Chapter Four
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~ AFTER SIX YEARS ~
SARAH
“Mummy, when do I look like this?”
I heard the voice of my little pup speak the moment I returned from the kitchen with their dinner, settling the huge pot of potato porridge on the dining table. I turned to look at what she showed me on her tablet.
Smiling as I saw her displaying the image of a beautiful gray-colored werewolf to me, I responded. “Just a few more years, Mara.”
“Hmmm, why can't I shift now? Mom, I want to be a wolf today,...” She fumed angrily, dropping her tablet on the dining table facing the meal I've just placed down.
“Don't worry, it won't take long for you to become a huge beautiful werewolf and find your mate. Mom promises you that,” I said to her again, moving closer and patting her beautiful black hair backwards slowly.
Recalling the day I birthed her and her twin brother who died during childbirth, I was so happy that she survived. Mara was my redemption. I couldn't have done anything without her.
So many good things happened after. How I got back my wolf and also met Grandma Alba, who taught me all I knew about medicine and my kind of wolf, which was a healer. With her help, I could treat any illness, and I was well-known in the werewolf world.
I am glad that I never returned back to my family, wondering what they would've done if they found out that I was pregnant. Would they have forced me to abort the pregnancy since Alpha Asher didn't want me anymore? My father would save his face no matter what!
I was a disgrace to them for being divorced, while my sister was considered for snatching my husband. Ridiculous!
After Mara and I ate breakfast, I packed her for school and dropped her off before I headed to the medical home where I worked as a head doctor. I've been so busy for so many years since I started working here. I've seen many illnesses and treated them too, but I couldn't even treat grandma Alba's illness.
She tried to make me understand that no matter what, I've tried my best to treat her. But I didn't think that I'd done enough, and I've become so worried and want her to recover soon.
After settling down in my office and making sure to sort out all of my files, I headed to the ward where grandma was admitted to pay her a visit. I had also packed her some breakfast to eat.
I clenched my fist tightly in the basket and I breathed deeply the moment I arrived outside the door. It hurt me to see how much she was suffering. Even though sometimes she tried to hide her emotions from me, I know that she was disappointed.
I pushed the door open slowly, and I walked in. A doctor had just finished attending to her. I moved closer and took my seat, after exchanging pleasantries with the doctor. The old she-wolf still looked healthy, but she wasn't!
“Ma” I said, bowing slightly and showing her my respect..
“Come on Sarah, we've talked about this. You do not have to always do this” she said, struggling to sit up but I quickly stopped her. “Ma, you haven't recovered, you shouldn't be trying to sit”, I explained, helping her to lay back down.
“Will I ever recover? When will you always treat me this way?” She questioned and I smiled. She always flattered me.
We talked for a while and I showed her the breakfast I made. She was pleased but decided to eat it for lunch.
“Sarah, I'm sorry, but I think I have to sleep now. My eyes are heavy” Alba said to me and I nodded. “Sleep, Ma. I will come back to check you out another time. I also have a patient to attend to now”, I said.
She let me leave, and I returned to my office to attend to the call I'd received.
I sat opposite the anxious-looking Beta-Wolf, dressed in an elegant suite which showed his wealth and exuded power.
“Are you Beta Henry?” I asked him as we'd been discussing for a while concerning me treating the alpha of his pack with some illness that he's been diagnosed with. They didn't disclose the information about the alpha nor the pack to me, but one thing was certain, I'm not returning to Heavensville city.
That place held so many memories that I wish to forget. Not after Alpha Asher cruelly cheated and divorced me, and was I even pregnant by him! I regretted marrying him so much in the past. I wished we'd never crossed parts.
I stared at the man sitting in front of me , his face held so much determination to get me the job. I had already told him on the phone concerning my decision, I do not want to go to Heavensville.
“I'm afraid I'll have to decline your request again, Mr Henry” he said politely, adjusting my glass on the bridge of my nose while staring at my laptop, the bright screen revealing my ongoing work which I'd intended to finish.
“Please, doctor, we got a recommendation specifically for you. We cannot just let this opportunity slide down our fingers. Our alpha needs you” he said.
I didn't know what to reply to him, but inside me, I'd made my decision not to do the treatment.
“I'm sorry I…” my words were cut short by the loud bang of my door opening. “Doctor, you need to see something! It's urgent!” The intern nurse yelled out to me. I stood up and went after her immediately.
We rushed down to Alba's room. My heart beat faster, and my legs got heavier as we pushed closer. What was going on? Why the Panic? Was Alba fine? So many questions filled my thoughts as we headed there. On reaching outside her ward, I noticed the stretcher bed being brought out with a dead body on it.
“Wait…” I said, trying so hard to breathe as my chest clenched tightly. I looked at the wrapped up body. I didn't want to believe it was her. It couldn't be her! She promised to eat the lunch I made. She told me she would recover. It hadn't even been more than twenty minutes. How could she just leave me?
I fell down on my knees facing the bed as I slowly pulled open the cloth,, my heart skipped a beat the moment I saw her pale face. “No… no…” a scream tore out of my lips, making me hurt my neck, but none of that mattered at this point. “She's gone.. Alba is dead” I cried out…
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