After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 291

Chapter 291

The following day, Elaine sat quietly in her car. Lucas‘ accusations had hit her hard, though she tried to ignore the painful twist it caused in her chest.

She simply took another pill.

Lucas had left quickly after he’d realized, and Elaine was aware that while she had felt moments of his emotions through the bond, he hadn’t been feeling hers. Not really.

She looked outside at the pine trees that towered over the dirt road. The smell of pine and smoke and chemicals made her dizzy, though she tried to ignore it. Just as she was trying to ignore what Lucas said.

The idea of trying to get pregnant now, with everything going on, was laughable at best.

Elaine closed her eyes, leaning back against the seat behind her. Deep breath in. Deep breath out.

She felt her wolf.

She got out of the car, looking toward the line of smoke rising into the sky above the trees. That was her destination.

She might not be looking to get pregnant right now, but she was looking to unravel the mystery behind her miscarriage. Behind her illness.

She was more certain than ever that this LSL company was behind it. Mia and May? Yeah…they were suspicious as hell. And Elaine was going to find out what was going on in that lab.

She walked through the woods, sticks cracking beneath her feet. Though as she approached the lab, the whirl of machinery overpowered any sound she made. A parking lot sat in front. Two double doors led into a lobby.

Elaine raised a brow. That was far more welcoming than she might have guessed. She crossed the lot, looking up at the tall, gray building before her. No windows. No design. It was a gray block nestled among the trees.

The doors opened for her and she was let into a clean–looking lobby. To her right was a receptionist.

“Hello,” the woman greeted. “What are you here for?”

“I was wondering if…I could have a tour of the building,” Elaine said. Then cleared her throat. “I’m a recent consumer. Wanted to learn more about what you do here.”

“Splendid! We have a brochure in the waiting room, though we do not host private tours,” the woman said with a small ‘tsk.‘

Elaine’s brow furrowed. She was here now, she wasn’t about to be denied. “Of course, I’ll just take one of those brochures…” A pause. “First, where is the bathroom?”

“Down the hall to the left!”

“Thank you.” Elaine moved right on past the desk and down the hall. She glanced to the left at the intersection. The bathroom was straight there. To the right?

An employee’s only door.

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Elaine looked over her shoulder at the receptionist, who was scrolling through her phone. So Elaine headed right.

She walked down the hallway to the door, reaching out for the handle. She picked up the sound of footsteps and quickly sidestepped as the door swung open toward her. Someone in a white coat walked past, staring down at a clipboard.

Didn’t even notice Elaine.

She slipped inside the door before it closed. It clicked shut behind her. And Elaine found herself in an equally sterile–looking hallway. The smell of chemicals was heavy in the air, undercut by the scent of

rogues.

It was hard to believe that rogues ran this sort of place. They didn’t often have the resources for it. The funding all of this must have taken…

She walked down the hallway, avoiding several other lab–coat–wearing individuals. She didn’t really know what she was looking for, just…evidence of some kind.

Something about vitamins, perhaps? Experiments? The list was long, with what she could look for.

Elaine inhaled again, enjoying the use of her enhanced senses. Her wolf was finally talking to her again. Telling her about all the smells and sounds around her that she couldn’t pick up on her own.

She’d missed being this aware, though part of her had completely forgotten what it was like.

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