Accepting My Twin Mates by Unwise Owl

Accepting My Twin Mates Chapter 78

Chapter 75 – What About Damian?

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THERE IS A SMALL SECTION OF THIS CHAPTER THAT COULD BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME READERS. A SUBSTANCE IS MENTIONED THAT IS CONNECTED TO S.A BUT NO S.A TAKES PLACE

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Badru

“We’re taking blood samples, so we’ll know soon,” a pack doctor stepped out of the private treatment room where Lucy had been taken, slinging the stethoscope around her neck. “With the symptoms you’ve described, I have a decent idea of what may have been used, but I’ll wait for confirmation. The good news is, I highly doubt it’s caused any long-term issues. However, there’s more than likely going to be some memory loss leading up to ingestion.”

“Thanks for doing all you can,” I exhaled in frustration that we may have lost more crucial information but relieved that Lucy would be fine, physically at least.

“This is the water bottle she drank from,” I grabbed the metal container out of my sweatpants pocket. “She sipped from it just before she blanked out. You can test it with the tea collected.”

“I’ll send it to the lab,” she took it from me and began to turn, pausing just a few steps away. “Alpha? I’m sorry about your mate, but I know you’ll find her.”

I half-heartedly smiled, even if the expression nowhere near reached my eyes. I wanted to believe the doctor, but it felt like an empty sentiment, something comforting you say for the sake of it.

With Lucy taken care of and on a drip to flush out whatever drug was in her system, and with my brother notified and on his way, I went in search of my mother’s hospital room on the opposing corridor. Hers was at the far end, in a corner room with a she-wolf warrior standing guard. Gently opening the door, in case she was asleep or resting, I slipped inside. At the movement, a hunched-over figure that had been cradling their chin to their knees, blanched in the bed, recoiling into the metal headboard.

“It’s just me, mom,” I held up a hand, half through the door.

The blinds in the room had been dropped, dulling the bright afternoon sunlight. A small cardboard bowl sat on the hospital bed table, put out for any bouts of sickness. All the symptoms Lucy had experienced as well when she woke.

My mother relaxed upon hearing my voice, a slight audible hitch to her breath as she exhaled. What happened today must have brought up so much deeply buried trauma. Trauma that I needn’t know the full details of to understand exactly what some of this triggered.

I approached and perched on the side of her bed which was free of IV lines. Without words, she clutched onto me around my waist, her fingers digging into my bare skin. I stroked her back in comfort, holding my mother for the longest time until her grip began to loosen. She tried to speak but her voice sounded a little hoarse.

“Let me get you some water,” I stood to grab the jug at her other side.

As I poured and was about to hand it over, I hesitated, sipping it first for peace of mind that it hadn’t been tampered with before she drank it.

“Thank you,” she whispered, sipping from the cool glass.

The door burst open just as the last drop was drained and she almost flung the glass at the visitor, had I not reacted and grabbed it mid-air.

My father.

The only inhabitant of the room he noticed was my mother, wrapping her up in his arms and burying his face in the crook of her neck.

I could hardly blame him. Had it been Evie that walked through the door, nothing else in the world would exist to me. The only other voice that would have registered audibly would have been Baniti, most likely begging to be let out so he could hump her leg.

‘I wouldn’t ask that!’

‘Yes you would, after slobbering all over her face.’

some dog,’ he pouted, nestling his muzzle between his paws to return to

my brother followed moments after that our father’s

feeling?” Astennu asked, standing by me

voice growing small. “I don’t remember clearly what happened, just drinking

shoulder. “I’m so sorry I

did you find her, Evie? And who did this?”

a strained and

our dad said tersely. “Not

haram (a term used to express sympathy), ahhibba (darlings),” she held out

I reported. “The doctor said she should

have to do with what he had mind-linked me with?

have the results and I’d prefer to tell you in private, away from the

left the room to find the doctor waiting. Our father dismissed the warrior guard, saying

long since been collected, so it’ll be a few more hours. But, given the similarities and timing, I’d be surprised if they were different,” the she-wolf doctor spoke quietly. “The drug

a long pause before she spoke again, “I need you to promise to try and keep calm when you hear this… the substance is one commonly connected as a date

shuddering snarl ripped from the three of us and my stomach

to talk us down from our rampage. “GHB is odourless and colourless. Wolves tend to find it has a metallic taste, similar to that of the tannins in tea or the tinge a metal water bottle might have. It works fast because of our metabolism and, if hidden properly, it’s fairly undetectable, but it can only be ingested. It was present in the tea and I’m suspecting it’ll be in that water bottle. In low doses, it causes nausea and vomiting, confusion, some paralysis and memory loss. At higher doses, it causes loss of consciousness and some

there’s no long-term damage?” Astennu swallowed his anxiety which flowed through me

The after-effects are a little longer. I doubt the Luna

walk away. “She hasn’t had much but it was a double dose of the stuff so she’ll take just

far enough away, Astennu whirled on our

even say Konstantin did this too. No

onto his words, biting

was trying to tell me she couldn’t feel him, just like you couldn’t sense mom and we couldn’t sense Evie. He has to have been

They might be able to block out the bond, for all you know. They certainly seem able to resist

happened up in the pack house?” Aside from my

nearly palpable, a line of fire connecting their eyes. Astennu was first to speak, starting from where we parted ways by the stairs and punctuating whatever narrative

his

he wanted to leave, he would go

“And in Evie’s room, her locket was gone. Whoever took it, could have taken the schedule to plant in

on with my brother, hoping my father would see he was playing into a staged story. “If I did something like this, I would take

finally spoke after a long pause, exhaling a weary breath and rubbing his eyes. “If you believe in him so much… I trust you. But I am not disregarding that man as a suspect either… I will treat him as missing, though…

to you,” he gripped our shoulders.

my brother conceded, gripping our father’s hand

father’s eyes grew distant for a split second, staring at our mother’s hospital door. “Kate and Tamlyn are on their

check on Lucy once he’s changed,” my twin thrust a bundle of clothes at my chest. “And

I ushered us inside, immediately pulling on

think Konstantin did

we were alone, I knew Astennu would be fully forthcoming with any misgivings he

Lucy in that state, let alone put her in it.

crouched to tie up my boot, tying it in

even get Konstantin out of