Chapter 64
Nathan’s POV
“ I’ll do more than hurt you if I smell you near her again, ” I whispered, my voice sounding like grinding stone. “ I
will break you. ”
I didn’t wait for her to answer.
“ Guards! Get this trash out of my sight. ”
They dragged her out as she screamed my name.
“ You’ll regret this, Nathan. You’re choosing the wrong girl. ”
The door slammed, leaving only the scent of her fake perfume and my echoing rage.
I turned back to the bed. I dropped to my knees and took Emily’s cold hand.
“ I won’t let anyone touch you again, ” I vowed.
I could have sworn I saw her finger twitch. I fell asleep in the chair, clutching her hand in mine, hoping to catch even the smallest sign of life.
I woke up in the middle of the night. I looked around the room, confused. Why the hell did I wake up? The room had a soft orange glow. It was coming from the bedside lamp next to Emily’s bed.
I took her hand in mine and gasped.
She was so hot.
My hand immediately went to her forehead, and I froze.
“ Nurse! ” I shouted and ran toward the door.
The nurse came running into the room.
“ She is burning up! ” I said as soon as she walked inside.
“ What is wrong with her? ” I asked frantically.
“ I don’t know, Alpha, ” the nurse said as she took her temperature. “ Probably an infection. ”
My heart started beating painfully. An infection?
“ I will get the doctor, ” she said and ran out of the room.
Her cheeks were pink from the fever, and there were a few little beads of sweat on her forehead. I used my hand
to wipe them away.
The doctor came running inside.
9:47 am
“ Alpha, ” he said. “ Can you please move so I can examine her? ”
I growled, my protective instincts flaring, but I reluctantly moved out of the way.
Doctor Reed instantly started examining her.
Suddenly, Emily’s entire body began to violently shake on the bed. Her spine arched in a sickening, painful bend.
“ Hold her down! Pin her to the bed, now! ” Doctor Reed barked.
I lost control of my calm facade. 1 lunged forward and used my weight to hold her thrashing body flat against the
mattress. Please, Emily, stop.
“ Nurse! Bring the cooling blankets, fast! ” he commanded, his voice tight.
“ What’s wrong, doc? ” I demanded, my hands trembling as I held my mate. “ What’s happening to her? ”
“ I don’t know. An infection, probably. ” He quickly injected something into her arm.
Slowly, her body stopped arching, falling limp against the sheets.
“ Is she better? ” I asked, a raw, suffocating pain bleeding into my voice.
“ No, ” Doctor Reed whispered, his face turning pale. “ It means she is getting worse. Her body is shutting down. ”
The nurse rushed in with the cooling blankets. We wrapped Emily’s burning body tightly, and after a few agonizing noments, her fever finally started to drop.
“ Understand me, Alpha, ” Doctor Reed sighed heavily. “ We are only treating the symptoms. We have to get her ever down, but we don’t know the real cause of what’s killing her. At this point, only a miracle can save her. ”
I stared at her flushed, sweaty face. My beautiful, fragile mate.
Sweetheart, I will get you that miracle.
I bolted out of the room, running faster than I ever had in my life. Beta Blake sprinted right out of the hospital
ifter me.
“ Alpha, where the hell are you going? ” Blake’s voice slammed into my mind through our mind – link.
“Where is the witch? Is Zynair still in the dungeons? ” I demanded, my heart hammering against my ribs as I hit
he dark woods.
“ No, she was let go two hours ago. She’s back at her cottage. ”
I pushed my legs, tearing through the pack until I reached the witch’s cottage. I didn’t care about manners. I lammed my fists against her door as hard as I could, nearly breaking the wood.
Inside, the lights flickered on, and heavy footsteps approached.
“ Who is it? ” Zynair’s sleepy, irritated voice called out from behind the door.
“ Zynair, open the damn door! I need you! ”
She unlocked it, and Lpushed right past her, forcing my way inside.
“ Do you even know what time it is? ” she snapped, completely annoyed.
“ I don’t care! Just help me.
“ Calm down, Alpha, ” she sighed, rolling her eyes as she walked over to the stove to put a kettle on. “ What’s the
problem? ”
“ Emily. She is dying, ” I choked out, my pride completely gone. “ The doctor said only a miracle can save her. ”
Zynair burst into a mocking laugh. “ Wow. I never thought I’d see the day an Alpha King’s son compared a witch’s magic to a miracle. ”
“ Please, ” I begged, dropping all my defenses. “ I will give you whatever you want. Just save her. ”
She stopped messing with the kettle. For a long, silent minute, her dark eyes locked onto mine, reading my desperation. Then, she slowly walked closer to me.
“ Oh, Nathan, ” she whispered softly. “ You don’t even know what you’re asking for. ”
“ I am asking you to save her life! ”
Every second she wasted was a second closer to Emily leaving me forever.
“ Well? Will you help me or not? ”
“ Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t, ” she said, stepping away from me again. She reached for a mug and scooped some ea leaves into it. “ But I don’t think you should be looking for help in this house anyway. ”
“ Then who? ” I snapped, needing the answer right now.
“ Think about it, ” she purred, pouring the boiling water into her cup. “ Who else can speak directly to the Moon
Goddess? ”
My mind raced. I knew who she meant, but it was impossible. They would never agree to help a pack wolf.
“ The Priests? ” I asked, my voice dropping.
“ Exactly. ” She took a slow sip of her tea.
“ And where am I supposed to find one right now? ” I yelled in pure frustration. “ They hide out in the mountains. ”
“ Well, ” Zynair said quietly, staring deeply into her cup. “ I can tell you where to find one nearby. ”
“ Where? Tell me! ”
“ Right behind you, ” she whispered, her eyes shifting past my shoulder.
Olivia Harris is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.