Mated to Her Alpha Instructor (Eileen and Regis) novel Chapter 246

Chapter 246

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I laughed softly. “I’m more worried about her chewing on your combat leathers.”

“Our daughter has excellent taste, then.” I felt his smile against my temple. “We’ll-”

Pain.

Sharp and sudden, lancing through my lower back and radiating forward. I gasped, my hand flying to my belly.

Regis went rigid. “Eileen?”

“I don’t-” Another cramp seized me, stronger this time. This was urgent. Real. “Oh no. No, it’s too soon, we’re not-”

It’s time.

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Lumina’s voice echoed through my mind, apologetic but firm. The battle took too much from both of us. I’ve been holding her stable, but your body needs to recover, and she’s not getting enough through the bond anymore. She needs to be born now, or we’ll lose her.

So that’s why Lumina had been silent when I awoke–she’d been using all her strength to keep our pup alive.

“No,” I whimpered, even as another contraction rolled through me. My wolf whined in distress, torn between fear and instinct. “Not yet.

I’m not ready-”

“Eileen, what’s wrong?” Regis’s hand pressed against my belly, and I felt him go still. “Is it the pup?”

I could only nod through the pain.

Something fierce flashed in his eyes–his wolf rising to protect its mate and young.

“Breathe.” His voice steadied, hands finding mine. “Look at me. Breathe with me.”

I forced myself to meet his eyes, to match my breathing to his. In. Out. In. Out.

“Good,” he murmured. Then, louder: ‘CORA! MIRA! I need you, NOW! Eileen’s in labor!”

Within seconds, the small room filled with movement, Cora arrived first, her healer’s bag already in hand, her expression shifting from alarm to focused calm the moment she saw me. “How far apart are the contractions?”

“I don’t–maybe two minutes?” I gasped as another one hit. “It’s too early. She’s not—”

“Shh.” Cora’s cool hand pressed against my forehead, then moved to my belly, assessing. “You’re at thirty–four weeks. Early, yes, but not dangerously so. The baby should be strong enough.” She looked up at Regis. “Get her out of that dress. We need clean linens, hot water,

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“I’m here!” Mira burst through the door, Nina right behind her, both of them wide–eyed but already moving into action. “What do you

need?

“Boil water, get every clean cloth we have, and someone stands guard outside.” Cora’s voice was pure authority now. “This baby’s coming

whether we’re ready or not.”

The next hour blurred into a haze of pain and fear and desperate focus. They positioned me on a nest of furs and blankets, Regis behind

me, supporting my weight as I half–sat, half–reclined against his chest. His hands never left mine, his voice a constant anchor as the

contractions intensified.

“You can do this,” he murmured against my ear. “You’re the woman who became a goddess–touched wolf. This is nothing compared to

what you’ve already survived.”

“Easy for you to say,” I panted, my nails digging into his palms. “You’re not the one–ah!”

“I know.” He pressed his lips to my temple. “I know, love. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”

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