CH 28 Garrett His eyes moved over her and landed right on her stomach as Huntley roused inside his mind , at the excitement that was starting to build inside his human , which was now filtering into his beast ; it had woken his wolf , and he was curious himself and wanted to look Harmony for himself , when he realised why Garrett was so very happy , all of a sudden . Yes , she was definitely pregnant , and Garrett could smell it now , pick it up for what it was , now that he understood what was going on with her . How sweet she smelled to him . He felt Huntley focus solely on that particular thing ; her being pregnant . Garret was shifted all the way to the back of his mind , as Huntley pushed forward to take full control of him , a second later . Garrett prayed that Harmony wouldnt regain consciousness while his beasts brilliant green eyes stared down at her , assessing her for what he thought was their own pup growing inside of her . He didnt want her to wake up and see his beast on the surface and become scared of them . Huntley lifted her face all the way up to his , as his head tilted a little Whats wrong with her ? he asked as he realised , she was not conscious . She threw up and then fainted is all . Garrett told him . Stated wasnt feeling so well . He watched as Huntley assessed her himself , her heart rate ; it was good and strong and her breathing was regular and even , she had simply just fainted ; pregnant women were known to do that . He moved his face right to hers and looked at her for a long moment . Then he just leaned down and buried his face right into her neck and smelled her all long and deep , trying to scent the truth of the matter . She smelled soft and sweet like a cinnamon donut to his beast and he purred just a little as he detected the scent of his own pup . His hand moved gently over her abdomen slowly , almost as if caressing it , and he could feel the steady and furiously beating heartbeat , the warmth that radiated off of the fetus inside of her , indicating it was wolfen and not human , their body temperature ran hotter . Then , after just a moment of standing there , all his wolfen senses listening , smelling and feeling the growing fetus inside of Harmony , he growled softly our pup . Before receding to the back of Garretts mind once more . Garrett stared down at Harmony , still unconscious in his arms , and a smile touched his face 1/5 CH 28 +8 Point : as he looked at her . She was so very lovely , and their one night of pleasure had seen them conceive his pup . A soft chuckle escaped him at the thought of it , as he pulled her body up against his , and he held her to him . That smile turned into a full blown grin as he just stood there and cradled her in his arms . He couldnt scent her out as his Mate but that didnt mean Huntley wouldnt have picked something up just now , smelling her all deep like that , Mate ? he asked his beast . Unknown , but that is definitely our pup growing inside of her . His eyes moved about the room as he wondered what to do with her , and he realised it was now Christmas Eve , as his eyes saw the clock on the wall , it was three in the morning . Harmony was giving him , Alpha Garrett : a baby for Christmas . It was the best damned Christmas present hed ever gotten . He was allowing his mind to wander a moment later as he leaned back on the bench behind him and just let her body rest on his , one hand on the small of her back , and the other up at the base of her neck , to hold her to him . He thought about all he had seen with her over the past few days , and he understood right in that moment , all the things hed seen , the way shed gripped her lower abdomen at her desk , and stated she had cramps ; that was growing pains . Ryan had stated she wasnt feeling well , was tired ; how quickly she had fallen asleep in his office . That was her body needed proper rest , to allow for the growth of their child . She was carrying an Alpha pup , which would grow rapidly compared to that of a human child . She was going to feel exhausted at times and have more cramping sensations , possibly even pain at times . But that sweet smell about her , that had made him want to eat a donut this morning , that was the scent of her carrying his pup . Sweet and delicious to him , like his favourite treat . He did enjoy a good cinnamon donut . He could eat half a dozen of them at times . He liked not only the smell but the taste as well . He mind linked to his Beta , and he didnt even try to keep the excitement out of his voice . What is it ? came back the reply . Harmony is pregnant . Burst out of him with a half laugh . What ? He could feel his Beta on the move now , and quickly so with the pack tether , and then just 10 seconds later he was standing in the cafeteria doorway staring at him wide eyed Whos ? he 2/5 CH 28 asked . Garrett smiled right at him as he hugged her a little , Mine . Huntley can tell , can smell it . he looked down at her She smells like a cinnamon donut to me . he laughed . Then he looked back at his Beta , I even thought that this morning , made me want to eat a donut , when I sat next to her , but I didnt put two and two together , shes on birth control . She is I checked that myself , Wyatt nodded Whats wrong with her ? he asked him , stepping into the room . His head tilted as he assessed her himself . She fainted . He told him and then looked at her Shit . He muttered , he had been too consumed with joy to think about her state and getting her off to the pack doctor . Better get her to the pack hospital . he leaned down and scooped her up bridal style , and was on the move a moment later . They were both staring at her in the elevator , her head resting on his chest all curled up like . she belonged right there , and he bit his lip and tried to stop smiling about it , but he just couldnt stop smiling , couldnt hold it in at all . Your mother is going to go nuts , Wyatt snorted , and shes going to tell both your sisters to get pregnant as well . What ? Oh , hell no we cant tell her . he murmured No , we need to keep this under wraps for the moment , Harmony doesnt even know weve slept together , she doesnt even know shes pregnant , I dont think . Unlikely , Ryan would have picked up on that if she knew . I highly doubt shes thinking it . Wyatt nodded . I agree , I dont think she knows . We have to keep it quiet for now , Goddess , if mother finds out , she will have me dating her in less than a second , with a view to Marking and Mating her . Like you wouldnt want to . Youre grinning like the Cheshire Cat right now , Wyatt laughed and pointed right at him , Happy as can be , how the hell are you going to keep that smile from your mother ? I dont know . He snorted . Best we think about that and come up with a plan . Ah , youve got a bigger problem than that , I think , Wyatt murmured as they stepped out onto the fourth floor and into the hospital . And that would be ? Garret asked him , a little confused . A mind link was established to him from Wyatt so no one in the ward would hear them , She 3/5 CH 28 doesnt know the two of you have slept together , you just stated that yourself . So she is never going to believe that baby is yours , likely to think its Damiens .' His eyes moved right to his Beta as he realised the man was right , she was going to think it was Damien Blackwells child . He muttered , and the smile was gone from his face . That was a dilemma that had to be sorted out and very quickly . No human was laying claim to his child . He had no idea how long it would take for her to deliver the child either . She was human , and even if she was his Mate , come the next full moon , and he now would be standing right there in front of her or nearby to find out . He couldnt just go and Mark and Mate her , he had to do this the human way . He certainly couldnt Mark and Mate her while she was pregnant , so that was going to have to be put off into the future as well . Though he could probably mate her , maybe if he was gentle about it . But he definitely could not Mark her at all . That would bring about her bodys need to shift on the following full moon if she was to get a wolf herself , and that would destroy their pup . So no Marking until after the pup was born . He saw his doctor , Kristen , coming down the ward . Alpha what is it ? My secretary passed out , I can feel shes with child , I dont think she knows , threw up , then told me she felt terrible and passed right out . Oh , bring her this way . he followed her to a ward and put Harmony on a bed , How far along would you know ? He nodded a few weeks Id say . He stated but said nothing more about that , hed already done the math , 18 days . Shes not really eaten much or drank much today . He stated changing the subject , as he stood watching Kristen attended to a set of Obs and inserted a cannula then hooked her up to an IV a moment later to run fluids . She does look a bit on the worn out side . She stood and stared up at him . Ill do some bloods , and well see how far along she is . organise a first ultrasound depending on what she tells me about how far along she thinks she is . 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