Chapter 194 Audrey

Not even an hour had passed before Edwin and I were bursting to the hospital, racing through the sterile white halls toward my mother's room.

If I had had it my way, we would have been here even sooner, but when I had leaped out of bed and run straight for the apartment door, Edwin had reminded me that I was wearing nothing more than his oversized t-shirt, and it was freezing cold outside.

I wouldn't have cared if I'd gotten frostbite. All I cared about was my mother.

We burst into the room she was in, both of us breathless and frantic.

I collapsed as soon as I saw her laying there.

"M-Mom..." I choked out, my knees buckling beneath me. The sight of her, so still and pale and h**ed up to all those tubes and machines, sent a wave of dizziness through me. Edwin caught me before I hit the floor, his strong arms supporting me against his

chest.

The door opened behind us, and a stern-faced doctor in a white lab coat stepped into view. "Miss Klein," he said, nodding his head respectfully. "Alpha Brooks. I'm Dr. Winters, the one you spoke to earlier." I nodded numbly, unable to respond, unable to even tear my eyes away from my mother long enough to look at the doctor.

"What happened?" Edwin asked for me, knowing that I couldn't speak.

The doctor sighed as he flipped through his chart. "Luna Klein came in late last night complaining of abdominal pain. The pain worsened rapidly, and she soon developed a fever and other severe symptoms." Edwin's hand tightened on my shoulder. "Did you figure out what was causing the symptoms?"

The doctor hesitated for a moment before continuing, his eyes flickering between us. "During our tests, we found traces of silver in her system."

I felt the blood drain from my face, a cold dread settling in my stomach. Only then could I manage to choke out a few words. "Silver? But... That's..." "Fatal to werewolves when ingested

or inserted into the body, yes," the doctor finished

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so that her

continued to hold me tightly. I was grateful for it, because I knew I would collapse the

me.

something like this

can't be certain, but our best guess is that there may have been silver in something she ate last night.

seemed hazy, the panic clouding my mind making it hard to think. "Will she..." I swallowed hard, unable to finish the

you. Claudia is in critical condition. We're doing all we can to help her body safely metabolize and pass the silver without it damaging her other **ns, but there is only

out a tiny, choked

around me. "There has to be something we can do. If

in her condition. Stay here, talk to her, if you would like. Some believe that coma patients

jump in Edwin's arms. Fiona rushed in, her heels clicking against the linoleum floor.

she demanded, her voice shrill. "How did this

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onto me, her

she hissed, pointing an accusing finger at me. "You did this, didn't

she had slapped me. "What? No, I would

Fiona accused, her voice rising with each word. "You must have been careless and somehow got silver sh**gs into her food without thinking! Or maybe you

ridiculous, Edwin

is the heir to Silverbite now. Maybe she figured she could get Claudia out of the way so she

lungs. I stumbled back, shaking my head vehemently. "No, I would never... She's my mother, I just got

poison her own mother. Who do you

being rash. Audrey would never do such a thing. She loves Claudia. Even you should know that." Fiona's lip curled in a sneer, her gaze sweeping dismissively over Edwin. "You're blinded by your mate bond, Edwin," she growled. "I know she did this, and I'll prove it! With that, she stormed out of the room, the door slamming

down into the nearby chair, my

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