Page 56 of Bratva Wolf

“We’ll give it a little longer and see if it starts to help.”

The door opens and a dark-haired nymph enters the room with my brother close on her heels. “I’m sorry. Your regular OB is in a delivery. So, you get me. I’m Dr. Dominguez.” She approaches the bed. “We’re going to do an ultrasound to check on the baby.” She sifts through papers on her clipboard. “No bleeding?”

Red shakes her head. “No.” She reaches for the basin and dry heaves.

The pixie frowns. “That won’t do.” She turns her head to the internist. “Call in a dose of fifty milligrams of Meclizine.”

He sighs. “I was going to do it.”

“Well, run along and do it now. She’s miserable.”

He steps out of the room as she moves to the bed. “I’ll go get it if someone’s not back soon.” She pats Red’s hand. “First baby?”

She nods. “Yeah.”

She puts her stethoscope to Red’s chest. “Breathe for me.”

Red breathes in and out. The doctor checks her pulse and smiles. She puts the stethoscope against her abdomen. “Nice rhythm. Do you know what you’re having?”

I answer. “Yes. A boy.” The image of the ER room in the Outer Banks flashes through my brain.

“Great.” She pats Red’s hand. “Baby’s heart rate is steady at a hundred and forty-eight beats per minute. That’s perfect.” She smiles at both of us and turns, stopping still in front of Wystan. Her smile dips at the steamy look on my brother’s face. “Uh. Hello?”

He smiles. It’s a real smile, not one of his fake ones used to throw us off. “Hi.”

She casts a glance back to us. “I’ll make sure that medication is coming.” She walks out as Wystan stares.

“Wystan?”

My brother is slow to respond. “What?”

“You like her?”

He scoffs. “Who wouldn’t? She’s a goddess.”

Chucking, Red swipes at my arm. “Another one bites the dust.”

I cock my head at the woman I love, and she smirks. “You act like it’s a bad thing.”

I kiss her hand. “No. You’re the very best thing, and if he can find someone who makes him as happy as you make me, I’m all for it.”

EPILOGUE

AUGUST

THANE

“Ow!”

I startle out of a deep sleep and turn to Red.

She’s sitting upright in our bed, gripping my arm and panting. “Wake up!”

I jump out of bed and run around to her side. “Baby?”

“No. I wanted to talk about the show we streamed this evening.” She grabs her stomach. “Fuck.”

“Okay.” I turn on the lamp on her bedside stand and help her to stand.

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