Oops… I Went Into Heat and My Alpha Daddies Claimed Me

KEISHA’S POV

I stayed quiet for a while after Callum finished speaking, staring down at my legs.

I couldn’t blame him for being angry. Looking back at everything that had happened, I knew I should have told him about the raven from the beginning, even if I hadn’t trusted the person behind the messages. The warnings had been strange, and now a chandelier had nearly fallen on me at the exact party the second letter had mentioned. Keeping something like that to myself had been reckless, and I knew it.

"I should have told you," I admitted eventually. "I know that now."

Callum’s expression remained hard, although some of the anger in his eyes had settled. "You should have told me when you received the first letter, Keisha. I understand that you didn’t know who sent it, but that’s precisely why I needed to know. If someone is watching you and sending you warnings, I need to know about it before something happens."

I paused. "I was afraid you’d react exactly like this."

"I would rather be angry with you for telling me than find out after someone has already tried to hurt you."

There wasn’t much I could say to that because he was right. I lowered my eyes and nodded, and after a moment, his expression softened enough for me to realize he wasn’t trying to punish me. He was frightened. The anger was simply the only way he seemed capable of handling that fear.

"I’ll investigate it," he said. "The letters, the raven, the chandelier and anyone who could have had access to the hall."

"Okay"

"And if that bird comes back, you tell me immediately." He told me.

"I will." I nodded.

He studied me for another moment before finally letting the matter rest. I returned to my room not long afterward, exhausted enough that I didn’t even bother changing before sitting on the edge of the bed. My wound had started aching again, and I was still trying to decide whether I should call Becca when the door opened and Nadia walked in carrying a small medical kit. "You look like you’re about to fall asleep sitting there."

"I probably am." I smiled slightly.

She placed the kit on the bedside table and came over, examining the dressing around my injury before deciding it needed to be changed. I let her do it without protest because she had clearly made up her mind already.

She was careful, but I could still see the worry on her face whenever she looked at the bruising. "You don’t have to look at me like I’m dying." I muttered.

"I’m not." She didn’t look away from it.

"You are."

Nadia gave me a look and continued wrapping the fresh bandage around my wound. "I watched a chandelier fall on you tonight, Keisha. Then I watched you disappear beneath it and come out as a wolf that nobody has ever seen before. You can forgive me for being a little worried."

"I didn’t disappear. I shifted." I rolled my eyes.

"You know what I mean."

I smiled faintly. She finished tying the bandage and sat beside me, her shoulders finally relaxing now that she was satisfied with it. For a while, she didn’t say anything. Then she leaned back against the headboard and stared at the ceiling.. "I don’t care what they say about your wolf."

I turned toward her. "What?"

"All those people at the party. I heard them talking. I heard some of them saying it was strange, and I heard someone mention that it could mean something bad. I don’t care." She looked at me then, her expression unusually serious. "You saved yourself. That’s all I care about. You were right there when that thing fell, and somehow you shifted quickly enough to survive it."

My hand instinctively moved to my stomach. "What if the babies were hurt?"

Nadia immediately shook her head. "We don’t know that they were."

"But the chandelier fell directly on me." I reminded her.

"And you survived."

"What about them?" My tone suddenly turned worried.

"We’ll get you checked tomorrow." She assured me.

I looked down at my stomach again. "Nadia, what if—"

"Don’t." Her voice wasn’t harsh, but it was firm enough to stop me. "You don’t have to scare yourself with things that haven’t happened. You already survived the horse, and the doctor told you the babies were fine. Tonight was frightening, but you’re still here. Tomorrow we’ll go to the clinic, they’ll check everything, and then you’ll have your answer."

I breathed out slowly. "You’re right."

Nadia stayed with me until I fell asleep, and when morning came, I found her still beside me.

We went downstairs together for breakfast, and she spent most of the meal making sure I actually ate instead of pushing food around my plate.

By the time we finished, I’d agreed that there was no reason to delay the checkup. I wanted to know that the babies were fine, and I wanted the doctor to make sure the impact from the night before hadn’t caused some problem we couldn’t feel yet.

We had barely reached the entrance when Vera appeared from the hallway. "Where are you two going?"

"The clinic," Nadia answered before I could. "We’re getting Keisha checked after what happened last night."

Vera’s expression immediately changed. "I’m coming."

I looked at her skeptically. "You don’t have to."

"I didn’t say I had to. I’m still coming."

There was no point arguing with her. A short while later, the three of us were on our way to the clinic, and I spent most of the journey trying not to think about every possible thing that could go wrong.

The doctor examined me carefully once we arrived. She checked the bruising first, then moved on to the pregnancy examination while Nadia and Vera waited nearby. I tried to remain calm, but every minute that passed without the doctor saying anything made my nerves worse.

Nadia noticed. "Remain calm."

I gave her a tired look. "What if something happened?"

"You’ve been saying that since breakfast. The doctor hasn’t said there’s a problem, so stop creating one for yourself."

I almost laughed. "You make everything sound so simple actually."

"Because you’re making everything complicated."

The doctor eventually finished the examination and stepped away to check the results. I watched her closely as she studied the reports, trying to understand her expression. When she finally looked up, she smiled. "Everything looks good."

I felt my shoulders drop in relief. "The babies?"

"Both are fine. Their heartbeats are strong, and I don’t see anything suggesting that the accident affected the pregnancy. You should still be careful, especially with the pain you’re experiencing, but there’s no reason for you to panic."

I closed my eyes for a moment, relief washing through me so quickly that I nearly laughed. "Thank you."

Nadia was smiling beside me. "I told you."

Vera reached over and squeezed my shoulder. "See? They’re strong."

I looked down at my stomach and placed my palm over it, unable to stop the smile that spread across my face.

"They really are."

After the doctor gave me a few more instructions, I stepped into the restroom before we left. When I returned, Nadia and Vera were already gathering their things, and we were almost out of the clinic when my phone rang and I looked at the screen.

Lyra.

I answered immediately. "Hello?"

"What happened?"

I stopped walking and turned slowly toward Nadia. She suddenly found something very interesting about the wall beside her. "How did you hear about that?"

Lyra’s voice came through the phone, full of the exact concern I’d expected.

"Don’t change the subject. Nadia told me you were nearly crushed by a chandelier."

I looked at Nadia again and she gave me a guilty smile.

"You told her?" I hissed.

"I was worried!" She whispered harshly. "And your sister was going to find out anyway."

I pressed the phone closer to my ear as Lyra continued talking.."Keisha, I leave you alone for a few days and somehow you end up beneath a chandelier. What am I supposed to think when I hear something like that?"

"I’m fine." I assured her.

"That isn’t enough."

"The babies are fine too. We just finished the examination, and the doctor said they’re both strong." I informed her.

There was a brief silence. "You’re certain?"

"I’m certain." I nodded though she couldn’t see me.

Lyra exhaled, and some of the panic disappeared from her voice.."Good. Because I was already considering coming back."

"You were not." I shook my head.

"I said considering."

I couldn’t help laughing. Nadia was trying not to laugh too, which earned her another glare from me.

"Don’t encourage her," I warned.

Lyra immediately caught on. "Nadia is there, isn’t she?"

"Yes."

"I knew it." She shook her head.

I shook my head, smiling despite myself. Then, I looked down at myself, then toward the clinic doors we’d just walked through. "Taking care of her. Apparently that’s my job now."

At least my babies were safe.

Dream joal.