After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 313

At the mere mention of food, she realized how hungry she was. “Oh, definitely.”

Liam nodded. “I’ll be right back.”

He left, and Elaine was left alone. She swung her legs out over the side of the hospital bed and ran her fingers through her hair. She felt almost normal.

After so many months of struggling just to get through the days, she felt like she could suddenly take on the world again. It was a great feeling. She stood up slowly, pulling the IV from her arm, even if she shouldn’t have, and walked to the bathroom attached to the room.

Gazing into the mirror, she was pleasantly surprised by what she saw. She wasn’t so pale anymore, her face was not so gaunt. The color had returned to her cheeks. No dark circles under her eyes.

The door to the room opened, and Elaine walked back out of the bathroom. Dr. Howard looked from the empty bed, then to her in the hospital gown standing near the bathroom door.

“Well, I see we couldn’t keep you down for long,” he said. “If you may sit down, I’d like to quickly take your vitals before we clear you for discharge.”

“I can’t believe it. Just yesterday I was dying…”

“And now you are being cleared to leave. Quite extraordinary what bonds can do,” Dr. Howard said as she sat down. He listened to her heart, took her blood pressure, tested her eyes. Reflexes.

Everything seemed normal.

“Quite extraordinary indeed,” he mused. “The bond has effectively sent the illness into remission.”

“So not gone?”

He confirmed with a nod. “Not gone, but not entirely active either. I suspect as long as the bond stays strong, that will continue to remain a fact.”

That was a relief, but also quite the burden. She was tying herself to someone else again through a bond. And the last time she’d done that it hadn’t exactly ended well.

She wanted to believe this time would be different, it had to be. Liam was different. But the fears lingered in her mind anyway.

Liam returned with an armful of snacks. Chips, cookies, granola bars. He walked over and deposited the bundle onto the table beside the bed. A smile spread across his face.