My blood was thrumming as I hovered in front of the clinic. Everytime i pictured Elena’s small face, lifeless and cold as she laid on the bed, my heart lurched in my chest.
She has to survive. My teeth ached from where I had been grinding down on them, fingers digging into my palms as I banged my fist against my temples. I can’t lose her too.
It hurt, but it provided me temporary relief from my downward spiral.
Elena is a fighter. She’ll pull through. I took a deep breath, calming my rapid breathing forcefully.
“Erik!” My head snapped up, and my eyes narrowed at the older woman from earlier. She clearly knew who I was, yet I couldn’t remember encountering her, or even sniffing her scent. “We have news regarding your human. Come in.”
I raced up the stairs, trailing behind her care
