O PORRE 2

Chapter 195: Sorry, I’m Late

Chapter 195: Sorry, I’m Late

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

I hadn’t returned to the Riverside Medical Center for a while. The head nurse and three on–duty pack nurses in

the department looked quite surprised when they saw me.

“Healer Elena, you’re back?” one of them asked, her eyes widening with recognition.

I nodded, forcing a smile despite the exhaustion weighing on my shoulders. “Is Professor Hugo there?”

The nurse shook her head apologetically. “Dr. Ashworth and Dr. Fisher have gone out, but Dr. Jane Ports is

in.”

“Thank you,” I replied, already heading toward the office.

I needed to see David as soon as possible. The guilt of leaving him alone for so long gnawed at my

conscience like a persistent ache.

I found Jane Ports hunched over her desk, intently writing a prescription for a patient. Her concentration was

so complete that she didn’t notice someone had entered the room.

I lightly coughed to announce my presence.

Jane looked up, initially stunned by my appearance. Then she leaned back in her chair with a knowing smirk.

“Well, look who finally decided to come back?” she said, her tone carrying both relief and mild accusation.

I shifted uncomfortably under her gaze. “I couldn’t find a way back,” I explained awkwardly.

Jane’s eyebrows shot up with amusement. “I thought you were reconciling with your ‘soon–to–be severed

mate‘ Marcus.”

She made air quotes with her fingers, her expression teasing. “Planning to say goodbye to Riverside City and not dissolve your mate bond after all?”

“I have no intention of leaving Riverside City,” I retorted immediately, my voice sharper than intended.

The very suggestion made my stomach clench with anxiety. This place had become my sanctuary, my escape from the suffocating politics of the Northern Territory.

Thompson already informed me about your foster

some files.

antiseptic smell and soft lighting felt comforting after days in the sterile

I

“He’s been stimulated and his mood isn’t good. Rachel said he’s

with concern. “Dr. Fisher

195. Sony,

Sophia Rivers.”

tightened at the mention of

she went to the Northern Territory Pack Enforcement Headquarters yesterday to make a statement,” Jane continued. “Not only did she not admit it, but there

prove it!”

expecting nothing less from Sophia. Her ability to manipulate situations

ceased to amaze me.

her, so she’s naturally fearless,”

resignation.

realized. Sophia’s

corner of our community.

the Internal Medicine Ward, and Jane led me to the outside of

could see him sitting in a wheelchair with his back to the

of the window,

figure, I felt a sharp pang of heartache pierce through my

still saw David as my foster

through Patricia’s

walked toward him quietly. My footsteps echoed softly

A flicker of emotion

beside his wheelchair, meeting his gaze

Guilt crashed

His lips trembled as if he had

couldn’t find his voice.

a series of grunts came out. His frustration was palpable, his

wheelchair armrests.

quickly reached out to comfort him. “It’s okay, I’m here! David, I

promise seemed to break something inside him. David burst into

suppressed for so long.

sobbing filled

e had

Patricia used to do

force of his grief.

I whispered, stroking his hair.

exhaustion finally claimed him. His breathing evened out as the healing properties

waited until he fell into a peaceful sleep before

the corridor,

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