𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑━︎━︎I. Lahey ✓︎

𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲

CHAPTER TWENTY:
AN ALPHA PACK

HER RELATIONSHIP WITH ISAAC WAS the best thing to happen to her . He was so kind to her, dry humor making her laugh, and he had even been the one to convince her to finally sell her house. He knew she wasn't sleeping well within the home that had been tainted by the murder of her father, and all he wanted was what was best for her, and her staying there wasn't it. Isaac had helped Gwendolyn with so much in their few months together, and it was the best decision she had ever made. To forgive him. To allow him into her life. She was in love with him, and that's why she was so terrified.

When Gwen had gotten the call from Melissa, she had never sped so fast in her entire life. She was quick to park her car as she pulled up to the hospital, quick to hop out and barely giving herself enough time to close the door and lock the car as she ran towards the double doors. She looked around, before she saw Melissa, immediately running over to her.

"What's happened? Is he okay? Where is he?" She was panicking, Melissa could clearly see that. Carefully, she placed her hand on either side of the wolf's shoulders, causing Gwen to look at her.

"First, I want you to breathe, alright." Melissa softly spoke to her, and Gwen did as she was told, taking deep breaths in hopes of calming her heart that was slamming in her chest. "He's a little bloodied and bruised, alright? But he said his healing is going to kick in soon. He was with this girl―︎he didn't know her name―︎but she was a lot worse than he was. I promise you he is going to be fine."

Gwen clenched her jaw and nodded her head. "Okay, okay, okay. What girl was he with?"

"One too old for him, maybe mid-twenties." Melissa chuckled and Gwen closed her eyes as she managed a small smile. "You've got nothing to worry about. As soon as he's allowed visitors, I'll let you know."

"Thank you, Melissa." Gwen smiled before sitting down on one of the chairs, and allowing her knee to bounce up and down. It took a few hours before Melissa managed to sneak her into Isaac's room. She offered the woman a small smile before watching as Melissa walked out, closing the door behind her.

Gwen looked down at Isaac, the boy currently sleeping. She sat on the edge of his bed, reaching over to move the hair from his face as she deeply frowned. She couldn't help but wonder what it was that had happened to him, before noticing the bandage covering his stomach that held three giant slashes underneath. Deciding she would stay, she moved over to the chair placed in the corner of the room, making herself comfortable as she started falling asleep.

She didn't wake up until she could hear the sound of Melissa's voice the next morning. The woman had been checking Isaac's wounds, shaking her head. "Yeah. Yeah. That's healing. Visibly. Wow. They can't see this. Nobody can see this."

"Cover it up." Isaac quickly told her.

"I don't think that's going to matter." Melissa scoffed slightly. "I mean, you're scheduled for surgery, which is obviously gonna be very confusing to a lot of people."