Pregnant For My Father-in-Law
“The nausea when your husband initiates contact? That’s the pup’s rejection response. It senses Jasper isn’t the biological father. It perceives him as… competition. Threat. So it floods your system with stress hormones, cortisol, adrenaline to push him away. Protect its bond with the true Alpha.”
I stared at him.
“So you’re saying… My baby hates my husband?”
“Not hate,” he corrected gently. “Instinct. Survival. The pup needs its Alpha sire to stabilize growth, regulate hormones, and prevent rejection of the pregnancy. Without that contact, regular, intimate exposure to his pheromones, the symptoms will worsen. Nausea. Fatigue. Mood swings. Eventually… complications. Early labor. Hemorrhage.