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.”

a step back. “But

be careful – I’ll stop before I’m totally

asks, looking me over from top to bottom, his eyes pausing on

so much that these men need. Honestly the extent of the burns that they came in with some of them down to the

Roger ask, and then when I look up at him again

breathe, nodding a little as I agree to stay still so he can check in on the baby. Roger closes his eyes and concentrates and I’m a little sorry as I see that it’s hard for him. I

to have the full fatherhood experience, with all of its blessings. And it breaks my heart that my

okay,” Roger murmurs, opening his eyes and leaning forward to press his lips against

at some of the red skin on his

voice not much more than a growl. “Much slower than usual. Like whatever that priest did to hurt us like this had its own curse

of the skin below before I wrap him back up. “You’re healing,” I say, looking up at him, “but yes, the pace is …worse than what I would have hoped for a werewolf. Especially

sighs, I think being brave for me. As Roger puts a sweet, concerned hand on the

to the corner of the room where her mate naps

from me. “More his pride hurt than anything, and he’s frustrated,” she says, giving a chagrined little smile to Roger. “I know you guys are disappointed that the priest

shaking his head. “And he burned all of his supplies on his way out, along with us, so we don’t have much information

nodding towards where Henry is rolling between the beds, speaking kindly to any of

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