After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 142

Blaine woke up early the next day. She’d finally gotten a good night’s sleep, but even that didn’t stop the coughing fit she had that morning. Lucky for her, Harriet had already gone off to the firm.

So she took the hour to rest. To try and recover.

After rinsing blood from the sink, Elaine got in her car and drove to work. She was meeting up with Liam day, and nothing could get in the way of this. Not even her illness.

This was too important for that.

She arrived to the foundation being clear of protesters for the first time in days. Not a single yelling, sign wielding werewolf in sight. It was a relief and made her chest feel lighter as she climbed the steps into the building.

“Elly!” Liam called from behind the receptionist’s counter. “You made it.”

“Just on time,” Elaine replied.

“Late by five minutes,” he countered.

She rolled her eyes. “Alright, smart guy, let me see what you’ve got.

“The Council wants to meet later today, an informal meeting to discuss things. I tried to get it pushed back but to no avail.”

“Hopefully my reputation’s recovered enough for them. Any luck with Volk?”

“Still can’t get him on the phone. Even my mom has tried and failed,” Liam said. He ran his fingers through his hair. “But the good thing is that your reputation has been increasing. You should see what they’re saying online about New Dawn.”

Elaine walked around the counter to look at the computer screen where Liam had pulled up a WolfNet post. “They should have arrested that rogue sooner,” she read.

“I agree. Jax deserves to be in jail,” Liam muttered, scrolling through a few more comments. “But New Dawn’s reputation is no longer in the gutter.”

“So Volk should show his support again in front of the Council,” Elaine said.

“Hopefully.”

Elaine didn’t want to admit the anxiety that brought her. All this work could be destroyed if Volk pulled his support now because of what happened.

“Can I have a snack?” a little voice said as a woman and girl came into the lobby.

Elaine looked up, smiling as she spotted Annie.

“You’ll have to ask,” Lyra said.

“Of course you can!” Liam announced, standing up. “Come on, I keep the best ones hidden. I’ll show you.”

“Yay!” Annie ran after Liam, who walked to the coffee bar to show her where the ‘best‘ snacks were.

Lyra laughed softly, though the dark circles under her eyes told Elaine more than words ever could.

Chapter 142

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“Jax can’t get in here,” Elaine assured her.

know. I heard officers detained him earlier this morning. Unless someone pays his bail, he’ll be spending some time in jail before the trial.”

“Glad to hear it. And you’ll be glad to hear that our long–term housing is nearly ready. You and your daughter are first on the list for one of the apartments.”

Lyra smiled. “Thank you. I’m not sure what we’d do without you.”

“Don’t mention it. Just make sure you both stay safe.”

“Annie, honey,” Lyra called gently.

Annie looked over with two armfuls of snacks. Chips, candy, basically all sugar. Liam paused in the middle of balancing another bag on top of the rest.

Lyra raised a brow. “You can have one.”

“But—“Annie protested.

Elaine wasn’t so sure anymore.