After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 158

Chapter 158

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The hospital felt cold and sterile. Almost worse than the woods somehow. Lucas rushed in moments after the paramedics had brought Elaine through. He spotted her on the gurney heading to the back.

He ran after it but a nurse stepped into his path.

“Please, sir, you have to wait out here,” she said to him.

“But–”

“We will let you know when we have any updates, okay?”

Lucas gritted his teeth, hesitated, then turned and stalked back into the waiting room. He looked around the mostly empty seats, then strode over to the one in the corner. Sat down. And waited.

He wasn’t going to move from this spot until they returned with news of Elaine’s condition. Nothing was going to move him.

Liam walked in. He was flanked by Nancy, who hurried in with a stricken expression and went straight to the front desk. Liam caught Lucas‘ gaze, but turned quickly away to the desk as well, walking up beside his mother.

“Is she alright?”

“She only just arrived,” the nurse said. “The doctors are evaluating her condition and providing immediate care.”

“That doesn’t tell me anything!”

“I’m sorry, sir. As soon as there are any updates, I will let you know.”

Liam stalked away from the desk, his hands balled tightly into fists. It had to be bad. It had to be if even the nurse couldn’t tell him anything. Nancy joined him a moment later, placing her hand on his arm, but he jerked away.

The door opened. Harriet rushed in and, surprisingly, Kyle was behind her. She approached Nancy. “I heard what happened, is she alright?”

“What are–” Liam began.

“I texted her,” Nancy said, turning to Harriet. “She’s with the doctors now. We’re not sure of her condition.”

“No shit,” Liam snapped. He turned to Lucas, who had remained quiet in the corner this entire time. Sitting there like he had any right to even be here.

It was Lucas‘ money that funded Walter and Ruth. His man who’d made that call. Who’d tricked Elaine.

Liam started toward him. “This is your fault.”

Lucas stood up with a weary sigh. “Liam–”

Liam punched him across the face. A crack that landed hard and forced Lucas right back down into that chair.

Lucas grabbed his jaw, eyes wide as he looked up at Liam. Though he wasn’t entirely surprised. Just mad.

Liam shook his hand out, knuckles aching now. He flexed his fingers. “If it weren’t for you, none of this would have happened to her!”

“How was I supposed to know?” Lucas yelled, standing right back up to face down Liam. “Walter and Ruth acted inde–”

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“It’s your money you’ve been giving to them all these years. Your man who made that call and got Elaine even

lose to them again. You’ve spent so much time sulking about your divorce instead of watching your own men!

“I shouldn’t have to!” Lucas shoved Liam back. “They are my trusted guards, this does not entirely fall onto/my

shoulders. You cannot blame me for this!”

The guilt was already eating at him.

“Trusted? Look what they did to Elaine! All of this has happened because of you!”