Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 89: Dying

Drystan's POV

The air in the waiting room is thick with tension, not just because we were waiting for news about Astrid's condition but also because of our conversation.

Before a huge argument could start between us, the heavy door to the emergency room slid open with a muffled hiss, jolting us from our tense reveries.

Our heads turned around in unison to the room behind us, our eyes trained on the figure in the crisp white coat striding towards us.

The Doctor's expression was inscrutable, giving away one of the news they carried.

We have forgotten about the topic we were fighting about earlier. Every one of us held our breaths as time seemed to slow to a crawl. We waited with bated breath for them to deliver the update we both dreaded and desperately needed.

"Are you all an immediate family member of the patient?" Finally, the Doctor spoke, his words cutting through the deafening silence like a scalpel.

"Astrid doesn't have any living family members, doc. She's a member of my Pack," I answered instantly.

Killian, who looked like he wanted to answer the Doctor's question earlier, fell silent beside me.

Astrid's immediate family member. However, they have divorced already. He is no

I need

to say. We are also here for Astrid,"

but I can only say this to immediate family members only. Since Astrid is not even a part of your Pack, I cannot disclose this sensitive information to you," the Doctor answered professionally as if he had already encountered many situations like

beneath him. The Doctor's words had fallen upon deaf ears as he refused to take his

as she urgently tugged at his sleeve, her delicate

stayed rooted on the ground, his gaze fixed on the closed door beyond which

Giselle whispered to his ears once again, her voice laced

until he realized that the Doctor was really not going to

to Giselle and allowed her to pull him out of the

asked the Doctor as strongly as I could despite the fear that gripped my heart as soon as Killian and the others were out of earshot. The

spoke in a grave tone, making me feel more anxious. "Astrid broke a lot of bones in her fall, and she also suffered from a lot of blood clots. Normally, her injuries won't be this serious if her wolf

brows furrowed. "What do you

human body right now. I'm afraid she won't be able to heal on her own," the Doctor

widened. How could

could Astrid's wolf be weaker than her human body, which is suffering from a lot of injuries? Even if she is an omega, her wolf shouldn't be weaker than the current state

did not