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KHALID’S POV

"So what do you think I should do?" I sighed looking at the elders of the pack who had a rather solemn look on their faces after I finished narrating all that the physician said.

I could remember the words of the physician clearly as anything. "You don't have much time to decide. You have only two days to decide your fate and the pack's fate."

"What's going to happen if I fail to decide in two days?"

"I can't say anything about that as it's only the moon goddess that knows. But bear in mind, you'll be cursed forever and no one will be able to break the curse."

I cringed when I remembered those words. I was sure the head physician was trying to scare me. Rather he was telling the truth.

But still, I couldn't just decide on a whim and had to talk to the elders.

Right at that moment, the elders had serious expressions on their faces and I could tell they were worried.

But the fact was that they weren't as worried as I was.

If I failed to decide in two days I was going to be cursed and yet a day had already passed.

I had to look for another solution, I knew there was another way but the physician didn't want to say it.

Also from the looks on the elders' faces, I was sure they were against making a human my mate.

They hated and despised humans as they were feeble. Also, they were not to be trusted.

"What's your stand?" I broke the silence staring at the elders.

Instead of an answer, all I could hear was a sigh. They were caught between two things.

The future of the pack and the hatred for humans.

Furthermore, the human had been bitten by vampires and who knows maybe she was a spy.

I could see all sorts of facial expressions on the elders' faces and I couldn't help but sigh.

We had been on the matter since yesterday and yet they weren't able to come up with anything.

I could only shake my head when I saw this. If they weren't going to decide, I was going to as well do whatever my heart tells me.

But damn it, why wouldn't the physician bring up another solution.

"Can't you tell the physician to look for another method to save the girl?" One of the elders broke the silence and I could see the other elders nodding at his words.

What the hell were they thinking, did they think I was going to come to consult them if I could get another way out of this?

The only reason I was doing all this was just that I was the cause of it. Otherwise, I would have left her to die.

Also what the physician had said struck fear in my heart which made me discard any thoughts of abandoning the girl.

"Alpha..."

"I've asked the head physician, but he said that's the only way." I cut in between what the elder was about to say as I knew he was about to ask for my reply.

"But why all this problem, she's just a puny human, why worry about her?" An elder suddenly said and I couldn't help but glare at him.

What the hell were these elders thinking? Did they have dumplings stuffed in their brains?

I had told them all what the physician said and yet someone was saying that I should leave Megan to her fate.

It seemed as if the elders wanted me cursed. There was no doubt about this judging from what the elder just said.

"I'll be taking my leave now." I sighed and stood up, "I'll be waiting for your decisions."

"But mind you, we only have half a day. After half a day, if you're unable to come up with something, I'm going to do whatever my heart tells me."

Without giving the elders a chance to reply, I walked out of the chamber. I was afraid I was going to be angered to death if I continued to listen to what they would say.

"How was the meeting?" A feminine voice came from behind.

I sighed and stopped when I heard the voice. It was Alexis, my beta.

I knew she had come to look for me when she heard that I went to look for the elders to discuss the matters at hand.

"Those damned elders..." I paused, gritting my teeth, "they can't even decide."

"Don't worry, I think, they'll soon be able to come up with something soon." Alexis consoled and I sighed.

"What do you think I should do?"

"Huh?"

Alexis froze seemingly shocked by my question.

"What do you think I should do?" I asked again.

"I think you should follow whatever your heart says." She sighed glancing up into the sky, "remember to keep the future of the pack in mind."

I smiled and didn't say anything when I heard Alexis reply, I had expected it from her which wasn't too shocking.

"Any leads?" I sighed, changing the topic.

Immediately, Alexis's experience became serious as she looked at me.

"We found some but our source was suddenly cut off."

"I see." I nodded as I fell into the sea of my thoughts.

"It seems like he's more powerful than I thought," I muttered under my breath.

"Next time be more cautious and make sure to tell our men to put on more disguise." I frowned, turning to Alexis.

"Yes, Alpha." She replied and I nodded.

"Go do your work, I'll retire back to my chamber." I sighed and turned around, not giving Alexis a chance to say anything.

In no time I got to my chambers. Looking at Megan who was still unconscious on the bed I sighed.

Her face was getting paler each day and her breathing was becoming harder to hear.

Even her heartbeat was difficult to notice at this point. Her life and death were in my hands and yet I was still playing with them.

I wanted to save her but at the same time, I couldn't. I had to wait for the elders to decide.

Even though I wasn't going to follow their wishes if it was going to go against my logic.

The air around Megan was very cold and I could feel her life force depleting with each second.

At that moment I couldn't help but remember the physician's words.

"She's dying and you'll lose your chance to have a mate."

I sighed deeply, I didn't know what to do. A part of me was telling me to go ahead and do it while another part was stopping me.

But wait even if I did, was she going to accept it? Wouldn't she blame me for turning her into a monster as most humans would describe we werewolves as monsters?

I sighed as I couldn't choose at the moment, but why must the moon goddess play with my emotions like this?

My first mate that wasn't going to die due to my curse was a human.

Furthermore, I had to in order for me to be able to save her.

What the hell was this? I was uncomfortable with it. The moon goddess was just too good at toying with my emotions.

Even though I was going to mark her, it didn't mean I was going to accept her.

I could as well reject her but then I wasn't sure if I would be able to do something like that.

But that wasn't an issue, the issue here was to prevent Megan from dying.

I couldn't decide and the elders also couldn't do the same. So what the hell was I going to do?

The logic of what was happening doesn't seem right. Maybe I should convince the old Physician to find another method to save her.

I had to do something but yet it seems like I was out of options and could only wait for her death.

I would be guilty if Megan should die on me, furthermore, I was going to be cursed by the moon goddess.

But wait, wasn't I cursed already? All my previous mates had died and yet the physician was saying I wasn't cursed.

He had claimed it was because I had a strange disease.

If I wasn't cursed, then what the hell was it? The problems weighing on my shoulder were more huge than the mountains.

How in hell was I going to shoulder them? I had to look for a solution.

The cure we had looked for, for so long was right in our arms but still, we didn't want to accept it.

I should mate with her? Unbelievable.

Why the hell was this happening to me? After about a minute or two, my eyelids became too heavy for my eyes to hold and I slumped onto the other bed.

In no time I was gone, gone to the wonder lands I didn't want to visit.