Chapter 349 – Aftermath
Cora
It’s hours, hours later when I finally have a moment to step back and breathe. And when I do, I feel my head spin and stumble back a step or two. Roger is there, instantly, his hand on my back.
“Cora,” he says, pulling me closer to him, tilting up my face so that he can study me. “Are you all right? You’re – ”
“I’m fine,” I mutter, frustrated, trying to push away and get back to work. I have a moment to breathe, but honestly there’s so much more that – needs to be done for these men –
“No,” Roger says, stubborn. “You’re pushing yourself too far – you’re pregnant, Cora -”
“Roger,” I sigh, turning to glare at him in earnest now and putting a hand on his chest. “This cannot be the refrain that I hear for the next nine – or six or however many months, all right? I am not going to stop doing my job-stop healing people – just because I’m pregnant.”
I hear Roger begin to growl in protest but I lock my teeth together, staring up at him, hard. And, slowly, I see him start to relent, to remember the person who he chose as his mate.
“This is my life, Roger,” I whisper, ” my identity. I’m a doctor – I made an oath! I’m going to help them.”
he replies, taking a step back. “But Cora, please
nodding and starting to look around the room. “I’ll be careful – I’ll stop before I’m totally exhausted. I won’t put myself or the baby at
how close are you to exhaustion now?” he asks, looking me over from top to bottom, his eyes pausing on
Honestly, I’m not far off – but there’s still so much that these men need. Honestly the extent of the burns that they came in with some of them down to the bone –
I look up at him again I feel him
concentrates and I’m a little sorry as I see that it’s hard for him. I remember the way that Sinclair communicated with
have the full fatherhood experience, with all of its
and leaning forward to press his lips against my forehead. ” Just…let’s not
agree, nodding. And then I turn to him fully, peering at some of
than a growl. “Much slower than usual. Like whatever that priest did to hurt us like this had its
of the skin below before I wrap him back up. “You’re healing,” I
puts a sweet, concerned hand on the side of my face, Ella comes over. “Cora,” she whispers, glancing
the corner of the room where her mate naps lightly,
pride hurt than anything, and he’s frustrated,” she says, giving a chagrined little smile to Roger.
of his supplies on his way out,
any of the men who are conscious and willing to report what they heard and saw.
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