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Chapter Eight
Lillian's P. o. V:
I wake up in a hospital bed. The scratchy sheet irritate my skin. "How do you feel, mi cariño?" Logan asks me.
"Better. What happened?"
"You got really pale and passed out. Any idea why?"
"I think it may have been a side effect of the healing. She did say that she had a lot of unhealed wounds."
"That wouldn't have take that much out of you. Can you heal genetic diseases?"
"I don't know. Why?"
"I got a call from the Alpha of that pack, and he had some interesting news. Apparently Maria's Alzheimer's is gone." I sink back into the pillows.
"So that's what used up my energy," I whisper. "Cool! I can cure genetic diseases now!" I grin. Logan laughs.
"I thought you might be happy," he smiles.
"Can I leave? I feel fine, and this bed is really uncomfortable," I complain.
"Yeah, the nurse said you could leave as soon as you felt up to it." I carefully get out of bed and walk out to the car. Logan follows me.
"That bad, huh?" he laughs. I nod.
"Where are we headed? I'm thinking we should continue to visit packs."
"Actually, I was going to go pick up Xavier and do that," Logan says. We stop by the Alpha house, pick up Xavier, and continue on our way. Xavier quickly navigates the truck over the rugged landscape. After about an hour, we make it to our destination. We all exit the car and head to the front of the gathered wolves. I make my speech, then ask for someone with a genetic disease to come forward. A young girl comes up.
"I was diagnosed with diabetes. Can you cure me?" she asks.
"I will try. Can you please take your blood sugar?" She pulls out her kit and quickly checks her sugar. It is 212. I place my hand on her forehead and allow my power to flow into her. Her eyes snap open when I pull my hand away. "Can you test your sugar again?" I ask. She does so.
"I can't believe it! It a perfect 100 now! Thank you so much!" she squeals, running back into the crowd. Logan comes over and supports me.
"How do you feel?"
"Pretty good, actually. My knees are a bit weak, and I'm lightheaded, but other than that, I feel fine. Maybe I just have to work up to it?"
"Maybe. Still, you should probably eat and drink something to get your energy back up." I agree as the Alpha walks over. He goes to Xavier and whispers something in his ear. Xavier walks over to me.
"Lillian, the wolves are requesting that you phase," he informs me.
"What I did wasn't enough?" I ask angrily.
"They believe that it is temporary, and that you are just a nurse. Please go phase for them." I sigh, but do what I am told. When I am in front of the wolves again, I phase. Another wolf steps forward from the crowd. His coat is almost pitch black, and I can tell that he doesn't mean to congratulate me. I snarl at him, trying to warn him off, but it's a bluff. I feel sick and weak. The healing took more out of me than I thought. The black wolf backs down a little bit, but immediately recovers. I lunge at him. He isn't expecting it at all. Quickly, I grab his throat and flip him over. Within seconds, a human is lying underneath me.
"Blaine wasn't lying," he murmurs to himself. In shock, I move enough to let him get away. He turns and runs away from the pack. I sit back on my haunches, surprised.
"What's the matter, mi cariño?" Logan whispers in my head.
"He knew Blaine. Logan, I'm scared," I whimper. I phase back into human form before the assembled wolves can smell my fear. The wolves applaud, and our little group heads to the car. The Alpha meets us.
"I'm sorry about that incident. I didn't know what would happen," he apologizes. "That incident has made it clear that we need your help now more than ever. We will fight with you!" the Alpha exclaims, grasping Xavier's hand. Logan and I head to the car while Xavier talks to the other Alpha.
"You did great out there, going all Alpha badass!" Logan chuckles. I laugh weakly.
"Do you have some food?" I ask. "I'm starving and I need some energy. I should probably only heal one genetic disease a day."
"Probably," Logan agrees. Xavier gets into the car.
"That went well. You are definitely meant to be an Alpha female."
"Thanks," I blush. Logan hands me a protein bar and some water.
"Eat this and drink slowly. You need to get your energy back up before we go visit the next pack." I do as he commands. Soon, my strength is back up, and we arrive at our next destination.
"Be careful here. The wolves are pretty worked up, and a lot of them are prone to starting fights. Blaine might have already got to them, and one of them may challenge you. Be careful, but fight to win. Don't show any mercy. To this pack, mercy is weakness. Got it?" Xavier asks me.
"Got it." We all head to the building where the wolves are gathered. Sure enough, the sounds of fighting emanate from the door. Logan and Xavier phase and flank me. I enter the building and clear my throat. "Everyone calm down! I have something important to say!" I command, allowing my Alpha side to show. Instantly, the room quiets.
"I don't react well to commands," a voice snarls from the back. The crowd clears, and I see a large man. He is 6' 2" of solid muscle, and he's looking for a fight. If it's a fight he wants, it's a fight he'll get! I phase immediately. He backs down when he sees my coloring, but I can see his eyes flashing amber. The crowd quiets, and I stare him down. He finally drops his gaze. I phase back, then explain my reason for coming. I refuse to do a demonstration for fear of being attacked while I am weak. The man that challenged me earlier walks over.
"I refuse to side with a weak pack. Unless she can prove that she is strong, you will have made an enemy out of this pack," the man growls. My heart sinks when I realize that he is the Alpha of this pack.
"Is that a challenge?" I growl.
