Stepbrother Mine A Son For Alpha Zoren (Ciara) novel Chapter 18

18 panic

18: panic

Ciara

It felt like my chest was being tore apart when I jolted awake. The pain gripping the whole of my chest was so intense, I stumbled to the restroom to go puke. My legs wobbled when I rose to my feet again and I wondered what the fuck was happening and why my chest was feeling like it was being hit with a hammer. Last night, after Zoren left, u felt ridiculously empty in my chest and like something in there was missing, and right before I fell asleep, I began to feel twigs of pain in there, but I didn’t pay it too much mind.

This morning, the pain had quadrupled and it was almost impossible to breathe, and that hollow empty feeling I felt last night when he left, was still present this morning. It felt like a gaping hole was now in my chest, one I couldn’t see but could feel with every fiber of me being. And I haven’t the slightest idea as to why I was feeling this way right now.

I stumbled out of the restroom, remembering that I packed some pain killers on the way here. I rushed towards the bag and shook two out, then I pushed it down with some water. The pain wasn’t reducing yet but in no time, the dtugs would kick in, so that made me feel a little relieved. When I put the painkiller back, pain shot through my left wrist and I gasped, my eyed seeping in on the hand and I instantly remembered Erica. At once, my thoughts darkened cause she was the one who hurt my wrist left night. I moved my wrist a little and pain shot through it again, and I wondered it was broken.

As I let out a long exhale, I walked towards the bed, deciding it was time to wake Kai up cause it was now morning. From the looks of things, he didn’t wake up at all throughout the night. This is the longest he has slept in what felt like forever and I couldn’t be happier. As I crawled into the bed, I sent a silent prayer to the heaven, thanking them for helping me cross paths with Zorrn and that everything wss just smoothly falling into places like this.

“Kai baby, wake up.” I murmured quietly as I gently shook him. Today, Kai would officially get introduced to his father, I could feel it within me and I feel relieved and excited about that. I know Kai always wanted a father and I feel glad that he’ll finally get one.

When Kai didn’t stir, I shook him again while calling out his name louder. He still remained asleep and after I shook him hard a few times and he still remained asleep, I slowly began to panic when I pressed a hand against his forehead and gasped in utter fear at how hot his skin felt.

He was running a terrible fever!

“Kai??” I cried out urgently, shaking him one more time but when he still didn’t respond, panic slowly engulfed me, making me feel like I might faint. Kai was a very light sleep, this wasn’t normal at all. This fever was scary. as hell cause it got like his skin could fry an egg from how hot it was. My heart felt like it might tear out of my ribs, coupled with the pain still curled and pulsing in my chest.

My hands shook as I pressed it against his chest through his clothes, then I exhaled shakily on feeling the pulsing beating of his heart. He was alive, and breathing.

A relieved feeling rushed through me and I almost began to cry.

Okay, he was alive, but not waking up. That’s still worrying as fuck, and after holding my finger above his nose to ensure he was really breathing, I stumbled off the bed and raced riders the bedroom door, throwing it open and racing out. I didht care if I shouldn’t be out here unti Zoren sends for me himself, I don’t care if this might get me into trouble, I was only concerned about Kai right now.

In the middle of the hallway, I began to speak loudly while my choked voice cracked and shook all around the edges.

“Please help me, anyone, my son isn’t waking up.” I cried out loudly, clutching my chest hard because the pain there was making me struggle to breathe once again. My legs wobbled and tears filled my eyes as a feeling of dejectedness washed over me. I looked around, trying to remember where zoren’s office was at. I need him to come check what was happening to Kai, but for the life of me, I had forgotten the road which led to his office. Before I could dwell on that, a familiar face appeared in the end of the hallway and I almost collapses in relief. Successfully unlocked!

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18: panic

Jet’s eyes were wide as he quickly approached me.

“Ma’am, what’s wrong? Did you say your son isn’t waking up?” He asked and I nodded desperately while blinking back tears and reminding myself it was pointless to cry right now.

“He’s not waking up but he’s breathing, and he’s running a very terrible fever. Please help me summon Zoren and tell him that.” I breathed out urgently and Jet appeared extremely panicked as his eyes widened even more.

“Ma’am, the alpha isn’t around…” he began and I let out a panicked sound, my legs wobbling underneath me again.

“What do you mean he’s not around? He has to help Kai, this had never happened to him before. He needs his father, he meds Zoren.” I wasn’t watching my words anymore, to worried to care that I might be conforming Kai’s relation to Zoren before Zoren himself.

“The alpha went for a run in the middle of the night and hadn’t returned.” Jet revealed, still looking so panicked and st the same time, doors began to open to reveal a bunch of curious maids faces staring at me but I couldn’t care less right now. I felt tears well in my eyes again before Jet quickly added as he stepped closer.

