Chapter 85
Caden’s POV
I walk in and close the door behind me, my gaze locked on the figure on the bed. The man who birthed my second chance mate and the only man who can put an end to all this without it resulting in a war.
Walking towards the bed, I aim for the chair beside it. As I approach the bed with a mahogany frame, I finally manage to make out the features of the man on the bed.
I’ve come across Alpha Thomas a few times in the various meetings that all Alpha and Beta are forced to attend. We have even spoken to each other a few times, not that I can remember any of those encounters, but he had always come across to me as a strong and structured man.
That man lying on the bed is anything but that. His frail bones are protruding out even from under the thick blanket that’s used to cover his frame. His eyes are ghostly and rimmed with a dark eye bags, giving him a sickly look. It’s hard to believe that he’s the same person that I’ve nodded across the room several times before.
It takes him longer than it should to realize that I’m approaching his bed and when he does, he tries to sit
and fails, collapsing back on the bed with a soft cry.
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I rush over to his side and place a gentle hand on his shoulder, lowering him back down on his pillow. “Don’t try to get up.” I know he feels insulted by my assistance but I not going to let him carelessly hurt himself because he’s trying to protect his pride.
“I don’t need your help,” he manages to choke out and I quickly move away from the bed, giving him some grace to save whatever dignity he can. “And I’m not going to be lying down on a bed in your presence.”
I sit on the chair beside the bed and pretend to be looking around the otherwise empty room as he struggles to sit up in his bed. I finally turn my gaze back to him when he presses his back against the bed
that small movement
frame with a weak sigh, his eyebrows squeeze together as he tries to conceal the n
caused him. The rumors didn’t speak the truth. He’s far worse off than anyone could have imagined.
“So why did you decide to visit my humble home at this time of the day?” He asks, the pain etched on his face falling away.
“I have some information I had to relay to you,” I tell him, shifting out of my seat and closer to him. “It’s about your illness.”
His expression changes for a split second before it goes back to that warm smile thai seems to be at constant on his face. “What is there to talk about? The pack doctor has predicted that by this time next week, I’ll be no more.” His smile drops, the sadness in his eyes coming to light. “There’s nothing that can be done to stop it.”
Seeing the state that he was in helped me confirm that fact as soon as I walked into the room. There’s nothing to be done. The venom has probably infected every inch of his body. The only thing left to do is make the person behind this pay.
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