Chapter 60

Cherry

Dylan's incident left me deeply troubled. I lay awake the whole night after tucking Fern into bed eventually. With my father, Bert, Chris and Heather being away from the community, I had to face all this alone.

After dropping Fern at school and reassuring that her daddy would be back from his "business trip" soon, I rushed to hospital immediately.

From the door of the ward, I saw Dylan lying in the bed, pale and still.

“This is so unlike of you, mate. I'm not used to seeing you like this,” I muttered to myself while eyeing him.

The doctor walked towards me, wearing an expression that made me anxious.

“Luna, I have some bad news. We detected wolfsbane in Alpha's body. He is now reacting to it. I'm afraid that, from right here, his condition would get worse and he'll lose memory.”

"Wolfsbane?! How's that possible? Aren't I the only one who got the poison during that war?" Not believing what I heard, I turned to stare at my husband with my mouth half-opened.

"Alpha is awake now.