Ella’s POV
“Where is my daughter?!” I heard a growl coming from the front entrance of the hospital.
Colton stood to his feet quickly as Raymond stalked into the waiting room. As soon as he saw Colton his eyes darkened, and his tip lip curled up in disgust.
“How dare you not inform me that my daughter was injured when it happened,” Raymond growled.
“I had other priorities,” Colton said, narrowing his eyes at Ray. “Like making sure she didn’t die.”
“Why am I the last to know about this?!” Raymond asked; glaring at me and then back at Colton, making my entire body go cold.
“Because you haven’t been in her life in a long time,” I found myself saying before I could stop myself.
Colton quickly stepped in front of me, shielding me from Raymond’s wrath.
“What? Are you fucking your professor you little slut?” Raymond hissed; instantly I felt Colton growing angry.
“Watch yourself, Ray,” Colton said through his teeth.
“Does the board know you’re messing around with your students?” Ray asked, narrowing his eyes. “Where. Is. My. Daughter?”
“She’s being operated on,” Colton said in a low and threatening tone. ”You’re either going to calm yourself down, or I’m going to have them sedate you before I kill you.”
“My daughter was fatally injured, and you want me to calm down?” Ray asked, laughing bitterly. “That’s certainly coy of you, Alpha.”
“Ray—” I tried to say but his dagger of eyes stopped me.
“Shut the fuck up,” he hissed at me. “You’ve been a bitch since I’ve met you. I bet if she wasn’t your friend, this would have never happened.”
It was like a slap in the face; the force of his words made me stagger backward as if it were a fatal wound to my chest.
Colton growled loudly, lunging toward him in one quick stride. The claws of his wolf burst through his hands and gripped Ray’s collar, practically lifting him off the ground as he revealed his wolf’s canines.
Ray’s eyes widened as he stared down at Colton who had become more Max than Colton.
“If you ever speak to her like that again I will tear your throat out, bear,” he growled. It was obvious that it was Max that was speaking now.
“I just want to see my daughter…” Ray said in a tone that staggered slightly. “I didn’t mean any disrespect.”
“Apologize to her or I’ll let my wolf do what he pleases to you.”
Ray’s eyes flickered to me.
“I’m sorry,” he said breathlessly.
I nodded at him; I knew he was just upset because his daughter was in the hospital. But then again, he abused her for years when she was only a child. I doubted that he cared this much about her now.
I still wasn’t sure what he wanted from her, but I knew it couldn’t have been good.
Colton lowered him to the ground and released his hold on his shirt. I stepped beside Colton so I could get a better look at Ray and meet his eyes.
“You are welcome to stay with us until she’s out of surgery,” I told him gently. “I’m sure she would like to see you once she’s out.”
He looked hesitant, but he nodded.
“Who did this to her?” He asked, adjusting his shirt.
“They didn’t tell you anything?” Colton asked, raising his brows.
“No,” Ray muttered, taking a seat in one of the empty chairs. “They just told me that she was stabbed and to get to the hospital.”
Colton sat down in a chair as well; I was too wound up to sit with them, so I remained standing.
“It was the vampire dorm advisor, Roderick,” Colton explained.
Ray narrowed his eyes.
“What? Why would he stab my little girl?” Ray asked, his voice breaking slightly.
Colton glanced up at me but I kept my eyes locked on Raymond. I really didn’t trust him, and Val’s reaction toward him made me trust him even less.
“We aren’t sure,” Colton said, glancing back at him. “But you’ve been spending a lot of time with her lately. Has she ever mentioned anything about a vampire?”
“No,” Ray said, shaking his head quickly. “She’s never mentioned even knowing a vampire. I knew they went to this school, but I thought they kept to themselves.”
“Usually, yes,” Colton answered, nodding his head slowly. “But she was outside the dormitory for a reason. I doubt Roderick lured her there.”
“She never mentioned anything,” Ray said, staring down at his hands. “Was the wound bad?”
“Bad enough where she needs surgery,” I muttered.
Ray was silent, but he nodded once. His face was filled with remorse and it was incredibly grim.
“Who called you?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at him.
“Your father,” he said, glaring at me.
Val growled at his forceful voice, and I had to take a deep breath to calm her. Before any more words were exchanged, I heard footsteps coming from nearby, turning our attention to the doctor who appeared before us.
“I’m looking for the parent or family member of Rachel Cornelia,” the doctor said, staring between all of us.
“I’m her father,” Raymond was quick to say, standing to his feet.
“But we are all her family,” I said firmly, glaring at Ray and then back at the doctor. “Plus, my father is the head of the Alpha Committee. Anything you need to say, you can speak freely.”
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