Shadow Queen: A Rejected Mates Shifter Romance (Shadow Pack Book 3) by K. Easton & Amanda Richardson

Author:K. Easton & Amanda Richardson [Easton, K. & Richardson, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

Part Two

Chapter 19

Two

Adri

Six weeks later

My palms are sweaty, so I wipe them on my jeans and stare up at the bright lights of the doctor’s office. Closing my eyes, I take a deep inhale before exhaling slowly. As I do, Phoenix’s warm hand wraps around one of mine, and I smile.

“You okay?” he asks, his voice warm.

I open my eyes and turn my head to look at him. “Just nervous.”

He nods once, a small smile playing on his lips. “Everything’s going to be fine.”

“I know.”

I take another deep breath, turning my face back to stare up at the ceiling. It’s been almost exactly six weeks since Phoenix and I found out I was pregnant. We’d spent our one and only night in Penrith with Dee and Cyrus, as well as his betas and enforcers. And while it was hard to walk away from Dee, I could tell she was excited to work with Cyrus. I helped her get settled into a small one-bedroom apartment near Cyrus and his family, which put me slightly at ease. And, luckily, we’ve been texting every day.

The work she’s doing is hard. It’s old magic, and controlling it takes a lot out of her. But it seems like Cyrus is giving her plenty of time to rest. I’ve received pictures of her hiking, kayaking, and rock climbing. It seems she’s spending her free time out in nature, which makes me happy to see. Cyrus even offered to send an enforcer with her during her excursions in order to keep her safe.

Kaz is mostly back to normal, though I catch him wistfully staring at his phone every so often. I know he and Dee cut off contact. I don’t want to meddle. Dee should have the experiences she’s having, but my heart also hurts for my friend. I know he cares about her, and I know the soul bond adds another complex layer to his feelings.

What we don’t yet know is when or if she’ll return, which I assume Kaz has also been contemplating. Does he fear he’ll lose her completely if she decides to stay? There’s nothing that can be done, especially when they don’t communicate. Even though I know Dee misses Kaz so very much.

I’ve had almost no pregnancy symptoms, but the tests continue coming back positive. Very much so—I’ve taken one every day since finding out. I’m still sort of in disbelief. And because shifters gestate for a couple of weeks longer than humans, my first appointment wasn’t until today—ten weeks pregnant exactly.

In every pack, there are facilities to use for shifters who are pregnant. Because we tend to be sicker, and because of our different gestation time, we can’t really see human doctors.

Since getting back to Shadow territory, I’ve been helping Nora with the resistors. They’re mostly settled in, but we’re still discovering resistors in other parts of Willow Creek. For the most part, they no longer feel the same discontentment, given the Crawfords are gone, but everyone is still cautious. It might take them time to trust a new alpha.

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