High Temperature

Alex's POV

I was waiting for the doctor outside the room to learn about Sano's health.

"How is she, Doctor? Why is she bleeding and in so much pain? Will she be in pain like this until her wolf shows her presence or her wounds heal?" I asked all the questions in one go when the doctor came outside.

"The bleeding was caused by her internal injuries. It will take time to heal, and as I said earlier, she's not fine. The worst part is that my medicine is not working on her, and her immune system is also not functioning properly."

"Is it because of the excessive use of wolfsbane on her?" I asked.

"Maybe, but I'm afraid of something else." She paused.

"Afraid of what? Why did you stop? Say it!" I asked, feeling scared as I wondered what was coming next.

"Wolfsbane is dangerous for wolves, and it has been given to her continuously since last month. I've been giving her medicine to neutralise the wolfsbane in her blood, but nothing is working. I hope it will work with time, but if my medicine doesn't work, her wolf may die."

My eyes widened when I heard her. This was the last thing I had expected to hear. I couldn't imagine how Sano would handle the pain of being separated from her wolf. Even Dominic and I wouldn't be able to recover from the pain of losing Maya.

"Well, just pray to the Moon Goddess that my medicine works on her. Otherwise, she will lose her wolf in a few days, as her wolf is gradually dying," the doctor said.

I didn't reply. I went inside the room and sat beside her on the bed. She was sleeping because of the effects of the medicine.

I held her hand and kissed her knuckles.

"Why, Moon Goddess? Why is there so much suffering in her life? She lost her husband, she lost her child, and now she's about to lose her wolf. Please don't do this to her, or I won't be able to forgive myself. If I hadn't attacked her pack, neither would she have been in this condition nor would I have hurt her like this."

"Don't be a coward!" my wolf, Dominic, mocked. "We know it's not your fault, so stop blaming yourself for something you didn't do."

I nodded and looked at Sana, who was moving restlessly in her sleep and mumbling something.

"Please leave me... Please... Don't do this... Please..."

Thanks to my werewolf abilities, I could hear clearly what she was saying.

I kissed her forehead and held her hand with one of mine while caressing her hair with the other.

"Shh... Relax... I'm here. Nothing bad will happen. I'm here with you," I tried to calm her.

Soon, she went into a deep slumber again.

I was about to release my hand from hers, but she held it tightly, and I didn't want to disturb her. So, I sat beside her like that.

The whole night, I watched Sana and took care of her. She kept having nightmares because of her painful past, and I kept soothing her, telling her that everything was fine.

But at 4:00 a.m., when I had finally fallen asleep for a little while, she woke up screaming, which startled me awake as well.

I sat up straight, looking at her worriedly. She was staring at me with fearful eyes. Then, when she realised that I was the one who had saved her, she hugged me tightly.

"Please save me... Please. Please tell him to leave me. Please," she started crying.

"Hey, relax... Calm down. No one will harm you. Calm down, Queen."

"Angel," she mumbled while holding my shirt.

I looked at her.

"Please don't leave me... I know you're an angel sent by God. Please don't leave me. I'm tired now. I can't face anything bad anymore. Please be with me. I know nothing bad can happen as long as you're with me," she said, hiding her face in my neck.

A tear rolled down my cheek as I felt her pain, but at the same time, a smile appeared on my face when I saw how much she trusted me.

"I will never leave you. Never," I said.

I wasn't just saying those words to her; I was making a promise to myself. No matter what happened, I would never leave her side.

I moved my hand over her back to soothe her and let her cry because I knew she had been through so much. It was better for her to let her pain out.

After an hour, she finally calmed down a little.

I broke the hug and looked at her. Her eyes were closed, and her face had turned red from crying. She fell asleep again, but she was still sobbing.

"Sana," I whispered, wiping her tears.

That's when I realised that her body temperature was high.

Oh, God... Why is her body temperature so high? Is she going into heat?

I asked Dominic.

No. If she were in heat, we would be able to smell her arousal, but there's nothing like that. Something is wrong, and I'm sure it's not good, Dominic said.

What should we do now? I asked him, panicking.

We should talk to Ella. She's a witch. Maybe she can help us, Dominic suggested.

You're right. In this situation, only she can help us, but I don't want to leave her alone, I mumbled, looking at the sleeping beauty in my arms.

She had fallen asleep while hugging me.

I made her lie down on the bed and caressed her hair with my hand.

Witches always ask for something in return, and we know Ella is a cunning witch, Dominic muttered.

I can give her everything I have for Sana. I just want my Sano to be healthy and happy like before. I want to see her smile, which I haven't seen even once yet.

I moved my hand over her cheek. She hissed when I accidentally touched the cut on her right cheek.

"Sorry," I muttered, removing my hand and kissing her forehead.

We shouldn't waste time. Let's meet Ella, my wolf snarled.

Will you be arrogant with her like you are with others? I asked Dominic.

How can someone be arrogant with this angel? My angel... I haven't met Maya in this life, but I'm sure she's as beautiful as our mate.

Agreed.

What if this heat is related to Maya's health?

I could feel how scared my wolf was, just like me.

No matter what it is, we will fight for her, I mumbled.

Dominic didn't reply.

I was about to leave to meet Ella, but Sano wasn't ready to let go of my hand.

Let it be. We will meet Ella in the morning. Right now, she needs us, Dominic sighed.

I nodded and sat beside her.

I was just staring at her. I didn't even realise how quickly time had passed.

She opened her beautiful blue eyes and looked at me.

We had beautiful eye contact. Neither of us said anything. We just kept staring at each other, perhaps trying to read each other's emotions through our eyes.

I didn't know how long we kept staring at each other until I felt something wet on my hand.

I looked down, and there was blood.

My eyes moved to her stomach, where I saw blood as well. Blood was oozing from her injuries.

I was dumbstruck, not knowing what was happening to her...

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