MasukWHERE IS LILY?ISADORA'S POVBy the time I left the hospital, I was already thinking about going home and getting some proper rest. My body still felt weak from what had happened during the healing attempt, and I knew I needed to be careful not to push myself any further.I was about to get into the car when I remembered Lily.Her school would be closing around this time, and since I was already out, I decided to pick her up myself. I hadn't spent much time with her lately, and I missed having her around. Besides, I wanted to see her before going home. It had been too long since I had a quiet afternoon with my daughter.I got into the car and gave the driver the school's address.On the way, I remembered that Lily had mentioned wanting some of her favourite snacks the last time we spoke. I decided to stop at a nearby shopping centre before heading to the school. There was a well-stocked confectionery and gourmet food store inside, and I knew I could find a few things she liked there.
THE THING INSIDE HIMISADORA'S POVCaelen kept his hands on my shoulders until I managed to steady myself. I was still coughing, and every breath felt as though it scraped against my throat. I pressed a hand to my chest, trying to calm the frantic movement of my lungs, but the strange sensation hadn't completely left me.“Can you stand?” he asked.I nodded, although I wasn't entirely sure my legs would support me. Caelen helped me away from Fabian's bed and guided me towards the guest bed at the head of the room. He helped me sit, then remained beside me while I leaned forward, concentrating on getting my breathing under control.“What happened?” he asked.I didn't answer immediately. My gaze shifted to Fabian, who was watching me intently from his bed. His expression was difficult to read, but there was no
ISADORA'S POVBy the time I returned to the hospital, Fabian was awake. Grandma Iris sat beside his bed, speaking quietly to him while a nurse checked his IV. She looked up when I entered, and her expression softened when she saw the bag in my hand.“You got everything?” she asked.“Yes, Grandma. His clothes, toiletries, and a few other things he might need.”“Thank you, dear. You didn't have to rush back.”“It was fine.” I placed the bag on the chair and began taking out the things Fabian might need first. “I wasn't going to leave him without his belongings.”Fabian shifted against his pillows, looking considerably more alert than he had the previous day. His injuries still worried me, though. Even with the treatment he was receiving, his body wasn't responding as it should. The bruises had barely faded, and the wounds that should have been closing were still healing painfully slowly.“How are you feeling?” I asked him.“Better than yesterday.” He glanced at the things I had brought.
ISADORA'S POV“The doctor said he needs more observation,” I reminded her. “They won't discharge him until they're satisfied with his progress.”Grandma pressed her lips together. “I don't like this.”“Same,” Fabian murmured. “But there's nothing I can do about it from this bed.”He closed his eyes, and within a few minutes, his breathing settled into a steady rhythm. The conversation had clearly worn him out.Caelen's phone rang. He glanced at the screen before stepping outside to answer it.Just as he left my phone vibrated and a message from Ellie appeared on the screen.Ellie: Luna, I'm back.I sighed in relief. I stayed with Grandma until the nurse returned to check Fabian's drip. Once she finished, I looked at the few belongings beside his bed. He had arrived with almost nothing, and if the doctors intended to keep him for several more days, he would need proper clothes and his personal things.“I'll go home and prepare some things for him,” I told Grandma.She turned towards m
ISADORA'S POV"Can we speak to him?" I asked."Briefly. He needs rest, but there's no reason you can't check on him."When we returned to the room, Fabian was awake. He looked toward us as we entered."You're back."Grandma pulled the chair closer to his bed."Of course I'm back. Did you think I was going to leave you here and forget about you?""I was hoping you'd at least go home and get some sleep.""Don't worry about my sleep."He gave her a faint smile before turning to Caelen."What's wrong? You look like you've come to arrest someone."Caelen ignored the joke."The doctor says you're healing slowly."Fabian's expression changed. "Slowly?""Apparently, you're not impro
ISADORA'S POVI had barely stepped out of the library when a maid hurried past me, heading toward the staircase. She slowed when she noticed me."Is something wrong?" I asked."One of the guards is looking for Alpha, Luna. He said it's urgent."I glanced toward the sitting room. Caelen had gone upstairs earlier, so I expected the guard would find him there."Did he say what happened?""No, Luna."I continued down the corridor, but before I reached the sitting room, I heard the guard's voice."Alpha, there's been an accident."I stopped as Caelen came down the last few steps, his expression changing as he listened."Who?""Fabian, Alpha."My attention immediately shifted to the guard."What happened to him?" Caelen asked."He was involved in a road accident. He's been taken to the hospital."Luna Iris, who was sitting with Helena, stood so abruptly that the small cushion beside her fell to the floor."Fabian?"The guard turned toward her."Yes, Luna Iris.""Where is he? What happened?"







