Chapter 84

My stomach pitches into my throat and I run to the sink.

I’ve had a protein bar and a bottle of water- I vomit them up violently.

Adam comes and holds back my hair.

I run the water and rinse my mo uth.

My mou th is salivating and the flood of adrenaline makes it hard to breathe. This is NOT the news I was expecting.

“I don’t understand. I’ve been trying to play it cool, but come on…I was tortured in that Grove and I felt the power of my lineage come into me. What good is being an Alpha if I’m just going to d ie, and now, what!? More quickly?”

push out of his arms and stalk around the lab. I have to keep moving. This anxious energy is burning through my system and I want to cry and scream.

It’s all so unfair.

For a few days, I dared to dream.

That I was cured.

That I wasn’t a pawn.

That I could wield power and control over my future and

family.

But that was all delusional it seems.

tests, Leah. I’m trying. Believe

He looks gutted.

into a messy bun. “I know, Adam. I appreciate everything you’re doing,

crosses back to a computer and points to the screen. I see a series of DNA genes, the results

week. but I don’t know

actually mean.

have all the

is, it’s attacking your

autoimmune disease.”

be speaking ancient Greek.

pace back and forth.

just get

have some

“How long?”

say,” he

My mind whirls.

burn of unshed

Adam…”

this. We won’t give up.” He points to the refrigerator

to my head because

Adam’s arm is

hospital bed and

so I’m sitting mostly

hit with the smell of his

The smell makes

to the side

thankfully my stomach is

happened?” he

nose. “I don’t know.

laughs. Then quickly sobers.

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