Let Me Go, Alpha Calhoun
Gregory, visibly affected, adds, "This is worse than I thought. We need to call the pack doctors to check up on him. No more stupid rituals.”
Various pack doctors file into the room, their expressions grim as they examine Calhoun's frail form. They exchange hushed words and somber glances before delivering the heartbreaking news.
"There's no alternative left. He doesn't have much time. A week or two at best," one doctor announces with a heavy sigh.
The words hang in the air, a crushing reality that I am quick to reject.
"No! You're wrong! Calhoun will live!" I cry out, my voice a desperate plea against the Doctor's confirmation.