The Alpha's Silent Bride: Seventh Time's The Charm novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27: 027: The Curse Before Me

~ RONAN ~

My heart is racing faster, faster, fucking faster, as I hold her in my arms and rush to the pack house. Nikolai and the other guards are standing outside, ready for any alarm whatsoever.

Nikolai immediately steps up to me, his eyes darting from me to Roselle in my arms.

"Is everything fine?" he asks.

I trudge on. I’m scared that the more time I spend entertaining a conversation, the riskier it becomes.

"As you can see, it’s not."

He’s trying to keep pace with me. "I thought we were suddenly under attack because of your howl. Is she fine? What happened? Oh, fuck me, this isn’t the right time. I’ll go talk to the other guards and have them retreat. Let me know if you want me to do anything else for you."

I don’t respond as I head to her room. I had already mind-linked Elias, and I’m expecting to see him there. I kick open the door to her room and see Elias and the other nurses already waiting inside.

Placing her on the bed, Elias and his team set to work almost immediately. I rake my hands through my hair, as I watch him uses his stethoscope to examine her chest and then proceeds to check her pulse.

"Is she going to be fine? Is anything wrong with her? Is..."

The words comes out as a ramble. Elias muttered something to the nurse and then she nods proceeding to do whatever he whispered as he walks up to me.

"Alpha, you need to step aside for some minutes... Trust me, she’s going to be fine."

My eyes widen, and Kael is already growling so loudly it rattles through my chest. One moment Elias is talking, and the next, every other word blurs into meaningless noise.

Before I know it, I’m grabbing him by the front of his coat, the movement fueled entirely by Kael.

"If she’s going to be fine, then why the fuck are you telling me to step outside?" I snarl, yanking him closer. "So you can come back a few minutes later and tell me otherwise? No. Don’t give me that bullshit."

My grip tightens. "I’m not doing this again. I’m not walking out just so you can come back and say, ’I’m sorry, Alpha. We lost her.’"

"Calm down, Alpha," he says, his voice strained. "Like I told you, she’s going to be fine. She’s only sedated and asleep. The drug is wearing off, and she’s going to be just fine. But I need you to let go of me and put me down so I can actually attend to her."

I blink. The crushing weight in my chest eases slightly, enough for me to draw a proper breath. Relief crashes into me so hard my knees nearly buckle.

Kael is still growling at the thought of leaving her side, but I know this is what’s necessary.

She’s going to be fine.

I cling to those words as I slowly loosen my grip and set the healer back on his feet.

"I’m sorry about that," I mutter.

He nods, already shooing me toward the door. "Go. Let me do my job."

Reluctantly, I give her one last look before turning away. Every instinct screams at me to stay, but I force myself to leave, pulling the door shut behind me.

The moment I step into the hallway, I nearly collide with Nikolai, who’s been standing guard outside the entire time.

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