Wolfdale

TWENTY-FIVE (Ruby P.O.V)

"You should be resting..." I look up surprised and find Silva standing in the middle of the hospital lobby, with her hands on her hips and shaking her blond head when she spots me coming in.

"I'm fine, seriously, I'm fully recovered. My mate was sleeping when I woke up, Nina Diane discharged me and I rushed back home: I ate a sandwich, took a shower and grabbed some clothes for my girl." I lift the bag I carry in my hand. "Apparently, the shot on her shoulder wasn't that serious, it's a clean wound that's healing fine despite it's been less than 24 hours... doctors are shocked because a human can heal almost as fast as a werewolf but they still want her to spend the night here under observation and we'll be able to go back home tomorrow early in the morning hopefully."

"If she's a hybrid like you suspect... well, they're totally unpredictable. The laws that Mother Nature set for werewolves can't be apply to them... I've seen everything these past years: hybrids with an inner wolf and others without it, some of them could complete the change and others didn't, some of them found a mate when they were 20 years old and others when they were 40... Who knows what'll happen? The fact that she's living with her mate now, who is an extraordinarily powerful Alpha, and surrounded by other wolves could've triggered something inside her, maybe her animal nature is emerging to the surface. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do besides watching her and waiting." I nod pensively till I realize that it's weird to see Silva here tonight instead of being at home making dinner for her family.

"Is something wrong? Why have you come to the hospital?" I know my pack has been trying to handle things alone yesterday and the employees from the city council dealt with matters that usually require my attention in order to let me rest and stay with my fiancée. I hope they aren't hiding something from me.

"No, the forest ranger those intruders attacked so he couldn't raise the alarm when he spotted them coming into our woods is recovering well despite his serious wounds. I'm here for Mark... Dalia called me... she's worried sick about him: her mate blames himself for his sister's treachery, the poor man keeps asking what he's done wrong, he also feels responsible for the ranger since he's one of the officers under his command and has visited his family, besides he has a new-born baby and Dalia needs his help to take care of her since she's still on bed rest on doctor's orders, despite she's feeling much better, but he keeps wondering if he's going to be a good father, he's very anxious, barely eating and sleeping... I'll have a talk with him and make him see the light in the middle of this chaos his life has turned into, then I'll stay with Dalia and the baby tonight in order to make sure that Mark gets a few hours sleep. Tomorrow is another day and I'm pretty sure he'll see things clearer if he rests and eats something."

"I told him a hundred of times that it's not his fault and I know that my mate did the same when she woke up for a few minutes this morning..." I shake my head exasperated. "If there's anything I can do..."

"I know, Ruby. We could use your Alpha voice to order him not to get depressed as a last resort..." I smile amused while Rose snorts in my head.

"I don't know if my Alpha voice will work in this case but I'll do whatever necessary for my friend." I wave goodbye at Silva and climb the stairs quickly, wanting to see my girl as soon as possible, although I have to stop for a few seconds to catch my breath... maybe I'm not fully recovered after all. Nina Diane walks by my side and stares at me raising an eyebrow but I just shrug and keep moving: I don't want her to force me to do more medical tests since I hate them. Corridors are packed with people at this time of the evening given that it's the shift change for nurses that are smiling at me while I walk towards my fiancée's bedroom. I open the door without knocking, she should be sleeping but what I see inside almost gives Rose and me a heart attack. I let the bag drop on the floor and run to the bed. "Honey, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Do you feel pain? I'm going to call the doctor..."