The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 500

Chapter 500

Alexander’s POV

I didn’t take my eyes off of Ella’s face. I must have sat beside her for hours, just watching her. Waiting for her to wake up. But

she didn’t.

“How much longer?” I asked.

Tony glanced at his watch. “Another hour. Maybe two.”

“And she’ll be fine when she wakes up?” I asked.

“That’s the plan.”

Drawing my brows together, I looked over at Anthony, who had been quiet this entire time. He was standing at the control panel, staring at one of the monitors with a frown. His jaw was clenched..

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“Nothing.” Anthony didn’t look at me. “Just monitoring her vitals.”

“Bullshit.” I stood, fists clenching at my sides, and moved toward him. “What’s wrong?”

Tony stepped forward, holding up a hand to stop me. “Alexander, please remain seated. The procedure is delicate. We need to focus.”

“If something is going wrong, then I have a right to know.”

“Everything is fine,” Anthony said.

I didn’t believe him. But what could I do? I didn’t understand any of this. The machines, the crystal, the science behind it–it was all beyond me. All I could do was sit here and watch and pray that they knew what they were doing.

So I sat back down and took Ella’s hand. Her skin was warm. That had to be a good sign, right?

Still, the minutes crawled by interminably. Tony kept checking his computer, then looking at Anthony. Anthony kept adjusting settings on the control panel. Neither of them spoke. It was as if they could speak without speaking aloud, not even through mindlink, but mannerisms alone.

“Maybe you should step outside for a bit,” Tony said when I had begun pacing, unable to sit still any longer. “Get some air. We’ll call you when-”

“I’m not leaving.”

“Alexander-”

“I said I’m not leaving.” I whirled to face him. “I’m staying right here until my mate wakes up.”

Tony exchanged a glance with his husband. Something about the look between them set alarm bells off in my mind. “Alright,” he said. “But please, try to stay calm.”

Why the hell would he say that? Try to stay calm. Like there was a reason I shouldn’t be.

I watched the clock on the wall. One hour passed. Then another. Ella’s breathing stayed steady, but she didn’t move. Didn’t stir. The crystal kept pulsing, but it seemed to be getting dimmer. It was past noon now, and she still hadn’t woken. One to two hours my ass. It had been more than four.

“How much longer?” I asked again.

“She should be waking up soon,” Anthony said. But he was gripping the edge of the control panel so hard his knuckles were

white.

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Another thirty minutes passed.

Nothing. She didn’t wake. Didn’t stir. Her eyelashes didn’t even flutter against her cheeks.

“She should be awake by now,” I snarled.

Without answering, Tony walked over to Ella and checked her pulse, then lifted one of her eyelids. He pulled out a small flashlight and shined it in her eye. There was no reaction in her pupil. He looked at his husband with that strange expression again.

“What’s happening?” I demanded.

“I don’t know.” Tony’s voice was tight. “Her vitals are stable, but she’s not responding.”

“Check the neural pathways,” Anthony said. “Make sure the connection is holding.”

Tony moved back to his computer, his fingers flying across the keyboard. I stood up, my heart pounding, and moved toward him.

.” I said.

“Someone better tell me what the fuck is going on,”

Neither of them answered. Tony kept typing. Anthony kept staring at his monitor. The machines kept beeping.

And Ella didn’t wake up.

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