He Married Me For Revenge, I Stay Calm

I said it so casually. Like I was recounting the weather. Alpha Ethan's eyelids flickered slightly on the examination table, but he didn't wake up. The silver dust toxin was spreading through his body. His skin had turned an unnatural grayish-white, and fine beads of sweat dotted his forehead. "Elena." Beta Marcus's voice cut through my thoughts. "Are you going to save him or not?" I looked away from Ethan and turned toward the man standing in the doorway. Three years. Marcus hadn't changed much,same severe face, same rigid posture. A few more lines around the eyes, maybe. "I'm a pack doctor," I said. "Saving people is what I do." My voice was completely calm. Like I was talking about nothing at all. "But before I begin, I need to know how he was poisoned." Marcus hesitated. "Three days ago, Alpha Ethan was ambushed by a rogue pack during a border patrol. They used silver-dusted blades." I nodded and walked to the medicine cabinet. My fingers moved along the row of herb bottles and stopped on a vial of deep-green liquid. Cleansing Flame extract. The most effective antidote for silver dust poisoning. "What about his wolf?" I asked. "Can you still sense him?" Marcus's expression grew heavy. "Barely. Our pack doctor said if we wait any longer, his wolf might fall into a permanent sleep." I didn't respond. I just started laying out the surgical tools in silence. Cleansing Flame extract. Moonstone powder. Wolfheart herb tea. I'd used these a hundred times during my three years studying medicine at Silvermoon Pack. I never thought I'd be using them on Alpha Ethan. "Elena." Marcus stopped me. I looked back and saw the hesitation on his face. "Luna Victoria wanted me to tell you, if you need anything at all, the pack will provide it." I gave a small, humorless smile. Luna Victoria. Three years ago, she was just another girl. Now she was the Lady of Crescent Pack. And I , once the fated mate chosen by the Moon Goddess herself for Alpha Ethan ,was a wandering pack doctor with no home. Fate really does have a sense of humor. "Tell the Luna I don't need anything." I turned back to Ethan's wounds and began. "I just need quiet." The door clicked shut behind me. The examination room went still. Just me and the unconscious Alpha. I looked at his pale face, and my thoughts drifted back without permission. Three years ago. We were both so young.