His Mate's Sister

Chapter 18-6 Weeks Later

I'm in my office sitting at my desk going over the quarterly reports, I was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Come in" I call out , the door opens and Tony walks in with a folder in his hands. He walks over to my desk and hands me the folder.

"The reservations for Valentine's day" he says and I take the folder from him and open it.

"We're booked solid?" I ask surprised.

"You look shocked" Tony says.

"Well yeah" I respond, "we're never booked solid on Valentine's day" I look up at him. "We're always having to compete with Armano's" I tell him.

"Well now Armano's has to compete with us" he says proudly.

"They sure do" a voice says from behind Tony, Tony turns around and we both look to see who's at the door.

"Frank" I smiled and got up from my desk, I walked around my desk as he entered further into the office. "What are you doing here?" I ask as pulls me into a hug.

"It's 11:30" he answered, "Amy's appointment is in an hour" he gives me a did you forget look.

"Oh right" I walk back to my desk and save what I was doing then grab my purse. "I'll be back at around 2" I told Tony then left with Frank.

We get to the clinic and Amy's already there with Lori, Amy is sitting on a couch rubbing her small baby bump while Lori was at the counter checking on the wait time. I walk over to the couch and sit down next to Amy, Frank takes a seat on a chair next to me. I smile as Amy hums while rubbing her belly, she looks peaceful and happy. "Amy Williams" a blond nurse called from the doorway, Frank stands up and walks over to Amy helping her up off the couch. Lori and I walk with Amy over to the nurse.

"I'll just sit here and wait" Frank said sitting back onto the chair.

"Okay" I nod and walk through the door and into a hallway, the nurse led us into an examining room. Amy sat on the examining table while Lori and I sat in a couple chairs, the nurse took Amy's blood pressure and temperature. She made a few notes in the folder she was holding then left the room, we sat there for about 2 minutes then there was a knock on the door and Dr. Miller came in.

"Good afternoon ladies" Dr. Miller said closing the door, she walks over to the counter laying down the same folder the nurse had. "How are you feeling Amy?" she asked Amy turning to look at her.

"The morning sickness is gone, but I've been getting dizzy spells and headaches" Amy told her.

"How severe are the headaches?" she asked Amy.

"It kinda feels like someone is banging on the walls inside my mind" she explains.

"And what about the dizzy spells?" Dr. Miller asks.

"They're more frequent than the headaches" she tells her.

"How do you feel during and after the dizzy spells?" Dr. Miller asks.

"When it hits I feel like I'm not in control of my body, like I'm being separated from my body" she explains. "Then when it's over I'm tired and hungry" she says. 

Dr. Miller writes something down in the folder, she opens a drawer and pulls out an Otoscope then walks over to Amy. She looks in Amy's ears then her mouth, she then feels around on Amy's head. She goes back to the counter and puts the Otoscope away, she opens another drawer and pulls out a paper and starts writing on it. "I'm ordering some blood work" she turns to look at Amy. "Maggie will take you to the back room so Hank can take your blood" she told Amy.

"Okay" Amy replies.

"I'll call you in about 5 days when I get the results" she says then she leaves the room.

"Amy come with me please" Maggie the blond nurse said to Amy. "You can wait in the lobby" she told me and Lori as she walked out with Amy. Lori and I walked out to the lobby, Frank stood up when he saw us. Lori went over to the receptionist to make Amy's next appointment while I sat down next to Frank and waited for Amy.

"Where's Amy?" Frank asked me as I sat down.

"They're drawing blood" I told him then told him what Amy told the doctor about the dizzy spells and headaches. He looks at me with concern then puts his face  in his hands. "What is it?" I ask him.

"I can't say for sure" he looks at me then grabs my hand. "I'll have to talk to my father first" he said squeezing my hand.

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"Alright Mrs. Anderson" I got up off the floor wiping my hands with a rag, "your new garbage disposal is installed" I told the nice small elderly lady sitting at the kitchen table.

"Oh thank you Luke" she said getting up and hugging me. Mrs. Judith Anderson is our 87 year old neighbor, she's 5'2 with silver-white hair. Her eyes are a glossy hazel color and her snow white skin is covered in wrinkles, her husband died of cancer 6 years ago and her only son died in Vietnam. The only family she has left is a great-niece who works over seas, she was best friends with Amber's grandmother. Amber and I try to spend time with her when we can and I'm always fixing stuff around her house.

