Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 387 - The shining silver crescent moon

Seraphine rushed into the ward and found the doctors already gathered there, waiting for her. The second Doctor Finn had mind linked them, they’d dropped everything and come running.

Four of them stood ready now, with more on the way. The spacious room held a couple of patients per space, the low hum of medical machines mixing with the sharp, clean sting of antiseptic in the air.

She quickly sanitized her hands, pulled on a pair of gloves, and moved straight to the first patient. Doctor Finn hurried along right behind her, his face lit up with clear excitement. "Doctor Ash, several doctors just finished their shifts and others were off duty, but they’ve all agreed to come in. Can we wait for them before we start?"

Seraphine had to fight back a heavy sigh. She got his enthusiasm but she didn’t have the luxury of time.

They only had two short days before heading back to the city for the wedding, and on top of that, she was aching to let out her wolf for a run.

Then there was the blazing heat of what Bloodfang and Marsha had made crystal clear they wanted. The memory sent a rush of warmth flooding her cheeks. That moment would have to wait. Right now, these warriors needed her.

"There are twenty injured warriors, right?" she asked.

Doctor Finn nodded. "At least that many."

"Then the doctors who are already here can learn and pass it on to the rest. Or another group can watch when I move to the next patient." She adjusted her gloves, her gaze sweeping across the room. "Honestly, I don’t like big crowds."

Doctor Finn frowned, clearly thrown by her answer. But something else was eating at him again. His eyes narrowed behind his glasses. "Why do you sound so much like Doctor Sera?"

The whole room went dead quiet. Several doctors traded uneasy glances. Doctor Finn continued. "And your eyes. Aside from Alpha Voren’s daughter and Luna Sera, I’ve never seen another she-wolf with that exact bright blue shade."

A few of the younger doctors leaned in closer, studying her now that he’d said it. The resemblance was impossible to ignore once you noticed.

ribs. Shit. She forced a calm smile beneath her mask, even as panic surged hot through her veins. "I already warned your Alpha. I’m only here for a few hours. I need

One of those academy

lips. "I could spend all day answering questions...

carried natural authority that she couldn’t hide anymore. Years of leading people, shouldering heavy responsibility, and standing as Luna poured through

hitting them hard. Doctor Finn looked even

sleeping, but his eyes fluttered open as she got close. He blinked slowly, voice

a neighboring pack." She kept her tone warm. "Alpha Voren explained your condition to me. And judging by how much he paid me, you should feel

surprising everyone in the room. Even hurt like

exactly the type to wear his heart on his sleeve. He rarely praised, rarely smiled, rarely showed open concern. But every

his smile

hit Seraphine straight in the chest, twisting something deep inside her. For a heartbreaking second, memories of Voren and Esperanza flooded her, the family

of the terror in his eyes, and he visibly relaxed. Seraphine turned her full focus to his injured

her fingers touched the damaged area, her brows pulled together in confusion. Something was very wrong here. She examined it carefully, then again, her confusion growing into real alarm. "This

Finn stepped closer immediately. "What is

the limb, her frown deepening. "How

injury wasn’t normal at all. The broken bones seemed caught horribly between human and wolf forms, the foot looked like a werewolf’s skeletal paw, but the leg was still

like a

He had wrecked them in both forms, human and wolf, at the exact same time. The injuries overlapped in a brutal way, trapping their bodies between states. That’s

in her eyes. "You

slowly, but before she could explain, a hushed whisper reached her sharp

Sera. I heard she’s never lost a patient. She always finds a way, even develops her own cures if both science and werewolf tradition doesn’t

speaker’s eyes went wide, the entire room froze, including

but then she saw it, a glowing mark. A brilliant crystal crescent moon had appeared on the back of her hand, pouring out intense silver light. The whole room