Chapter 416
“You might die p>
Was all that Jasmine was hearing in her brain.
It kept spiralling in her mind.
The facts.
Her being an unshifted. Her never being able to transform and never being able to give birth the way normal wolves do.
She started to feel dizzy and faint.
She got up from her seat and walked to the window and placed her hands against the rail to take fresh air.
“Jasmine.” Nanny Nia said gently behind her.
But her mind wasn’t there.
She wasn’t listening.
Nanny Nia turned to Marie.
“We don’t know that yet.” Nanny said glaring at Marie. “Right? Tell her the truth and that we don’t know any of that yet p>
Marie massaged her brows. “Yes we don’t know. But it’s a possibility. Jasmine needs to know. That baby might come out unshifted and she would have a normal birth. But the father is an Alpha. We can’t change that. The baby might also be a pup and complicate the birth. It’s one of those things p>
“Can we know? Is there a way for us to know in all of that your weird and creepy voodoo if the baby she is carrying is a pup or unshifted.” Nanny asked Marie.
“I’m not a goddess.” Marie answered slightly annoyed.
“Says the woman who brought snow in the heat.” Nanny mumbled.
“What did you just say?” Marie demanded.
“You heard me. I heard the stories.” Nanny fired back, a streak of her grey hair across her face. “How can someone bring snow and not conveniently know what type of baby a mother is carrying. You’re hiding it p>
“Now you watch it-
“Stop!” Jasmine screamed at both women.
They stopped bickering immediately and faced her.
Jasmine held her slight bulge and sighed heavily.
“What are the tendencies that the baby is going to be a pup?” Jasmine asked Marie. “Don’t lie to me please p>
Marie swallowed. “Xaden is an Alpha. So I’ll have to say pretty high. His genes are more dominant than yours p>
Jasmine held back the tears at the back of
Her throat.
“And how possible is it that I will survive this pregnancy if it’s a pup?” Jasmine asked.
“It’s low.” Marie said.
Jasmine bit her bottom lip and wiped the tear that was at the corner of her eyes.
“We could abort it. Now that it’s not too late. Now that you still have time.” Marie offered. “Just ask Xaden had asked p>
Jasmine shook her head. “I’m not killing my child p>
The room went quiet.
Marie tried to make her feel better. “But we still don’t know if it’s going to be a pup or-
“Whatever happens to this baby.” Jasmine said. “Happens. If I die giving birth to my child then so be it. I’ve heard of practices where they open up the mother p>
“No!” Nanny gasped.
But Jasmine went on. “Where in rare instances during labor they open the mother and take out the child and seal her back p>
“Yes.” Marie nodded. “It’s called a cesarean procedure. But I don’t think I would advise you to undergo it. She wolves have it because their blood and body heals on their own after the cut. In some rare cases they don’t even survive p>
“It’s not for me I’m asking.” Jasmine stated shocking both women.
“If the baby can’t come out after I’ve pushed, then I want you to cut me open.” She said. “That way my baby doesn’t die p>
“What about your own life?” Nanny gasped walking up to her very gently
She held Jasmine’s arm. “What you are saying. What you are asking for is a death warrant p>
“I know.” Jasmine said softly.
“If this is what you want then so be it.” Marie said after a long silence. “But I have to tell Xaden p>
“NO!” Jasmine stopped her right in her tracks. “You can’t tell him this p>
“Jasmine I have to. He is the father and he deserves to know.” Marie said reasonably. “When he asked for you to have the pup terminated, I told him that you had to agree first. He made that baby just the same way you made it too p>
“And I understand.” Jasmine agreed nodding her head. “But I also want you to understand that Xaden would ask me to terminate the baby. You know how hard it was for me to convince him to keep it p>
“Bu-
“It’s my life on the line here. Not his. I’m the one who would die and I have accepted it.” Jasmine said. “So please do not tell him p>
Marie looked at Jasmine, long and hard before she eventually sighed.
“Alright. I won’t tell him.” Marie said.
Jasmine put her hand on her chest and closed her eyes.
“Thank you.” She said softly.
Marie didn’t acknowledge the gratitude and pulled out more herbs for her.
“You would have to add these.” Marie said handing to her. “Substitute the others I have you with these for when the pains start p>
“But i haven’t been in any pain since the first time.” Jasmine said.
“Trust me, you would be.” Marie assured her. “Since you’ve progressed to this stage of pregnancy this fast. Most she wolves are faced with hallucinations, fatigue and nausea. You need to cut down on some foods and this is a very fragile time in your body p>
Nanny collected them.
“You shouldn’t have told her all these in such a way. Now she is going to be out under duress.” Nanny snapped in a hush voice at Marie.
“What did you expect me to do? Lie the way you did?” Marie fired back.
“Calling you here was a waste of my time. I won’t have if there were anyone better.” Nanny grumbled.
“You should call Loren then.” Marie said with a hint of meanness.
“Hw traveled. But I’ll rather eat the ground than deal with either of you.” Nanny swore as she snatched up the herbs from Marie.
“Take care Jasmine. I would see you soon.” Marie said and with that left the room.
The eavesdropper who had been standing by the door and listening to everything hurriedly ran to hide behind a pole.
Marie went out of the room and down the stairs.
The eavesdropper believed that they had not been caught but Marie knew someone had been there the entire time.