At the hospital, Annette was permitted to go into the back rooms, but I had to stay in the emergency room and wait. Before long, others from the party began arriving, like Lillian, Martin, and Amy, as well as a few others, who were just concerned. The Alpha King had sent a representative on his behalf as well. I didn’t want to worry Amy more than she was already worried so I tried to keep the worst of my fear under lock and key. But it was difficult being in a hospital again, knowing that the person I cared about was back there, potentially in trouble, and there was nothing I could do about it but sit here and wait. If Stacy died like Amelia died, how could I go on? After losing Amelia, I had dedicated my entire life to being with my girls. To lose one of them… Gods, I didn’t think I wo

