Chapter Eighteen

Evander’s POV

Ralfi and I leave the examination room and find my mother in the waiting area. She hasn't moved since I left her to talk to the doctor. She remains seated in her chair, head bowed over her hands.

"I think that Aurora may have had a way to prove her innocence," she says softly. "A way to show you that the allegations against her were false." She meets my eyes and I see her inner resolve. "That's why Nalani poisoned her. She didn't want Aurora to show you the truth."

"It's possible," I say because it is. It seems anything is possible at this point.

"Don't dwell on it," Ralfi says to my mother gently. "Whatever the case, whatever happened, Evander will make it right."

My Beta has a lot of faith in me. I hope I prove worthy. I have every intention of trying.

I ask a nurse if I can see Nalani, but she tells me that Dr. Oliver has mandated she have no visitors for at least twenty-four hours. There is nothing more for us to do at the hospital, so we leave it behind and return h