ELIJAH
I sat in the chair beside Leo’s bed, watching him sleep. The steady rise and fall of his chest was the only thing keeping me grounded right now.
He was alive. He was going to be okay.
But every time I closed my eyes, I saw him bleeding in Adriana’s arms. I heard his heartbeat becoming faint and his eyes closing. Each time, I would almost go into a spiral again.
I keep checking his heartbeat and if he is breathing.
The door opened quietly and the pack doctor stepped in with a clipboard in hand.
“Alpha. I didn’t expect you to still be here.”
“Where else would I be?”
He nodded in understanding.
“How is he?” I asked, even though I’d asked this question a dozen times already.
“He’s doing very well. Better than expected, actually. The wound is healing cleanly. No signs of infect
