Craved by the Wrong Volkov-Chapter 340: A misdiagnosis

Note: This is a fictional work some facts are made up.

Braelyn’s POV

Not your first pregnancy.

The words hung between us. I couldn’t wrap my head around it. "I have never been pregnant before. None that I know of." I blurted out

Kyle and Melissa’s expressions remained grim, as if they expected my answer. I started to wrack my head. In the 5 years I have been married to Raphael I have never missed my period even once.

"I expected you to say something similar. To be more accurate we can’t say it was an abortion...." My frown deepened. Lucien was calm, like he already knew what Kyle was about to tell me...

I wondered if Kyle mentioned it while they spoke earlier.

Kyle sat up and gave Melissa a look. His fingers linked together and he looked like he was about to tell me some grim news that would break me.

"Your body shows signs it conceived before... very briefly. There was a conception... but it didn’t progress," he said carefully and I heard my breath. Kyle paused for a moment before adding. "And given what we now know about the drug... it was likely prevented."

He broke it word by word but I still couldn’t understand how I was pregnant years ago and had no idea.

Dr Scottfield stepped forward after Kyle, her tone was measured. " This previous conception and loss is also tied to your previous diagnosis of PCOS. It was not entirely accurate." Another bombshell dropped.

My stomach dropped as everything came rushing in. The way I had a mental breakdown and it was a misdiagnosis or something crazier.

I frowned, confusion flooding me. "What do you mean? Was it a misdiagnosis?" I whispered slowly.

Kyle held my gaze. "Yes exactly, it was a misdiagnosis." he chirped in. The words hit harder than I expected.

"That does not make sense," I said, shaking my head slightly. "I had symptoms. Everything matched."

"It did," Melissa said gently. "But the cause was not natural."

My breath caught in my throat. Eyes darted between Melissa and Kyle. Lucien’s hand tightened around mine, and his silence suddenly grew heavier. It was like he was grounding me for what was coming.

My heart was racing and my throat closed. It was hard to breathe, my emotions were slowly getting out of control.."What do you mean?" I whispered with a shaky voice.

Kyle’s expression hardened slightly. "We ran a toxicology report along with several advanced hormone tests. There were traces of a compound in your system."

My chest tightened painfully. "A drug and some hormonal discrepancies," he added.

The room felt smaller, like the walls had shifted closer without warning. "It is rare," Dr Scottfield continued. "Experimental birth control, but it was discontinued years ago because of the long-term damage it caused to users. It only exists on the black market now."

I could barely process her words. "It interferes with your hormones," Kyle said. "It mimics conditions like PCOS and can cause long-term fertility issues and from the advanced testing although it isn’t certain, this drug was introduced to your system during an early conception barely a month..." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

My fingers trembled against my stomach. "So... I could not conceive because of that?" I asked quietly.

Kyle nodded once. "Yes and if you did the baby wouldn’t survive long." Silence filled the room. An experimental birth control. Someone was drugging me in my house. Was it Raphael? No it couldn’t be. The only person I could think of was Amelia.

But how could she get such access? Then something clicked in my mind. Richard’s claims, a maid who could impersonate me was working with Amelia. A maid who knew my habits too well and had probably been with me long enough.

That maid might have been Amelia’s spy and have been drugging me. But she wasn’t the only one who could be behind this.

"It has likely been in your system for years," he continued. "Based on what we found, at least four years. My assumptions are that it was started during this particular assumed pregnancy."

Four years. The number echoed in my mind, over and over again. I just stared at him listening as he spoke every word.

"And it stopped recently," he added. "That is why you were able to conceive now."

My world tilted. Someone had been drugging me for years. My hand pressed protectively against my stomach as my breathing turned uneven. " Is my baby affected? Being drugged that long must have side effects too." I could barely ask the question.

"Your baby is safe," Kyle said quickly, he could read through my fear. "There is no indication that the drug has affected the pregnancy."

But I could not focus on that because one thought kept repeating, louder and louder with every second.

Who would do this to me?

And why?

*******

It was early evening when Lucien and I arrived back at the penthouse. After the consultation Kyle made me run some further tests and prescribed some drugs to help with the baby’s development

I walked straight to the couch to take my seat. Lucien’s gaze remained on me like he had a lot to say and didn’t know how to.

"Do you want some water?" He asked me instead. I barely glanced up from the floor I was staring out. Everything had left me shaken to the core

If Amelia was behind the drugging. How terrifying was that psycho? How long had she waited to destroy my marriage? I nodded my head without giving him a verbal answer.

He quickly rushed towards the kitchen to fetch the water. Lucien’s place had just a housekeeper who dropped by for cleaning and errands since this wasn’t a permanent resident.

Lucien returned shortly with a glass of water. The cold glass numbed my fingertips. "Thank you.." I whispered then brought the glass to my lip to take a sip.

Lucien sat beside me then pulled my feet off the floor. He removed my shoes and started massaging my legs while I sipped the water like the most natural thing ever.

"I will protect you and the baby, Viper. No one would hurt you again.." he muttered, handling my feet with care. It was relaxing.

I dropped the glass and then held his gaze. My voice was calmer than I expected it to be but I have thought this over and over again.."I think I know who drugged me..."