Chapter 137: Chapter 137

As they expected, it proved to be next to impossible to persuade the king to leave his mate’s side once he found out about Abby’s pregnancy.

“Like I said, you don’t get to decide what I can or can’t do.”

The severity in his tone was something none of them could ignore, no matter how worried they were about the king’ health.

Having realized there was nothing they could do to make the budge from his stance, Dax and the others could only give up.

“But, you should let Nadia and Gloria continue to take care of you both,” the royal gamma insisted, braving to throw a tantrum, fearing that Micah would ask to be ignored, so that they could treat his mate instead.

“Your health is equally important, my king.” Alpha Samuel supported the royal gamma.

Since the evening he woke up, Micah had been rooted to his spot beside Abby, sitting still on the edge of the bed, while urging healers to take care of Abby. “Since she is pregnant, you should wake her up as soon as possible first.”

Only after endless persuasion, did Micah finally agree to let them help himself as well, but not before hinting at them to focus on Abby more. “I’m much stronger than her.”

His argument wasn’t based on nothing, Abby indeed had a weak constitution when compared to himself, but the healers were already relieved that the king didn’t stubbornly refuse to be treated until Abby woke up.

Despite suffering great injuries from falling down the cliff, with his remarkable healing ability and the extra boost of his royal bloodline, he began recovering miraculously faster after regaining consciousness under Nadia’s care.

“But you lost so much blood until you were knocked out cold for four days straight,” Dax reminded him. Because the damage he sustained was truly great, otherwise he wouldn’t have lost consciousness like that, for several days in a row at that.

Even though there had been great progress in his recovery rate, he wasn’t back to his completely healthy self yet.

He wasn’t properly healed yet, but he was already running around, insisting that he wanted to take care of his mate himself, instead of recuperating responsibly.

He just wouldn't listen to them and their concerns only increased when the girl slept through another full day, without showing any progress in recovering whatsoever.

The king looked like he was going to go crazy when Abby didn’t show any signs of waking up even after he sat by her side day and night It had been almost two days since he woke up, which also meant it was four days since she fell unconscious.

After dropping the news of her pregnancy, Dax gave him a detailed report of how he found her in a creepy cave-like place.

“She must have been scared silly when I didn’t wake up in the woods, just like me right now,” Micah mumbled to himself as he pressed a soft kiss to her forehead.

Just like he claimed, he was much stronger. His recovery rate spiked once he regained his consciousness, and color returned to his pale complexion gradually.

It had been four days since he woke up already, but the girl in his arms was still sleeping without any intention of relieving him from this misery.

“Wake up, little one, I miss you,” Micah sighed across her skin, which was still devoid of the sweet flush whenever she was near him. Just looking at her was enough to make his heart clench painfully.

From the moment he found out that he was going to have his firstborn, Micah didn’t leave her side.

From feeding medicine to his mate and giving her a sponge bath to changing her dress, everything was being done by him.

Probably, his silent prayers seemed to have reached the heavens, because the next moment, there was finally a slight movement from the girl in his arms. His little mate just tightened her hold on the front of his shirt.

It was almost midnight, so the king had already dismissed everyone. On the grounds that they should be on standby, though, lest he needed them for something. He and Abby were the only people in this room right now.

“Little one?” Micah called, his voice full of hope. “Little one?”

He looked at her face for quite a while intently, but apart from clutching his shirt, which he wasn’t sure what to make out of, there was no other response from her.

But his heart finally started beating a bit less painfully, because her action indicated she would wake up soon.

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Micah felt this sweet tingling sensation across his forehead, as if he was being teased by a feather.

The touch was light and fleeting, but electric all the same.

“Little one, behave,” he sighed as he crushed the woman in his arms to his chest after grabbing his mate’s wandering hand. He then rubbed his face on her hair, before finding a more comfortable position to continue sleeping.

“Micah,” Abby chuckled, her voice hoarse, as she wriggled a little in his arms.

This voice seemed to have finally registered in his subconscious because the king opened his eyes in the next second.

He didn’t know when he fell asleep last night, maybe because he didn’t sleep well the previous few nights, his eyes seemed to have drooped eventually, not to mention he was still taking medicines to replenish his blood.

He thought he was dreaming, only after opening his eyes, did he realize he wasn’t. And Abby could tell that, which was why she moved around in his arms until he woke up fully.

“You are awake!” He breathed, his face a little relieved, the little frown Abby tried to smooth earlier was less distinct now. She could tell he was worried sick while she slept day after day apparently.

“Seems so,” the girl said in her still hoarse voice, which prompted the king to spring into action.

While mindlinking someone to call the healers he quickly grabbed her a glass of water from the night stand and helped her to drink it.

