Stepbrother Mine A Son For Alpha Zoren (Ciara) novel Chapter 23

23. some good things

23: some good things

Zoren

“What?” I echoed in a low voice as my mind reeled hard, unable to believe my ears. The doctor nodded again as he spoke.

“That’s the only thing that can describe what you told me you were both feeling after you severed the bite. A pain this dragged out isn’t normal at all between random people, except you’re both fated mates.” He revealed, sounding sure and earnest. But what he was saying sounded so funny to me that I ended up laughing while shaking my head. As I laughed, the doctor’s eyes widened and he appeared a little unsure and uncomfortable as he kept staring at me.

“That woman can’t be my mate. I’d literally know if I ever find my mate, I’m very certain. I’d feel it inside me instantly so I’m more than sure that she isn’t my mate.” I pointed out while staring at the doctor, a serious expression on my face.

The doctor sighed, losing some of his fears like he usually does whenever he was very sure of what he was saying. “All the symptoms point to that, your majesty. And the pain you’re both feeling will certainly grow into something much worse if the bite isn’t replaced as fast as possible.”

He wasn’t joking around, he was being as serious as possible and I let out a choked sigh as I turned away from him while my mind reeled.

Could Ciara be my mate? That doesn’t even make sense. If she was, I’d have felt it five years ago. I’d have felt it now that I’d run into her again. Ciara is human. How can a human be my fated mate? That’s definitely not possible. Besides, decades ago, I was told when I’ll finally meet my mate, she’ll be someone powerful and strong enough to bring the dead back to life. So, how can my fated mate be a human? One that’s a liar, a thief and a manipulator? This doctor is clearly unsure of what he’s saying, that’s it.

When I looked over at the doctor, he took a tentative step back and I rolled my eyes in irritation. Does he think I was gonna hurt him?

“Hugo, prescribe something for the pain for myself and the lady, something strong enough to cure it.”

He sighed this time as he spoke. “Your majesty, no medicine can cure this. This is a critical situation, more critical than you’re realizing. Miss Ciara being a human makes this more critical for her, this means she’s prone to harm than you.”

I pursed my lips as the doctor spoke before lifting a hand, having enough.

“Enough of that. You don’t know what you’re saying. She’s not my fated mate and that’s that.” I barked before. continuing. “Now, prescribe something strong enough to work. Stronger than pain meds because she said she used those and it didn’t work.”

The doctor pursed his lips and stiffly nodded, clearly knowing better than to keep arguing with me.

I exhaled, reaching up to massage my chest just as my thought went back to Ciara. The pain in my chest right now was making my ribs hurt and I wonder if Ciara is also experiencing the exact same thing as well. At the thought of her, I felt a deep pull in my chest, pushing me towards her and urging me to go to her. I exhaled long and hard, this urge to always be around her was foreign and something I haven’t experienced before until Ciara.

Could the doctor have been right?

As soon as that thought crossed my mind, I snorted and quickly discarded the thought. He’s definitely wrong. If she is my fated mate, my wolf and I would have recognized her on first encounter. That’s how fated mates bonds work. So far I’ve always weakened my wolf before encountering her. If she’s my mate, I’d have felt it instantly. She is certainly not my mate, I’m certain.

The doctor called out to me at that moment. “Your son is an ‘S’ class alpha.” He revealed and I felt a mild surprise move through me as my mind reeled. From my first encounter with him, it crossed my mind that he might be a class ‘S’ like me, but I discarded that thought because aside from the fact that this class of alphas

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is almost in extinct, it was impossible for that breed to be born except his two parents are very powerful.

“And his mother is human. Which means she shouldn’t have been able to birth him as a mere human without dying in the process.” He added and as a frown settled on my face, It hit me that he wasn’t wrong. ‘S’ class alphas are so powerful from births that if the woman birthing them isn’t so powerful, the mother dies in the process, and in most cases, the child dies along with the mother as well, only a few lucky kids were able to survive after their mother dies while birthing them. Even my mother died in the process of birthing me, and she was a very powerful alpha wolf.

But apparently not powerful enough to birth me and survive.

Which means… Ciara shouldn’t have survived while birthing Kai.

I faced the doctor again as I spoke. “So… where are you getting at with this?”

The doctor huffed as he spoke. “I was thinking… what if miss Ciara isn’t human?”

As I stared at him, a laugh left my throat again. It’s official now, this doctor is on drugs today.

“That’s just bullshit. So, if she isn’t human, what is she?” I asked as I laughed again. The doctor was just being dense today, to put it lightly. If Ciara is anything but human, I’m certain I’d have been able to smell it this whole time. Although it was still confusing and shocking that a human birthed an S class alpha and survived, it was probably just luck, I guess. Or perhaps the human part of Ciara that’s in Kai also helped as well.

After reminding the doctor to get the medicine for the pain I and Ciara are feeling in our chest by evening time, I excused him and headed for the ivory room where Ciara and our son are in. Our son. That word felt foreign to me. If someone had told me last week that I had a son out there, I’d have laughed in their faces. The pain in my chest was gripping me tightly and with a sigh, I realized that I was eager to get back to Ciara.