Amber's been busy keeping the Antique shop running, I help out when ever she needs me to. She turned it into an Antique and Wicca shop, she's gotten more business since she added the Wicca stuff. We both agreed that to keep me under the radar I should not work so I spend my time fixing things around the house, sometimes I go to the shop to refurbish an item that just came in or fix things at Mrs. Anderson's house.

"Your such a good boy" Mrs. Anderson says pinching my cheek. "You remind me of my husband Hank" she went and sat back at the table. "Amber is one lucky girl to have you in her life" she said pouring tea into a cup as I sat down next to her, she passed the cup over to me and I put some sugar in it.

"Actually it's the other way around" I smiled then took a sip of the tea. "I'm the lucky one, if it weren't for her I'd probably be dead" I told her.

"Oh I doubt that" she said then sipped her tea.

"Before I met Amber I was lost and alone, my family disowned me and I was forced to leave the only home I had ever known" I told her sadly, she looked at me sympathetically. "I did something really unforgivable, at first I didn't believe it was my fault and I was so angry" I told her as I recalled what happened. "One day I was walking through the woods and I heard a scream so I followed the screams until I came upon a bunch of wolves cornering Amber" I told her.

"Oh my" she gasped at what I told her.

"Before the could attack her I threw some rocks and branches at them getting their attention on me and away from her. I let them chase me until I could get them as far away from her then I hid up in a tree until it was safe" I saw the amazed look on her face as I told her the story.

"How were you able to find her after that?" she asked me.

"I back tracked to make sure the didn't go back after her, I found her just a quarter mile from where they had her cornered. "She was staying in a cave and living off the forest" I told her, she was shocked to learn that information.

"I had no idea that her situation had gotten that bad" she had tears in her eyes. "So basically you both saved each other" she concluded.

"I guess if you put it that way then yes I guess we did" I told her with a smile, we finished our tea then I looked over the list of things she needed fixed. I told her I'd be back tomorrow to fix some of the things on the list. I went back to the house, I unlocked the front door and walked in locking the door behind me. I went upstairs to my room, I went into my closet and grabbed a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt then stepped into the bathroom. After my shower I went downstairs to start dinner, I enter the kitchen and open the frig. I take out the chicken breast, mozzarella cheese, basil leaves and parmesan cheese. I go to the counter and start prepping the chicken, once I've gotten the chicken browned I sliced the mozzarella cheese. I pour some sauce in the bottom of the casserole dish then lay the chicken on top of the sauce, I put the mozzarella slices on top of the chicken then sprinkle parmesan over it. I pour a little more sauce on top then place it in the oven, I start the water for the noodles then go set the table.

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I dropped Emily back off at the restaurant so she could finish her work, I drove home and I couldn't help thinking about what could be causing Amy's dizzy spells and headaches. I pull into the driveway and parked, when I entered the house I could hear mumbling coming from the living room. I entered the living room to find my mom and Sheila looking at a big book with Stephanie on the couch.

"what are you looking at?" I ask coming up behind the couch.

"It's the wedding binder" my mom said turning to look at me. "Are you okay?" she asks me, she could probably see the concern on my face.

"It's nothing" I tell her giving her a small smile. "Is dad in his office?" I ask and she nods, I excuse myself and head to his office. When I get to my dad's office I can hear mumbling through the door, I knock and wait to be let in. The door opens and I'm met by Fred who gestures me in. My dad is seated at him desk, Beta Leroy is in a chair in front of the desk and Dr. Miller is in the other chair next to Beta Leroy.

"Good Frank you're here" my dad said then pointed to the couch, Fred and I went over and sat down on the couch. "Now Rebecca was about to tell us something about Amy and her pup" my dad gestured for Dr. Miller to speak.

"I've been keeping an eye on Amy's blood work over the past 3 visits and I've noticed it's not clotting like it should be" she said with concern in her voice.

"When will you get the results from the blood you took today?" I asked her.

"I put a rush on it, so I should hear something in 2 days" she said.

"Do you think the issue with her blood is the reason for her dizziness and headaches?" I asked her.

"I do believe it is the cause of her dizziness but not the headaches. I have a theory about what might be causing her headaches, but I need to do some research to make sure" she informed us.

"What are you thinking could be the cause of the headaches?" my dad asked her.

