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.

the subject. “Rachel Thompson

stood up from her desk, gathering some files. “I

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

is David’s condition?” I asked, dreading

mood isn’t good. Rachel said

back at me with concern. “Dr. Fisher

195. Sony,

Sophia Rivers.”

jaw tightened at the

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

prove it!”

Sophia. Her ability to manipulate situations and

ceased to amaze me.

naturally fearless,” I said slowly, my

resignation.

had initially realized. Sophia’s network of allies

corner of our community.

at the Internal Medicine Ward, and Jane led me to the outside of David’s

in a wheelchair with his back

the window,

sharp pang of heartache pierce through my chest.

I still saw David as

bond we shared through Patricia’s love was stronger

him

David turned to look at me. A flicker of emotion sparked

his gaze at eye level.

out thick with emotion. Guilt crashed over me like a

immediately. His lips trembled as

couldn’t find his voice.

tried to speak, but only a series of grunts came out. His frustration

wheelchair armrests.

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

inside him. David

suppressed for so long.

filled the quiet

e had

holding him as Patricia used to do when we were

force of his grief.

alright,” I whispered, stroking his hair.

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

waited until he fell into a peaceful sleep

was waiting for me in the corridor, her expression concerned. “How

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