Labor Pain And A Mate Who Ignored My Pleas Chapter 05

Labor Pain And A Mate Who Ignored My Pleas Chapter 05

POV: Vincent Blackthorn

The mate bond yanked at my chest like a clawed hand.

I jerked my hand back from Unity.

“Unity, rest. I need to check on her.”

“Vincent,” she grabbed my sleeve, voice trembling. “The doctor said my pup isn’t stable yet. Please

come back soon. I’m scared.”

But the unease in my chest was suffocating. I couldn’t stay,

“Yeah,” I said absently, peeling her fingers off. Then I turned and walked out.

I floored it all the way back, running through plans in my head.

When Fiona delivered safely, I’d give her the best recovery suite in the pack. The top neonatal team. The softest nursery. The most expensive moonstone jewelry.

Anything she wanted. Whatever it took to stop her from looking at me with that hollow calm.

At a red light, an ambulance screamed past, its siren rattling my skull.

For a second, I thought I saw Zara’s face through the window.

A horrible thought clawed up my throat.

Was Fiona hurt?

No.

I’d called Thomas that afternoon. He said everything was fine. Fiona was still at the Pack House.

But the dread kept spreading, drowning my

I grabbed my phone and called Fiona.

No answer.

She was just angry. She wasn’t picking up.

I called Thomas.

wolf.

No answer.

Thomas always answered.

My hands shook as I dialed Zara.

She picked up with a snarl: “Vincent, you animal. You don’t deserve to be Alpha.”

My heart stopped. I slammed the brakes, nearly swerving into the guardrail.

“Zara, what are you talking about? Are you home? Fiona and Thomas won’t pick up.”

“You dare ask about Fiona?” Zara’s rage was a wildfire. “She’s in an ambulance right now. The

healers say she might not make it.”

“Vincent, you let that woman butcher your Luna and your pup.”

“You’d better pray she survives-because if she doesn’t, I’ll drag you off the Alpha throne myself.”

I gripped the wheel until my knuckles turned white, my voice shaking.

“No. That’s not possible.”

“Zara, you’re lying. You’ve never approved of me using other she-wolves to get a reaction out of

Fiona. You’ve always hated Unity.”

“Yes. That’s it. You’re making this up to guilt me into changing my ways.”

“I’m almost home. I’ll see Fiona standing there, alive and well.”

Zara didn’t answer.

On her end, chaos erupted.

“The Luna’s hemorrhaging. Fetal heartbeat is fading. Move, move,

The line went dead.

I caught my reflection in the rearview mirror. I looked like a ghost.

No. No, Fiona was fine. She was waiting for me.

I dialed Gamma with shaking fingers.

move!”

“Buy the most expensive limited-edition jewelry. And the best baby supplies. Now. Deliver them to

the Pack House immediately.”

I hung up and floored the gas again, racing toward home.