Lucian
My feet barely touched the ground as I ran into the hospital lobby. People greeted me—I heard my name, felt the bows of respect—but I didn’t stop. I couldn’t. My heart pounded like war drums in my chest. A single thought crashed through my mind over and over:
What if she was poisoned?
She’d insisted on going to Steel Corp. I should’ve forced her to rest. I should’ve kept her close.
The receptionist looked up as I approached.
“Alpha,” she said quickly, already anticipating me. “Your wife is in the private ward. Room six. She’s okay, sir.”
Just like that, my lungs remembered how to breathe.
“Who’s attending to her?” I asked.
“Doctor Ashley Gash.”
I nodded, grateful they’d assigned a female doctor. Mara would appreciate that. I didn’t waste another second.
I took the stairs t
