Chapter 21
“I’m fine,” I insisted as I looked up into Leo’s eyes. “I worked too hard, maybe. I should get to my rooms. Work starts early in the morning.”
“Are you certain?” he asked.
I nodded. “I’m sure.”
“Okay. If you’re sure. May I walk you to your room?”
I would rather he didn’t so I could get to the archives that much faster. But his concern was nice. So I nodded and let him escort me from the hallway to my room.
“Thank you,” I said, I should have bowed, but that might make the nausea come back. “I appreciate your concern.”
“Be more careful in the future,” Leo warned.
“I will.”
I waited in my room until Leo left. He looked sad, and confused. I wished I could talk to him, really talk to him and tell him the truth, but it was impossible. He’d never believe me anyways.
Once the coast was clear I hurried into the archives. The archivists were definitely early to bed, early to rise sorts so I had the place to myself. I found a computer and started it
- up.
I searched hospitals in the
and
wildering variety of answers. Was my mother even nearby? I didn’t know.
I had to narrow the search
my mother and allow someone Eva
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I know? It had to be a pr
hospital; no public hospital would take a long term patient like
control over her case.
And it had to be a werewolf hospital, one owned by a pack. Human hospitals operated under different rules. As next of kin I would have been informed the moment my mother entered one of those places.
from each hospital.
That gave me a place to start. I entered those conditions into the search engine. From there, I pulled up images
The wallpaper used in my mother’s room was distinctive. I remembered it from the photo. Only one hospital had that particular design in their patient rooms.
I looked it up and found a hospital owned by an Alpha Ethan. I’d heard that name His name was Ethan.
Leo mentioned another alpha who was a dear friend.
I finally knew where my mother was. Now all I had to do was go there and convince the doctors to allow me to heal her. Then, at long last, we would both be free.
Leo
Leo didn’t understand why he was so fixated on that scarred maid, Tessa. He’d followed her half the evening. He watched as she rested, visibly exhausted just from a little cleaning.
Watched as she worked and
She didn’t seem like a lazy worker. Although Eva had described her as a schemer and he’d seen her cause trouble at the banquet, somehow he doubted she was the type to shirk her chores. So why did she take so many breaks?
Maybe she was ill. Sickness was rare among werewolves, but it was serious when it did strike. He would have to mention her to the healers and make sure they checked on her.
He felt guilty spending so’much time thinking of Tessa when he had a pregnant mate to worry about. Tessa concern. So why couldn’t he put her out of his mind?
Wash
wolf and she wasn’t his
Leo went back to his rooms, determined to do some actual useful work. His beta, Johann, met him in his sitting room. He needed to arrange a proper meeting space and office but that was a problem for later.
“My Alpha, we’ve figured out who the traitor among us is,” Johann announced as soon as they were certain they were alone.
“Who?” Leo asked, although it pained him to believe anyone in his pack might betray him.
But the evidence was irrefutable. The King of the Rogues had been ready for their attack. Someone had warned him. Someone wanted Leo to
fail.
“Your brother, Zane,” Johann said. “I have recordings of phone calls, and letters. He warned the Rogues. Zane is the traitor.”
Leo couldn’t accept that. Not his little brother. There had to be another explanation.
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“We’ll give him another chance,” Leo declared. “He’ll clear his name. I’m sure of it.”
“And if he doesn’t?” Johann asked.
“Then I will deal with the matter myself,” Leo said.
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