After arriving in the room, I pushed the door and stepped in, then a deep feeling of surprise washed over me at the sight that greeted me.

Ciara was crying, leaning over the bed. Panic gripped me hard and I quickly rushed into the room, my mind already assuming the worst before I came to an abrupt stop on realizing why she was crying.

Kai has woken up.

Those tears weren’t sad ones. They were happy, relieved ones. As I watched her cry, I felt this pressing urge to close the distance between us and pull the two of them into my arms where they belong.

My thoughts came crashing to a stop at once, completely catching me offguard. Where do they belong?? Only Kai belongs in my arms.

I let out a long breath as a deep feeling of relief gripped every inch of my insides tight over the fact that Kai was awake. The doctor had said he’ll wake up in two hours. IRS barely twenty minutes since he said that and Kai was already up. Ciara was still hugging Kai who was now propped up on a bunch of pillows. He was hugging his mum back, but looking confused by her tears.

“Why are you crying, mommy? Are you hurt?” He asked Ciara as his large, innocent eyes looked her over. Ciara only let out a watery laugh as she shook her head and tugged him into another hug.

“Mommy isn’t hurt. She’s just happy you’re awake. You scared mommy this morning.” She said to him and he frowned in confusion.

“Oh, I’m sorry.” He responded and Ciara huffed while chucking, then she sank into the side of the bed, her arms still around him. “It’s not your fault so you don’t have to apologize.” She assured him. It was clear he wanted to ask her to stop hugging him, but decided to just keep enduring her fussing over him cause he knew it would make her feel better. From the little I’ve known of Kai so far, he was very smart and emotionally intelligent.

As I kept staring at them, I felt like a stranger, like I didn’t deserve to be here right now.

But he is my son, isn’t he? Even though he doesn’t know yet, and I couldn’t tell him yet, he was mine regardless. And even though I’m nothing but a stranger to him for now, I’ll work towards rectifying that as fast as possible.

As I walked the rest of the distance leading to the bed, I caught sight of my betas and deltas who were still in

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23: some good things here, but I ignored them and rounded the bed so I was standing in front of Ciara who was right beside Kai. As soon as her eyes met mine, she gulped and averted her gaze, her cheeks flushing a little. I felt the pain in my chest slowly ebb away now that I was close to her and again, a feeling of awe settled within me. As my gaze darted to my son, I felt a deep urge to take him in my arms and hold him close to me. To tell him that I was his father and to apologize for not being in his life until right now even though me not being in his life this whole time wasn’t my fault. But I couldn’t do any of that yet, to avoid overwhelming him per doctor’s suggestion. All of that could wait till later. Presently, helping him prepare for his upcoming shift is more important.

“Hey, kid. How are you feeling?” I breathed out as our eyes locked. He looked so much like me that it would be obvious by a single glance that he was my kid.

He scowled, his cute nose scrunching up. “Aish, I’m not a kid, I already told you before,”

I laughed softly, happy to see that he was still as opinionated as ever.

“What’s your name then?” I asked even though I knew it. Kids prefer when they get to introduce themselves to someone by themselves.

“It’s Kai.” He beamed at me, a cute grin which I returned while my heart soared.

“Whats your name, mister?” He asked, now eying me curiously.

“It’s Zoren.” I revealed and he hummed, eying me up like he was accessing me.

“I like you a little, Zoren.” He declared and I laughed a little, feeling pleased. There’s a buzzed, pleased feeling in my chest right now, one I couldn’t remember the last time I felt it.

“My mommy said you two are friends, is that true?” He asked and Ciara sighed beside him, looking embarrassed, her face reddened in an adorable way. I forced myself to look away from the sight.

“Your mommy is right. We’re really good friends.” I confirmed and he looked me up and down again, deep in thoughts.

“Why did you try to hurt my mommy yesterday then? If you two are friends. Friends don’t hurt each other.” He revealed and Ciara stiffened.

“Kai!” Ciara called out, then she looked at me apologetically.

But I liked that the kid was this bold. It didn’t annoy me at all.

“That was because I assumed she was someone else. I wouldn’t hurt your mommy. Scouts honor.” I said to him and he beamed brightly, it made my chest ache pleasantly again.

“That’s good. I like you more, Zoren. I don’t like people who hurt my mom. When they hurt her or make her scared, she smells sad and frightened.” He frowned at the end of his sentence and my eyes widened in surprise, while Ciara looked like she wanted to faint.

God. This kid is perfect.

“You can tell how people smell?” I asked, feeling incredibly awed when he nodded proudly.

He pointed at his mummy. “My mommy smells like flowers, like my favorite cake too…” he trailed off to stare at me, his brows furrowed in cute confusion. “She smells a little of you though.” He added and everyone choked in the room.

“Why do you smell like him, mommy?” He faced Ciara whose face was now burning brightly.