Chapter 83

Judy’s POV

“You’re a miracle-working,” Beta Taylor breathed. “There’s not even a scar left.”

“I can’t take all the credit,” a woman’s voice replied. “Her wolf is strong and was able to heal most of her already. I only applied some ointment to help with the external injuries.”

“Alpha Gavin will be pleased when he sees her,” Taylor said. “When do you think she’ll wake up?”

“She was overly exhausted and very dehydrated, not to mention a little malnourished from this week,” the woman said softly. “I can’t imagine what she went through this week. We should let her rest a little further.”

I groaned as my fingers twitched to life and both their voices faded away. I managed to open my eyes but closed them upon seeing the bright light of whatever room I was in. I could tell I was in bed, and I could hear the light beeping of the heart monitor near the bed.

I must have been in the hospital. I remembered Beta Taylor carrying me out of the Cash family manor, and then everything went black as I passed out. He must have brought me to the Silver Crescent Hospital, which was known to have the best doctors in the world.

“It seems she’s waking up now,” the woman said, sounding pleased.

“Once again, you’re a miracle worker,” Taylor said, sounding far too proud of this woman.

She chuckled and for the first time, it sounded almost intimate. My brows furrowed together as I moved my head, trying to get a feel for my body. Thankfully, I wasn’t feeling any pain, and I was even able to move my hand, which meant it was no longer sprained.

“Behave yourself, Taylor,” the woman said.

I heard him kissing her and her breathy chuckles. When I opened my eyes for the second time, it was a bit easier this time. I looked over to see Taylor kissing the side of her face and she playfully shoved him away.

“Not while I’m working,” she murmured against him.

“But I’ve missed you,” he replied. “You’ve been gone too long.”

“It’s my job. You know there was an emergency in a different faraway pack that I had to attend to. But I’m here now and I’m not going anywhere for a while. We have time to catch up,” she assured him.

He pouted and wrapped his arms around her.

“I know,” he sighed. “It’s not fair. No one else is separated from their mate for this long.”

Mate?!

This woman was Beta Taylor’s mate?? I knew that Taylor was mated, but I honestly didn’t think much about it. I had no idea that his mate was a doctor in the Silver Crescent hospital, let alone a traveling doctor.

“It’s been 2 weeks,” she chuckled.

Neither of them noticed that my eyes were now open as they fell into an easy conversation. As they continued to talk, I examined her for a long while. She was very pretty with her long blond hair pulled back into a neat ponytail and her large, framed glasses. She wore a long white doctor’s coat with a pink collared shirt underneath. She was tall and thin, but not as tall as Taylor. He still towered over her by at least a foot, and they looked so comfortable with one another.

It was strange to see Taylor like this and it melted my heart a little.

Taylor was the first to notice that I was awake, and his eyes widened.

“Oh, sorry,” he said, stepping away from his mate. “I didn’t notice you were awake. How are you feeling?”

The doctor then glanced at me and her eyes also widened as her cheeks grew impossibly pink.

“My apologies,” she said, straightening out her coat. “Do you feel any pain? Are you able to speak?”

I licked my dry lips.

“I think so,” I said hoarsely. “Um… do you have any water?”

“Oh, course,” she said quickly as she grabbed a water bottle from the nearby mini fridge and brought it over to me. She opened the top, cracked the seal, and brought it to my lips, helping me take a slow and steady sip. The cold water soothed my aching throat and made me feel a million times better. I couldn’t remember the last time I had a drink of water, but it was just what I needed.

“How long have I been here for?” I asked, glancing between the two of them.

“Only for the night,” Taylor said. “You slept all night and into the morning. It’s mid-morning right now.”

I nodded and glanced around at my surroundings; I was right, it was a hospital with the Silver Crescent Silver symbol on the wall.

“You were overly tired,” the doctor informed me. “And dehydrated. But other than that, you are healthy, and all your injuries have been healed.”

