Chapter 188
Austin's POV
"Is the female still alive?" I asked, my gaze going to the doctor, although he lived in the human territory just like us, he is a wolf, so he is aware of shifters and has always been Wolfie's doctor and every other shifter from our Pack, whenever we visited the human territory and get into an accident since we can't automatically heal ourselves around humans, we just option for a treatment for formalities. He twitched his lips not wanting to say anything, his eyes were fixed on Meredith before he finally parted his lips and spoke.
"Yes but..." He paused.
"But what?" I asked not being able to look at Meredith, I could already feel how heartbroken he was, he was just trying to be strong but I don't know how long he could hold it in before he broke down for the second time.
Meredith wasn't the only one broken, I was broken as well, seeing the condition of my alpha, everything made me sad and with Meredith's mate in that condition, I knew I was not just going to lose my alpha, I would lose my beta as well if ever anything happens to his mate. "Doctor, what is..."
"Alpha Logan had vomited some stuff and that dark thing clouding his chest is getting thinner." Doctor Cain said avoiding my question, I was about to ask about Akira when her family rushed in, I didn't know who informed them but Aunty Amelia and Grandpa Shan including Roe were there.
The worries on their faces were enough to show that, telling them what their precious daughter must have gone through all in the name of saving the man, she loved wasn't an option.
"How is Nadine and Vida?" Roe's voice came up.
"Nadine?" Doctor Cain asked looking at me.
"They meant Akira, and this is the family, of the two females..." I said before his face curved into a forced smile, but that didn't stop me from invading his head and telling him that on no account, should he tell them that we are shifters, nor what Akira had done and Doctor Cain understood the message. I watch as he explains things to Akira's family about their conditions, from everything the doctor said, I don't think Vida had a fair fate unless a miracle happens, my heart aches for Meredith, just when Meredith parts his lips to say something Roe's voice came up.
"Is Vida going to die?" His voice was already broken, and I saw the pain in Meredith's eyes, I couldn't even explain the pain in his eyes if it was because Vida was dying or the fact that someone else cared about his mate. Before I could register anything or get the words Doctor Cain was saying, I noticed Meredith turned around and walked out, I followed him, as I watched him walk deep into the yard of the clinic and ended up in a little isolated garden, that was filled with dried flowers, still in the clinic building.
His eyes were already watery and he was holding back the pain, when I called out his name, he turned and looked at me. Those tears were down, streaming down his cheeks.
"Meredith..." I called as he took two big strides and walked into my embrace. Meredith was a brave Beta, the one who always comforts us when we are down. I have watched him for years, how he had been beside the Alpha, encouraging him through those hard times. All through his attack, Meredith was always there but today, I couldn't see that brave Beta, that beta that could carry us along is down. That bravery is gone. Today he was broken, not for just his alpha but for his mate as well, "hey don't cry..." I force a chuckle. "Wolfie and Vida will be alright," I murmured, I know Akira will always survive it because Vida had exchanged her life for hers, but Wolfie and Vida coming back to us, is never a guarantee.
"I want to believe it. I am trying to be strong, for my alpha... For Vida but the goddess knows, I am tired, I am breaking deep down, Austin. And it's killing, I have a wish.. pray... But it's as if the goddess isn't listening. It's not fair. When I thought I had just Logan to worry about, she had to throw another into it. I am not even worried for myself, not worried that I will be losing a mate. Even if the goddess had to break my ties with her, I wouldn't complain, provided she lived and Logan, I don't want this for him. So many times, I saw the pain he went through, I wanted it to end... How long will this pain continue?"
"Are you giving up now? Where is the Beta that always says, that forever together is just the start for the three of us? I remember it was your words that kept Logan going all this time, he needed us to be strong, for him, his Luna, and his Pup. We have already been given a fair chance, Logan was here with us till the last night of his birthday, he was stronger than every other Alpha. You know we have asked too much from the goddess... Maybe we are becoming greedy." Meredith shakes his head.
"Don't say that... Even though I could bear the pain of a broken bond, I don't think I could bear the pain of losing Logan... We have gone too far for me to let go."
"We are not losing Logan and I am not losing hope as well. I know the goddess wouldn't be that cruel, she would not be so mean to let that human girl suffer all alone. She must have had a reason for fating her to Logan and for not severing the bond even after rejection..." I was about to say more, but Meredith was already hiccupping as a result of excess tears.
They say male werewolves don't cry, especially high-ranking ones but today I saw one crying like a baby.
Suddenly we heard a loud snarling, and our eyes darted in that direction, it was Akira rolled out, her wounds weren't closed here, and she was still bleeding. My gaze moved to Meredith, "You have to close her wounds." He shakes his head.
"I can't..."
“You can…”
"I am not an Alpha..." His voice was Crowded with tears.
"You have to accept the alpha position so you can heal her." He shakes his head, and I grab his face. "look at me, you know you could always transmit the power back to him if he wakes up but one thing you couldn't do is to bring back the Alpha's mate, if ever she dies." His eyes moved to the ceiling. "Please Meredith, let's do this..." He grabbed my hand, and my eyes went to him. "Meredith, stop thinking, you have to accept it, and let's look for the way forward. It is now it’s never."
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