Abby couldn’t help but frown when Nadia and Gloria fussed over her while asking her weird questions, once they took turns to check on her.

“Are you feeling any nausea?” Nadia asked.

“Or morning sickness?” Gloria parroted from the other side.

It was weird because, the last time she was sick like this, they never posted these types of questions to her. Not to mention they were being super cautious when they examined her earlier, going as far as repeating everything they did at least once more, until they both checked even her pulse four times.

“What is going on?” She looked at them, but the only response she got was them turning to look at Micah instead.

“If there is nothing for me to worry about for now, you can leave,” Micah addressed the healers and dismissed them once they gave a positive signal that Abby recovered almost half of her energy.

“Micah?” Abby called out as she tried to pull herself into a sitting position, prompting her mate to adjust the pillows behind her back.

“I was so scared seeing you sleep for days like that.” Micah didn’t gloss over his own emotions as he laid out everything bare for her to see as he explained how he waited for her to wake up.

What he didn’t tell her was the fact how the incident this time made him relive her losing consciousness after her power backlash during her fight with Calpin.

But he still asked her what happened after the time they fell down and before Dax found them.

“Nothing much happened really, Micah,” Abby reassured him, before proceeding to explain that she was just exhausted from using too much energy, not to mention the stress she endured in that grove.

“I didn't really suffer any injuries, but I don't understand their questions just now.”

Hearing that she didn't encounter anything dangerous while he was knocked out cold, Micah was finally able to breathe in relief.

As for her dilemma…

“Thank you, little one,” the king began, confusing the girl even more. But then her heart almost skipped a beat as she gasped when he crouched beside her bed, on the ground, and kissed her belly. “This is an unexpected gift.”

“What do you mean?” Abby held her breath, afraid she was reading too much into his actions. Just from the healers’ questions, she had a vague idea, and when Micah confirmed her line of thought was correct, an audible gasp left her lips.

“You are pregnant, honey, and I can’t explain how happy I am,” Micah smiled, mirth danced in his eyes. The thrill thrumming in his whole body echoed in his mate as well, because he could see her eyes well up with happy tears.

“We are having a baby.” Her voice barely a whisper, as she caressed her stomach lovingly, as if she wanted to feel her baby moving around already. This was definitely a gift, especially to her.

She always craved this sense of belonging, to be a part of a family, now with the addition of a little life in their lives, her dream would be finally fulfilled. And her joy knew no bounds.

“Careful, little one.” The king hurried to sit facing her, on the edge of this bed as his mate pulled him in for a hug.

“Of course, I will be careful.” Abby swore solemnly, with a smile evident in her voice. She was smiling ear to ear, which was a first for her in a long time, and Micah’s eyes reflected her emotions equally. “Moreover, I also have you to protect me and our baby.”

“You can definitely count on me.” Micah was not joking at all.

In fact, he had already started taking measures in that direction since the moment Dax revealed the news to him.

With her identity as the queen of this kingdom in their minds, Dax and Alpha Samuel didn’t dare to let the news of Abby conceiving their king’s firstborn go beyond the four walls of the guest bedroom without Micah’s permission.

Not to mention neither Abby nor the king was in any condition to guide them.

They weren’t wrong though, even after waking up, Micah didn’t feel the need to make this news public any time soon.

“You are just six weeks along now, so I forbade the news from spreading out!” Micah told her genuinely. “Right now, all you need to do is focus on taking care of yourself well, that way you can keep the baby healthy.”

He didn’t say it explicitly, but Abby understood his intention. She was weak to begin with, so they needed to take all the precautions they could.

“Drawing unnecessary attention to yourself is not something I want you to deal with right now,” the king said, confirming her thoughts.

“I understand.” Abby agreed, feeling it wasn’t worth it to alert anyone while she was still recovering like this.

If they announced the pregnancy now, it might put both her and the baby at risk.

But then, she recalled his words from earlier. “Six weeks! Can you hear the baby’s heartbeat then?”

Abby suddenly asked, remembering reading it somewhere.

“Yes, I can hear it, little one,” Micah told her, understanding her excitement. “Trust me when I say it is the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.”

Saying this, Micah pressed his lips to hers, kissing her lovingly, conveying all the emotions he felt when he first pressed his ear to her stomach.

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“What did you say?” Micah’s voice was ice cold.

“We didn't know how, but the news reached the palace, my king.” Dax gritted his teeth. “Alan wrote that the capital is now abuzz with the news of the impending arrival of your firstborn.”

“It’s not even two weeks since I ordered you that not even Alan should find out about this matter, but it still made it back somehow?” Micah couldn't believe his ears. “Ask Alan to investigate who started the rumors.”