“And my face?” I asked, remembering that Kelsey scratched me with her Wolfsbane nail polish. I reached up to touch my cheek, but I felt nothing there.

“Your face looks good as new,” the doctor assured me. “Not even a scar.”

“She’s truly a miracle worker,” Taylor said with a proud smile.

I raised my brows at him and then glanced at the doctor.

“I don’t believe we’ve met,” I told her, my voice starting to come back fully as I took another larger sip of water.

She blushed and gave me a small smile.

“I’m Doctor Elizabeth Pierce. You can call me Eliza though because I know you are close to Taylor and the Alpha.”

I glanced at Taylor, giving him a perplexed look.

“She knows that you are working for Gavin,” he admitted. “And that you’re moving into his mansion.”

“And why does she know this?” I asked, already knowing the answer, but wanting to hear it from him.

“Because Eliza is my mate,” he explained.

I glanced at her, and she was looking at him with a proud smile. She looked like she was in her early 30s, maybe even late 20s.

“She’s also the best doctor in the world,” he continued. “She’s the leading doctor in his hospital and travels frequently. She just got back after being away for 2 weeks.”

“I’ll be around for a while,” she assured him. “I’m not due to leave anytime soon unless there’s another emergency that requires me. Which isn’t likely.”

I smiled at their interaction; they were cute together. Perhaps she could be a friend; I could use another one of those, especially if I was going to be living in the Silver Crescent pack.

Nan was going to lose her mind when I told her this; I wasn’t going to keep this from her. She was my best friend, and she deserved to know what was going on in my life; it was time that I confessed some things to her. Besides, it’s not like I’d be able to hide the fact that I’m living with Gavin Landry. She would eventually find out the truth and I didn’t want her to find out from anyone besides me.

“You are free to go whenever you are ready,” Eliza told me with a warm smile. “Taylor, will you take you to your new home.”

My new home.

That felt weird to think about. I nodded and glanced at Taylor.

“Your things have been brought there already, including the stuff you put in storage,” he explained.

I was surprised by this, and my face must have shown it because he let out a laugh.

“Alpha Gavin is thorough,” he explained. “Should we get going?”

“Okay,” I said.

After a few more minutes of me drinking water and Eliza taking the IV out of my body and detaching the heart monitor, I was ready to leave. Due to precaution, they had me sitting in a wheelchair as they wheeled me out of the hospital and towards the waiting car. Taylor said goodbye to his mate before helping me out of the seat; my legs felt a little weird, but I knew the feeling wouldn’t last long.

I sat in the back seat of the car and before Taylor shut the door, Eliza poked her head in.

“I hope we can see each other again soon, Judy. It was very nice to meet you.”

I nodded and smiled at her.

“Yeah, you too,” I told her.

She was the one who shut the door. I watched as she kissed Taylor gently on the lips. After they said their final goodbyes, he jumped into the driver’s seat, and we drove away from the hospital.

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Gavin’s POV

“She’s on her way to the mansion right now,” Beta Taylor mindlinked me while I was in my office. I glanced at the time and saw that it was just past noon.

“I’ll head there shortly,” I told him.

I closed the link and tried to finish my work as quickly as I could. I heard the sound of a new email alerting my computer and when I opened it, I frowned at the name of the person who sent the email.

I recognized the name Chanse Wellington; he was a famous movie director, and I had been in contact with him over the last couple of months because he wanted to film a movie in my pack. I signed the contract stating my terms and conditions and the deal was finalized a few weeks ago.

I hadn’t heard back from him yet though so I wasn’t sure when the movie filming would take place. But it seems he finally figured it out and was returning my email after keeping me waiting for weeks.

Hello Alpha Landry,

Sorry for the short notice, but one of our actresses has an urgent matter to attend next month and won’t be able to continue filming this movie. We decided to push up the date of filming to appease her schedule.

We will be there next week. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to respond to this email. Otherwise, we will see you soon and we look forward to meeting you!

Best,

Chanse Wellington.