Chapter Fighty–Seven – Tainted
Ribama’s rov
I dodged Logan’s punch and landed one on his face. I staggered as took a hit to my side but quickly recovered. He kicked a rock at me, but using my barrier, I sent it flying back to him. It went straight to the middle of his eyes, and he groaned
With his vision impaired, I grabbed the plank again and used all mytrength to hit it against his right arm. It shattered on him, and a piece flew into my eye. I fell back to the ground.
“There, I broke that arm,” I said, panting.
Using Lana’s vision, I saw the arm disconnected from its source. It’d take days, maybe even a week, to heal as it was an internal injury. His cries of pain and agony delighted my anguished body. It felt as though I was healing faster.
“It’s time to kill you now, Logan!” I declared, but I had no strength left to finish the job. All my energy had been drained. My legs moved but that was all they could do–they couldn’t lift me.
“Or you can kill yourself if you’re too ashamed a girl will do it,” I suggested instead.
His cries intensified, perhaps in realization. I tried to reach out to Lana for help, but she was just as exhausted as I was. Letting out a helpless howl in the forest, I prayed someone would come to my aid.
The birds in the trees flew away, but none came to help.
“I will kill you, Logan!” I repeated, hoping that somehow Lana still had a spark of strength left to share with me. Power surged
within me, but there was none to use.
Logan began walking away, finally giving up. Relief washed over me, but so did despair. He shouldn’t be allowed to live and return for another fight.
At the same time, I sensed a familiar energy approaching, though it was still far away.
“Logan, stay there!” I ordered, sitting up from the ground. But he kept walking until he was finally gone.
I collapsed back down as a scent hit my nose. Tears streamed from my eyes–tears of anger, pain, and relief.
“Logan, I said stay there,” I whispered into the air.
Footsteps approached, and Lana picked up on them. The scent became clearer, making me smile.
“Ray, come get me,” I said through the mind link to my brother. He was the one closest; I could feel it.
“Rih, I’m coming. Are you okay?” he replied, but before I could respond, everything went dark. It felt like my body had shut down, though my mind, consciousness, and wolf remained alert, protecting me from external forces. I didn’t know I could do that.
If Lana was that powerful, maybe I was the one holding her back from breaking rank. And what if Logan was right? What if I didn’t
deserve to be the Silver Wolf?
“You’re weak and second–guessing yourself. I’d forgive that. But shut the hell up!” Lana yelled, snapping me out of my thoughts.
Her confidence was a relief. Soon, my body was touched by warm hands. It was Ray–he had found me.
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“Rih, Rih, are yoşu ökay he 1älled, his voice full of concern. 1 felt he strong arms lift me, but he didir i mood right away.
Then, I heard another voice:
why’s she here? Rogues?” Cata asked, her tone accusatory.
“Rogues did this to my sister? She must’ve faced the Lycan. Tell the pen to scan the area and find that bastard!” Bay barked,
Cara scoffed, making my blood boil.
“If your all–powerful sister couldn’t kill the Lycan, how would your rriors manage it?” she sheered.
“She’s my sister now? Cara, don’t get me started. Let them scan the area now!” Ray ordered sharply.
He began moving, but I wasn’t sure where we were headed. Silver Pack wasn’t far, but was Ray taking me to Black Rose? Seriously?
I heard the Black Rose trumpet signaling a visitor’s arrival. My brother was annoying for dragging me all the way there.
“Bring the doctor here, or I’ll take your brains out!” he barked at someone.
It was a relief to hear his voice again after the long silence.
“Lana, I’m bailing. I’m getting tired of being… conscious,” I whispered, surrendering to the exhaustion.
The door opened, and a wave of excitement surged through me. My mate had just walked in. His scent and the jittering in my body
hit me all at once. But my consciousness was fading.
Ray’s presence drifted away, the feelings subsiding as he left the room.
“Ray, what happened to her? Could you… Ray! Explain what happened to…” I heard Jaden’s voice, but it became unclear as the darkness took over.
Was this what a coma felt like? It was sickening. I wanted to reclaim my body, but I had no strength left. My brother had left me, but where had he gone?
“He sent his mate to find a Lycan. Of course, he’d be worried,” Lana muttered, answering my unspoken question.
I mentally rolled my eyes. His mate wasn’t worth it. I couldn’t feel my own mate anymore, though someone was tending to my
wounds.
“Two people are in the room,” Lana informed me. Probably the doctor and Jaden.
I heard pacing footsteps, likely Jaden’s.
“Alpha, she’s suffering internal bleeding. Her shoulders are badly injured… but she doesn’t have many claw marks. She wasn’t ambushed,” the doctor reported.
Ambushed? No, I fought fair and square with the Lycan King. And lost.
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“Ray doesn’t want to say what happened. Maybe it was the Lycan. Perhaps he used the rogues,” Jaden wondered aloud. His tone was full of worry.
The doctor touched a wound, making my body react. Was I regaining strength?
“Be gentle there,” I felt Jaden’s warm hand on my leg. “Whatever did this will pay.”
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Damn right they would. Chris first, then Logan.
Five minutes later, my wounds were dressed, but the warm hand on my leg remained. I heard a chair scrape closer before someone
sat down.
“Thank you,” Jaden said, presumably to the doctor. The door closed, eaving him alone with me. Didn’t he have Alpha duties to
attend to?
“Rih, are you feeling okay?” His hand touched my head, the warmth ending goosebumps over my cold skin. Why was it so cold? Oh yeah–the hole in my head.
“Will you be paralyzed after this?” Jaden asked, his voice breaking.
Paralyzed? Unable to move?
“Lana, could I be paralyzed after this? I’m supposed to heal,” I asked her, fear creeping into my voice.
She didn’t respond immediately: When she finally did, she whimpered.
“I have to heal you, but I feel too weak. So, maybe… until then, you could be paralyzed.”
What the hell?
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