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~Landon~
I’m not sure that I’ve ever driven as fast before. Lincoln stayed in the backseat with Tia,
and I focused on getting us to the Moonlight Pack as quickly as possible. Someone hurt our
mate, and I was seething. It was taking everything in me to keep Goliath at bay and keep
myself level-headed. I want to freak out……I want to scream and cry. I want to find those
responsible and rip their hearts out. Instead…..instead I stay focused and logical. Instead, I
take control and make sure we can get to the pack in one piece so Tia can be helped.
We are allowed right through the gates, and we make our way straight to the clinic. There
are nurses waiting out front with a gurney. As soon as I park the car, the nurses approach
the back door to get Tia out of the car. They load her up, and Lincoln and I follow her
inside. We part ways with her when the doctor joins the procession into the operating
room.
Lincoln and I are tempted to go in and make sure our mate is taken care of, but we know
that we need to let the medical staff do their job. “Gentlemen, I’m glad you guys could
make it safely.” I turn and look right at Alpha Brenner. He had welcomed us into his pack
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtto train when we took our time out to look for our mate. We developed a good rapport with
him despite his daughter. Jenna is Alpha Brenner’s daughter, and she is two years younger
than us. The minute we arrived, she was determined to make her presence known and get
us to see her as a potential mate.
Jenna is an attractive she-wolf. She has light blue eyes and long blonde hair. She is about
5’10 and thin. She is a typical Alpha’s daughter, you can say. She is used to being
important and idolized. I hate to say that ‘humble’ isn’t part of her design, though her
father doesn’t know that. She is very skilled at being two different people. She was always
very sweet and demure around her parents, but when they were gone, then her true
nature shined through.
I glance around the waiting room, but Jenna is nowhere to be found, much to my joy.
“Thank you so much for allowing us to come here; being willing to help our mate.”
“There is no reason to thank me. This is the right thing to do. What happened?” Lincoln
flops into a seat and sighs. I look at him and can feel his pain and sadness through our
bond.
“We don’t know. When we found her, she was already like……like that. There were no
clues or evidence to point us in any direction.” Brenner sighs and sits next to Lincoln. I
start to pace the room, and we wait. Each second feels like forever and never-ending. I
keep watching the doors, praying for the doctors to walk through and tell me that
everything is fine. Hearing that would put me out of my misery. It would help me be able
to breathe again because right now, I’m suffocating.
People are walking in and out of the waiting room. Some are waiting themselves, and
others simply work in the clinic. Some have come to speak with Brenner, who has been
nice enough to sit with us. I know he has pack duties to attend to, but he is here instead.
Some people give us sympathetic glances, and some look at us with wonder. A few people
who recognize us from our stay have given a wave or a nod but seem to realize that it
would be best not to approach. Lincoln shifts from time to time. He is either sitting back,
or he is leaning forward with his head in his hands, but he never leaves his seat. I continue
to pace back and forth. I can’t find it in me to relax enough to sit down in a seat, so I
choose to stay on the move.
I’m mid-stride when a throat clears behind me. I turn around to see a doctor standing with
a solemn look on his face. This doesn’t bode well and makes my stomach clench. I can’t
move; my feet are glued to the floor. I feel a hand on my shoulder, and I relax a bit. I can
get through anything with my brother by my side. I look at him, and he gives me a slight
nod, even with the fear evident in his eyes. We walk towards the doctor and stop a few
feet in front of him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“She seems to be stable, but…….” S**t, there is a ‘but.’ “Her body has gone through
substantial damage. There was wolfsbane in her blood stream and we had to filter it out
as best we could. Her wounds were made with silver which is why they weren’t closed,
along with the wolfsbane. We stitched those closed. There was swelling on the brain, and
the extent of that is unknown at this moment.” The doctor sighs, and I can feel tears
falling down my face. I can’t believe this; it’s all too much. My brother asks the question
that I can’t bring to my lips.
“Will she be okay?” The doctor sighs again.
“It will be touch and go for a while. She needs her wolf to heal her, but her wolf isn’t here
at the moment. I suggest you two stay with her. She may not have her wolf right now, but
her mates should help her heal.” The doctor walks toward us and places a hand on each of
our shoulders. “The next 24 hours will be critical.” He pats us and walks away. A nurse
comes and takes us into Tia’s hospital room. She is hooked up to monitors that are
beeping. She looks to be simply resting. When we get closer, she looks so pale and sickly.
A sob escapes my lips, seeing my mate this way. There are already chairs on each side of
her bed. Lincoln takes one, and I take the other. We both grab her hand and prepare for
the long day ahead.
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