Ran Away Pregnant Came Back Alpha Heiress (Amelia and Damien) novel Chapter 57

**Chapter 57**

“The baby is healthy,” she stated, her voice steady and professional. Yet, beneath that calm exterior, I could sense a ripple of anxiety that sent a shiver racing down my spine. “However, what I’m observing… it compels me to seek a second opinion. There’s no one more adept in handling cases of half-human, half-werewolf pregnancies than Dr. Wyatt.”

Her words struck me like a bolt of lightning, unleashing a torrent of uncertainty that crashed over my mind like a relentless wave. It felt as though the very ground beneath me had shifted, leaving me teetering on the edge of a precipice, desperate for clarity. With no other options available, I found myself requesting to borrow Eve’s office, craving a sanctuary where I could grapple with the enormity of her revelation. As fate would have it, Lillian chose that very moment to visit Sienna, and Eve returned to her patients, leaving me isolated in a space that felt both foreign and stifling. The chair beneath me was rigid and uncomfortable, while the walls seemed to constrict around me, amplifying my anxiety as I braced myself for what I feared would be the most daunting phone call of my life.

With trembling fingers, I reached for the receiver, my heart racing as I dialed a series of familiar numbers, each tone ringing out in the suffocating silence of the room, echoing the gravity of the moment.

**Damien’s POV**

“Please, Alpha,” Ethan implored, his voice laced with concern and frustration. This wasn’t the first time he had uttered those words in recent days; it had become a ritual, a desperate attempt to pull me from the depths of my despair. Ethan stood beside my desk, his expression a mixture of worry and exasperation, urging me to eat, drink, or at the very least, get some sleep. Yet, I turned him down once again. “You need to keep your strength up.”

What I truly longed for was my mate by my side, but I buried that thought deep within, knowing that voicing my yearning would only deepen the wound that throbbed in my chest.

Everyone around me was acutely aware of my heartache. They could see the shadow of Amelia’s absence looming over me like a dark storm cloud, casting a pall over my very existence. Feeling powerless to bring her back, I immersed myself in work, losing myself in endless tasks. The only moments I found solace from this torment were spent pushing my body to its limits at the gym, where the burn of exertion allowed me to channel my frustration into something tangible. After hours of straining my muscles, I would finally collapse into a few hours of restless sleep, my dreams haunted by her absence, each night more tormenting than the last.

Since my spies had returned, I faced significant obstacles in getting more across the border. Jake had fortified security between our two packs, and my relations with neighboring territories were strained at best, making the prospect of sneaking my spies through their lands a perilous gamble. I contemplated taking the risk anyway, but the thought of igniting another war—especially on top of the brewing conflict with Jake—was a reckless notion that I couldn’t afford to entertain.

Even in my desperate condition, I understood the gravity of starting a war on two fronts; my enemies would undoubtedly unite against me, and I wasn’t prepared to face that kind of onslaught.

No, I found myself at the mercy of fate—fate and Amelia.

“Eat something,” Ethan pressed, his tone insistent, a hint of desperation creeping in. “Anything at all.”

“I’m not hungry,” I replied curtly, my voice flat and devoid of emotion. “Just take this food away.”

He held out a plate of sandwiches, light fare with a mere hint of meat and cheese. I could tell the chef had assumed my stomach was too fragile for anything more substantial. Given how long I had gone without a proper meal, they were probably right in their assessment.

Yet, even with my body screaming for sustenance, I couldn’t bring myself to eat. As the Alpha, I was built to endure. I convinced myself that I could survive for a while without the nourishment others desperately needed.

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