The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate novel Chapter 24

Zayd laid Quinn down on the bed in front of the doctor, then stepped outside when the man in white asked him to. Quinn’s father was already seated by the door, and Zayd took a seat beside him. “Has this ever happened before?”

“Never…Quinn has never gotten sick…she’s strong, she barely even gets hurt.”

“Then this…” Zayd sighed, running his hand through his hair. “Let’s wait to hear what the doctor says.”

And so, they waited until the doctor stepped out of the room an hour later. Both Zayd and Derrick stood up, looking at him expectantly.

“She’s alright, but unfortunately, if she had taken more than what she already has, she’d be in a more dangerous position.”

“What are you talking about?” Zayd asked him.

“Niphrone, we found it in her blood. If you do not know, then it is a poison that carries no scent. I don’t know how she got her hands on it, but it is dangerous to werewolves. It can weaken, suppress or kill our wolves. In her case, her wolf was weakened, but thank goddess that it’ll only take a few days for it to recover.”

“Why would Quinn…? Could it be that someone put it in her food or something?” Derrick stepped forward, nervously scratching the palm of his hand. “Quinn wouldn’t take something as dangerous as that, she isn’t suicidal…”

“I’m sorry, but that isn’t something I can pinpoint from a blood test…whether it was given to her or she knowingly took it can only be figured out when she wakes up and confesses.”

“When can we expect her to wake up?”

“Soon…it can be minutes or even a couple of hours away.”

Quinn’s father nodded, pointing to the door. “Then can I go see my daughter?”

“Yes, yes…you can.”

He didn’t waste a second more, he rushed past the doctor on his way inside, and Zayd followed him. Both stopped in front of the bed, staring down at Quinn who was still unconscious.

Zayd turned towards her father. “If you don’t think she intentionally took the poison, then who do you suspect gave it to her?”

“I’m not certain, but she has been having some trouble with the pack members. She’d been luna and when she was suddenly rejected; like our alpha, the whole pack has lost respect for her. They stoned her with fruits and even packed her food that was rotted and spoiled as an apology. A few days back though, after she saved the pack from a disaster on the night of the celebration, the pack started to come around. They brought her food that wasn't spoiled for once as a thank you. Could it be that they are still against her? The fruits, she’d eaten them, we all did, but what…I…I don’t understand.”

“So you’re saying the whole pack could’ve been the cause of this?”

“They don’t see her as luna anymore…they probably don’t want her as their beta either…and it’s all because of him…that fool who had rejected his own mate.”

“You’re right…” Zayd nodded, looking at nothing in particular. His eyes were austere, and the air around him was heavy and unbearable. “It is his fault, must I really just kill him?”

Derrick gasped. “No, son, you can’t…you can’t kill the alph~”

Quinn coughed below them, and Zayd and Derrick quickly looked down at her. Her eyes, they were barely open now, and she was looking…looking at Zayd. “Don’t…Don’t kill anyone.”

She tried to sit up, but Derick pushed back against the pillow. “Lay down, Quinn…you need to rest.”

“I’m fine now, dad…what did the doctor say? What happened to me?”

“You were…” He hesitated for a while. “You were poisoned.”

“What…? How?”