Pregnant and Rejected by My Alpha Mate novel Chapter 141

#Chapter 141 – Selene Wakes Up

My lashes flutter open to reveal a stark white room, a bevy of sterile, chemical scents filling my nose. I feel weighed down and dizzy at once, like I’m floating yet unable to move. I recognize this feeling, and I’ve woken up in this situation often enough to guess what happened.

I must have passed out from exhaustion, dehydration, stress, or all three. I’m back in the hospital, hooked up to half a dozen beeping machines and wearing a scratchy, unflattering paper gown. The world is dark beyond the windows, and I glance around for a clock. It was around ten o-clock this morning when I attempted to call Bastien, but it’s after 8pm now. I’ve been asleep all day.

Slowly but surely, the events which passed before I lost consciousness filter back through my mind, and I immediately want to find Lila. She must have been so scared.

As if reading my mind, Odette appears in my doorway a moment later, with Lila peeking around her legs. “Mommy!”

“Hello little bean!” I greet her with as much enthusiasm as I can muster. Pushing myself up to a sitting position, I extend my arms to the pup, “come here and give Mommy a hug.”

She toddles over without hesitation, clambering onto the bed and into my arms and ignoring Odette’s soft caution to be gentle with me. I don’t want my sweet daughter to be gentle any more than she does, I want her as close as possible. Her warm little body smothers me with affection, and I cuddle her close.

“How are you?” I ask anxiously, kissing her soft cheeks.

“Mommy you scared me!” she says, a note of accusation heavy in her voice. “You fain-ed and everyone got all loud.”

“I’m sorry, angel.” I breathe, “Mommy just got very tired very fast.”

“Cuz of da baby?” She inquired curiously.

*That’s right.” I agree, rocking her gently from side to side.

“Alright now, little one.” Odette tries to intervene, caressing Lila’s hair. “Your Mommy needs her rest.”

A nurse pokes her head around the doorway and echoes my mother-in-law’s advice, “Careful now, she really shouldn’t be in bed with you – though I’m glad to see you’re awake.”

glare at them both, Nuzzling my pup’s sweet-smelling skin and glowering over her shoulder.

“Easy Mama Bear,” Dr Kane moves around the nurse with a wide smile, “She can stay right where she is.”

The nurse looks like she wants to object, but the chief physician shoots her a quelling stare and she backs down immediately. He strides further into the room, greeting Odette warmly before turning to me, “How are you feeling Selene?”

“I’m alright.” I lie, in truth I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus.

I can tell no one is convinced by my falsehood, but my Lila Bean saves me from being called out. She glances warily at the handsome young doctor, “Whose dat?”

“I’m Dr. Kane.” He introduces himself. “I took care of your Mommy when she was carrying you, and I’m taking care of her and the new baby now.”

“If you’re taking care’f her, why’s she so sick?” Lila grumbles, surprising us all.

I try to laugh, but even that seems to take too much energy. The others laugh for me. “That can’t be helped sweetheart. I’d actually be a lot more sick if Dr Kane wasn’t helping me.” I remember well how difficult it was to get Dr’s in Asphodel to take my condition seriously. They wouldn’t prescribe me the anti-nausea drugs I requested until I’d been hospitalized twice in one week.

Lila doesn’t seem convinced, especially not when Dr Kane steps forward and reaches for her. “I won’t make you leave, but let’s just rearrange you a teensy bit so I can take a look at your Mommy, hmm?”

Lila stubbornly shakes her head and hugs me tighter, burying her face in my neck. Stroking my hand in soothing patterns up and down her spine, I give the Dr a beseeching look. “I hate to ask, but could you come back later? After this one has gone to bed?”

This gets my pup’s attention. Her little head pops up. “I sleep here, with you, Mommy.”

“Sweetheart, I wish you could stay with me, but it’s not allowed.” I sigh, pressing my lips to her hair.

“But Mommy, wanna stay!” Lila insists, sounding near tears.

Dr Kane eyes me as if trying to decipher whether I really do want her to stay or if I’m using the hospital rules as an excuse to give me some time to rest up alone. But it isn’t an excuse, I really do want her nearby. It was hard enough being away from her when everything was fine, but now that our lives are such a mess it gets harder and harder to let her out of my sight.

Reading my expression, Thomas nods, “I’ll tell you what, Ms. Lila. If you go get a cookie with your Grandma now so that I can have a minute with your Mommy, I’ll fix it so you can stay with her tonight.”

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#Chapter 141 – Selene Wakes Up

“But Dr-” The nurse objects looking horrified.

“She’s the Alpha’s mate.” He reminds her sharply. “If there was ever anyone worthy of making exceptions for, it’s her.”