Rejecting The Alpha Twins (Regan) novel Chapter 101

Xavier POV

This doctor is starting to piss me off. He’s asking pointless questions about Regan instead of just giving us the news about what is wrong with her. I just want him to get to the gist of it and I want him to stop smiling, while my mate is no doubt ill or injured. I can feel my body tensing the longer he probes Regan and when he does speak the words it’s as though my body grows cold in disbelief. Whatever he had been about to say, I hadn't anticipated this.

“Congratulations Miss Lourdes, the blood results have confirmed that you are a couple of weeks pregnant. Early still but we managed to catch it. It explains all the symptoms you’ve been experiencing and the fainting spell that you just had right now" he explained kindly.

Silence. Regan looks as though all the blood has drained out of her face. For a moment all of us stand there in shock, our heads turning to look at the doctor who looks somewhat taken aback by our reaction or rather lack of one. I close my eyes for a moment and then reopen them, feeling as though I'm flailing in the dark.

“I assume that this is good news?” the doctor asked us uncertainly, peering over his spectacles as Regan began to nod numbly.

“Yes,” I answered hastily, my grin growing wide.

Of course, it was good news. The best kind. I was ecstatic and relieved now that I knew there was nothing seriously wrong with Regan. I could practically feel my body bouncing with excitement.

My mate, or our mate, I thought glancing at my equally stunned brother was pregnant with our child. My wolf was practically purring with a smug expression on his face. I beamed. I hadn’t thought that this could be a possibility but now that I knew, I was going to ensure that my mate was well taken care of. My protective instincts were surging to the fore.

“Pregnant” Regan still looked dumbfounded by the news and more than a little tense.

“Yes,” the doctor said with patience, adjusting his spectacles and then glancing down at his clipboard. “Now, your iron is a little low, so you need to make sure that you get plenty of red meat and more leafy green vegetables. You were slightly dehydrated so make sure you drink more water. Try to limit your stress” he added kindly, glancing at Xander and me, “and above all don’t overdo things. Shifting of course” he paused as Regan went crestfallen “is absolutely out of the question. Only white wolves can shift without harming their offspring and they are rare” he muttered sounding apologetic.

He had no idea he was addressing a white wolf. Regan instantly perked up even as the doctor continued to consult his clipboard with a frown on his face.

“Nothing more came up in the blood tests,” he said with a relieved exhale. “So as soon as you want to be discharged, I’m happy to have the paperwork signed by one of your mates and then you can go,” he said nonchalantly, nodding his head at Regan.

“I want to leave now please” Regan’s voice was shaky.

She looked on the verge of tears. Was she not happy by the news? I could feel myself feeling somewhat concerned as I continued to watch her closely, looking for signs that she was unhappy.

I glanced at Xander whose eyes were bleak. “I’ll fill out the paperwork,” he silently followed the doctor out of the room and avoided our eyes.

I moved closer to Regan and instinctively put my arm around her, pulling her in closer to me and snuggling against her. I sniffed her familiar scent, noting that it had changed but only slightly and it was almost impossible to tell unless you searched for the change.

“How are you feeling?” I asked her, still grinning like an idiot.