

She put her head in her hands, hiding her face.

“Please tell me this is just a dream and I’m going to wake up soon,” my beautiful mate moaned out as tears dripped down her cheeks.

I wanted to go hug her. I wanted to kiss away her tears. But would she let me? Would she have another panic attack? I looked to Dr. Danvers for permission. He simply held a hand up, indicating for me to allow his patient space to process everything.

But Rose was hyperventilating and looking around like a mouse caught in a trap. When her body began to shake frompanic or fear, I didn't hesitate to push forward, past Ezra and reach Rose's side instantly.

"Breath, babe. It's OK. Everything's going to be OK," I murmured, grabbing her hand in mine. "Look at me."

He scared eyes met mine.

I inhaled and exhaled slowly, guiding Rose to do the same. She didn't pull her hand away from my steady grasp. Instead, she followed my directions, breathing in and out with me until the trembling in her body stopped.

"Good. You're doing so good." The pad of my thumb rubbed over her knuckles soothingly. I watched her slowly relax and sink back into the pillows on her bed.