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anything. He stepped aside, granting Everard passage. Once the way was clear, Everard
approached the bedside and set down his doctor’s bag. “Hello, tape dispenser. Has there been
any change since you called?”
“Yes,” Finch said calmly. “My contractions are now, on average, three minutes and five
seconds apart and last for sometimes over sixty seconds.”
“Already?”
“Yes. It’s early, isn’t it?”
“A trifle. And your pain?”
“Terrible.”
Everard nodded sagely, then looked over his shoulder at Hugh. “Brother, make yourself useful
and see to it that your staff know there are approximately two to three hours before my future
niece or nephew is born. We’ll need towels, blankets—”
“Pardon me, but it’s already done.” Finch took a deep, pained breath and shifted on the bed,
where he’d come to settle. A section of their mate bond had been blocked off, preventing Hugh
from feeling his pain, but Hugh ached for him regardless. “All necessary linens will be brought
to the room shortly. I’ve also—”
Finch cut himself off, going rigid from agony. Hugh, terrified for him, rushed to the bed and
clasped his hand. “Finch?”
“I’ll be fine, sir,” Finch strained through his teeth.
It did not sound like he’d be fine.
Defeated, Hugh sat on the bedside and worried over him. There had to be something he could
do. What good was he if he couldn’t comfort his mate in this time of great need? Yes, Everard
was a doctor, but Hugh was Finch’s mate, and Finch needed his unwavering support.
“I love you, Finch,” Hugh told him, channeling as much of that sweet energy as he could
through their bond. It warmed his connection with Finch like sunlight. If he was lucky, it would
help take away some of Finch’s pain. “I’m here for you no matter what.”
“And I’m here for you for the delivery,” Everard supplied in a dry tone of voice that grated on
Hugh’s nerves. “Hugh, I’m afraid I need access to your mate to check how far along he is.
You’ll need to move.”
Hugh hissed again at the insistence of his dragon, but ultimately complied. As irritating as he
