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

her

a step back, holding on to Rafe’s carrier tightly in both of my hands, finally taking

held and comforted, but

My whole heart breaks as I watch him cry – but I

just has to wait

on latex gloves

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

Cora as nurses come into the room, ready to spring into action.

glancing to me.

calmly informs me. “It’s not it’s not fatal, Ella,” he says, turning back to

but it’s a relatively shallow stab, and the knife missed

breathless with worry as I glance between my sister – her eyes closed as she lays on the

can save her life. The doctor whose heart she broke so little time

shaking my head, “she’s –

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

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

come to the logical conclusion, the same one Cora did

arm. “Hank,” I say again, drawing his attention

father.”

at me, confused

shake my head, willing him to believe me. “We have no

baby, it’s his blood

takes another deep breath and roughly scrapes his palm down over his face,

to the nurses about getting an ultrasound machine in

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

behind his professional

my head, “um, not long? Maybe – maybe a week after her missed period?” I shrug, confused,

know?”

“With a wolf pregnancy…” but then he turns to me again, confused, “wait, is it

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

as the nurses continue to

says, folding his arms, “then it would be long enough, now, to detect a heartbeat.

baby is…human? I don’t know, Ella.” Then he turns to

But her blood

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

of guy, I