"Why, yes, it is," the Alpha growls right back. I immediately phase, snarling the whole while. The man phases as well. As I suspected, he is another black wolf. We start circling, waiting for the first move. He feints, but I don't fall for it. I act like I'm going to feint, but actually follow through with it. He isn't suspecting my maneuver, and I manage to rake my teeth down his side. He yips in pain, but recovers quickly. We continue our circling dance, waiting for the other to strike. He tries to copy my trick, but I am ready for him. When he tries to grab my side, I whirl off to the left and grab his back leg. I clench my teeth together and hear a satisfying snap. He howls in agony, and I use his distraction to my advantage. I grab the other leg and snap it as well. He is immobile, and I wait to see what he does. He phases back to human form. "You have proven yourself worthy. We will help you when the time comes," he says. I can tell that he is lying. I growl. "Okay, I lied. You people aren't worth joining. You are all weak! We would never follow you!" he exclaims. I quickly grab his neck and shake my head swiftly back and forth until his body is limp. The rest of the pack watches in shock. I phase quickly back into human form.
"He is not dead, only paralyzed. Let this be a lesson to those of you who would cross us," I snarl, my eyes flashing blue. The wolves all bow their heads.
"As you say, so shall it be done, Alpha," they all say together. I look at Logan.
"What was that all about? I'm not Alpha," I say mentally.
"Your words carried the power of an Alpha. They are trying to show respect. More than likely, he was ruling this pack as a tyrant. They were all scared to anger him, so they lashed out at others. It all makes sense now," Logan explains. I nod.
"He will more than likely be killed," Xavier informs us. Sure enough, the pack is slowly gathering around the former Alpha. His body disappears under the pack.
"Looks like I was right," Logan says. I nod and turn away from the gruesome sight, my stomach churning. "Are you okay?" Logan asks me. "You look sick."
"I don't feel good," I gasp, rushing out of the building. I barely make it outside before my stomach is emptied of its contents. My knees go weak, and I feel shaky. Logan comes out and helps me stand.
"Feel better?" he asks me. I nod.
"Slightly. I think I may have a stomach bug. I haven't felt good all week," I sigh.
"We'll visit the pack doctor when we get back. I don't want you visiting these packs unless you are 100 percent healthy," Xavier tells me.
"Okay. I should get over it fairly quickly." A man walks up to us.
"I have been appointed the new Alpha. I wanted to apologize for our behavior earlier. We were all stressed out under that tyrant's rule. Good riddance!" he exclaims, spitting on the ground. "We will fight with you, not against you. I'm sorry that you had to resort to fighting." He turns to me. "That was some amazing technique you showed. How old are you?"
"I am a little bit over 18," I reply. The Alpha's mouth drops open.
"Eighteen?! And you fight like that?! I'm amazed! Who is your teacher?"
"I have had very little training. I just go by instinct," I answer honestly.
"Wow. Just wow." I blush.
"It's not that spectacular."
"You're just being modest," Logan tells me. I thank him and the Alpha. We all shake hands, then head home for the night.
"That was truly amazing fighting," Xavier says.
"Thanks. I just let my wolf have control of my body. Nothing to it," I reply.
"When we get back, I want you to go visit the doctor. Have them draw blood and make sure that everything is okay. If you need rest, just let me know," Xavier commands.
"Sounds good. I'm exhausted now," I yawn. I cuddle against Logan's chest and fall asleep.
Logan shakes my arm to wake me up. "We are home," he whispers. I rub my eyes and sit up. We are parked in front of the doctor's office.
"I'll go in and get the blood drawn. Go ahead and go home. I'll come home when I'm done," I laugh. "Lord knows I could use the exercise. I'm becoming quite chubby," I laugh.
"There's more of you to love now. Besides, all of the weight will drop off when we can get back to running and hunting every day," Logan assures me. I get out of the car.
"You're so sweet," I say, kissing him. He kisses me back.
"As are you, mi cariño. As are you." I turn around and walk to the doors. There is nobody inside, so I am told to enter the drawing room immediately. A doctor comes in.
"Hello Lillian. I am Dr. Brown. What seems to be the problem?"
"I've felt sick all week. Xavier wants me to get some blood drawn to make sure that it isn't serious."
"Sounds good," Dr. Brown says, prepping the needle. I flinch as the needle punctures my skin. Crimson blood flows into the needle. At last, the needle is pulled out, and I am sent home. "Your results will come tomorrow. I'll call you and let you know what I find out."
"Thank you much," I smile, exiting the clinic. I phase and run home. By the time I get there, I am exhausted. Logan is waiting in the bedroom, watching TV. I crawl into bed next to him.
"What did the doctor say?"
"The results will be in tomorrow. She said she would call," I yawn. "Today took a lot out of me. I'm ready to head to bed." Logan shuts off the TV and curls up next to me.
"Goodnight mi cariño."
"Goodnight wolf man." I fall asleep as soon as the words leave my lips.
When I wake up in the morning, I see a note on Logan's pillow. He wants me to rest while he and Xavier figure out where we should visit next. As soon as I finish reading the note, the phone rings.
"Hello?" I ask.
"Hey Lillian, it's Dr. Brown from the clinic. Your test results are in. There's no infection in your system."
"I sense a but coming..." I trail off.
"But you will be having a baby in about two months!" Dr. Brown squeals. Congratulations!"
"Thanks," I reply numbly, before hanging up the phone. What am I going to do?
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