Trinity of Power novel Chapter 1

Four years earlier…

“How are we going to do this?” Corinda asks nervously.

“We’re just going to say you and I are pregnant, Rin. It happens everyday.” Severn pulls Corinda into his chest, soothing her hair down.

“But what if the pup doesn’t look like you? They’ll know. If it looks like Case, then we’re screwed!” She’s nearly in tears from worry and fear.

Casen kneels in front of her where she sits on the bed. He puts one arm around her waist, the other snaking around Severn’s. He pulls them tight to him and they huddle there.

“We told them that you and I were siblings. If the pup looks like me, we explain it with genetics. It will work out fine, I promise. We’ll be safe and our pup will be healthy. You’ll see, Rin,” Casen responds softly.

They don’t realize that the door is slightly ajar. They don’t realize that the doctor is right outside the door. Listening.

Pulling away, Dr. Bane takes his nurse with him into his office. Speaking quietly and quickly, he says “Call Alpha Lowen. Tell him that I have information about the new wolves that can’t wait. I’m going to proceed with their appointment and see if I can get any more information. Tell him I’ll be about an hour.”

“Yes, Dr. Bane.” The nurse runs from the room and Dr. Bane collects himself before walking back to the room.

“Good morning,” Dr. Bane greets the three wolves in the room with false cheer. “How are you feeling this morning? Oh, Ryan. You’re here? Isn’t it a little strange for you to come to your sister’s appointment?” A look of genuine surprise floods the doctor’s face as he looks at Casen.

“Just here for moral support, Doc.” Casen smiles and attempts to laugh off his discomfort at the doctor’s statement. He knew that they would have difficulty explaining why he was at Corinda’s OB/GYN appointment, but he wasn’t going to miss out seeing his pup on the ultrasound. “You know that she’s the only family I have left, Doc. I just…I just need to be here.”

Dr. Bane nods his understanding. “So, Beth,” he says looking at Corinda, “your urine culture came back positive for pregnancy. Congratulations!”

Corinda, Severn, and Casen smile at each other and Dr. Bane gets that weird feeling he always gets when he looks at the three of them together.

The doctor clears his throat. “When was your last moon cycle?”

“I think it was two moons ago. With all the moving around and stress, it’s been all messed up, but I’ve never skipped two moon cycles before like this time,” Corinda says.

“Alright. Well, I’ll start with an internal exam. Um…Ryan, you might want to step out of the room. Brent, you’re free to stay. I’m just going to go grab Nurse Rose and we’ll get started.” Dr. Bane leaves the room and closes the door quickly behind him and Ryan. “You can wait in the waiting area. I’m assuming you’re here to see the ultrasound?”

“Yeah.” Casen is too excited to mask the sheer joy that he is feeling at knowing his mate is pregnant. Too excited for a brother, the doctor thinks.

Dr. Bane shows Casen back into the waiting area before motioning Nurse Rose into his office. “What did the alpha say?”

“He’ll be waiting, doctor. What do you think is wrong?” Rose is obviously worried. Everyone has been a little leery of these new wolves, seeing how they cling to each other, even the two siblings. It just doesn’t make sense.