Chapter 8 - Mira


    My eyes shoot open and I jump to my feet, hoping I make it to the toilet in time. Then I empty the


    entirety ofst night’s supper into the toilet bowl, my stomach aching from dry heaving as thest


    remnants get regurgitated.


    “Oh…” I groan and rest my mmy forehead on my arm.


    Dr. Lh mentioned that nausea would be one of the symptoms, right? But it’s barely been a full twenty-


    four hours since the insemination started… am I pregnant already?


    The bedroom door bursts open and I hear Josef rushing in beforeing to a stop at the bathroom


    door. I turn my head to look at him, then sh him a sheepish smile.


    “Can you please call Dr. Lh?” I croak out, my throat is hoarse from vomiting. Josef nods, then he


    disappears just before another wave of nausea rips through my body.


    I don’t think there’s anything left in me to vomit out, and yet I am bent over the toilet bowl, gripping it as


    if my life depended on it. Flushing the toilet, I hang my head in my hands and groan, but I can’t get to


    my feet because of the white spots dancing in my eyes.


    “W-what…” I trail off and in the distance, I faintly hear the voices of Dr. Lh and Josef, but they soon


    fade away as I close my eyes.


    ***


    Soft fingers touch my forehead and a cold cloth wipes my face. I open my eyes and everything is still


    blurry, but then Dr. Lh’s smiling facees into focus and she rests her hand on my cheek.


    “Hello, Mia. How are you feeling?” she asks, and I’m about to sit up when I see the IV driping out


    of my arm.


    I frown at this, then peer back up at Dr. Lh just as she hands me a ss of water. “What…


    happened?” I ask after I gulp it all down.


    She sighs and sits down next to me on the bed. “We’ve had to put you in a drip because I found out


    you’ve barely been eating these past few days. Do you know how dangerous that is, Mia? You’re


    supposed to be a surrogate for the Alpha. You need to take better care of yourself!”


    Her reprimand has me cringing, and if I could still feel my wolf, I know she would be standing with her


    tail in between her legs. Have I not been eating welltely? I don’t even recall not looking after myself


    like that.


    “I didn’t realize my eating habits were so bad,” I admit and pull my legs up to my chest. “I’ve just been


    under so much stress-”


    “I understand, Mia, really I do. In fact, I should have picked up on this before we started with the


    insemination,” she says with a sympathetic smile. “But after this, we need to get you on a proper diet


    since your body is housing the Alpha’s heir.”


    I blink, and my blood runs cold when thest part of her sentence echoes in my head. Surely I heard


    that wrong, there’s no way I can be… Goddess, I nearly drop the ss I am holding as the shock truly


    hits me. Did she just…. Am I?


    “The Alpha’s heir?” I ask, with my heart sitting in my throat. How….isn’t it too soon?!


    Dr. Lh nods excitedly and a wide grin splits her face. “I ran the tests while you were passed out and it


    showed five positive results!” She says and ps her hands together. “I have informed the Alpha, but


    he’s out of town, unfortunately.”


    Pregnant. I’m pregnant already. The thought alone should freak me out, but I think I am too much in


    shock for it to register yet.


    “He will be so pleased, Mia. You fell pregnant on the first course! That just shows we made an excellent


    decision in choosing you; your body is meant to carry an Alpha’s pup!” She says and rubs my back as


    her eyes shine with pride.


    On the first course… I didn’t expect this.


    “What happens now?” I ask, hugging my arms around my body. “Do I stay in this room until I give


    birth?”


    Dr. Lh collects her things and gets to her feet. “That’s for Alpha Nikos to decide. He should be


    back in a few days’ time; until then you should stay in bed and rest up. Can’t have you fainting like that


    again.”


    I nod and shoot her what I hope is a reassuring smile. “I’ll take better care of myself from now on, don’t


    worry. There’s a lot at stake and I can’t have the Alpha disappointed in me.”


    His scowl is already so frightening.


    “Indeed; he’s waited so long for this, too…” she says with a sigh before gesturing towards the drip.


    “When that is empty, I have advised Josef on what to do to remove it. They will serve lunch in a few


    minutes, so eat up, then rest up, okay?”


    “Yes, Dr. Lh,” I answer, but something urs to me as she walks out, so I call her. She turns back to


    face me with a questioning lift of her eyebrow.


