Art POV
Our Blessed Goddess Medical Center - Surgical Waiting Room Floor 3
Too many minds were pressing in on me to focus on the ones treating Ethan Flores. My head ached with a throbbing insistence I couldn't ignore. I slouched further in my chair while tuning out as much of my surroundings as I could.
All the pacing of my companions had to be ignored or I'd get ill watching them move. All the worries of those with me had to be pushed down or I'd be too distracted to recognize a potential threat before it was on top of us. All my own thoughts had to focus on my assignment---I couldn't go back to the Alpha Council with news I'd let an Alpha House heir be maimed or murdered.
Could Ethan Flores be heir to House Campbell?
Omega lives were foreign to my experiences as a wolf a
Nathan POVHearing Lindy wailing on the floor of the lobby was blood-curdling enough to let me know I'd be remembering the sound in my nightmares."What's going on out here? She's not dangerous. Goddess wept, get off her!"I crossed the lobby with long strides -my wolf, Lyon, only too happy to propel me forward faster to get to his Queen- and sank into a crouch by Lindy's side."I said for you to get off her."The threat implied by my tone was a real one: my wolf wanted to tear out the orderly's throats for tackling our mate. Lindy was crying with an intensity I had come to realize was unique to her. There didn't appear to be any physical damage done to her in spite of her tears.Both of the hospital staffers who had been holding Lindy
Rachel POVOur Blessed Goddess Medical Center- Surgical Waiting Room Floor 3"Do you think he'll be able to help? Save Ethan, I mean?"My words came out mumbled and murmured because my lips felt numb.Honestly, the numbness was spreading from my lips to my cheeks, my scalp, down my neck, and on and on until I felt as if I were an ice sculpture frozen in place by nameless fear. A ringing sound was echoing in my ears and only got louder the longer it took to get a reply.Both Alphas with me seemed to want to do anything other than speak to me; Lindy Campbell was silently crying while clutching Nathan's hand with both hers as if she could hold him in place if she only tried hard enough.I realized I wanted to slap the girl only when Tyler
Rachel POVOur Blessed Goddess Medical Center- Surgical Waiting Room Floor 3Nathan returned with a pitcher of ice water from the cafeteria while Lindy held onto him with one hand and a stack of paper cups with the other. I wasn't sure if I should acknowledge she was clutching him as if he'd vanish on her the second she let go or just ignore it so I decided to ignore it.Her.Ignoring Lindy Campbell was turning out to be a full-time occupation for me. The good thing about trying to tune out Lindy was not being able to fixate on Tyler.Who still hadn't returned from his "walk.""Where's Wright?"Trust Nathan to get right to the heart of the matter.I was saved from
Rachel POV"You can't just walk away from me when you're upset."I was hyperaware of every inch of my body and I used my full weight to press against Tyler. He let me maneuver him into leaning against an alcove in the hallway out of the view of casual passersby.I say he let me because my weight wasn't nearly enough to push Tyler Wright around even with the additional pounds I'd started to pick up in my pregnancy.His wolf grumbled on the inside about letting a female push him around, but I knew Wynd would do anything if it comforted Rayne while pregnant."I need to be able to argue with you and know you'll talk to me. You'll argue back. You won't just walk away. I can't handle you just walking away, Tyler. It's too much for me."Tyler