My Alpha Stepbrother's Dirty Secret novel Chapter 187

CHAPTER 78

RYAN’S POV

“The bad news…” Dr. Kellan’s voice was low, almost hesitant, as if he knew the words would break me. “She lost the baby. And not only that… her wolf. Her wolf was just starting to come out fully, it was still adapting, and now it’s as if it has shrunk back into hiding. That’s why the baby couldn’t be protected. Her wolf should have shielded the pregnancy, but it didn’t.”

The words hit me like knives. My chest tightened so painfully that I had to clutch my shirt as if it would stop my heart from tearing open. I growled so loud the entire hallway shook, everyone flinching at the sound.

My child.

My own baby.

Gone before I could even hold him or her. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t think, all I wanted was to smash everything in sight, but instead I forced the words out.

“I want to see her.”

“Ryan-” Dr. Kellan tried, but I cut him off.

“NOW!” I barked, my voice raw with pain. “Take me to her, I don’t care what state she’s in, I just need to see my Anna.”

Mom sobbed softly beside me, Dad’s jaw was tight, Grandma whispered a prayer under her breath, but I didn’t care, I only cared about getting to Anna. Just then the nurses came out, pushing her bed slowly, her fragile body lying there with tubes and wires attached to her, machines beeping, her skin pale but her chest rising and falling, thank the goddess, she was breathing.

Minutes passed like hours, my eyes never leaving her face, every little sound from the monitor making me flinch. Then, finally, her lashes fluttered, slowly, weakly, but they moved, and I shot up straight.

“Baby… baby, Anna!” I called, my voice rising with hope, my whole body trembling as I kissed her hand again, covering it with desperate kisses. “Open your eyes, love. Please, open them for me.”

And then they did. Her beautiful eyes opened, tired and hazy, but open. My heart nearly burst out of my chest from relief. I smiled so wide through my tears, pressing more kisses to her hand.

“Oh thank God… Anna… baby, you’re awake. I thought I’d lost you. I thought-” My voice broke as I choked on my words. “I love you. I love you so much.”

But then… the words that left her lips shocked the hell out of me.