Chapter : 910

Gavin’s POV

It was too soon; it was way too soon for the baby to be coming.

I knew I should have gotten her out of that place way sooner, but I wanted to give her a chance to prove herself in front of the party guests. I didn’t think it would lead to her accepting a death match challenge and nearly fighting Noah Blackwell,

though.

My hands trembled as I held Judy; we were in the backseat of the limo, and Erik was driving as fast as he could to Eliza’s clinic, upon Judy’s request.

I don’t think she knows there’s blood between her legs, and I won’t be the one to tell her. She says the baby is coming, but I think something is wrong, and the knot in my stomach will not ease. I spent the ride praying to the Moon Goddess not take my baby or my mate away. Not again… I cannot handle losing another mate.

“Erik, can you drive any faster?” Nan asked, impatiently, worry in her tone.

“I’m going as fast as I can given the circumstances,” Erik replied, glaring at her through the rear-view mirror. “The roads here are busy, and it’d be unsafe for me to go any faster when there’s a pregnant she-wolf in the back.”

“Okay, but this pregnant she-wolf is about to give birth to a baby in the backseat of this limo,” Nan said through her teeth. “It’d be wise if you got us to Eliza’s clinic, immediately.”

I was too numb to say anything. I only held Judy a little tighter, like I was afraid she’d slip away from me at any moment.

“Yeah… we are taking her to Eliza’s clinic right now,” Irene said into the phone that was pressed to her ear. “If you want to head there with Matt, we will be there soon.”

She was on the phone with Judy’s parents. That was probably the right move; my mind was completely blank right now, and I didn’t even think of getting in contact with them. I was glad that Irene at least thought of that, and I was grateful to have them both here… in Judy’s corner.

Once she hung up the phone, she turned to look at me.

“Should I call the Blackwell’s too?” She asked, raising her brows. “I have Selene’s number.”

I thought about it for a moment; it was probably a good idea, though I really didn’t want the Blackwells anywhere near Judy, considering two of them were the reasons this was happening in the first place. If Judy wasn’t under so much stress and using magic like she was, I doubted we’d be rushing to Eliza’s clinic right now.

But I knew that Selene and Zachary would want to know about this, so I nodded.

Irene pulled up Selene’s number before she pressed the phone to her cheek again. She started to talk ina low voice, and I drowned her out, my hold on Judy getting tighter. She had passed out almost right aftershe told me to take her to Eliza’s clinic Instead of the hospital. My entire body was shaking, and I willed it to stop, but it wouldn’t.

I brushed a strand of damp hair out of her face. When she fell to the ground in pain, she started to sweat a lot, and her neatly done hair started to get all over the place and get moist with the sweat.

Irene finally hung up the phone and turned to me.

“They are going to meet us there,” she informed me.

I nodded as I bent down and pressed my lips to Judy’s temple, sending yet another small prayer to the Moon Goddess.

Eliza’s clinic finally came into view, and Erik was quick to park. We didn’t wait for Erik to open the doors for us. I was already pushing through the door and carrying Judy out of the limo and towards the front doors of Eliza’s clinic.

She was already waiting for us.

“I got Nan’s text,” Eliza explained as she rushed towards us. “Get her in this room right away. I’ve called some extra medical aid, and they’ll be here any minute.”

I nodded and rushed her into the room, placing her on one of the medical beds. Judy groaned as I released her, and her eyes fluttered open for a moment.

“Our baby…” she whispered hoarsely.

I cupped her face with my hands

and pressed my lips to hers,

savoring her taste and basking in

her warmth. I tried to remain strong for her because that’s what she

needed right now. I tried to channel my strength and pass it to her through our mate bond. Though I knew she was strong on her own, we were even stronger together.

“We’re at Eliza’s clinic, just like you asked. Trust her… she’s got this,” I whispered against her lips.

She relaxed and gave me a slight nod as her eyes fluttered shut once again.

“I’m going to need some space to examine her,” Eliza said as she finished putting on

her gloves. “Alpha, I’m so sorry, but I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”

“I’m not leaving my mate,” I growled.

“I know you want to protect her, but

you can’t protect her from this, and

I’m going to need to do things that

be unpleasant for you and

your worr

to see, and I can’t have you interfering if you want me to save both Judy and the baby.”