"As you know there has never been an unmated pregnancy before, let alone an unmated human pregnant by a wolf" she stated then continued. "I think the pup might be putting stress on her human nervous system" she said with concern.

"What can we do?" Fred asked standing up and stepping over to the desk.

"I'm not sure if there's anything we can do" she says with a worried tone. "she's not mated to a wolf and as far as we know she's not soulmates to any wolf, so there's nothing we can do unless we find Lukas" she looked at my dad with concern.

"Why would we need him for?" I asked trying not to get angry" "It's his fault she's in this condition" I tried not to yell.

"Mind your tone Francis" my father told me sternly.

"Yes father" I bowed to him, "I'm sorry Dr. Miller" I apologized to Rebecca.

"What will bringing Lukas back solve?" my father asked her calmly.

"My theory is that maybe if he marks her then her system will change and the stress on her nervous system will reverse" she says, "but again it's just a theory" she states.

"So it's not certain?" Fred asks.

"No" she says with her head down.

"I will talk with the other Alphas about increasing our efforts and expanding to other territories" my father said. 

Beta Leroy walked Dr. Miller out leaving Fred and me with our dad, Fred stood at dad's liquor chest and poured out whiskey into 3 glasses. He handed a glass to my dad then walked over to me handing one over, he sat down next to me with the other glass in his hand. I looked over at my dad trying to read his face. "What are you thinking dad?" I ask him as he takes a sip from his glass.

"I'm thinking that we should talk to the coven leader that the rogue witch came from" he said leaning forward at his desk. "Maybe someone from the coven may know where they would go" he told us then finished off his drink. "I'll call Alpha Henry after dinner and request a meeting with the coven leader" he said sitting back in his chair.

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I finished all the quarterly reports and scheduling for the next 2 weeks, I signed out of my laptop and office computer then put the paper work in the file cabinet. I shut off the lights and left my office locking the door behind me, I walked down the stairs into the hallway that led to the bathrooms and kitchen. I took a right at the bottom of the stairs and walked towards the front of the restaurant, I saw Tony at the hostess desk talking to Heather. I make my way towards them, Heather smiled at me as I reached the desk.

"Going home Ms. Williams?" Heather asked me.

"Yes " I told her then turned to Tony, "I finished the quarterly reports and put them in the file cabinet and the schedules are done" I told him.

"I'll make sure they get sent out" he told me.

"Okay" I nodded, "I;ll see you guys on Tuesday" I said then walked out the door. I spotted Frank as I stepped outside leaning against his car with his arms crossed over his chest. He pushed himself off his car as I made my way towards him, he reached out and grabbed my hands pulling me into him. "How long have you been out here?" I asked him smiling.

"Only an hour" he shrugged his shoulders, "I would have been here sooner but I had to stop and pick up something" he told me then kissed my forehead.

"And what is it that you had to pick up?" I asked furrowing my left brow and crossing my arms across my chest.

"Nothing for you" he chuckled then opened the passenger door and waited for me to get in, I climbed into the passenger seat and he closed the door. He went around and got in the driver seat, we put our seat belts on and he started the car. He pulled out of the parking lot and dove towards my house, after driving for 20 minutes we reached my house. We pulled into the driveway and parked.

"What was it that you had to pick up?" I questioned him as soon as he turned off the car, he let out a small chuckle and shook his head.

"I picked up something for my mom" he said opening his door then getting out, I know he's lying but I decided not to push it. He comes over to my door opening it for me, he holds out his hand and I take it letting him help me out. He pulls me into his body wrapping his left arm around my waist and closing the car door with his right, he looks me in the eyes and caresses my cheek with his right hand. "I love you" he said leaning his forehead against mine.

"I love you too" I said back, I pulled away from him and looked him in the eyes. "what's going on?" I asked him.

"What makes you think somethings going on?" he chuckles a little, he takes my hand in his as he walks us to the front door. I put my key in the door and unlock it, I turn to face him before I go inside.

"I know you're hiding something from me" I look him in the eyes, "but I'm too tired to force it out of you" I start to turn to open the door.

"Hey" he grabs my waist before I could completely turn to the door, "I love you and I would never let anything or anybody come between us" he kissed my forehead.

"You say that but right now you're the one that's coming between us" I pull away from him and walk into the house locking the door behind me.