    “Have you heard of a wolf spirit going silent for no reason?”


    She crosses her arms, and her eyes widen slightly. “You’re born with your wolf, they’re part of you in


    every way. There’s no way they would go silent for no reason. Why do you ask, Mia?”


    I sigh and bite my bottom lip. “My wolf… she’s been silent ever since I can remember. Well… since I


    was taken.”


    “Well, there’s your answer,” she says with a sad smile. “Whatever you went through must have been


    traumatic enough that it has weakened your wolf considerably,” she says.


    “And from what I could see on your body, you went through absolute Hell. But don’t worry, she’ll return


    one day, when you’ve built up more confidence and start healing.”


    This makes me smile and feel hopeful for a change; Star will return one day! I thank Dr. Lh and wish


    her well, but I only breathe easy when she’s out of the room.


    Simr to Alpha Nikos, I can’t breathe when she’s around me, mostly because I know what she’s


    capable of. That woman may seem timid and gentle, but she could rule countries with that power of


    hers.


    I have to make sure she doesn’t touch me.


    Laying back on the bed, I sling an arm over my eyes and allow the shock of my pregnancy result to


    take over. She did say designation makes a difference, but I’m an Omega, so surely it should have


    taken longer to fall pregnant, right?


    Perhaps it''s my father’s blood ying a part in it; he is an old Alpha after all.


    I ce my hands on my belly and feel tears prickling the side of my eyes. Something is happening


    inside of me right now, something I am willingly giving away for a taste of freedom. There’s nothing I


    can do to change my decision now, though, so my guilt shouldn’t cloud my decision.


    Goddess, I am selfish, aren’t I?


    The following day, Josef tells me I am permitted to walk around the back gardens if I so wished and to


    be honest, I was jumping at the idea. The crisp, cold air would help my disposition right now, and


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    stretching my legs sounds divine.


    So, after lunch, I tell Josef to take me downstairs.


    The garden is vast, filled with all sorts of flowers, trees, shrubs, four separate fountains to indicate the


    different seasons, and arge wrought iron gazebo in the middle. There’s even a hedge maze!


    “Wow!” I exim with a hand to my chest. Even filled with a dusting of snow, it feels as if I’ve just


    stepped into a storybook!


    “It’s beautiful, yes?” Josef says in a cheerful tone as we walk the hedges. “The Alpha’s grandmother


    designed it; she had a green thumb and helped nt almost every flower you see here.”


    This ce feels magical; any child would be happy to run through here and explore, pretending they’re


    kings and queens ruling over vast domains. Perhaps my worries are all for naught - the Alpha would


    take great care of the child, wouldn’t he?


    We reach the gazebo and I spot the dead, frozen flowers encircling the bars. “I would love to see it in


    Spring!” I gush, seeing the dead roses and daisies in the Spring garden. “I bet it looks even lovelier.”


    “Oh, it certainly does,” an old, weathered and yet pleasant voice says and Josef and I turn to see who it


    is.


    A woman with dark hair littered with streaks of white walks towards us with a cane in her left hand. Her


    green eyes are full of questions as she looks at me, then at Josef. She’s dressed in ck, wrapped up


    in a ck coat, scarf, and hat; her hair falls to her waist in a straight curtain.


    Even with her wrinkled face, I can tell she’s an old, ssic beauty.


    Josef stiffens up next to me. “Kyría Ariadne! What are you doing out in the cold?” he exims, walking


    over to her. “You could catch your death out here!”


    The olddy chuckles and pats Josef’s hand when he reaches for her. “Ah, did I not tell you not to


    worry about me, Josef? You are too soft for this world,” she says in a singsong voice.


    He sighs, and a sheepish look crosses his face, but then she turns to me. “And who might this be?”


    Josef clenches his jaw, then he sighs. “She’s my charge for the next few months; that’s all I am allowed


    to say,” he says, looking guilty.


    Thedy nods, then she smiles warmly at me before walking away. Josef shakes his head, then he


    I know if I had to ask about her, he wouldn’t answer. So I keep quiet, but at least I know now that


    there’s someone else here. Someone who looks sweet… and someone who resembles the Alpha.


    Who is she, though?