Chapter 23 - Strong and fair

Emily's POV

The beeping sound of the heart monitor was driving me insane, and Alex had been unconscious for almost eighteen hours. I was pacing up and down like a mad woman, worried that something serious was wrong with Alex.

"How is he?" Luke asked, entering the infirmary room. He was running the pack in Alex's absence.

It spread like wildfire that Alex was in the hospital, and before long, his room spilled over with flowers and get-well-soon cards.

The pack members loved him, and it made me so proud, but that didn't calm my nerves. He lay way too still for my liking on the hospital bed, and even his scent had lost its intoxication.

"The doctor says that Alex will wake up soon," I replied, yet I didn't believe a word I had just uttered. "His body is just taking the needed rest to heal himself."

"Mmm," Luke said, pulling a sour face. "Alpha hasn't slept much the last couple of weeks. It is expected that he will take the needed rest."

I flinched upon hearing the hidden messages behind