Protect Me, Alpha King - Chapter 189: Chapter 189

Water Broke
"Your cervix is already dilated, Your Grace," the pack doctor informed me after doing some internal examination. The moment I entered his clinic, he asked me to lie down on the bed and asked his female attendant to check me, he said, "Four inches, to be specific. The baby is already close. You will be seeing him a few hours from now."
The pain would visit me every now and then, but the interval of the pain was long.
This was it.
I was going to give birth without Maxxwell beside me.
That bastard.
He had always been absent. It seemed like he followed my request to stay away from me. After he returned to the dungeon, I rarely saw him these past few weeks, but he would ask the twins to check on me every once. While sleeping, I felt his presence beside me, bringing me closer to his side, and I would snuggle closer to him. The following day, Maxxwell was gone. Then I would think that maybe everything was a dream. Maxxwell never visits our chamber. He let me stay alone in our chamber.
Tears simmered in my eyes while my lips trembled.
"Your Grace? Is everything okay?" the pack doctor asked in hesitation.
The female attendant helped me back on my feet while helping me get dressed. The pack doctor was at the corner, careful to give me privacy.
In all honesty, I don't care about privacy.
Back in my previous pack, Alpha Wade would strip me naked (sometimes) and punish me after that.
"N-nothing, Doctor."
It was my hormones.
Never will I cry because of the alpha king. So what if I will give birth alone? I can do it. And if ever he will not be beside me during my labor, I will technically leave him.
"It's not good to always cry, especially if you carry the baby, Your Grace. There might be complications along the way."
I forced a smile. "I will handle it, Doctor. So, what will I do now?"
"There are a lot of options you can do to help dilate your cervix faster."
"What are those?"
"Walk a lot. Do some gentle exercise. Relax with a warm shower. Or you can ask the alpha king to stimulate your nipples and..." He trailed off. "And what?"
"Have an orgasm. Or lots of it."
The doctor's attendant chuckled softly.
"The last two are impossible."
"Ah. The alpha king is busy. You can do the others."
Too busy that he could not even answer me through our bond.
"A couple of walks would be better. If you don't want to stay here, you can return if the pain never subsided and there is a lot of discharge."
A visit to Zenith's tomb would be the best as a form of exercise.
The female attendant assisted me to the entrance. "Thank you. I will be back."
The pack doctor looked at me, his expression softened. "Don't be too hard on yourself. Don't stress yourself. The baby will come out. You will be a great mother. The alpha king will be with you, Your Grace." His words warmed my heart.
Even if those were not my real concerns, I said, "Thank you. I will be back."
"We will be waiting for you. Please also have your servants with you, Your Grace. To assist you."
I just nodded.
I squinted as I made my way outside. I felt a slight pressure on my pelvis. The baby was down. It was getting more difficult to walk than usual.
I wanted this to be over with. And when I get better, I will leave. It seemed like the alpha king no longer wanted me anymore. A little push was also enough for him to stop going after me. If he was like this when I was pregnant, what more if I had given birth?
I clenched my fist.
I will make sure he regrets what he was doing to me. Then, the moment he realized his mistake, Quinn and I would be gone from his life.
I was looking forward to that.
"How long will we stay here?"
I froze when I heard Prince Calixtro's voice.
Glancing at the door, I realized this was their room.
Eavesdropping someone else conversation was not new to me.
"Until the alpha king chooses me."
"Fuck. Why will you keep on choosing him, huh? He is not the father of that child. The child is mine!"
My eyes bulged, and I forgot how to breathe. Did I hear it right? No. There was no way. I listened incorrectly.
e."
"Silence!" Princess Leonora's voice lowered. I had to put my ears on the wall. There. Better. "It was a mistake! You seduced me, Calixtro, despite knowing I only wanted the alpha king. You seduce me.
"Oh no, Leonora. Could you not put all the blame on me? You love what happened. You beg me for it. You kissed me back and screamed my name as you orgasmed. It was not the alpha king's name. It was my name!" he roared.
"Silence, I tell you! They might hear us. Father will be furious if he knows the child is yours. He will kill me. This is wrong!"
"He won't kill you, okay? He loves you. He adores you."
I did not know if I should be happy or not at my realization. The alpha king was right. It was not his baby, and it was my mistake. I drove him away.
Damn.
The two siblings (as they called it) continued talking. They forget werewolves had excellent hearing.
Shaking my head, I was about to walk quietly to look for the alpha king and leave the two alone when the door opened, and I came face to face with Princess Leonora. She was also surprised to see me. "You."
"Hi?" I greeted, waving my hand.
The two looked at each other, and then it was then I realized that one of the prince's hands snaked into his sister's waist. Seeing I was looking at it, he instantly let go.
Princess Leonora paled. "W-why are you here? Did you spy on us?"
Caressing my tummy, I said, "Why would I do that? Not unless you are hiding something. Or maybe lying to the alpha king?"
"I-I never lie to the alpha king. This child is his!" she insisted.
I smiled. "Did I talk about your child? Why so guilty, princess?" I taunted.
"I-It's because all of you continued insisting the child is not the alpha king." "Because it is not."
What was I doing? Picking a fight with another pregnant woman?
But this woman nearly ruined the alpha king and me. I almost left him.
"It is."
"Still continue to lie about that? I heard you two. And no. I did not intentionally spy on you. It happened through chance. Your brother is the father of your child."
Princess Leonora gasped while the prince's jaw clenched.
"That is right," Prince calixtro admitted. "I am the father of Leonora's child."
"Brother! Don't do this! I love the alpha king."
Pain crossed Prince Calixtro's face.
Right now, I really did not want to pry into their private life.
"I also love you and our child. It is time to go back to our palace. If you are afraid of Father, don't. I will protect you."
"But I don't want you. I want the alpha king! I will wage war if the alpha king does not marry me, brother."
His jaw set. "War will not happen, especially if I am against it. Remember. I command the army. Without me, they are nothing."
The princess's eyes welled. "How could you betray me? I trust that you understand my situation. We talked about this, Calixtro." Tears shone in her eyes. "Take back your words."
Princess Leonora pounded her brother's chest. Repeatedly.
Prince Calixtro let her. "I don't want you to see me begging for someone's love. Why can't you transfer your feelings to me?"
"Ahm, it's because siblings' romantic relationships are taboo."
Prince Calixtro glanced at me. "We are not siblings in blood. Why am I telling you this when it is not your concern? I will ask my servant to pack your things, and we will be going back to our kingdom. Enough of this foolishness, Leonora."
The princess stopped pounding his chest. "Good. I hope you understand now my intentions."
Gently, Prince Calixtro tugged his sister's hands inside the room.
"Don't be confident the alpha king will let you go after lying."
Prince Calixtro waved his hand. "I am willing to face any punishment on behalf of Leonora. I love her that much. I am not ashamed of that."
And the door closed in front of me.
My brows furrowed.
Just like that?
It seemed unbelievable.
Whatever.
I was glad that everything would be fine now.
I was about to step forward another contraction hit me.
Fuck.
I bit my lower lip as I waited for the pain to stop. After a couple of minutes and it was gone.
I breathed deeply. Good. There was something I had to do now. Look for Maxxwell.
Suddenly, my water broke.
I paled.
"Maxxweeeeeell!"