Chapter 269

All Just a Dream
Sinclair
The doctor knocks gently at the door then. I slide my eyes to him, annoyed to have another person in the room. Is this best for her, all of these interruptions?

“How is she,” the doctor asks, coming to Ella’s side. Cora moves to stand at Ella’s head, making room for him.

“The same,” I murmur, returning my eyes to my mate’s pallid face. “No changes.”

“What does that mean, doctor?” Cora asks, wringing her hands.

“Well,” the doctor replies, leaning down to study Ella’s face. “I can’t say that I’m encouraged by it. I think that if she were getting better, she would have woken by now.” He moves away from her and over to some of the machines, lifting the tape they’ve been printing for hours to read the report. But,” he murmurs, studying them. “It doesn’t seem like she’s getting any worse.”

“Is there anything we can do?” Cora asks, looking at him with pleading eyes. She, like me, wants to do something, anything.

“Go home,” the doctor says frankly. “Get some rest. There’s nothing you can do for her here. So go home, prepare yourselves.”

“Prepare ourselves?!” Cora gasps, her eyes going wide. “For –”

“For whatever’s next,” the doctor interrupts, meeting her eyes evenly. “It’s not going to do any good to panic. If she survives, she’s going to need you, all of you.” He glances around at the rest of us as he says this. “She’s going to need you to be strong for her, so it doesn’t do any good to stand around her worrying. I would recommend that you go home and let us care for her here.”

Cora nods anxiously, but I can’t help the anger that builds in me.

“I am going nowhere,” I snap, my eyes fixed on the doctor, who comes back to the bedside now.

you two,” he says to Cora and Roger, “I

steeling herself and nodding. Then, she looks to me. “But we’ll be back- tomorrow. And

doctor replies bruskly, heading out of the room without another look at me.

empty door through which the doctor just

“Sinclair,” she says, her voice serious.

“Seriously, Sinclair,” she insists. “The doctor is right – we’re

she wakes up, she’s going to need

just shake my head. “I’m not…I can’t rest.

the sentence. Can’t even think the thought. Cora nods, seeming to understand. But then she starts, suddenly blinking

looking towards her. “Can you…” she waves a hand towards Ella’s still form. “Can you

shake my head slowly, grinding my teeth. Why the hell hadn’t I thought of that?

I don’t know…” I lean

flutter of hope within me. Could it be possible

begs. “Please, try.

and then, slowly, I begin to nod. “All right,” I agree, against my better judgement. If I fall into a

not looking at

the room, closing the door behind them. I take a long moment, then, to look at my mate. To lean forward, pressing a

you, trouble,” I

Ella

as I spin around in my little dream forest. It’s so good to be back here – where the air is cool, and damp, and I have the trees above me

in circles, like I used to love to do as a little girl, laughing as I go. “Spin, spin,” I sing, biting my lip

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