Lewana POVNearly 38 hours I have been on the go for now. Liam is still struggling. A few pack members have slowed down in healing since my plasma has been used up, and I am exhausted. I end up sleeping in the medical centre so I am nearby in case any patients walk in. Thankfully, I'm not woken up. I rise on my own at about 6 am. I shower at the medical centre and change into a new set of scrubs I keep on standby. I then go check on Liam, who is awake too. "How are you feeling today?". "Better. Still in a bit of pain but OK". I checked his gums, and he is still anemic, but it will have to do for now.I'm about to continue when Mary comes in. "I'm so sorry, Luna Queen. I will come back". "No matter my title, you can still call me Lewana. You can stay if Liam wants you to". He nods, and she goes over and takes his hand. "So, we need to talk about eating again". Liam's face lights up. "I could go for a steak with cookies afterwards". "Not. A. Chance. Clear fluids only today. Wat
Conrad POVI just stared at the shock in both of their faces. The smell of fear rolled off them in waves. They looked around the room at the growling, smiling faces and quickly realised there would be no support in this room. Instead, they know I wouldn't stop them if the soldiers wanted blood. They both scurried out the door, likely to engage in more scheming, but they are not my concern at the moment. Liam was. Liam looks over at Lewana and sighs. “The sooner the crown is on your head, the sooner I can put that Jackass in our prison”.This gets my attention. “What do you mean?”.“While you two were away on .... vacation, night stalker hacked all of Alpha Williams' files. He has embezzled millions from his pack, projects, and even council funds. Hunters got him, and he is in the cells. Alpha Anthony knew and was blackmailing him to vote for Cordelia. There was also an incident of a building collapse that was Alpha William's fault, which killed a lot of wolves. Alpha Anthony helped
Conrad POVHer blood. She gave her actual blood to Liam. Not to mention the plasma she gave to the other pack members. I'm just in awe. I send the mind-link to Mary and Michelle before I start talking to Liam. However, I have no idea what to say. Liam speaks to me first. “How close, …… how close was I”.“I felt your bond nearly snap. When I found you on the battlefield, your breathing had slowed, and your heart had nearly stopped. We were so convinced that you were going to die, the soldiers and I said goodbye to you”. The realisation seemed to hit him suddenly, and he started crying and laughing. “And she saved me. She actually managed to save me”. He is wincing in pain as he does, but he can’t help himself. I start laughing as well. “I know, right? I mean, if you needed time off, you could have asked. You didn’t have to be so dramatic about it”.“Well, at least I can rest assured that your girl won’t try to replace me. Probably just keeping me around to have breaks from you, you
Lewana POV I’ve been on the go now for 26 hours. 2 hours in battle, 4 hours in surgery for Liam, and 6 hours for other soldiers who were injured. The rest was mainly on the clinic floor, directing and monitoring medical care. I was doing my best for the pack as well through Arthur and getting updates. It's a good thing I can multitask so well. I needed to do it though. Conrad was in no position to lead when he felt Liam's bond nearly snap. He needed me, so I stepped up. I suppose that is what a Luna does. I go and see Prince Aalto first. He needs to get in water soon, or he will dry out and get worse. “How are you feeling, little Cherubfish?”.He laughs at the old nickname his mum used to call him. “Pretty good considering. I need to go for a swim though. Gotta say, Orca. You provided better care than our healers. How did you know what to do?”.“Worked a lot of it out as I went. That, and I had some theories I thought would work. I’ll get some pack members to help you get to the
Conrad POVI'm completely numb. I might have lost my brother today. I haven't been able to mark my mate today. I failed to keep the pack safe today. I was drowning in their sorrow and fear, so I had to turn the bond links off. I'm standing in the viewing area of the operating theatre, looking at Valen, my best friend, on the table, just knowing he isn't going to survive this. No one could survive the injuries that Rogue caused. My mate. My beautiful Moonlight is still going to try. Try to save him for me, but even then, the pack is in ruins. I'm not a fit Alpha. I'm not a fit King. All I can think about is yesterday when we left the cabin. How I had never been happy. Life had been simple there. Life with just my mate and me. Why did I have to keep fighting? Why do I have to bear the weight of this world? It's too tiring. I'm jolted from my thoughts by Mary coming in the door and her eyes going wide at seeing Valen on the table. She instantly starts praying to the Moon Goddess, bu
Lewana POV The sight was heartbreaking. I could feel Conrad's pain and grief through the bond as he said goodbye to Liam. Soldiers had gathered around to say goodbye to their Beta and were howling in grief as well. FUCK THAT.I grab a medic bag and race over to inspect Liam. No way I am letting him leave Conrad without me fighting for him first. I give him an injection of Acepromazine, a tranquilizer that should knock his human side out and keep his wolf side calm and sedated. This should also keep him from shifting back. The last thing I need is to get bitten if Valen is scared or confused. I grab a bottle of water and dose all his intestines to try and clear away some debris and keep them moist. I see a major bleed coming from his mesenteric artery, so clamp that. I determine his blood loss is reducing his cardiac output, which is why his breathing is so laboured. He needs the hospital. I hadn't even noticed that everyone around me had stopped and was watching what I was doing.