Page 42 of The Dragon's Perfect Omega
Zim's heart wasn't beating anymore.
Wide-eyed, I stared at my mate, looking so pale but so perfect in his hospital bed. "No!" I heard myself scream, even though no one else would hear me. "No!"
I was still screaming when I woke up. After the sterile white of the hospital room, the semi-dark of my bedroom confused me. The sun was only just starting to rise outside, sending the first rays of orange light through the blinds on my window.
"Lowen?" A hand landed on my shoulder. Zim's hand. I whirled around to him. I must have woken with a start, because I was already sitting up when I looked at him. "Is everything okay?" he asked.
No, nothing was okay. But how could I tell him that?
It would only freak him out. I ran both of my hands back through my hair, trying to clear my head. I was in my room. Zim was with me. We were safe. Both of us.
For now.
"Did you have a bad dream?" Zim asked, honest curiosity in his gaze as he eyed me, and maybe a hint of concern.
How loud had I been?
"I'm sorry if I scared you, I just..." I shook my head. "I had a vision. I don't get them super often, but when they happen, there's nothing I can do about them."
"Oh." Zim looked even more curious now. A grin started to take hold of his mouth. "See anything interesting?"
"Nothing as interesting as what's before me," I gave back, letting my eyes travel down Zim's torso. We'd both slept in the nude. Zim's narrow hips were covered by the sheets, but last night's memories filled in the details that were hidden from my gaze.
Zim laughed when he noticed that I was ogling him. "You're such a perv."
"Only for you." Leaning in, I gave him a short kiss. He let it happen. Of course he did. Heenjoyedit. I could tell by the pleased sound he made in the back of his throat when I rubbed my thumb over one of his nipples. He was so open to me now. So perfect.
How could I let anything happen to him?
Memories of the vision gripped me like an ice cold hand around my neck and refused to let go.
Zim's pale skin. The heart monitor.
I couldlosehim.
"Lowen?" Zim broke the kiss, his intelligent blue eyes staring into mine. "What's wrong? If you don't want to do anything, that's fine. I mean, your parents might be in the house now and—"
"No, that's not what I'm worried about. I'm never going to be ashamed of being with you, okay?"
The words made him shut up.
"I'm sorry," he said after a moment.
I pressed my lips to his forehead. "You've got nothing to apologize for. I just... The vision. I can't shake it." I couldn't tell him everything, but I could tell himsomethings, couldn't I? Ihadto. This concerned both of us.
"What happened?"
I rested both of my hands on my mate's slim shoulders. "Don't freak out on me, but... is thereanychance you could be pregnant?"
Zim frowned, his whole face a picture of confusion. "What are you talking about?"
I took in the colors of the man who shared my bed with me. They were all pastel and mellow this morning. Soft tones. Relaxed tones. He wasn't hiding anything from me. At least not consciously.
"You were pregnant in my vision," I told him.
Zim's frown grew even deeper. "I can't get pregnant. The only ones who can get pregnant are women and..."
"Women and omegas." Why had he hesitated saying that? When I thought about it, all of my friends' human mates were omegas. Ifmymate was an omega as well, there'd be nothing surprising about that.
