“Miss Collins,” she greeted, eyes flicking over the three men crowding my bedside before settling on me. “It’s good to see you awake. How are you feeling?”

“Like I lost a fight,” I joked weakly.

She offered a small smile before glancing at the monitors beside me. “You had a vasovagal episode… essentially, you fainted due to a drop in blood pressure. Given your symptoms, we ran a few tests to rule out any underlying causes.” She paused, her gaze softening. “That’s how we discovered it.”

A strange pressure built in my chest. “Discovered what?”

The doctor hesitated for only a second before saying, “You’re pregnant, Miss Collins.”

The world tilted again—only this time, I was fully awake to feel it.

Suffocating silence stretched in the room. My heartbeat pounded in my ears, louder than the machines, louder than the words still echoing in my head.

Pregnant.

I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. Wasthatwhy I’d been feeling so… off?

Kai stiffened beside me.

Samuel released a sharp breath, his hand finally closing over mine.

Adam hadn’t moved at all. He was completely still, his jaw clenched, his eyes locked onto me with an intensity that made my stomach twist.

The doctor kept speaking, but I barely registered the words… prenatal care, next steps, follow-ups. It all blurred together, static against the roaring in my head.

This wasn’t part of the plan.

I glanced at the three men around me, their faces etched with emotions I couldn’t fully process right now.

What happens next?

I had no idea.

Shock settled over me, numbing the edges of my thoughts.

Pregnant pregnant pregnant…

The word repeated in my head, but it felt distant, like it was happening to someone else.

I barely noticed the doctor finishing her explanations, barely heard the rustling of papers as she handed over instructions for follow-ups and care.

Before I could even process what was happening, a nurse came in to remove my IV, and the next thing I knew, I was being discharged.

It was all so fast. Like a damn whirlwind, when all I needed was a moment to pause.

To adjust.

Samuel handled the paperwork. Adam gathered my things. Kai stayed glued to my side, his hand never straying far from mine, as if he thought I might collapse again.

It all felt surreal, like I was floating through someone else’s life.

One minute I was in a hospital bed, the next I was being wheeled toward the exit, my body moving, but my mind still stuck in that moment.

You’re pregnant, Miss Collins.

How could I be pregnant?

I mean, logically, I knew, contraception hadn’t exactly been at the forefront of my mind in the heat of the moment, but still…