All his years of training as a warrior, all his life being the most powerful Alpha and being a very successful businessman, flooded in a wave of panic when he saw that River was vomiting. Again. And it was just morning.
He rushed to her, gathered her hair back and began to stroke her back. For the love of Goddess, what was happening to his mate? Did someone try to poison her? He was going to keep a food tester before the food was given to her. Nothing made sense. Were the she-Lycans of his pack so jealous? His rage warred with his panic when he promised himself to investigate if anyone was trying to murder his wife.
“River!” he rasped. “River!”
She retched a little more and then stood with her back leaning against the wall. She looked so pale that Hunter dreaded. He felt his heart drumming in his ears. “What is wrong, baby?” he cried.
She shook her head. “I don’t know…” He hooked his arm on her shoulder and helped her go to the washbasin to brush her teeth.
He picked her up in his arms and carried her back to the bed.
“I think I have caught a stomach infection,” she said, settling on the pillows.
He stroked her hair back from her face as he held her small hand in his. “In that case, I must call the doctor.”
“Or maybe, I will take a rest for the day and eat light food?” she suggested.
Hunter’s brows met as he contemplated that suggestion. “But I won’t be satisfied. I won’t be able to go to work with you in this condition.”
She gave him a weak smile. “I will be fine, love. You go.”
There was a heavy pounding on the door and Faria came inside. “What happened to the Luna?” she said, her eyes flying wide. She had come in with lemonade and biscuits.
River chuckled. “You all worry too much.”
Faria set the tray in front of her and said, “You must have that lemonade with biscuits. It is light for
River felt better after having it and realized that Hunter and Faria were watching her intensely. Mia too had come in by then
your stomach.”
and was now watching over her.
“I am better now,” River said with a smile. “So don’t worry, okay?”
“I will not go to school today,” Mia declared.
“I am not going to work!” Hunter declared.
“And I am going to stay with you,” Faria declared. “For the whole day.”
“This is ***!” River snapped. “I am absolutely fine.” She glared at Mia. “You are not going to be absent from school.” Then she glared at Hunter. “And you mister-” she pointed at him. “You are going to your office! I have Faria with me.” “But River-”
“Shush!” She shushed them all.
Hunter and Mia looked at each other after being chided by her and resigned.
“If there is any problem, I will come back from school!” Mia warned.
“And if I hear that you have gotten up from that bed, then I am also coming back,” Hunter growled.
River let out an exasperated sigh. “Okay… I will take care.”
By the afternoon, River had vomited the lemonade and biscuits also. Faria brought her a boiled egg but that too was tossed out of her stomach. She brought her cheese sandwich, but the smell of cheese repulsed River to the extent that she felt like gagging. Faria was out of her wits. She didn’t know what to give to her. Because River had asked her not to talk about it to Hunter, she was getting all the more nervous. River looked so pale and weak that dread skittered down her spine. I must call the doctor,” Faria said.
“Why don’t we wait till the evening.” River replied. “I need a hot water bath. I will feel fresh after that.”
Faria looked at her with a crease in her forehead. “Okay, let me prepare you a nice herbal bath.” Faria went to run hot water in the bathtub and ordered the servants to get rosemary, lavender and mint herbs to add to the bath. She added a nice bath
gel that bubbled up instantly. Once her bath was prepared, she helped River to come to the bathroom.
As soon as River was immersed in the hot water, she moaned. “This is so good, Faria,” she said and closed her eyes, resting at the edge of the tub. The smell of herbs calmed her down.
“I am glad you like it, milady, Faria replied, still watching her. “Would you like to eat something?”
“Yes, I can have melon and cucumber juice after the bath,” she said in a low, relaxing voice. River was sure that it was her
stress over so many days that affected her body. She heard Faria closing the door behind her. River splashed some water over her face and then closed her eyes again to rest behind. Her mind went to her honeymoon. It was such a wonderful break. One thought led to the other and she recalled how she imagined that Rosalie was also there. She chuckled over her imagination.
After a nice long bath, River dried herself dry. Feeling a thousand times better, she wore a ****bathrobe
and walked in the bedroom. Faria gave her the juice she requested. River grabbed it in her hand and took a selfie with it with a smile. She
sent it to Hunter and the next moment he gave her a video call.
“River!” he said, his lips tugging up in a smile. “How are you, baby?”
She sipped her juice and smiled back. “I am feeling better.” Then she sipped more. She realized that she was so hungry that she sipped half the glass in one go.
Though to Hunter she was still pale, but she looked better. “I am so happy to know that.”
She wiped her ***and said, “You guys were overly worried. This was just stress that-” she retched.
“River?” Hunter’s brows furrowed.
She retched again and the next moment she dropped her phone down and rushed to the toilet with Faria following her. “Riverrr!” Hunter shouted from the phone.
River was shocked. She had vomited the juice the moment it hit her stomach. What was wrong? Was she going to ***? Her breath labored, she washed herself and came out with Faria’s help. Just then the door of the room opened with a bang and Hunter entered, looking panicky as ***with the doctor behind him.
“River, you look so sick,” he said, kneeling in front of her, holding her hands in his, looking like he was about to faint.
