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We fell asleep holding each other, utterly content.

Chapter 68

“Trust your intuition and be guided by love.” – Charles Eisenstein

Rose's POV

Dr. Danvers told me anytime after finishing my fifth month and starting my sixth, I could go into labor. So Iexpected my mid-month scan to be more detailed than before. What I didn’t expect was for the ultrasound technician to call Dr. Danvers in and show him the ultrasound at today’s appointment. That had never happened before. And then Dr. Danvers himself ended up scanning me. Then he had a doppler scan set up for me.

By the time we both sat down across from him in his office, Aiden and I had already sensed something was off.

“We have a slight problem,” he finally said, turning to us, the expectant parents.

My hand in Aiden’s tightened. Stark terror for my unborn child rolled through my body, seeping out of my pores and making my lips tremble.

“It’s nothing to be too alarmed about. I’m just worried….I dug up your mother’s file.” Dr. Danvers' voice was calm and soothing, he was visibly trying to keep us from panicking. “I wasn’t the pack doctor back then. But I believe she suffered from avery rare condition, a form of placenta accreta that went unchecked. I believe you have something similar. “

Aiden’s hold over my hand became a death grip. It was no secret that my mother had died in childbirth.

“It's actually a very rare condition, and practically unheard of among werewolves. I want you to know that there is no specific causal link as far as genetics go. Just because your mother had it, doesn't increase your chances for it. Which is why I wasn't overly worried. But the type your mother had could have been similar to yours." Dr. Danvers looked me square in the eye. "This is the first time I have seen this in a female werewolf. In your condition, the placenta has attached and grown into your uterus. It's called placenta increta. As werewolves, our bodies are able to rectify such issues in our body automatically and heal appropriately. The ultrasound technician picked it up in your previous scan and expected your body to naturally fix it. However, in this scan, it seems to have gotten worse.”

“What about the baby? Will she…will she be all right?” I asked, lips pale and voice trembling.

“She’ll be fine,” Dr. Danvers assured. He pursed his lips and looked at Aiden. “I'm going to need you to sign off on some documents. If her placenta is unable to detach, I will have to do a procedure which requires manual removal of it from her uterus. We’ll need to make arrangements for a blood transfusion.Though for werewolves it’s not common to be unable to heal, I’m not going to take any chances.”

Aiden’s grip cut off the flow of blood in my hand.

Dr. Danvers kept speaking, looking at Aiden and me. I knew he was telling all of this because his patients needed to know the full extent of risks that came with this complication. I knew the rules, the procedure, and that all complications had to be accounted for. But when it came to my baby, all medical training fled out the window. I wasn’t a woman in the medical field right now. I was a mother worried for her baby.

"There is a possibility the luna could hemorrhage and bleed to death."

Aiden's hand spasmed over mine, subsequently a knuckle in my hand popped. He immediately dropped my hand horrified.

“It’s OK.” Iassured him, shaking out my hand.

I could tell Aiden was about to go into full-on panic mode. I placed a hand on his arm before looking back at Dr. Danvers.

"What does all this mean for our daughter?" I had to ask. That was my main perogative.

“Your baby is a good size. She’ll survive. We’re going to give you a couple of injections to speed up lung maturity for the baby. And I think it’s better if we go ahead and schedule a delivery for this coming weekend. The more we prolong it, the more your placenta will end up entrenching itself into your uterus which is fatal for the mother. The placenta is meant to be expelled immediately after birth but that doesn’t happen if it grows into the walls of a mother’s womb.”

It was too soon. I wanted to try waiting the entire six months. I opened my mouth to argue that but Aiden beat me to it.

“What are her chances of survival?” Aiden inquired.

His face was pale and eyes were wide as if he’d seen a ghost.

“Quite high,” Dr. Danvers assured. “She’s a werewolf, after all. Her body will heal. These are all precautions.”

“She’s part-human,” Aiden growled. “What if she doesn’t heal like she’s supposed to?”

“I’m right here!” I huffed, crossing my arms. The baby would be fine according to Dr. Danvers. I would be fine too.

Aiden looked like he’d been given the news of someone’s impending death.

“It’s normal to be worried,” Dr. Danvers assured me before looking back at Aiden. “I think right now, because she can’t turn and the werewolf in her has been repressed, it’s hindering her healing abilities. Once the baby is born, her body will rectify everything on its own.”

“And if it doesn’t?” Aiden pressed.