Chapter 42

Celine frowned at what she thought was her bodyguard intimidating a cashier trying to do her job, she had picked up on the fact that the Omega had been trying to turn her away at the start but that didn’t warrant a threat to the poor girl.

“Maybe you should both wait outside, I can handle this,” She said to them, her voice stern.

“Unfortunately, we have orders from the boss to not let out of our sight,” Scott supplied while Roy kept his gaze on the cashier who quickly ducked around a hallway.

Celine sighed longsuffferingly, knowing that they weren’t making that up because that sounded exactly like what Asher would say. They didn’t have to wait long in the middle of the waiting room because a doctor came hurrying to them. He was an older Beta with graying hair and gentle eyes.

“I’m really sorry for the subpar treatment, anyone important to Alpha Asher is welcome here.” He said in a rush, his smile nervous. “So please come with me, I’ll attend to you right away.”

“Oh,” Celine murmured, pleasantly surprised by this outcome. “Thank you.”

Her bodyguards weren’t kidding about their orders because they made sure to inspect the doctor’s office before camping right outside the door, no doubt listening for any sound of distress from her. Celine tried her hardest to ignore her presence, knowing that it was either this or being locked up in Asher’s bedroom.

“Please take a seat, miss?”

“Celine,” She supplied, sitting. There were posters on the wall, files on his table and other medical paraphernalia filling the room. It was cluttered without being messy, and it was just as cozy as she had expected it to be.

“It’s so nice to meet you, Miss Celine, “I’m Doctor Rogers, Head Doctor at Comfort Haven Clinic.”

Celine wished she could tell the jittery man to calm down but she had a feeling that it would only have the opposite effect on him, she felt bad about intruding on such a cozy space in this manner but she would prefer to be treated in a place that she knew had only her best interests at heart.

“It’s nice to meet you too, Doctor Rogers, " She replied politely, sitting up. “I merely came to get some heat suppressants, you didn’t have to go out of your way like this.”

The doctor blinked in surprise like he needed a moment to process her words, “You’re too kind, Miss Celine but honestly, that is the least I could do…”

Her visit to the hospital had taken a little over half an hour and that was because he had checked her vitals and when she told him at his bidding that she had just had her heat, he suggested a pregnancy test. So although she hadn’t spent a long time there, it had quickly become nerve-wracking for her.

She could instinctively feel that she wasn’t pregnant but when she was made to take the test, doubts started creeping up on her. The urine test came out negative but the doctor insisted on her having a blood test just to be sure, it was almost like he was hoping that she turned out pregnant.

Celine had gone to the hospital in such high spirits, happy to be out of the house again but now all of that excitement was gone with the threat of pregnancy looming over her head. She was distracted on the ride to Asher’s bar, wondering if she should tell him or not. There was no reason to tell him about it unless the results came back positive, *right?* But why did it make her feel like she was hiding something very important from him.

The bar was different this time, and it was also bustling. It was somewhat of a blessing that she was distracted by the weight of her thoughts, because she caught the attention of everyone by showing up with two armed bodyguards behind her only to be led directly to the backrooms.

Celine was beginning to get used to all the intimidating men holding even more intimidating weapons, it also helped that they were all polite to her and recently, they had taken to treating her like she was a miracle come to life. She only gave them absent smiles though, walking right over to Asher whose stare caught her attention out of the many men present.

He rested his head on a fist, slouched deeply on his massive chair as he watched her walk over. Celine was no longer self-conscious as she used to be which was impressive considering that she now wore Asher’s mating mark as well as several love bites. She found herself focusing on keeping her expression neutral, she was a terrible liar, especially if Asher were to ask her upfront about her trip to the hospital.

Her chest constricted as he pulled her on him, kissing him back with fervor to distract herself from the thoughts pounding in her head. Fortunately, she didn’t get hit with any questions, Asher returning to the meeting her arrival had interrupted after looking her over intently to make sure she was unharmed.

Celine was just content to be close to him, resting her head against his shoulder as the deep cadence of his voice rumbled through her. Her erratic heartbeat calmed quickly with Asher’s scent enveloping her, *she could almost fall asleep like this…*

Her moment of peace was interrupted by everyone leaving all of a sudden, attracting her attention. She hadn’t been listening to the conversation so the room emptying out of nowhere came without warning, surprising her.

She sat up slightly, watching the last person close the door behind them, leaving just the two of them in the spacious office. Asher’s hand on her jaw brought her attention back to her, her pulse starting to race at their closeness for all the wrong reasons.

“Are you alright?” Asher quietly asked, his hazel gaze searching.

“W-What?” Celine tried to play it off, acting confused.

Asher frowned, “Your scent was sour when you came in.”