Accidental Surrogate

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 370-Dr. Hank

Ella

I stumble through the doors of the clinic with immense difficulty, Cora leaning heavily and moaning on my one side, Rafe’s

carrier bouncing against my other.

People’s eyes go wide when they see us, but they quickly scatter out of our way to make room, shouting for nurses and

doctors to come and help. I hold my breath, my eyes fastened on the clinic’s familiar front counter as I pray to heaven and

back that Hank is here, that he’s on duty tonight.

I exhale a that huge breath in a sob of relief when I see him come, wide-eyed, around the corner, trying to figure out what

the big fuss is about. Hank gasps when he sees us, dropping his clipboard and dashing into the waiting room to get to our

side.

To my immense relief, Hank recovers quickly from his surprise and is, quite suddenly, the calm and efficient surgeon I’ve

come to know and trust.

“What’s wrong,” he snaps as he gets his shoulder under Cora’s other arm. Where is she hurt?”

“Her lower back,” I say, my words coming slowly as I try to get my frantic mind in order. “She was stabbed – we were

attacked, Hank – I’m so sorry – ”

“Enough,” he says harshly, dismissing my apology with a glare as he helps me basically carry Cora into the back, to where

we can help her. “A stab wound?! Why the fuck didn’t you get her to a hospital, Ella!”

“It’s not bad,” Cora mumbles, and Hank’s head snaps up, as if he didn’t really realize that she’s conscious enough to talk.

“Tell me.” he says, guiding us all into the first room. Then, as Cora talks to him in some kind of medical jargon I don’t

understand, Hank and I help her up onto an examination table where she lays on her belly. Hank hisses when he sees the

soaking her shirt

to Rafe’s carrier tightly in both of my hands, finally taking a moment to glance

comforted, but I’m

My whole heart breaks as I watch him cry – but I resist, knowing that

just has to

turn my eyes back to Cora then, watching as Hank pulls on latex gloves and then begins to peel back

I see him take a deep breath at first and then slowly breathe it out as he

Cora as nurses come into the room, ready to spring

glancing to me.

it’s not fatal, Ella,” he says, turning back to

but it’s a relatively shallow stab,

between my sister

The doctor whose

shaking my head, “she’s

as he takes in my words, and I can almost see the thoughts passing

she left him for she’s human humans can’t get pregnant by a

as I see him come to the

“Hank,” I say again, drawing his attention

father.” Roger

at me, confused – “That’s impossible, Ella

I shake my head, willing him to believe me. “We have no explanation,” I say, holding his gaze. “But

his blood – ”

deep breath and roughly scrapes his palm

from me, barking something out to the nurses about getting an ultrasound machine in

“Do you know how far along she is?” he

hiding behind his professional identity

not long? Maybe – maybe a week after her

know?”

“With a wolf pregnancy…” but then he turns to

head – honestly, we don’t know. Hank sighs and stares at her, at my

slipped into a daze as the nurses continue to

a wolf pregnancy,” Hank says, folding his arms, “then it would be long enough, now, to detect

to me. “Either way,” he says, “the knife wouldn’t

But

again, shaking his head. “I’ll do everything I can.”“Thank you,” I breathe, taking one hand from Rafe’s carrier to quickly wrap

Hank’s not a very huggy kind of guy,