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.

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

I need to talk

say. We are also here for Astrid," Killian insisted, making the Doctor look

sorry, 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

as if anchored to the very tiles beneath him.

urgently tugged at his sleeve, her

his gaze fixed on the closed door beyond which Astrid's

whispered to his ears once again,

his leave until he realized that the Doctor was really not going

his chest, he finally listened to Giselle

swallowed hard. "Is she okay?" I 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 Doctor sighed. Finally, the weight of the news he had to bring

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

"What do

right now. I'm afraid she won't be able to heal on her

widened. How 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

wolf did