Long Awaited Mate Is A Baby novel Chapter 22

Ever since I've met Allie, my world drifted to her. I didn't care about the pack like I used to, it didn't seem to matter to me. I was just so happy to know that I had found my mate, something that felt like it was truly mine.

I've had a lot of things in life, and I've been very lucky. But I've always had to share. Even with the pack, it never felt like it was truly mine. But Allie is. And I can't just ignore that.

I sit with Allie a little longer before the door creaking open startles me. At first, I think it's Micah, and I freeze, ready to shift in a heartbeat if I need to.

But I don't catch his scent, so I calm down, thinking it's probably a doctor coming to check on their Luna.

But I'm wrong again. The door opens fully before shutting again, leaving Peter standing in the middle of the room, lanky and awkward.

I wait for him to speak.

"Um, hello," he says quietly.

I nod in acknowledgement. Where is Lucy?

"I came to see my daughter," Peter explains quickly.

"I figured as much,"

He nods and walks to the opposite side of the bed as me, sitting down in a chair.

"She doesn't look too good," he murmurs, mostly to himself I believe.

"Are you referring to the several tubes an wires hooked into her body, or the fact that she's grown faster than we thought?" I snarl.

Peter pales. "Both, I guess," He pauses ans swallows. "How did this even happen?"

Now it's my turn to pale. "I'm not sure exactly... But I think the venom from my mark caused it,"

I can tell Peter has to force back his growl. So I change the subject quickly. I don't want to get in a fight with him right now.

"Where's Lucy?" I ask.

Peter sighs and runs a hand through his hair before waving it around in a quick gesture.

"I'm not sure. She's somewhere," he says.

"Did she not tell you?"

He shrugs. "Not exactly. She just said she had something to do. I just let it go,"

I hear Peter sniff, a sign that shows he's hiding his tears. I have to admit that I'm doing the same thing.

"The mark that Allie bears is yours, correct, Alpha?" the doctor asks me.

I nod. "Yes, its mine,"

He looks back to his clipboard, nodding slowly. "It looks like when you marked her, the venom didn't mix well with her body. She's still very young, and even if she appears to be older, she's not. Werewolves bodies are ready to be marked and mated at sixteen. Allie isn't anywhere near that, in real time or in her fast growth,"

He pauses, sighing, before giving me a hard glare. "Her body is trying to resist the mark, as it's not ready for it yet, and that is taking all of her energy away. Her body currently, isn't capable of doing much on it's own, which is why you see so many wires and tubes attached to her. We have to keep her heart beating with a system, and make sure she stays hydrated with an IV."

The doctors words make me feel like a steel brick has been dropped in the pit of my stomach. This is my fault. My fault. I did this to her. I knew I shouldn't have, but I did anyway.

I feel like I might throw up.

"When Will she wake up, doctor?" Peter asks softly. "Any clue?"

The doctor shakes his head. "I have no idea. There is no indication showing when she'll awake. But if I had to guess, I don't think she'll wake up at all,"

My heart breaks, shatters, and falls, all at once. I don't think she'll wake up at all. How could I do this?