“A doctor is available right now, I’ll go send for him, okay?” As he spoke, another door opened to reveal two of the guys who accompanied Zoren when he arrived at my room last night while I was in the middle of that fight with Erica. Beside them, was the woman who revealed to me yesterday that she was a delta.

Beside me, Jet heaved in relief as he spoke. “Those are the king’s betas and delta, they’ll definitely know what to do.” He explained just as they all stopped in front of me.

One of the two guys clapped his hands as his eyes wandered over the curious faces peeking from doors.” Everyone get back to work, will you?” He said in a sharp and at once, the doors instantly closed at once, while the delta stepped forward and took my hands in hers, and I clutched her hands tightly for strength. Her eyes were soft as she looked at me.

“What’s wrong, dear?”

I kept stumbling over my words when I attempted to speak from how panicked I was feeling and jet ended up having to explain for me.

“Go fetch the doctor. Quickly.” The man who ordered those maids to get back to work, said to Jet who nodded fast and disappeared down the hallway in the very next moment. The one standing right beside him began.

“I’ll go find the alpha and inform him about what’s happening. Please, don’t panic, Miss Ciara. It’s all gonna be alright, okay?” He spoke and the strength in his voice helped me feel less anxious. I nodded fast, my heart still racing and pain still clawing at my chest.

“Okay, please hurry and tell him it’s urgent.” I said and he nodded before turning around. I feel relieved that they were all treating me nicely and not like a thief like i had feared.

“What’s your name?” I stopped him to ask before he left.

“It’s Fred. I’m the king’s second beta.” He revealed before he left.

“I’m Ethan, the king’s first beta.” The first guy spoke and I nodded weakly, feeling grateful that the delta was still holding my hands.

“And I’m Sarah, the delta. I make sure things run smoothly here.” The woman said to me, before Ethan clapped his hands.

“The doctor would be here soon, let’s go back to the ivory room.”

I was pacing anxiously as the doctor checked Kai’s out. Apparently he was the pack’s doctor and very good at his job, but it’s been thirty minutes and he was still yet to tell me what was wrong with my son and why he wouldn’t wake up.

I felt like I was on the edge of a breakdown. The pain in my chest was the present but because of the panic I was feeling over my son, it helped me not dwell on it at all. I hated that Zoren still wasn’t here cause I was certain of he was, I’d feel less panicked. I reminded myself I spent five years raiding Kai without him so I shouldn’t be feeling this way at all, but I just couldn’t help it.

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18: panic

I was still pacing when Ethan came to stand in front of me, his brown eyes on me as he spoke. “Miss Ciara, you’re panicking too much. can you try to calm down a little? This isn’t healthy and I’m sure your son wouldn’t like you to get a heart attack over him, would he?” He spoke carrot, softly. I took in the curve of his nose and lips, the brown curly hair framing his face.

“It’s easier said than done.” I ended up breathing out and he hummed, offering me a small, comforting smile.

“I promise that I understand what you mean, but know that our doctor won’t let your son die. He won’t let the alpha’s son die, unless he has a death wish.” He breathed out and that made me feel a little better. As I felt myself relax a little, I let out a long exhale, and at once, my hand going up to masssgs my chest as the pain there lurched.

Ethan frowned at me. “Is your chest hurting?” He asked and I nodded.

“Yeah, and it doesn’t seem like the pain killers I took work.” I mumbled before I unexpectedly stumbled. At once, Ethan caught me and prevented me from falling by grabbing my wrist. But it was the hurt one and I cried out in pain as he righted me fast.

“What’s wrong?” He asked as he regarded me clutching my hurting left wrist.

“It hurts.”

He frowned. “You fell?”

I frowned as I huffed. “No, erica hurt me last night but Zoren believed her over me.”

He let out a low snort, not seeming surprised at all, then he took my arm and led me out of the bedroom,

down the hallway into what looked like a ward. I protested, not wanting to leave my son.

“He’s fine, Sarah and the doctor would watch over him. Let’s go take care of this injured wrist.”

My eyes widened when he lifted me by my waist on one of the beds there, then he brought out a first aid box and began to take care of the wrist. As I watched him work, I felt seen in a way, that he didn’t accuse me of lying against Erica and just got to work.

“Does it hurt?” He asked after he bandaged the wrist and I nodded.

“That’s good. It would heal up in no time, and say in the future, avoid alterations with Erica for your own good, okay?” He suggested, his hand still holding my wrist. He was standing between my legs and the position might look compromising to others but it’s very harmless between us right now.

I was about to ask him something relating to Erica when the door sudddnly burst open, making me jump and gasp, as my eyes flew towards the door. I almost fainted at the sight of a shirtless Zoren standing right there, wearing a stormy expression as he looked between Ethan and I.

Ethan cussed underneath his breath and stepped away from me just as Zoren began to stalk into the room, as he barked out. “What’s going on here?”

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