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.

been married until now, he would have qualified as Astrid's immediate family member. However, they have divorced already. He

the others to leave? I need

you want to say. We are also here for Astrid,"

to immediate family members only. Since Astrid is not even a part of your Pack, I cannot disclose this sensitive information to

his ground, his feet firmly planted as if anchored to the very tiles beneath him. The Doctor's

urgently tugged at his sleeve, her delicate fingers urging him

on the closed door beyond which Astrid's fate hung

to go, Killian," Giselle whispered to his ears once again, her voice laced with a

stared at him as we waited for him to take his leave until he realized that the Doctor was

to Giselle and allowed her

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

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

"What

afraid she won't be able to heal on her own," the

widened.

is suffering from a lot of injuries? Even if she

wolf did not

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