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“No heartfelt goodbyes?” he drawls. “I’m hurt.”
I turn on my heel and walk out just as my phone rings in my pocket. My mother follows close on my tail. I don’t answer the call until I’m well out of earshot. I don’t need Konstantin overhearing my conversations. I frown when I see Alexi’s name pop up on the screen.
“What is it?” I ask the moment I answer.
“It’s Aurora,” he says, sounding very out of breath. “You need to get to the hospitalnow. The babies are coming!”
Chapter 45
Mikhail
“Aurora! Let me through, dammit!”
I shove past the nurses, the doctors, the guards. Anyone who dares stand in my path is elbowed out of the way.
Her private room is on the fourth floor, tucked away at the very end of the hall. I find her lying in bed, her hair damp with sweat and her cheeks flushed bright pink. I go to her immediately, taking her hand and bringing her fingers to my lips.
“My love, what happened? Are you alright?”
Aurora’s breaths are heavy, her lips parted as she swallows. “Misha… They…”
Genuine fear unlike anything I have ever known lances through me. “What is it? Is the baby okay? Talk to me, Aurora.Please.”
“They’re okay,” she says with a tired laugh. “Our daughters are perfectly healthy.”
“Daughters?”
Just then, two separate nurses walk in, each holding two little ones swathed in clean pink blankets. They bring the girls over to us, the nearest nurse gently coaching me on how to hold my daughter while Aurora cradles the other.
I can’t help but hold my breath as I lift my child into my arms. I am dazed and in awe and too stunned to speak. They’re so tiny and weightless, yet the love I have for my children could fill an entire galaxy and beyond. My daughter yawns wide, her eyes shut tight. She reaches out blindly for something. When I offer her my finger, it takes her whole hand to wrap around and grab on tight.
“My God,” I breathe, astounded.
“I thought they’d be boys,” she murmurs.
“They’re perfect.” I press the softest, lightest of kisses to my baby girl’s forehead. She coos, so delicate and fragile all I can do is marvel. The nurse checking Aurora on the other side of the bed chuckles.
“Do you know if twins run in your family?” she asks.
Aurora giggles softly, glancing at me with a big grin. “They do.”
“They’re all perfectly healthy, yes?” I ask the nurse. “Any complications?”
“None whatsoever. The doctor will be in shortly to go through any follow-up questions you might have. And there’s a good chance you’ll have to stay a night or two to keep an eye on the babies since they’re a few weeks early, but all their vitals are very strong.”
I breathe a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”
“Have you picked out any names? I can have them registered down on the main floor.”
Aurora and I exchange a look. She speaks first. “We need a bit more time. We were expecting at least one boy.”
The nurse nods in understanding. “No problem. There’s no rush. I’ll be back in a little bit to take them to the nursery.”
Once the nurses leave, it’s just the four of us. I sit in the chair, still buzzing with pleasant surprise. Our little family has now expanded by two, these adorable little girls now mine to protect.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t there when it happened,” I murmur. “I should have been.”
Aurora shakes her head gently. “Think nothing of it, darling. It was as much a surprise to me as it was for you. I’m pretty sure I gave Alexi a heart attack when I realized what was going on.”
