Chapter 16: Tensions and Confrontations
(Garrett's POV)
The Underground Medical Facility fell silent as every eye turned to me. The weight of their expectations pressed down like a physical force, each person waiting for my verdict on Eliza Rivers.
My mother's eyebrows shot up sharply. "Garrett, your grandfather has been harmed so badly by this woman, you mustn't be foolish again!" Her voice carried that familiar note of command she'd used since my childhood.
Uncle Howard nodded vigorously. "The evidence is clear. These unorthodox treatments have worsened Father's condition."
"We should never have allowed an outsider to treat him," Uncle Vincent added, his usually quiet voice uncharacteristically firm.
Even my father, Alpha James Blackwood, stepped forward. "Son, Dr. Reid has s
