Santiago's Pov
Santiago's POV
Saying that the past week has been exhausting doesn't even begin to do the events of it justice. My future father in law has been calling me, to which I haven't had time to offer a decent reply because I've been trying to do both mine and Adrian's job to which I've adjusted nearly well.
Considering I don't want to dump any work load on Mom and Adrian keeps getting worse, I have to get used to it for now. It seems Ryan did so much internal damage on him, nobody realized he had internal bleeding because he didn't want to see a doctor, nor did Mom force it.
He was recovering slowly until he hallucinated Camilla, which is nothing new since she left. The only difference is this time, he thought she was downstairs, so he followed her, running after her which resulted in a fall on the staircase, that was when he got more serious, leading to his hospitalisation.
My gaze settles on the beeping machines, they seem to get louder everytime I come in here, and I rarely leave the place unless I'm ordered to by the fire luna. Adrian is in a comma, the beeping machines that irritate my soul being the only thing keeping him alive.
Adrian hates hospitals and I do too, but what I hate most is seeing him like this, it's not like him. Weak, miserable and defeated by life, being unable to do anything to assist him breaks my heart. Nevertheless, I understand that Adrian brought this upon himself, this is Karma, this is Hunter's way of punishing him but it still breaks my heart.
I stay here half the day, watching him, ranting to him, replying to my own conversations while he lays there, doing nothing, not even moving a finger, and worse, the doctors have given us no hope just yet. And so, I stay praying for his recovery to every God and supreme being that can help him, I pray for his quick recovery so he can go to Crix's Lane. Mom has already made the decision to cast him there, he will spend nearly six months there, healing, and reconnecting with his wolf despite the trust between them missing.
Crix's lane is where people who are unable to get in contact or control their wolf go, the unteachable rookies, they are taught to regulate and develop a profound relation with their wolf.
Adrian would never want to go to such a place willingly, he is an Alpha, it's degrading but he has no choice once he recovers, if he recovers. If not Crix's lane, then some other isolated place and honestly, Crix's lane is by far the best option for him.
My gaze shifts from the beeping machines to the placid wall, taking a whiff of the air, multiple drug scents flaring up my nostrils.
“Santiago, let's go home, you don't have to stay with him all day and dusk, he isn't a child.” Mom tells me, trying to convince me to go home with her for the fourth time in ten minutes.
“I know but Adrian is at his weakest, I need to watch over him, what if something happens?” I argue, running out of excuses because I can't refuse her and I don't feel like leaving his side, I genuinely miss my collaborator.
“Tiago, no one can get into his ward unauthorised, there's maximum security that you hired yourself. There is nothing that can happen to him, if you want to ask one of the security guards to come in and watch him.”
Defeated, I sigh, gazing at her. “Fine, I will come home tonight.
“Alright, drop me off at home then come back. I'm not taking no for an answer, you need air that doesn't smell like a drugstore.” she jokes, earning a short laugh from me.
She's right, if I breathe too much of these medications, I might as well end up a patient here. Adrian will be safe while I take the hour's drive home and another one back.
Mom's hand is already twisting the doorknob when I rise, my hand picking my phone up from the surface it rested on. When she finally twists it, it reveals three doctors on the other side of it. One of them I'm familiar with, the other two I've not had the chance to interact with and I've been here enough to meet every doctor at the facility, this allows my guard up.
“Doctor Kate, anything wrong?” Mom ask, shocked to see three doctors at the door.
“Ah, no problem ma'am.” Doctor Kate retorts instantly. “These are my colleges, Doctor Reynolds and Doctor Minaj.”
“Minaj?” I snort, my guard going further up. “Like Nicki Minaj?”
“Doctor Miller but we call her Minaj because she's a fan.” Doctor Kate chuckles, instantly having me miss Michelle. “Umm, they are specialists, they just flew in for an emergency with our patient in room 302 and Alpha Adrian's doctor suggested we come here and let Dr I'm, Doctor Miller see Adrian.”
“Really, his doctor didn't talk to me about this.” I frown, studying all three women closely. They're all dressed in lab coats, except for one if them, she looks like she's prepared to go into surgery.
“She didn't mention it because she was unsure if Doctor Miller would be able to come but here she is.” Kate counters.
Mom nods, “I see, and will she be able to help him heal faster?” she asks, her question directed towards the doctor in question despite how it's phrased.”
“You need not worry, Adrian is in great hands Ma'am, we will try our best to help him.”
I chuckle slightly, Mom signalling for me to exit the room without further question. I need to know everything about whoever comes to Adrian because I can't risk losing my best friend. Neither will the pack survive the death of its Alpha.
“Can I stay through the checkup?” I ask, my gaze shifting between doctor Reynolds and doctor Kate. Doctor Reynolds is trying by all means not to look me in the eye, her gaze is anywhere but on me, even when I speak directly or indirectly to her.
“Well I mean,” Doctor Kate begins, getting cut off by a sigh from mom.
“Tiago, don't attempt to deter them from their task, you've been present through nearly all his checkups, you know the routine of them so why are you trying to stay back?”
“Alright mom, I'll leave.” I tell her, my feet carrying past the entry way, Doctor Reynolds tensing when our arms brush lightly. She has no detectable scent except for her enchanting perfume, she could be a human doctor for all I know, or perhaps an enemy, but nonetheless, I won't put murder past her. When it comes to my friend's life, I'm not trusting anyone for anything, I have to observe and act quickly, but for now, I give in. Mom wants me to drop her off, I will, and I will do it quickly, hoping I can get some more insight on the mysterious doctors that haven't spoken a word to us just yet.
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