Burning Desire (Alastor X Reader)

Chapter 51: Consequences (End part 1)

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 Thanks to a portal, the royal doctors were able to quickly come to the hotel to treat you. However, it took them a very long time to stabilize your critical condition. They had made it very clear that you were very close to passing through the gates of the 2nd death. And you weren't out of the woods yet because your condition could still change.

"Her condition is stable for the moment, but be careful princess Charlotte, the bandages will have to be changed regularly and with the greatest delicacy." They warned.

The doctors had also given Charlie strict doses of morphine to administer. Charlie listened carefully to each instruction and wrote them down to make sure she didn't make any mistakes that would make your condition worse. Charlie also had to use her healing magic on you every day for a few minutes to help your body recover faster, the doctors really described you as lucky, if you had ended up in that condition without knowing it, you would be dead by now.

Once the doctors had left, Charlie had taken a quick look at your sleeping form. The blonde bit down hard on her lips as she tightened her grip on her small notebook as tears welled up in her eyes.

It was her fault, she should have helped Alastor hold you back, or maybe she should have not even listened to Vaggie and not gone with you, maybe the exterminators wouldn't have dared to attack you even though she herself doubted the possibility.

She approached your bed without really being able to stop shaking at your simply pitiful state.

"I don't know if you can hear me... but if you can, please know that I'm deeply sorry, I should have done more..." The princess whispered as she looked at your bandaged body. Seriously if your head and shoulders had been covered, you really could have been mistaken for a mummy.  

Charlie's expression saddened even more when she could still smell the burnt and rotten flesh smell emanating from you very slightly. She was tempted to take your hand, just to let you know that she was still there, but the doctors had made it very clear. They had to abstain from touch any part of you that was still bandaged, especially your hands, which had been really damaged.

With a forced smile she just put her hand gently on your shoulder and whispered.

"Vaggie will watch you now, don't worry, you're not alone, you'll be fine..." She said in a small voice trying to be reassuring before walking out of the room. Once in the hallway dimly lit by the lights of the hotel, the princess sighed and felt that she was losing her nerves little by little. She wrapped her arms around herself in a vain attempt to console herself and tried to hold back the tears that were running down her cheeks. What was happening was deeply unfair, she hated the exterminators and their lack of empathy. She understood their work, but... this was not the right way.

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She heard footsteps coming from the side and turned her head to see Vaggie with a rather worried and sad face. The girl tucked a strand of hair behind her ear with a slightly embarrassed look.

"um... so how is she Charlie?" She asked in a small voice that betrayed her concern.

The princess tried to put on a brave face and not to lose her temper in front of her girlfriend but it was a waste and she failed in less than a few seconds. She burst into tears and ran into her girlfriend's arms for a comforting hug. Vaggie tried to remain as neutral as possible while stroking charlie's back to reassure her a little and looking up at the ceiling to try not to shed any tears.

"Oh Vaggie... If only you would have seen her.... " Charlie cried in pure saddness "The doctors even.... wondered how it was possible that she survived. "