Alaina's Destiny Book 1

Chapter 10

                    ASHTON

I must say, talking with Nick was a lot better than I thought. Now granted, I didn't expect my sister to be involved with him but that's something for another day. He has given me more information than I know what to do with. If the Alpha of that pack is struggling to keep his life, then it shouldn't be hard to overthrow him. But first, I need to make sure Alaina is going to be ok. I have been sitting by her side since I brought her here. I can't sleep. My mind is too busy with trying to keep her alive.

"Alaina, please wake up. Please don't die on me, you have to be ok. Please."

I softly whisper in her ear. I have completely fallen in love with this woman, like my whole life is complete with her and I can't lose that. I just let my thoughts wander as I get lost in them. I don't realize that a tear is escaping my eyes as I keep thinking about my sweet Alaina laying hopeless, motionless, in front of me. I go back to what happened in my mind, looking at her face cracking and seeing how she was completely unaware of her surroundings and unable to hear what I was saying.

There has got to be a reasonable explanation of this and a way to stop it from ever happening again. I wonder if my royal Physician could have a solution or possibly a cure. It couldn't hurt to ask him that is for sure. I slowly get off of my chair and walk to the door, quickly checking behind me to see if she had woken up. Seeing that she had not even moved, I walk into the hall and close the door behind me. I take a quick pause and get myself in order. I walk down the hall and into the stairway for the tower where the Physician has his quarters. He was once my father's closest friend and has been here since I was a child.

As I climb the stairs up to the tower, I take a deep breath as I reach the top of the stairs where his door is. I knock very softly due to my apprehension. Should I bother him? Yes, this might be my only chance to make Alaina wake up. I need to do something. My stomach is in knots like I'm going to be sick if I can't make her better. I wait as he opens his door.

"Oh, your majesty I didn't know you were coming here."

"I needed to ask you a question, but it can wait till later."

"No, it's alright my king, please come in." He says as he opens his door further. I scratch my head, needing to know what's going on with her.

"I have a girl in my room who was in the same predicament as my sister and her face started to crack like she was a porcelain doll. She was injected with, I think, a slowly acting poison and she fell unconscious. What can I do?"

My voice cracking like I'm about to cry, hoping he can see what this is doing to me. I can tell she is my mate but what about others? Is it obvious? If it were, would he work harder to save her?

"There might be something I can do. I'll look in the handbook and see if there is a solution sire."

"That would be nice, thank you."

My voice was breaking even more. I can feel the pain in my chest like my heart is being ripped out from me. I watch him walk down the stairs towards the library. I follow slowly, unsure whether I should keep up with his pace or not. I don't know what I am looking for so I probably would be in his way. I sit in a comfortable armchair sitting in the corner of the room.

The chair is next to a bookshelf that the physician apparently rummaged through. In his search, he accidentally knocked over a book which I instinctively picked it up off the floor.

It looks rather familiar.

The cover says King Robert. It can't be. Can it be? I can't believe it. It's my father's journal. I have had to go through a lot since I was a child but now this could help me a lot. My father was known for his words of wisdom and experience with many different matters in life. If anyone could help me right now it would be my father. I started to read it and something in me feels like I need his wisdom, his strength right about now.