CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & SEVENTY FIGHT
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CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & SEVENTY EIGHT
Talia’s POV
Della still did not respond. It was as if she was trying to figure out what she wanted to say, which was unlike her
“Just tell me what is going on,” I urged.
“I think it will be easier if I show you,” Della finally replied.
“I do not like the sound of that at all,” Leslie muttered as we followed her out of the office.
I expected Della to lead us to the entrance where arriving warriors would normally be received, but when I realized she was leading us out of the pack house and to the hospital, anxiety began to build in my chest.
‘Do not panic. They could have run into a complication,’ my wolf offered
If that were the case, Della would have just said that,’ I answered. ‘She is choosing her words carefully. When has Della ever done that? This is far worse than a complication.’
Before my wolf could respond, we were hit with the scent of blood in the hospital corridor. My wolf stiffened within me. All her reassurances left as quickly as the fresh air in the hospital. Someone had been brought in bleeding profusely.
I could hear Nolan, Solon, and Marco talking before we even reached the waiting room.
“This is a disaster,” Solon growled. “What is taking so long?”
“You saw the state he was in. Let the doctors do his job. If you keep interrupting him, it’ll only take longer,” Nolan scolded
“And where are the rest of his team?” Solon demanded. “Did Alpha Landon only send six warriors? That is not nearly enough.”
“Perhaps they got separated,” Marco offered.
“Stop being so optimistic. This situation is bad and you should be able to see that clearly,” Solon snapped.
“What is bad?” I asked as I pushed the door open to the waiting room.
Nolan and Solon stiffened the moment they saw me. Marco’s expression fell. The scent of blood was strongest here. Mixed with pain and anger, it created a disgusting smell. I grimaced.
Solon glared at Della. “I told you not to tell her until we knew everything,” he snapped
“I never agreed to that. Talia is my Luna and it is my job to keep her in the loop,” Della shot back. “Everyone not being in the loop is how miscommunication and mistakes happen. And we cannot afford to make any more mistakes. “
“We weren’t going to exclude her from this. We wanted to get all the facts before we told her what was going on,” Nolan explained
Before I could respond, the doctor entered the waiting room.
“How is the patient?” Solon asked.
“He is stable, but he will not be awake anytime soon,” the doctor answered “Follow the
We followed the doctor to the hospital room. On the bed lay a severely wounded man. He was covered with bandage, and hus right eye was stitched closed. He looked like he got into a fight with a bear and lost
*1 administered the inad four treatment as instructed Thankfully, he was ever infected to begin with,” the doctor explanet “He is recovering slowly, but he’ll recover. He suffered to rasa tu the head, so there’s no telling when he will wake up
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CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & SEVENTY FIGHT
“Please don’t tell me that is who I think it is,” I said.
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“He is one of the warriors Alpha Landon sent,” Nolan explained. “When he was still conscious, he told us he and five others were ambushed near the Silverfang border yesterday. I sent Marco and a small team to meet them because it was taking far too long. Marco found him in the tree line barely alive. The others were already gone.”
“This had to be Jason,” Solon concluded. “He must have been waiting with rogues to ambush them.”
My mind was not on Jason. All I could think about was the Frostmoon potion. Had they managed to hide it before the attack? Was there any chance it had survived the ambush somewhere along that road?
“We did not locate the Frostmoon potion or any sealed package, Luna Talia,” Marco reported as if he knew what I was going to ask. “When I questioned him, he was not making complete sentences.”
“I will give him some of my potions to speed up the healing process,” Leslie added. “Give me ten minutes.” She left the room quickly.
I dropped into a chair near the window and pressed my hands over my face. Nolan sat beside me and began working the tension out of my shoulders with both hands. I leaned into his touch.
“We should discuss what we do if the potion cannot be recovered,” Della suggested. “Do we attempt the journey to Lonefur ourselves to bring back the vine?”
“That is not going to work. I already said the plant will not survive the transport,” Leslie answered as she entered the room. She walked over the warrior and began setting up his IV.
“We would help administer the dormancy potion there,” Marco suggested.
“That is not an option,” I countered.
“And why not? Jason wouldn’t dare attack us if we were in a big enough envoy,” Solon retorted.
“One: We don’t know how many rogues that Jason has at his disposal. Two: father’s condition is unstable. Moving him could accelerate the poison,” I pointed out.
“Then, our only option is to wait for Alpha Landon to send us another set of potions,” Nolan stated.
Before I could respond, a sharp cough came from across the room. The warrior was awake. He pushed himself uprigh and barred his fangs at Leslie.
“Easy. Easy now. I’m not going to hurt you,” Leslie urged.
The warrior looked around the room wildly. He seemed to recognize Nolan and Solon and started to calm down. His bre slowed slightly but he still looked scared.
“Can you tell us your name?”
“Donald,” he said, his voice hoarse and strained.
“Ok, Donald. I’m Healer Leslie. You are safe in Silvefang now. Can you tell us what happened to you?*
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